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Record Layout for 2025 ELPAC Participation Rate

Field names, types, and descriptions for the 2025 English Language Proficiency Assessments for California (ELPAC) Participation Rate data file.

For more information regarding the data fields below, please refer to the California School Dashboard Technical Guide.

Field # Field Name Description

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) School Flag

  • Y or Blank
  • Y=The school is a DASS school
9 studentgroup

Student Group

  • EL=English Learner
  • LTEL=Long-Term English Learner

10

enrolled25

CURRENT PARTICIPATION RATE ENROLLMENT

  • Integer

Number of K–12 students enrolled in 2025.

(This is the 2025 participation rate denominator)

11

elpactested25

CURRENT PARTICIPATION RATE SUMMATIVE ELPAC TESTED

  • Integer

Number of grade K–12 students tested on the Summative ELPAC.

(This number is a part of the participation rate numerator)

12

alttested25

CURRENT PARTICIPATION RATE SUMMATIVE ALT-ELPAC TESTED

  • Integer

Number of grade K–12 students tested on the Summative Alt-ELPAC.

(This number is a part of the participation rate numerator)

13

tested25

CURRENT PARTICIPATION RATE TESTED

  • Integer

Number of grade K–12 students tested on the Summative ELPAC and Summative Alt-ELPAC.

(This is the participation rate numerator)

14

prate25

CURRENT PARTICIPATION RATE

  • Decimal

Percent of grade K–12 students tested on the Summative ELPAC and Summative Alt-ELPAC.

(Rounding to the nearest tenth is used for the participation rate)

15

flag95pct25

Tested less than 95% of EL population flag in 2025.

  • Y or blank
  • Y=School did not test at least 95% of their EL population

LEAs and schools meeting the minimum required number of students enrolled in enrolled in 2025 who did not test at least 95 percent of their students on the Summative ELPAC and Summative Alt-ELPAC are subject to the no progress participation rate penalty in the Current Status calculation.

16

enrolled24

PRIOR PARTICIPATION RATE ENROLLMENT

  • Integer

Number of K–12 students enrolled in 2024.

(This is the 2024 participation rate denominator)

17 elpactested24

PRIOR PARTICIPATION RATE SUMMATIVE ELPAC TESTED

  • Integer

Number of grade K–12 students tested on the Summative ELPAC

(This number is a part of the participation rate numerator)

18 alttested24

PRIOR PARTICIPATION RATE SUMMATIVE ALT-ELPAC TESTED

  • Integer

Number of grade K–12 students tested on the Summative Alt-ELPAC

(This number is a part of the participation rate numerator)

19

tested24

PRIOR PARTICIPATION RATE TESTED

  • Integer

Number of grade K–12 students tested on the Summative ELPAC and Summative Alt-ELPAC.

(This is the participation rate numerator)

20

prate24

PRIOR PARTICIPATION RATE

  • Decimal

Percent of grade K–12 students tested on the Summative ELPACand Summative Alt-ELPAC.

(Rounding to the nearest tenth is used for the participation rate)

21

flag95pct24

Tested less than 95% of EL population flag in 2024.

  • Y or blank
  • Y=School did not test at least 95% of their population

LEAs and schools with 30 or more students enrolled in 2024 that did not test at least 95 percent of their ELs on the Summative ELPAC are subject to the no progress participation rate penalty in the Prior Status calculation.

22

reportingyear

Reporting year

  • Text

 

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Last Reviewed: Thursday, November 13, 2025
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