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English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments

Fixed-Length* Research Files Record Definitions

The Fixed-Length* Research Files Record Definitions page provides the following information:

  • Type Legend — data format of individual data fields
  • Entities File Layout — layout of entity file data fields
  • Research File Layout — layout of research file data fields
  • Table A — Student Groups
  • Table B — Grades
  • Table C — Test IDs and Names
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Type Legend

Type Description
T Alphabetic text (letters only)
A Alphanumeric text (letters and numbers allowed)
N Number (numbers only)
SA Alphanumeric with left-filled spaces
AS Alphanumeric with right-filled spaces
ZA Alphanumeric with left-filled zeroes
AZ Alphanumeric with right-filled zeroes
ZN Numeric with left-filled zeroes
NZ Numeric with right-filled zeroes
SN Numeric with left-filled spaces
NS Numeric with right-filled spaces
4Y 4-digit year

Table A — Student Groups

Student Group Student Group Name Student Group ID
All Students All Students 001
Disability Status Reported disabilities 128
Disability Status No reported disabilities 099
Economic Status Socioeconomically disadvantaged 031
Economic Status Not socioeconomically disadvantaged 111
English-Language Fluency IFEP, RFEP, and EO (Fluent English proficient and English only) 006
English-Language Fluency IFEP (Initial fluent English proficient) 007
English-Language Fluency RFEP (Reclassified fluent English proficient) 008
English-Language Fluency ELs enrolled less than 12 months 120
English-Language Fluency ELs enrolled 12 months or more 142
English-Language Fluency EL (English learner) 160
English-Language Fluency ADEL (Adult English learner) 243
English-Language Fluency EO (English only) 180
English-Language Fluency Ever–EL 170
English-Language Fluency LTEL (Long-Term English learner) 250
English-Language Fluency AR–LTEL (At-Risk of becoming LTEL) 251
English-Language Fluency Never–EL 252
English-Language Fluency TBD (To be determined) 190
Race and Ethnicity American Indian or Alaska Native 075
Race and Ethnicity Asian 076
Race and Ethnicity Black or African American 074
Race and Ethnicity Filipino 077
Race and Ethnicity Hispanic or Latino 078
Race and Ethnicity Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 079
Race and Ethnicity White 080
Race and Ethnicity Two or more races 144
Ethnicity for Economically Disadvantaged American Indian or Alaska Native 201
Ethnicity for Economically Disadvantaged Asian 202
Ethnicity for Economically Disadvantaged Black or African American 200
Ethnicity for Economically Disadvantaged Filipino 203
Ethnicity for Economically Disadvantaged Hispanic or Latino 204
Ethnicity for Economically Disadvantaged Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 205
Ethnicity for Economically Disadvantaged White 206
Ethnicity for Economically Disadvantaged Two or more races 207
Ethnicity for Not Economically Disadvantaged American Indian or Alaska Native 221
Ethnicity for Not Economically Disadvantaged Asian 222
Ethnicity for Not Economically Disadvantaged Black or African American 220
Ethnicity for Not Economically Disadvantaged Filipino 223
Ethnicity for Not Economically Disadvantaged Hispanic or Latino 224
Ethnicity for Not Economically Disadvantaged Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 225
Ethnicity for Not Economically Disadvantaged White 226
Ethnicity for Not Economically Disadvantaged Two or more races 227
Gender Female 004
Gender Male 003
Migrant Migrant education 028
Migrant Not migrant education 029
Parent Education Not a high school graduate 090
Parent Education High school graduate 091
Parent Education Some college (includes AA degree) 092
Parent Education College graduate 093
Parent Education Graduate school/Postgraduate 094
Parent Education Declined to state 121
Military Status Armed forces family member 050
Military Status Not armed forces family member 051
Homeless Status Homeless 052
Homeless Status Not homeless 053
Foster Status Foster youth 240
Foster Status Not foster youth 241

Table B — Grades

Grade Description
03 Grade 3
04 Grade 4
05 Grade 5
06 Grade 6
07 Grade 7
08 Grade 8
11 Grade 11
13 All Grades (Includes Grades 3–8 and 11)

Table C — Test IDs and Names

Test ID Test Name
1 SB - English Language Arts/Literacy
2 SB - Mathematics

* - Some filler fields are omitted from the .CSV versions of these files.

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