Record Layout: Science Indicator

Field names, types, and descriptions for the 2025 Science Indicator data file.

Field #	Field Name	Description
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	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=Nativa Hawaiian or Pacific Islander WH=White MR=Multiple Races/Two or More Races EL=English Learner LTEL=Long-Term English Learner ELO=English Learners Only RFP=Recently Reclassified Fluent-English Proficient Only EO=English Only SED=Socioeconomically Disadvantaged SWD=Students with Disabilities FOS=Foster Youth HOM=Homeless Youth CAST=Students who took the California Science Test CAA=Students who took the California Alternate Assessment for Science
10	currdenom	Current Denominator Integer Current year number of continuously enrolled students who took the California Science Test or the California Alternate Assessment for Science plus the number of lowest obtainable scale scores added due to the school, district, or student group not meeting the 95% participation rate requirement.
11	currstatus	Current Status Integer Average Science Points of continuously enrolled students who took the California Science Test or the California Alternate Assessment for Science (includes lowest obtainable scale scores added due to the school, district, or student group not meeting the 95% participation rate requirement). (Rounded to the nearest 0.1 after calculations. For further information regarding this data field refer to the California School Dashboard Technical Guide.)
12	priordenom	Prior Denominator Integer Prior year number of continuously enrolled students who took the California Science Test or the California Alternate Assessment for Science plus the number of lowest obtainable scale scores added due to the school, district, or student group not meeting the 95% participation rate requirement.
13	priorstatus	Prior Status Decimal Average Science Points of continuously enrolled students who took the California Science Test or the California Alternate Assessment for Science (includes lowest obtainable scale scores added due to the school, district, or student group not meeting the 95% participation rate requirement). (Rounded to the nearest 0.1 after calculations. For further information regarding this data field refer to the California School Dashboard Technical Guide.)
14	change	Change Decimal Difference between current status and prior status (Rounded to the nearest 0.1 after calculations. For further information regarding this data field refer to the California School Dashboard Technical Guide.)
15	statuslevel	Status Level 1 = Very Low 2 = Low 3 = Medium 4 = High 5 = Very High 0 = No Status Level (Determined after calculations and rounding. For further information regarding this data field refer to the California School Dashboard Technical Guide)
16	changelevel	Change Level 1 = Decreased Significantly 2 = Decreased 3 = Maintained 4 = Increased 5 = Increased 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)
17	color	Performance Level Color 1 = Red 2 = Orange 3 = Yellow 4 = Green 5 = Blue 0 = No Color
18	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
19	currnsizemet	Current Year Denominator N-size Met Y or Blank Y = The school, district, or student group had 30 or more students 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''.
20	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 prior 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'.
21	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
22	currprate_enrolled	Number of students included in the science participation rate denominator for the current year Integer
23	currprate_tested	Number of students tested in science for the current year Integer
24	currprate	Percentage of students tested in science for the current year Integer
25	currnumPRLOSS	Number of lowest obtainable scale scores applied to currdenom and currstatus due to the school, district, or student group not meeting the 95% participation rate requirement Integer
26	currdenom_withoutPRLOSS	Current Denominator without the Participation Rate Penalty applied Integer Current year number of continuously enrolled students who took the California Science Test or the California Alternate Assessment for Science
27	currstatus_withoutPRLOSS	Current Status without the Participation Rate Penalty applied Decimal Average Science Points of continuously enrolled students who took the California Science Test or California Alternate Assessment for Science in the current year (Rounded to the nearest 0.1 after calculations. For further information regarding this data field refer to the California School Dashboard Technical Guide.)
28	priorprate_enrolled	Number of students included in the science participation rate denominator for the prior year Integer
29	priorprate_tested	Number of students tested in science for the prior year Integer
30	priorprate	Percentage of students tested in science for the prior year. Integer
31	priornumPRLOSS	Number of lowest obtainable scale scores applied to priordenom and priorstatus due to the school, district, or student group not meeting the 95% participation rate requirement Integer
32	priorstatus_withoutPRLOSS	Prior Denominator without the Participation Rate Penalty applied Integer Prior year number of continuously enrolled students who took the California Science Test or the California Alternate Assessment for Science
33	priordenom_withoutPRLOSS	Prior Status without the Participation Rate Penalty Applied Decimal Average Science Points of continuously enrolled students who took the California Science Test or California Alternate Assessment for Science in the prior year (Rounded to the nearest 0.1 after calculations. For further information regarding this data field refer to the California School Dashboard Technical Guide.)
34	indicator	Dashboard Indicator "SCIENCE"
35	reportingyear	Reporting Year Text

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Last Reviewed: Thursday, November 13, 2025

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