File Structure: Chronic Absenteeism Indicator

cds

County-District-School Code

• 14-character string

rtype

Record Type

• S = School Record
• D = District/Local Education Agency (LEA) Record
• X = State Record

schoolname

School Name

• Text

districtname

District Name

• Text

countyname

County Name

• Text

charter_flag

Charter School Flag

• Y or Blank
• Y = The school is a charter school

coe_flag

County Office of Education Flag

• Y or Blank
• Y = The district is a county office of education

dass_flag

Dashboard Alternative School Status (DASS) Flag

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

studentgroup

Student Group

• ALL = All Students
• AA = Black or African American
• AI = American Indian or Alaska Native
• AS = Asian
• FI = Filipino
• HI = Hispanic or Latino
• PI = Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
• WH = White
• MR = Multiple Races/Two or More Races
• EL = English Learner
• LT EL = Long-Term English Learner
• SED = Socioeconomically Disadvantaged
• SWD = Students with Disabilities
• FOS = Foster Youth
• HOM = Homeless Youth

currnumer

Current Numerator

• Integer

Number of students who were chronically absent in the current year

currdenom

Current Denominator

• Integer

Number of students enrolled in the current year who met the eligibility criteria

currstatus

Current Status

• Decimal

Current year chronic absenteeism rate

(Rounded to nearest 0.1 after calculations. For further information regarding this data field refer to the California School Dashboard Technical Guide.)

priornumer

Prior Numerator

• Integer

Number of students who were chronically absent in the prior year

Note: This data element is not available for 2022.

priordenom

Prior Denominator

• Integer

Number of students enrolled in the prior year who met the eligibility criteria

Note: This data element is not available for 2022.

priorstatus

Prior Status

• Decimal

Prior year chronic absenteeism rate

(Rounded to nearest 0.1 after calculations. For further information regarding this data field refer to the California School Dashboard Technical Guide.)

Note: This data element is not available for 2022.

change

Change

• Decimal

Difference between the current year chronic absenteeism and the prior year chronic absenteeism rate

(Rounded to nearest 0.1 after calculations. For further information regarding this data field refer to the California School Dashboard Technical Guide.)

Note: This data element is not available for 2022.

Safety Net

• Y or Blank

Student population less than 150: 3x5 color grid was applied.

Safety Net applies at the School, District, and Student Group levels.

Note: This data element is not available after the 2018-19 academic year

statuslevel

Status Level

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

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

changelevel

Change level

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

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

Note: This data element is not available for 2022.

color

Performance Level Color

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

Note: This data element is not available for 2022.

box

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

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

Note: This data element is not available for 2022.

smalldenom

Small Denominator

• Y or Blank
• Y = 3x5 color grid was applied

Student population less than 150: 3x5 color grid was applied

The Small Denominator rule applies at the School, District, and Student Group levels.

Note: This data element is not available for 2018, 2019, and 2022.

currnsizemet

Current Year Denominator N-size Met

• Y or Blank
• Y = The school, district, or student group had 30 or more students in the current status denominator OR the district had 15 or more students in the current status denominator for the Foster, Homeless, or Long-Term English Learner student group

Schools and LEAs that had at least 30 students in the current status denominator have met the ‘N-size’ requirement and will receive a ‘Y’ (i.e., Yes) in this 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 students in the current status denominator will receive an ‘N’ (i.e., No) in this field. At the LEA level for the Foster, Homeless and Long-Term English Learner student groups, a 'N-size' of at least 15 is required to receive a 'Y'.

Note: This data element is not available for 2018, 2019, and 2022.

priornsizemet

Prior Year Denominator N-size Met

• Y or Blank
• Y = The school, district, or student group had 30 or more students in the prior status denominator OR the district had 15 or more students in the prior status denominator for the Foster, Homeless, or Long-Term English Learner student group

Schools and LEAs that had at least 30 students in the prior status denominator have met the ‘N-size’ requirement and will receive a ‘Y’ (i.e., Yes) in this 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 students in the current status denominator will receive an ‘N’ (i.e., No) in this field. At the LEA level for the Foster, Homeless and Long-Term English Learner student groups, a 'N-size' of at least 15 is required to receive a 'Y'.

Note: This data element is not available for 2018, 2019, and 2022.

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

Note: This data element is not available for 2018, 2019, and 2022.

certifyflag

Non-certified data flag

• Y or Blank
• Y = Did not certify attendance data in the current year

Districts and schools that did not certify their attendance data in the California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System (CALPADS) in the current year are automatically assigned an Orange Performance Level.

priorcertifyflag

Prior year non-certified data flag

• Y or Blank
• Y = Did not certify attendance data in the prior year

Districts and schools that did not certify their attendance data in the California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System (CALPADS) in the prior year are automatically assigned an Orange Performance Level.

Note: This data element is not available for 2018, 2019, and 2022.

dataerrorflag

Data error flag

• Y or Blank
• Y = Submitted incorrect data and/or data with errors

Districts and schools that certified zero chronically absent students but had more full days of out-of-school suspension than the number of days reported as absences in the California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System (CALPADS) are automatically assigned an Orange Performance Level.
OR
Schools or Districts informed the California Department of Education (CDE) of bad data submissions.
OR
Submitted Student Absence Summary (STAS) data that is misaligned with their cumulative enrollment data submission.

Note: This data element is not available for 2018.

indicator

Dashboard Indicator

• "CHRO"

Note: This data element is not available for 2018, 2019, and 2022.

reportingyear

Reporting Year

• Text