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2023–24 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

Entities File Layout

Field #	Data Element	Type Legend	Length	Start Position	End Position	Column Header for Caret Delimited (CSV) Research file
1	County Code	ZN	2	1	2	CountyCode
2	District Code	ZN	5	3	7	DistrictCode
3	School Code	ZN	7	8	14	SchoolCode
4	Record Type (01 = School 02 = District 03 = County 04 = State 09 = Direct Funded Charter School 10 = Locally Funded Charter School)	ZN	2	15	16	TypeID
5	Filler	AS	4	17	20	Filler
6	Test Year(Year = 2024)	4Y	4	21	24	TestYear
7	County Name	AS	25	25	49	CountyName
8	District Name	AS	40	50	89	DistrictName
9	School Name	AS	60	90	149	SchoolName
10	School Zip Code	AS	9	150	158	ZipCode

The entity file created is comprised of state, all tested counties, districts, and schools in California.

Research File Layout

Field #	Data Element	Type Legend	Length	Start Position	End Position	Column Header for Caret Delimited (CSV) Research file
1	County Code	ZN	2	1	2	CountyCode
2	District Code	ZN	5	3	7	DistrictCode
3	District Name	AS	40	8	47	DistrictName
4	School Code	ZN	7	48	54	SchoolCode
5	School Name	AS	60	55	114	SchoolName
6	Record Type (01 = School 02 = District 03 = County 04 = State 09 = Direct Funded Charter School 10 = Locally Funded Charter School)	ZN	2	115	116	TypeID
7	Filler	AS	4	117	120	Filler
8	Test Year(Year = 2024)	4Y	4	121	124	TestYear
9	Assessment Type (Detailed listing provided below – Table C)	ZN	2	125	126	TestID
10	Student Group ID (Detailed listing provided below – Table A)	ZN	3	127	129	StudentGroupID
11	Grade (Detailed listing provided below – Table B)	ZN	2	130	131	Grade
12	Total Number Enrolled	SA	9	132	140	TotalStudentsEnrolled
13	Total Number Tested	SA	9	141	149	TotalStudentsTested
14	Total Number Tested with Scores	SA	9	150	158	TotalStudentsTestedWithScores
15	Overall Mean Scale Score	SA	6	159	164	OverallMeanSclScr
16	Percent of Students for Novice English Learner Performance Level	SA	6	165	170	NoviceELPerfLvlPcnt
17	Count of Students for Novice English Learner Performance Level	SA	9	171	179	NoviceELPerfLvlCount
18	Percent of Students for Intermediate English Learner Performance Level	SA	6	180	185	IntermediateELPerfLvlPcnt
19	Count of Students for Intermediate English Learner Performance Level	SA	9	186	194	IntermediateELPerfLvlCount
20	Percent of Students for Initial Fluent English Proficient (IFEP) Performance Level	SA	6	195	200	IFEPPerfLvlPcnt
21	Count of Students for Initial Fluent English Proficient (IFEP) Performance Level	SA	9	201	209	IFEPPerfLvlCount
22	Total Number of Students at All Levels—Overall Performance Level	SA	9	210	218	OverallTotal
23	Percent Minimally Developed Performance Level—Oral Language	SA	6	219	224	OralLangMinimallyDevelopedPerfLvlPcnt
24	Count Minimally Developed Performance Level—Oral Language	SA	9	225	233	OralLangMinimallyDevelopedPerfLvlCount
25	Percent Somewhat to Moderately Developed Performance Level—Oral Language	SA	6	234	239	OralLangModeratelyDevelopedPerfLvlPcnt
26	Count Somewhat to Moderately Developed Performance Level—Oral Language	SA	9	240	248	OralLangModeratelyDevelopedPerfLvlCount
27	Percent Well Developed Performance Level—Oral Language	SA	6	249	254	OralLangWellDevelopedPerfLvlPcnt
28	Count Well Developed Performance Level—Oral Language	SA	9	255	263	OralLangWellDevelopedPerfLvlCount
29	Total Number of Students for All Levels—Oral Language	SA	9	264	272	OralLangTotal
30	Percent Minimally Developed Performance Level—Written Language	SA	6	273	278	WritLangMinimallyDevelopedPerfLvlPcnt
31	Count Minimally Developed Performance Level—Written Language	SA	9	279	287	WritLangMinimallyDevelopedPerfLvlCount
32	Percent Somewhat to Moderately Developed Performance Level—Written Language	SA	6	288	293	WritLangModeratelyDevelopedPerfLvlPcnt
33	Count Somewhat to Moderately Developed Performance Level—Written Language	SA	9	294	302	WritLangModeratelyDevelopedPerfLvlCount
34	Percent Well Developed Performance Level—Written Language	SA	6	303	308	WritLangWellDevelopedPerfLvlPcnt
35	Count Well Developed Performance Level—Written Language	SA	9	309	317	WritLangWellDevelopedPerfLvlCount
36	Total Number of Students for All Levels—Written Language	SA	9	318	326	WritLangTotal

Table A - Student Groups

Student Group	Student Group Name	Student Group ID
All Students	All Students	001
Gender	Female	004
Gender	Male	003
Primary Language	Spanish	228
Primary Language	Vietnamese	229
Primary Language	Mandarin (Putonghua)	230
Primary Language	Arabic	231
Primary Language	Filipino (Pilipino or Tagalog)	232
Primary Language	Cantonese	233
Primary Language	Korean	234
Primary Language	Hmong	235
Primary Language	Punjabi	236
Primary Language	Russian	237
Primary Language	All remaining languages	238
Migrant	Migrant education	028
Migrant	Not migrant education	029
Disability Status	Reported disabilities	128
Disability Status	No reported disabilities	099
Economic Status	Socioeconomically disadvantaged	031
Economic Status	Not socioeconomically disadvantaged	111
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 Other Pacific Islander	079
Race and Ethnicity	White	080
Race and Ethnicity	Two or more races	144
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
KN	Kindergarten
01	Grade 1
02	Grade 2
03	Grade 3
04	Grade 4
05	Grade 5
06	Grade 6
07	Grade 7
08	Grade 8
09	Grade 9
10	Grade 10
11	Grade 11
12	Grade 12
13	All Grades (Includes Grades KN–12)

Table C - Test IDs and Names

Test ID	Test Name
22	Initial ELPAC