File Structure: Transitional Kindergarten Data

File structure for the downloadable data files for school-level Transitional Kindergarten data disaggregated by race/ethnicity, gender, and student group (i.e., English learner, migrant, and socio-economically disadvantaged status).

File Name: TKDATAyy.txt

Files include state, county, district, and school level data.

Field Name	Type Field	Width	Description
Year	Character	7	Academic year
CDS Code	Character	14	This 14-digit code is the official, unique identification of a school within California. The first two digits identify the county, the next five digits identify the school district, and the last seven digits identify the school.
Name	Character	50	School, District, or County name
Reporting Level	Character	10	Level of aggregation – State, County, District or School
Subgroup	Character	3	Subgroup designation. This field is coded as follows: ALL = Total for all subgroups EL = English learners MIG = Migrant SD = Socioeconomically Disadvantaged
Race	Character	3	Racial/ethnic designation. This field is coded as follows: ALL = Total for all races. Code 0 = Not reported Code 1 = American Indian or Alaska Native, Not Hispanic Code 2 = Asian, Not Hispanic Code 3 = Pacific Islander, Not Hispanic Code 4 = Filipino, Not Hispanic Code 5 = Hispanic or Latino Code 6 = African American, not Hispanic Code 7 = White, not Hispanic Code 9 = Two or More Races, Not Hispanic
Gender	Character	3	Gender. This field is a coded as follows: ALL = Total of all genders M = Male F = Female X = Nonbinary (Beginning in 2019–20)
Total Kindergarten Enrollment (Census Day)	Numeric	7	The official number of students enrolled in kindergarten on Census Day, the first Wednesday in October, as reported through the California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System (CALPADS).
Kindergarten TK Program Participation (Census Day)	Numeric	7	The total number of students enrolled in kindergarten who were participating in the Transitional Kindergarten (TK) program on Census Day.
Kindergarten TK Program Participation (Cumulative)	Numeric	7	The total number of students enrolled in kindergarten who participated in the Transitional Kindergarten (TK) program at any point during the academic year.