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Record Layout for 2023 ELPI

Field names, types, and descriptions for the 2023 English Learner Progress Indicator (ELPI) 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

currprogressed

Current year number of Summative English Learner (EL) English Language Proficiency Assessments for California (ELPAC) testers who increased at least one ELPI performance level (PL) between the prior and current year.

Integer

10

currmaintainPL4

Current year number of EL Summative ELPAC testers who maintained the level representing English language proficiency (ELP) between the prior and current year.

Integer

11

currmaintainOth

Current year number of EL Summative ELPAC testers who maintained an ELPI PL other than the level representing ELP between the prior and current year.

Integer

12

currdeclined

Current year number of EL Summative ELPAC testers who decreased at least one ELPI PL between the prior and current year.

Integer

13

currprogressed_Alternate

Current year number of EL Summative Alternate (Alt) ELPAC testers who increased at least one Summative Alt-ELPAC performance level (PL) or improved at least 10 points on their scale scores between the prior and current year.

Integer

14

currmaintainPL3_Alternate

Current year number of EL Summative Alt-ELPAC testers who maintained the level representing English language proficiency (ELP) between the prior and current year.

Integer

15

currnotprognotmain_Alternate

Current year number of EL Summative Alternate ELPAC  testers who did not: 1) increased at least one Summative Alt-ELPAC PL or improved at least 10 points on their scale scores between the prior and current year; or, 2) maintained the level representing English language proficiency (ELP)  between the prior and current year.

Integer

16

curr95

The number of students added to the current year status denominator and counted as not making progress in the current year status numerator because less than 95 percent of the EL population was tested.(For further information regarding this data field refer to the 2023 Dashboard Technical Guide)

Integer

17

currnumer

Current Numerator

Current year number of EL Summative ELPAC and Summative Alt-ELPAC testers meeting the EL progress criteria between the current and prior year. (For further information regarding this data field refer to the 2023 Dashboard Technical Guide)

Integer

18

currdenom

Current Denominator

Current year number of EL Summative ELPAC and Summative Alt-ELPAC testers in both the prior and current years meeting the criteria for inclusion in the status denominator and EL students added to the current year status denominator because less than 95 percent of the EL population was tested. (For further information regarding this data field refer to the 2023 Dashboard Technical Guide)

Integer

19

currstatus

Current Status

Percent of current year EL Summative ELPAC and Summative Alt-ELPAC testers meeting the criteria for EL progress between the prior and current year. The calculation includes the number of students added to the current year status denominator because less than 95 percent of the EL population was tested.

(Results are rounded to one decimal place after calculations. For further information regarding this data field refer to the 2023 Dashboard Technical Guide)

Decimal

20

priorprogressed

Prior year number of Summative EL ELPAC testers who increased at least one ELPI PL between the prior and current year.

Integer

21

priormaintainPL4

Prior year number of EL Summative ELPAC testers who maintained the level representing English language proficiency (ELP) between the prior and current year.

Integer

22

priormaintainOth

Prior year number of EL Summative ELPAC testers who maintained an ELPI PL other than the level representing ELP between the prior and current year.

Integer

23

priordeclined

Prior year number of EL Summative ELPAC testers who decreased at least one ELPI PL between the prior and current year.

Integer

24

prior95

The number of students added to the prior year status denominator and counted as not making progress in the prior year status numerator because less than 95 percent of the EL population was tested.(For further information regarding this data field refer to the 2023 Dashboard Technical Guide)

Integer

25

priornumer

Prior year number of EL Summative ELPAC testers who increased at least one ELPI PL or who maintained ELP between prior and current year.

Integer

26

priordenom

Prior year number of EL Summative ELPAC testers who had an overall PL recorded for both the prior and current years and the number of students added to the prior year status denominator because less than 95 percent of the EL population was tested.

Integer

27

priorstatus

Prior Status
Percent of prior year Summative ELPAC testers who increased at least one ELPI PL and ELs who maintained ELP between the prior and current year.
(Results are rounded to one decimal place after calculations. For further information regarding this data field refer to the 2023 Dashboard Technical Guide)

Decimal

28

change

Difference between current year status and prior year status.
(Results are rounded to one decimal place after calculations. For further information regarding this data field refer to the 2023 Dashboard Technical Guide)

Decimal

29

statuslevel

Status Level

(Determined after calculations and rounding. For further information regarding this data field refer to the 2023 Dashboard Technical Guide)

1=Very Low
2=Low
3=Medium
4=High
5=Very High
0=No Status Level

30

changelevel

Change level

(Determined after calculations and rounding. For further information regarding this data field refer to the 2023 Dashboard Technical Guide)

1=Decreased Significantly
2=Decreased
3=Maintained
4=Increased
5=Increased Significantly
0=No Change Level

31

color

Color

Performance on state measures, using comparable statewide data, is represented by one of five colors. From highest to lowest, the five performance levels are: Blue, Green, Yellow, Orange, and Red. Performance levels are determined by combining both Status and Change.

1=Red
2=Orange
3=Yellow
4=Green
5=Blue
0=No Color

32

box

If a Color was assigned, this value represents the specific 5x5 grid location

10=Very High, Declined Significantly
20=Very High, Declined
30=Very High, Maintained
40=Very High, Increased
50=Very High, Increased Significantly
60=High, Declined Significantly
70=High, Declined
80=High, Maintained
90=High, Increased
100=High, Increased Significantly
110=Medium, Declined Significantly
120=Medium, Declined
130=Medium, Maintained
140=Medium, Increased
150=Medium, Increased Significantly
160=Low, Declined Significantly
170=Low, Declined
180=Low, Maintained
190=Low, Increased
200=Low, Increased Significantly
210=Very Low, Declined Significantly
220=Very Low, Declined
230=Very Low, Maintained
240=Very Low, Increased
250=Very Low, Increased Significantly
0=No Color

33

currnsizemet

Schools and LEAs that had at least 30 EL students in the current status denominator have met the ‘N-size’ requirement and will receive a ‘Y’ (i.e., Yes) on the ‘nsizemet’ field. The ‘N-size’ of 30 is used to ensure that accountability results are statistically significant, valid, and reliable. Schools and LEAs with fewer than 30 EL students in the current status denominator will receive an ‘N’ (i.e., No) on the ‘nsizemet’ field.

Y=School or LEA had 30 or more EL students in the current status denominator

N=School or LEA had fewer than 30 EL students in the current status denominator

34

currnsizegroup

A school’s or LEA’s number of EL students in the current status denominator categorized by group size.

0 to 10=Fewer than 11 EL students in the current status denominator is 0 through 10 (status rate and level are suppressed)

11 to 29=Number of EL students in the current status denominator is 11 through 29 (status rate and level are reported but are not used for accountability)

30 and Up=At least 30 EL students in the current status denominator (status rate and level are reported and will be used for accountability)

35

priornsizemet

Schools and LEAs that had at least 30 EL students in the prior status denominator have met the ‘N-size’ requirement and will receive a ‘Y’ (i.e., Yes) on the ‘nsizemet’ field. The ‘N-size’ of 30 is used to ensure that accountability results are statistically significant, valid, and reliable. Schools and LEAs with fewer than 30 EL students in the current status denominator will receive an ‘N’ (i.e., No) on the ‘nsizemet’ field.

Y=School or LEA had 30 or more EL students in the prior status denominator

N=School or LEA had fewer than 30 EL students in the prior status denominator

36

priornsizegroup

A school’s or LEA’s number of EL students in the prior status denominator categorized by group size.

0 to 10=Fewer than 11 EL students in the prior status denominator is 0 through 10 (Status rate and level are suppressed)

11 to 29=Number of EL students in the prior status denominator is 11 through 29 (Status rate and level are reported but are not used for accountability)

30 and Up=At least 30 EL students in the prior status denominator (status rate and level are reported and will be used for accountability)

37

accountabilitymet

Indicates whether the school, district, or student group met the minimum n-size in both the current and prior year denominators to earn a Performance Level Color

Y or Blank
Y=The school, district, or student group met the minimum n-size in both the current and prior denominators to earn a Performance Level Color

38

indicator

Dashboard Indicator

"ELPI"

39

reportingyear

Reporting Year

Text

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Last Reviewed: Friday, December 15, 2023