Record Layout for the 2011 Base API Data File

Field names, types, and descriptions for the 2011 Base Academic Performance Index (API) Data File.

Repository archive entry for the Academic Performance Index (API) in the Programs No Longer Administered by the California Department of Education (CDE) Section of the CDE Web site.

This information is for historical purposes only and it is possible that information contained here may not be current.

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Field #	Field Name	Type	Width	Description
1	CDS	Character	14	County/District/School code
2	RTYPE	Character	1	Record Type: (D=District, S=School, X=State)
3	STYPE	Character	1	Type: 1=Unified, 2=Elementary District, 3=9-12 High District, 4=7-12 High District, E=Elementary School, M=Middle School, H=High School
4	SPED	Character	1	A=Alternative Schools Accountability Model (ASAM), E=Special Education, and C=Combination ASAM and Special Education, S=State Special Schools
5	SIZE	Character	1	S=Small (11-99 Valid Scores), T=Under 11 Valid Scores
6	CHARTER	Character	1	Y=Charter, Not Direct Funded, D=Direct Funded Charter, Blank=Not a Charter School
7	SNAME	Character	40	School Name
8	DNAME	Character	30	District Name
9	CNAME	Character	15	County Name
10	FLAG	Character	5	Flag Values
11	VALID	Character	7	Number of Students Included in the 2011 Academic Performance Index (API)
12	API11B	Character	5	2011 API (Base)
13	ST_RANK	Character	5	Statewide Rank (I=Invalid data, B=District or ASAM, C=Special Education School.)
14	SIM_RANK	Character	5	Similar Schools Rank (I=Invalid data, B=District or ASAM, C=Special Education School, O=Schools with SCI changed because of data change, but similar school ranks not changed, S - Schools whose SCI changed and their Similar School Ranks also changed. Blank=The school had less than 100 valid test scores, therefore it does not receive an SCI score.)
15	GR_TARG	Character	5	2011–12 API Growth Target (A=means the school or student group scored at or above the statewide performance target of 800 in 2011, B=This is an LEA, C=means this is a special education school.)
16	API_TARG	Character	5	2012 API Target (A=means the school or student group scored at or above the statewide performance target of 800 in 2011, B=This is an LEA, C=means this is a special education school.)
17	AA_NUM	Character	7	Number of Black or African Americans Included in API
18	AA_SIG	Character	5	Black or African Americans Significant?(Yes/No)
19	AA_API	Character	5	2011 Black or African American API (Base)
20	AA_GT	Character	5	2011–12 Black or African American student group Growth Target
21	AA_TARG	Character	5	2012 Black or African American student group API Target
22	AI_NUM	Character	7	Number of American Indian/Alaska Native Included in API
23	AI_SIG	Character	5	American Indian/Alaska Native Significant?(Yes/No)
24	AI_API	Character	5	2011 American Indian/Alaska Native API (Base)
25	AI_GT	Character	5	2011–12 American Indian/Alaska Native student group Growth Target
26	AI_TARG	Character	5	2012 American Indian/Alaska Native student group API Target
27	AS_NUM	Character	7	Number of Asian Included in API
28	AS_SIG	Character	5	Asian Significant?(Yes/No)
29	AS_API	Character	5	2011 Asian API (Base)
30	AS_GT	Character	5	2011–12 Asian student group Growth Target
31	AS_TARG	Character	5	2012 Asian student group API Target
32	FI_NUM	Character	7	Number of Filipino Included in API
33	FI_SIG	Character	5	Filipino Significant?(Yes/No)
34	FI_API	Character	5	2011 Filipino API (Base)
35	FI_GT	Character	5	2011–12 Filipino student group Growth Target
36	FI_TARG	Character	5	2012 Filipino student group API Target
37	HI_NUM	Character	7	Number of Hispanic or Latino included in API
38	HI_SIG	Character	5	Hispanic or Latino Significant?(Yes/No)
39	HI_API	Character	5	2011 Hispanic or Latino API (Base)
40	HI_GT	Character	5	2011–12 Hispanic or Latino student group Growth Target
41	HI_TARG	Character	5	2012 Hispanic or Latino student group API Target
42	PI_NUM	Character	7	Number of Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Included in API
43	PI_SIG	Character	5	Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Significant?(Yes/No)
44	PI_API	Character	5	2011 Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander API (Base)
45	PI_GT	Character	5	2011–12 Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander student group Growth Target
46	PI_TARG	Character	5	2012 student group Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander API Target
47	WH_NUM	Character	7	Number of White included in API
48	WH_SIG	Character	5	White Significant?(Yes/No)
49	WH_API	Character	5	2011 White API (Base)
50	WH_GT	Character	5	2011–12 White student group Growth Target
51	WH_TARG	Character	5	2012 White API Target
52	MR_NUM	Character	7	Number of students who marked 'Two or More Races' included in API
53	MR_SIG	Character	5	'Two or More Races' Significant?(Yes/No)
54	MR_API	Character	5	2011 'Two or More Races' API (Base)
55	MR_GT	Character	5	2011–12 'Two or More Races' Growth Target
56	MR_TARG	Character	5	2012 'Two or More Races' API Target
57	SD_NUM	Character	7	Number of Socioeconomically Disadvantaged (SD) Students Included in API
58	SD_SIG	Character	5	Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Significant?(Yes/No)
59	SD_API	Character	5	2011 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Base)
60	SD_GT	Character	5	2011–12 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged student group Growth Target
61	SD_TARG	Character	5	2012 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API Target
62	EL_NUM	Character	7	Number of English Learner Students Included in API
63	EL_SIG	Character	5	English Learner Significant?(Yes/No)
64	EL_API	Character	5	2011 English Learner API (Base)
65	EL_GT	Character	5	2011–12 English Learner student group Growth Target
66	EL_TARG	Character	5	2012 English Learner API Target
67	DI_NUM	Character	7	Number of Students with Disabilities Included in API
68	DI_SIG	Character	5	Students with Disabilities Significant?(Yes/No)
69	DI_API	Character	5	2011 Students with Disabilities API (Base)
70	DI_GT	Character	5	2011–12 Students with Disabilities student group Growth Target
71	DI_TARG	Character	5	2012 Students with Disabilities API Target
72	PCT_AA	Character	5	Percent Black or African American
73	PCT_AI	Character	5	Percent American Indian
74	PCT_AS	Character	5	Percent Asian
75	PCT_FI	Character	5	Percent Filipino
76	PCT_HI	Character	5	Percent Hispanic or Latino
77	PCT_PI	Character	5	Percent Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
78	PCT_WH	Character	5	Percent White
79	PCT_MR	Character	5	Percent 'Two or More Races'
80	MEALS	Character	5	Percentage of Students Tested that are eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch Program
81	P_GATE	Character	5	Percent of participants in Gifted and Talented education programs (STAR)
82	P_MIGED	Character	5	Percent of participants in migrant education programs (STAR)
83	P_EL	Character	5	Percent English Learners
84	P_RFEP	Character	5	Percent of Reclassified Fluent-English-Proficient (RFEP) students (STAR)
85	P_DI	Character	5	Percent of Students with Disabilities (STAR)
86	YR_RND	Character	5	Year Round School
87	CBMOB	Character	5	Percentage of Students counted as part of school enrollment in the October 2010 Fall census and has been continuously enrolled since that date
88	DMOB	Character	5	Percentage of Students counted as part of district enrollment in the October 2010 Fall census and has been continuously enrolled since that date
89	ACS_K3	Character	5	Average Class Size (Grades K-3)
90	ACS_46	Character	5	Average Class Size (Grades 4-6)
91	ACS_CORE	Character	5	Number of Core Academic Courses
92	PCT_RESP	Character	5	Percent of Student Answer Documents with Parent Education Level Information
93	NOT_HSG	Character	5	Parent Education Level: Percent Not High School Graduate
94	HSG	Character	5	Parent Education Level: Percent High School Graduate
95	SOME_COL	Character	5	Parent Education Level: Percent Some College
96	COL_GRAD	Character	5	Parent Education Level: Percent College Graduate
97	GRAD_SCH	Character	5	Parent Education Level: Percent Graduate School
98	AVG_ED	Character	5	Average Parent Education Level
99	FULL	Character	5	Percent Teachers at this school with Full Credentials
100	EMER	Character	5	Percent Teachers at this school with Emergency Credentials
101	PEN_2	Character	5	Percent of Enrollments in grade 2 (STAR)
102	PEN_35	Character	5	Percent of Enrollments in grades 3-5 (STAR)
103	PEN_6	Character	5	Percent of Enrollments in grade 6 (STAR)
104	PEN_78	Character	5	Percent of Enrollments in grades 7-8 (STAR)
105	PEN_91	Character	5	Percent of Enrollments in grades 9-11 (STAR)
106	ENROLL	Character	7	Number of Students Enrolled on the First Day of Testing for Grades 2-11
107	PARENT_OPT	Character	7	Number of Students Excused from Testing by Parental Written Request
108	TESTED	Character	7	Number of Students Tested on STAR
109	SCI	Character	15	School Characteristic Index
110	VCST_E28	Character	10	Valid Score for California Standards Test (CST) in English-language arts Grades 2-8
111	PCST_E28	Character	10	Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for CST in English-language arts Grades 2-8
112	VCST_E91	Character	10	Valid Score for CST in English-language arts Grades 9-11
113	PCST_E91	Character	10	Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for CST in English-language arts Grades 9-11
114	CW_CSTE	Character	5	School Content Area Weights Percentage in CST English-language arts
115	VCST_M28	Character	10	Valid Score for CST in mathematics Grades 2-8
116	PCST_M28	Character	10	Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for CST in mathematics Grades 2-8
117	VCST_M91	Character	10	Valid Score for CST in mathematics Grades 9-11
118	PCST_M91	Character	10	Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for CST in mathematics Grades 9-11
119	CW_CSTM	Character	5	School Content Area Weights Percentage in CST mathematics
120	VCST_S28	Character	10	Valid Score for CST in science Grades 2-8
121	PCST_S28	Character	10	Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for CST in science Grades 2-8
122	VCST_S91	Character	10	Valid Score for CST in science Grades 9-11 (End of Course, CST )
123	PCST_S91	Character	10	Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for CST in science Grades 9-11 (End of Course, CST )
124	CWS_91	Character	5	School Content Area Weights Percentage in CST science (End of Course, CST )
125	VCST_H28	Character	10	Valid Score for CST in history-social science Grades 2-8
126	PCST_H28	Character	10	Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for CST in history-social science Grades 2-8
127	VCST_H91	Character	10	Valid Score for CST in history-social science Grades 9-11
128	PCST_H91	Character	10	Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for CST in history-social science Grades 9-11
129	CW_CSTH	Character	5	School Content Area Weights Percentage in CST history-social science
130	VCHS_E91	Character	10	Valid Score for California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE) ELA in Grades 9-11
131	PCHS_E91	Character	10	Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for CAHSEE ELA in Grades 9-11
132	CW_CHSE	Character	5	School Content Area Weights Percentage in CAHSEE ELA
133	VCHS_M91	Character	10	Valid Score for CAHSEE mathematics in Grades 9-11
134	PCHS_M91	Character	10	Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for CAHSEE mathematics in Grades 9-11
135	CW_CHSM	Character	5	School Content Area Weights Percentage in CAHSEE mathematics
136	TOT_28	Character	10	Product of Total of Test Weights Multiplied by Total of Valid scores in Grades 2-8
137	TOT_91	Character	10	Product of Total of Test Weights Multiplied by Total of Valid scores in Grades 9-11
138	CW_SCI	Character	5	School Content Area Weights Percentage in CST Life Science Grade 10 and Grades 2-8
139	VCST_LS10	Character	10	Valid Score for CST in Life Science Grade 10 only
140	PCST_LS10	Character	10	Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for CST in Life Science Grade 10 only
141	CWM2_28	Character	5	School Content Area Weights Percentage for Mathematics Assignment of 200 CST in grades 2-8
142	VCSTM2_28	Character	10	Valid Score for Mathematics Assignment of 200 CST in Grades 2-8
143	PCSTM2_28	Character	10	Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for Mathematics Assignment of 200 CST in Grades 2-8
144	CWM2_91	Character	5	School Content Area Weights Percentage for Mathematics Assignment of 200 CST in grades 9-11
145	VCSTM2_91	Character	10	Valid Score for Mathematics Assignment of 200 CST in Grades 9-11
146	PCSTM2_91	Character	10	Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for Mathematics Assignment of 200 CST in Grades 9-11
147	CWS2_91	Character	5	School Content Area Weights Percentage for Science Assignment of 200 CST in grades 9-11
148	VCSTS2_91	Character	10	Valid Score for Science Assignment of 200 CST in Grades 9-11
149	PCSTS2_91	Character	10	Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for Science Assignment of 200 CST in Grades 9-11
150	IRG5	Character	1	Testing irregularities greater than zero but less than 5 percent. (Y=Yes)

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