File Structure: Graduation Rate 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
• LTEL = Long-Term English Learner (Available as of the 2024 data file)
• SED = Socioeconomically Disadvantaged
• SWD = Students with Disabilities
• FOS = Foster Youth
• HOM = Homeless Youth

currnumer

Current Numerator

• Integer

Number of graduates in the current combined four-year and five-year graduation rate.

currdenom

Current Denominator

• Integer

Number of students in the current combined four-year and five-year graduation rate.

currstatus

Current Status

• Decimal

Current combined graduation rate. Rounded to the nearest tenth.

priornumer

Prior Numerator

• Integer

Number of graduates in the prior combined four-year and five-year graduation rate.

priordenom

Prior Denominator

• Integer

Number of students in the prior combined four-year and five-year graduation rate.

priorstatus

Prior Status

• Decimal

Prior combined graduation rate. Rounded to the nearest tenth.

change

Change

• Decimal

Difference between the current unrounded combined four-year and five-year graduation rate and the prior unrounded combined four-year and five-year graduation rate.

statuslevel

Status Level

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

Determined after calculations and rounding.

changelevel

Change Level

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

Determined after calculations and rounding.

color

Performance Level Color

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

box

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

• 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

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.

fiveyrnumer

Number of five-year graduates from the prior year graduating class

• Integer

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'.

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'.

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

indicator

Dashboard Indicator

• "GRAD"

reportingyear

Reporting Year

• "Text"

Fields added beginning in 2023: currnsizemet, priornsizemet, accountabilitymet, indicator.

Fields unavailable: priornumer, priordenom, priorstatus, change, statuslevel, changelevel, color, box, smalldenom, currnsizemet, priornsizemet, accountabilitymet, indicator.

Fields unavailable: priornumer, priordenom, priorstatus, change, statuslevel, changelevel, color, box, smalldenom, currnsizemet, priornsizemet, accountabilitymet, indicator.

Fields unavailable: currnsizemet, priornsizemet, accountabilitymet, indicator.

"safetynet" applies to schools, districts, and student groups with less than 150 students in currdenom.

Fields unavailable: currnsizemet, priornsizemet, accountabilitymet, indicator.

"safetynet" only applies to school-level and district-level records with less than 150 students in currdenom.

The cohort for the 2017 data file was lagged one year and the "current year" fields refer to the 2015-16 four-year cohort.

The 2017 data file was based on a three-year average for the "prior year" status and is the only file with the following fields:

• cal_method = Calculation method of 3-year average of 2012-13, 2013-14, and 2014-15 school years
  • '--' = All 3 years have 0 students;
  • N/A = All 3 years are less than 11 students;
  • 3yr = All 3 years are greater than or equal to 11 students;
  • 2yr = Two of the years are greater than or equal to 11 students;
  • 1yr = One of the years is greater than or equal to 11 students
    
    
• prioryear1_numer = Number of 2014-15 cohort graduates
• prioryear1_denom = Total number of 2014-15 cohort students
• prioryear1_status = 2014-15 Graduation Rate
• prioryear2_numer = Number of 2013-14 cohort graduates
• prioryear2_denom = Total number of 2013-14 cohort students
• prioryear2_status = 2013-14 Graduation Rate
• prioryear3_numer = Number of 2012-13 cohort graduates
• prioryear3_denom = Total number of 2012-13 cohort students
• prioryear3_status = 2012-13 Graduation Rate