Record Layout: Suspension Rate Indicator

Field names, types, and descriptions for the Suspension Rate Indicator data file for years 2024 and 2025.

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	type	School or District Type ES=Elementary School MS=Middle School HS=High School ED=Elementary District HD=High School District UD=Unified District
10	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 SED=Socioeconomically Disadvantaged SWD=Students with Disabilities FOS=Foster Youth HOM=Homeless Youth
11	currnumer	Current Numerator Integer Number of students suspended
12	currdenom	Current Denominator Integer Number of students enrolled
13	currstatus	Current Status Decimal Suspension Rate in the current year. (Rounded after calculations. For further information regarding this data field refer to the California School Dashboard Technical Guide.)
14	priornumer	Prior Numerator Integer Number of students suspended
15	priordenom	Prior Denominator Integer Number of students enrolled
16	priorstatus	Prior Status Decimal Suspension Rate in the prior year. (Rounded after calculations. For further information regarding this data field refer to the California School Dashboard Technical Guide.)
17	change	Change Decimal Difference between the current year Suspension Rate and prior year Suspension Rate (Rounded after calculations. For further information regarding this data field refer to the California School Dashboard Technical Guide.)
18	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.)
19	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.)
20	color	Performance Level Color 1=Red 2=Orange 3=Yellow 4=Green 5=Blue 0=No Color
21	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
22	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
23	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'.
24	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'.
25	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
26	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.
27	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.
28	indicator	Dashboard Indicator "SUSP"
29	reportingyear	Reporting Year Text

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Last Reviewed: Thursday, November 13, 2025

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