Five-by-Five Colored Tables

The accountability system combines five Status and Change levels creating a five-by-five color placement grid that produces twenty-five results.

Performance on the state measures is calculated based on data from current and prior years resulting in five color-coded performance levels for each indicator. From highest to lowest the performance levels are: Blue, Green, Yellow, Orange, and Red.

The five color-coded performance levels are calculated using percentiles to create a five-by-five colored table (giving 25 results) that combine data from the current and prior years.

This section provides the five-by-five colored table for each of the state indicators:

Chronic Absenteeism
Suspension Rate
English Learner Progress Indicator
Graduation Rate Indicator
Academic Indicator
College/Career

Chronic Absenteeism Five-by-Five Colored Tables

Performance Level	Increased Significantly from Prior Year (by 3.0% or more)	Increased from Prior Year (by 0.5% to less than 3.0%)	Maintained from Prior Year (declined or increased by less than 0.5%)	Declined from Prior Year (by 0.5% to less than 3.0%)	Declined Significantly from Prior Year (by 3.0% or more)
Very Low 2.5% or less in Current Year	Yellow	Green	Blue	Blue	Blue
Low More than 2.5% to 5.0% in Current Year	Orange	Yellow	Green	Green	Blue
Medium More than 5.0% to 10.0% in Current Year	Orange	Orange	Yellow	Green	Green
High More than 10.0% to 20.0% in Current Year	Red	Orange	Orange	Yellow	Yellow
Very High More than 20.0% in Current Year	Red	Red	Red	Orange	Yellow

Suspension Rate Indicator Five-by-Five Colored Tables

Unlike other indicators, which use LEA-level distributions to set the cut scores for Status and Change, the Suspension Rate Indicator is based on multiple distributions. Therefore, multiple suspension cut scores were set for both LEAs and schools, based on their type. This resulted in six different sets of cut scores for Status and Change:

Three sets based on LEA type distributions (elementary, high, and unified)
Three sets based on school type distributions (elementary, middle, and high)

LEA Suspension: Elementary School District Five-by-Five Colored Table

Performance Level	Increased Significantly from Prior Year (by greater than 2.0%)	Increased from Prior Year (by 0.3% to 2.0%)	Maintained from Prior Year (declined or increased by less than 0.3%)	Declined from Prior Year (by 0.3% to less than 2.0%)	Declined Significantly from Prior Year (by 2.0% or greater)
Very Low 0.5% or less in Current Year	N/A	Green	Blue	Blue	Blue
Low Greater than 0.5% to 1.5% in Current Year	N/A	Yellow	Green	Green	Blue
Medium Greater than 1.5% to 3.0% in Current Year	Orange	Orange	Yellow	Green	Green
High Greater than 3.0% to 6.0% in Current Year	Red	Orange	Orange	Yellow	Yellow
Very High Greater than 6.0% in Current Year	Red	Red	Red	Orange	Yellow

LEA Suspension: High School District Five-by-Five Colored Table

Performance Level	Increased Significantly from Prior Year (by greater than 3.0%)	Increased from Prior Year (by 0.5% to 3.0%)	Maintained from Prior Year (declined or increased by less than 0.5%)	Declined from Prior Year (by 0.5% to less than 3.0%)	Declined Significantly from Prior Year (by 3.0% or greater)
Very Low 1.5% or less in Current Year	N/A	Green	Blue	Blue	Blue
Low Greater than 1.5% to 3.5% in Current Year	Orange	Yellow	Green	Green	Blue
Medium Greater than 3.5% to 6.0% in Current Year	Orange	Orange	Yellow	Green	Green
High Greater than 6.0% to 9.0% in Current Year	Red	Orange	Orange	Yellow	Yellow
Very High Greater than 9.0% in Current Year	Red	Red	Red	Orange	Yellow

LEA Suspension: Unified School District and K–12 Schools Five-by-Five Colored Table

Performance Level	Increased Significantly from Prior Year (by greater than 2.0%)	Increased from Prior Year (by 0.3% to 2.0%)	Maintained from Prior Year (declined or increased by less than 0.3%)	Declined from Prior Year (by 0.3% to less than 2.0%)	Declined Significantly from Prior Year (by 2.0% or greater)
Very Low 1.0% or less in Current Year	N/A	Green	Blue	Blue	Blue
Low Greater than 1.0% to 2.5% in Current Year	Orange	Yellow	Green	Green	Blue
Medium Greater than 2.5% to 4.5% in Current Year	Orange	Orange	Yellow	Green	Green
High Greater than 4.5% to 8.0% in Current Year	Red	Orange	Orange	Yellow	Yellow
Very High Greater than 8.0% in Current Year	Red	Red	Red	Orange	Yellow

School Suspension: Elementary Five-by-Five Colored Table

Performance Level	Increased Significantly from Prior Year (by greater than 2.0%)	Increased from Prior Year (by 0.3% to 2.0%)	Maintained from Prior Year (declined or increased by less than 0.3%)	Declined from Prior Year (by 0.3% to less than 1.0%)	Declined Significantly from Prior Year (by 1.0% or greater)
Very Low 0.5% or less in Current Year	N/A	Green	Blue	Blue	Blue
Low Greater than 0.5% to 1.0% in Current Year	N/A	Yellow	Green	Green	Blue
Medium Greater than 1.0% to 3.0% in Current Year	Orange	Orange	Yellow	Green	Green
High Greater than 3.0% to 6.0% in Current Year	Red	Orange	Orange	Yellow	Yellow
Very High Greater than 6.0% in Current Year	Red	Red	Red	Orange	Yellow

School Suspension: Middle School Five-by-Five Colored Table

Performance Level	Increased Significantly from Prior Year (by greater than 4.0%)	Increased from Prior Year (by 0.3% to 4.0%)	Maintained from Prior Year (declined or increased by less than 0.3%)	Declined from Prior Year (by 0.3% to less than 3.0%)	Declined Significantly from Prior Year (by 3.0% or greater)
Very Low 0.5% or less in Current Year	N/A	Green	Blue	Blue	Blue
Low Greater than 0.5% to 2.0% in Current Year	N/A	Yellow	Green	Green	Blue
Medium Greater than 2.0% to 8.0% in Current Year	Orange	Orange	Yellow	Green	Green
High Greater than 8.0% to 12.0% in Current Year	Red	Orange	Orange	Yellow	Yellow
Very High Greater than 12.0% in Current Year	Red	Red	Red	Orange	Yellow

School Suspension: High School Five-by-Five Colored Table

Performance Level	Increased Significantly from Prior Year (by greater than 3.0%)	Increased from Prior Year (by 0.3% to 3.0%)	Maintained from Prior Year (declined or increased by less than 0.3%)	Declined from Prior Year (by 0.3% to less than 2.0%)	Declined Significantly from Prior Year (by 2.0% or greater)
Very Low 0.5% or less in Current Year	N/A	Green	Blue	Blue	Blue
Low Greater than 0.5% to 1.5% in Current Year	N/A	Yellow	Green	Green	Blue
Medium Greater than 1.5% to 6.0% in Current Year	Orange	Orange	Yellow	Green	Green
High Greater than 6.0% to 10.0% in Current Year	Red	Orange	Orange	Yellow	Yellow
Very High Greater than 10.0% in Current Year	Red	Red	Red	Orange	Yellow

English Indicator Progress Indicator Five-by-Five Colored Table

Note: California has transitioned to a new English proficiency assessment: the English Language Proficiency Assessments for California (ELPAC). Because the ELPAC is a new test, the five-by-five colored table and performance levels (color) are not available for the 2018 Dashboard.

Graduation Rate Indicator Five-by-Five Colored Table

Performance Level	Declined Significantly from Prior Year (by 5.1% or greater)	Declined from Prior Year (by 1.0% to 5.0%)	Maintained from Prior Year (declined or increased by less than 1.0%)	Increased from Prior Year (by 1.0% to 4.9%)	Increased Significantly from Prior Year (by 5.0% or greater)
Very High 95.0% or greater in Current Year	N/A	Blue	Blue	Blue	Blue
High 90.0% to less than 95.0% in Current Year	Orange	Yellow	Green	Green	Blue
Medium 80.0% to less than 90.0% in Current Year	Orange	Orange	Yellow	Green	Green
Low 67.0% to less than 80.0% in Current Year	Red	Orange	Orange	Yellow	Yellow
Very Low Less than 67.0% in Current Year	Red	Red	Red	Red	Red

Academic Indicator Five-by-Five Colored Tables

English Language Arts/Literacy Assessment Five-by-Five Colored Table for Grades 3–8

Performance Level	Declined Significantly from Prior Year (by more than 15 points)	Declined from Prior Year (by 3 to 15 points)	Maintained from Prior Year (declined by less than 3 points or increased by less than 3 points)	Increased from Prior Year (by 3 to less than 15 points)	Increased Significantly from Prior Year (by 15 points or more)
Very High +45 points or higher in Current Year	Green	Green	Blue	Blue	Blue
High +10 to +44.9 points in Current Year	Green	Green	Green	Green	Blue
Medium -5 points to +9.9 points in Current Year	Yellow	Yellow	Yellow	Green	Green
Low -5.1 to -70 points in Current Year	Orange	Orange	Orange	Yellow	Yellow
Very Low -70.1 points or lower in Current Year	Red	Red	Red	Orange	Orange

English Language Arts/Literacy Assessment Five-by-Five Colored Table for Grade 11

Performance Level	Declined Significantly from Prior Year (by more than 15.1 points)	Declined from Prior Year (by 3 to 15 points)	Maintained from Prior Year (declined or increased by 2.9 points or less)	Increased from Prior Year (by 3 to less than 14.9 points)	Increased Significantly from Prior Year (by 15 points or more)
Very High +75 points or higher in Current Year	Green	Green	Blue	Blue	Blue
High +30 to +74.9 points in Current Year	Green	Green	Green	Green	Blue
Medium -0.9 point to +29.9 points in Current Year	Yellow	Yellow	Yellow	Green	Green
Low -1 to -45 points in Current Year	Orange	Orange	Orange	Yellow	Yellow
Very Low -45.1 points or lower in Current Year	Red	Red	Red	Orange	Orange

Mathematics Assessment Five-by-Five Colored Table for Grades 3–8

Performance Level	Declined Significantly from Prior Year (by more than 15 points)	Declined from Prior Year (by 3 to 15 points)	Maintained from Prior Year (declined by less than 3 points or increased by less than 3 points)	Increased from Prior Year (by 3 to less than 15 points)	Increased Significantly from Prior Year (by 15 points or more)
Very High +35 points or higher in Current Year	Green	Green	Blue	Blue	Blue
High 0 to +34.9 points in Current Year	Green	Green	Green	Green	Blue
Medium -25 points to less than 0 points in Current Year	Yellow	Yellow	Yellow	Green	Green
Low -25.1 to -95 points in Current Year	Orange	Orange	Orange	Yellow	Yellow
Very Low -95.1 points or lower in Current Year	Red	Red	Red	Orange	Orange

Mathematics Assessment Five-by-Five Colored Table for Grade 11

Performance Level	Declined Significantly from Prior Year (by more than 15.1 points)	Declined from Prior Year (by 3 to 15 points)	Maintained from Prior Year (declined or increased by 2.9 points or less)	Increased from Prior Year (by 3 to less than 14.9 points)	Increased Significantly from Prior Year (by 15 points or more)
Very High +25 points or higher in Current Year	Green	Green	Blue	Blue	Blue
High 0 to +24.9 points in Current Year	Green	Green	Green	Green	Blue
Medium -0.1 to -60 points in Current Year	Yellow	Yellow	Yellow	Green	Green
Low -60.1 to -115 points in Current Year	Orange	Orange	Orange	Yellow	Yellow
Very Low -115.1 points or lower in Current Year	Red	Red	Red	Orange	Orange

College/Career Indicator Five-by-Five Colored Table

Performance Level	Declined Significantly from Prior Year (by 9.1% or more)	Declined from Prior Year (by 2.0% to less than 9.0%)	Maintained from Prior Year (declined or increased by less than 1.9%)	Increased from Prior Year (by 2.0% to less than 8.9%)	Increased Significantly from Prior Year (by 9.0% or more)
Very High 70.0% or greater in Current Year	Yellow	Green	Blue	Blue	Blue
High 55.0% to 69.9% in Current Year	Orange	Yellow	Green	Green	Blue
Medium 35.0% to less than 54.9% in Current Year	Orange	Orange	Yellow	Green	Green
Low Greater than 10.0% to 34.9% in Current Year	Red	Orange	Orange	Yellow	Yellow
Very Low 9.9% or lower in Current Year	Red	Red	Red	Orange	Yellow

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Last Reviewed: Friday, December 7, 2018

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