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2012 STAR Research File Layout

The research file layouts for the 2012 Standardized Testing and Reporting data.

Legend

 Type   Description
 T   Alphabetic text (letters only)
 A   Alphanumeric text (letters and numbers allowed)
 N   Number (numbers only)
 SA   Alphanumeric with left-filled spaces
 AS   Alphanumeric with right-filled spaces
 ZA   Alphanumeric with left-filled zeroes
 AZ   Alphanumeric with right-filled zeroes
 ZN   Numeric with left-filled zeroes
 NZ   Numeric with right-filled zeroes
 SN   Numeric with left-filled spaces
 4Y   4-digit year


Entities File

Data Type Length Start Position End Position
County Code ZN 2 1 2
District Code ZN 5 3 7
School Code ZN 7 8 14
Charter Number ZN 4 15 18
Test Year ZN 4 19 22
Type ID
‘04’ = State
‘05’ = County
‘06’ = District
‘07’ = School
‘09’ = Independent Charter School
‘10’ = Dependent Charter School  		 ZN 2 23 24
County Name AS 50 25 74
District Name AS 50 75 124
School Name AS 50 125 174
Zip Code ZN 5 175 179

The file created is comprised of state, all tested counties, districts, and schools in California


Test Data File

Data/Column Heading Type Length Start Position End Position
County Code ZA 2 1 2
District Code ZA 5 3 7
School Code ZA 7 8 14
Charter Number ZA 4 15 18
Test Year 4Y 4 19 22
Subgroup ID (Detailed listing provided Below – Table A) ZN 3 23 25
Test Type
*CST = 'C'
*CMA = 'M'
*CAPA = 'P'
*STS = 'S'
A 1 26 26
CAPA Assessment Level (Table D) N 1 27 27
Total STAR Enrollment SN 7 28 34
Total Tested at Entity Level SN 7 35 41
Total Tested at Subgroup Level SN 7 42 48
Grade (values 02 – 13) - Table B ZN 2 49 50
Test ID (Detailed listing provided below – Table C) ZN 2 51 52
STAR Reported Enrollment/CAPA Eligible SN 7 53 59
Students Tested SN 7 60 66
Percent Tested SN 5 67 71
Mean Scale Score SN 5(999.9) 72 76
Percentage Advanced SN 3 77 79
Percentage Proficient SN 3 80 82
Percentage At or above Proficient SN 3 83 85
Percentage Basic SN 3 86 88
Percentage Below Basic SN 3 89 91
Percentage Far Below Basic SN 3 92 94
Students with Scores SN 7 95 101
STS Average Percent Correct SN 3 102 104
* Note: Data will be blank if it is not applicable to that test.

Table A

Subgroups SubGroup ID
All Students 1

Gender

Subgroups SubGroup ID
Males 3
Females 4

English-Language Fluency

Subgroups SubGroup ID
Fluent-English Proficient and English Only 6
Initially Fluent English Proficient (I-FEP) 7
Reclassified Fluent English Proficient (R-FEP)  8
English Only 180
English Learner 160
English Learners Enrolled in School in the U.S. Less than 12 Months 120
English Learners Enrolled in School in the U.S. 12 Months or More 142

Economic Status

Subgroups SubGroup ID
Economically Disadvantaged 31
Not Economically Disadvantaged 111

Ethnicity for Economically Disadvantaged

Subgroups SubGroup ID
Black or African American 200
American Indian or Alaska Native 201
Asian 202
Filipino 203
Hispanic or Latino 204
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 205
White 206
Ethnicity -- Two or More Races 207

Ethnicity for Not Economically Disadvantaged

Subgroups SubGroup ID
Black or African American 220
American Indian or Alaska Native 221
Asian 222
Filipino 223
Hispanic or Latino 224
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 225
White 226
Ethnicity -- Two or More Races 227

Disability Status

Subgroups SubGroup ID
Students with Disability 128
Students with No Reported Disability 99

Ethnicity

Subgroups SubGroup ID
Black or African American 74
American Indian or Alaska Native 75
Filipino 77
Hispanic or Latino 78
White 80
Asian 76
Chinese 129
Japanese 130
Korean 131
Vietnamese 132
Asian Indian 133
Laotian 134
Cambodian 135
Other Asian 136
Hmong 143
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 79
Native Hawaiian 137
Guamanian 138
Samoan 139
Tahitian 140
Other Pacific Islander 141
Ethnicity -- Two or More Races 144

Parent Education

Subgroups SubGroup ID
Not a High School Graduate 90
High School Graduate 91
Some College (Includes AA Degree) 92
College Graduate 93
Graduate School/Postgraduate Training 94
Parent Education -- Declined to State 121

Special Program Participation

Subgroups SubGroup ID
Migrant Education 28
Gifted and Talented 30
English Learner in ELD 108
English Learner in ELD and SDAIE 165
English Learner in ELD and SDAIE with Primary Language Support 166
English Learner in ELD and Academic Subjects through Primary Language 167
English Learner in Other Program 170
English Learner in No Program 171

Table B - Grade

Grade Description
02 2nd Grade
03 3rd Grade
04 4th Grade
05 5th Grade
06 6th Grade
07 7th Grade
08 8th Grade
09 9th Grade
10 10th Grade
11 11th Grade
13 End of Course

Table C - Test

Test ID Test Name
07 CST English-Language Arts
08 CST Mathematics
09 CST Algebra I
10 CST Integrated Math 1
11 CST Geometry
12 CST Integrated Math 2
13 CST Algebra II
14 CST Integrated Math 3
15 CST Summative High School Mathematics
18 CST World History
19 CST U.S. History
20 CST Biology
21 CST Chemistry
22 CST Earth Science
23 CST Physics
24 CST Integrated/Coordinated Science 1
25 CST Integrated/Coordinated Science 2
26 CST Integrated/Coordinated Science 3
27 CST Integrated/Coordinated Science 4
28 CST General Mathematics
29 CST History - Social Science Grade 8
30 CAPA English-Language Arts
31 CAPA Mathematics
32 CST Science - Grade 5, Grade 8, and Grade 10 Life Science
38 STS Reading-Language Arts
39 STS Mathematics
43 CAPA Science
44 CMA English-Language Arts
45 CMA Mathematics
46 CMA Science - Grade 5, Grade 8, and Grade 10 Life Science
47 STS Algebra I
48 STS Geometry
49 CMA Algebra I
50 CMA Geometry

Table D -CAPA Levels

CAPA Levels Corresponding Grade-Spans
Level I Students in grades 2-11
Level II Students in grades 2 and 3
Level III Students in grades 4 and 5
Level IV Students in grades 6-8
Level V Students in grades 9-11
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Last Reviewed: Wednesday, January 11, 2023