File Structure: Suspension 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

type

School or District Type

• ES = Elementary School
• MS = Middle School
• HS = High School
• ED = Elementary District
• HD = High School District
• UD = Unified District

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 2024 data files)
• SED = Socioeconomically Disadvantaged
• SWD = Students with Disabilities
• FOS = Foster Youth
• HOM = Homeless Youth

currnumer

Current Numerator

• Integer

Number of students suspended

currdenom

Current Denominator

• Integer

Number of students enrolled

currstatus

Current Status

• Decimal

Suspension Rate in the current year rounded to the nearest tenth.

priornumer

Prior Numerator

• Integer

Number of students suspended

priordenom

Prior Denominator

• Integer

Number of students enrolled

priorstatus

Prior Status

• Decimal

Suspension Rate in the prior year rounded to the nearest tenth.

change

Change

• Decimal

Difference between the unrounded current year Suspension Rate and unrounded prior year Suspension Rate. Rounded to the nearest tenth.

statuslevel

Status Level

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

Determined after calculations and rounding.

changelevel

Change level

• 1 = Increased Significantly
• 2 = Increased
• 3 = Maintained
• 4 = Declined
• 5 = Declined 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 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: Box 60 is not applicable for some entities

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

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

certifyflag

Current Year non-certified data flag

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

Districts and schools that did not certify their discipline 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 discipline data in the prior year

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

indicator

Dashboard Indicator

• "SUSP"

reportingyear

Reporting Year

• Text

2021–22

The following fields in the above file structure are not available: priornumer, priordenom, priorstatus, change, changelevel, color, box, smalldenom, currnsizemet, priornsizemet, accountabilitymet, priorcertifyflag, indicator.

2018–19

The following fields in the above file structure are not available: currnsizemet, priornsizemet, accountabilitymet, priorcertifyflag, indicator.

2017–18

The following fields in the above file structure are not available: currnsizemet, priornsizemet, accountabilitymet, priorcertifyflag, dataerrorflag, indicator.

2016–17

The following fields in the above file structure are not available: currnsizemet, priornsizemet, accountabilitymet, priorcertifyflag, dataerrorflag, indicator.