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Record Layout for 2024 Science Indicator

Field names, types, and descriptions for the 2024 Science Indicator data file.
Field # Field Name Description Acceptable Values

1

cds

County-District-School Code

14-character string

2

rtype

Record Type

S = School Record
D = District/local education agency (LEA) Record
X = State Record

3

schoolname

School Name

Text

4

districtname

District Name

Text

5

countyname

County Name

Text

6

charter_flag

Charter School Flag

Y or Blank
Y = The school is a charter school

7

coe_flag

County Office of Education Flag

Y or Blank
Y = The district is a county office of education

8

dass_flag

Dashboard Alternative School Status (DASS) Flag

Y or Blank
Y = The school is a DASS school
9 studentgroup Student Group ALL = All Students
AA = Black/African American
AI = American Indian or Alaska Native
AS = Asian
FI = Filipino
HI = Hispanic
PI = Pacific Islander
WH = White
MR = Multiple Races/Two or More
EL = English Learner
LTEL = Long-Term English Learner
ELO = English Learners Only
RFP = Recently Reclassified Fluent-English Proficient Only
EO = English Only
SED = Socioeconomically Disadvantaged
SWD = Students with Disabilities
FOS = Foster Youth
HOM = Homeless Youth
CAST = California Science Test (students who took the California Science Test)
CAA = California Alternate Assessment (students who took the California Alternate Assessment for Science)

10

currdenom

Current Denominator

Current year number of continuously enrolled students who took the California Science Test or the California Alternate Assessment for Science

Integer

11

currstatus

Current Status

Average Distance From Standard of continuously enrolled students who took the California Science Test or the California Alternate Assessment for Science.

(Rounded to the nearest 0.1 after calculations. For further information regarding this data field refer to the CA School Dashboard Technical Guide.)

Decimal

12

priordenom

Prior Denominator

Prior year number of continuously enrolled students who took the California Science Test or the California Alternate Assessment for Science.

Integer

13

priorstatus

Prior Status

Average Distance From Standard of continuously enrolled students who took the California Science Test or the California Alternate Assessment for Science.

(Rounded to the nearest 0.1 after calculations. For further information regarding this data field refer to the CA School Dashboard Technical Guide.)

Decimal

14

change

Change

Difference between current status and prior status

(Rounded to the nearest 0.1 after calculations. For further information regarding this data field refer to the CA School Dashboard Technical Guide.)

Decimal

15

currprate_enrolled

Number of students included in the participation rate denominator for science for the current year

Integer

16

currprate_tested

Number of students tested in science for the current year

Integer

17

currprate

Percent of students tested in science for the current year

Integer

18

priorprate_enrolled

Number of students included in the participation rate denominator for science for the prior year

Integer

19

priorprate_tested

Number of students tested in science in the prior year

Integer

20

priorprate

Percent of students tested in science in the prior year.

Integer

21

indicator

Dashboard Indicator

"SCIENCE"

22

reportingyear

Reporting Year

Text
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Last Reviewed: Friday, January 23, 2026