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Star 2004 Fixed-Length ASCII Files Record Definitions

Type Legend
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
4Y	4-digit year

Entities File The file created is comprised of state, all tested counties, districts, and schools in California
Data	Type	Length	Start Position	End Position
County Code	ZN	2	1	2
District Code	ZN	5	3	7
School Code	ZN	7	8	14
Charter Number	ZN	4	15	18
Test Year	ZN	4	19	22
Type ID ‘04’ = State ‘05’ = County ‘06’ = District ‘07’ = School ‘09’ = Independent Charter School ‘10’ = Dependent Charter School	ZN	2	23	24
County Name	AS	50	25	74
District Name	AS	50	75	124
School Name	AS	50	125	174
Zip Code	ZN	5	175	179

Test Data File
Data/Column Heading	Type	Length	Start Position	End Position
County Code	ZA	2	1	2
District Code	ZA	5	3	7
School Code	ZA	7	8	14
Charter Number	ZA	4	15	18
Test Year - '2004'	4Y	4	19	22
Subgroup ID (Detailed listing provided Below – Table A)	ZN	3	23	25
Test Type CST = 'C' CAPA = 'P' *CAT/6 = 'N'	A	1	26	26
CAPA Assessment Level (Table D)	N	1	27	27
Total STAR Enrollment	SN	7	28	34
Total Tested at Entity Level	SN	7	35	41
Total Tested at Subgroup Level	SN	7	42	48
Grade (values 02 – 13) - Table B	ZN	2	49	50
Test ID (Detailed listing provided below – Table C)	ZN	2	51	52
STAR Reported Enrollment/CAPA Eligible	SN	7	53	59
Students Tested	SN	7	60	66
Percent Tested	SN	5	67	71
Mean Scaled Score	SN	5(999.9)	72	76
CST/CAPA Percentage Advanced	SN	3	77	79
CST/CAPA Percentage Proficient	SN	3	80	82
CST/CAPA Percentage At or above Proficient	SN	3	83	85
CST/CAPA Percentage Basic	SN	3	86	88
CST/CAPA Percentage Below Basic	SN	3	89	91
CST/CAPA Percentage Far Below Basic	SN	3`	92	94
Mean PR (NPR for Average Student Score)	SN	3	95	97
PAC75 (Percent Scoring above 75th NPR)	SN	3	98	100
PAC50 (Percent Scoring at or above 50th NPR)	SN	3	101	103
PAC25 (Percent Scoring above 25th NPR)	SN	3	104	106

* Note: Data will be blank if it is not applicable to that test.

Table A
Subgroups	SubGroup ID
All Students	1
Gender
Males	3
Females	4
English-Language Fluency
Fluent-English Proficient and English Only	6
Initially Fluent-English Proficient (I-FEP)	7
Redesignated Fluent-English Proficient (R-FEP)	8
English Only	180
English Learner	160
English Learners Enrolled in CA Public Schools Less than 12 Months	120
English Learners Enrolled in CA Public Schools 12 Months or More	142
Economic Status
Economically Disadvantaged	31
Non-Economically Disadvantaged	111
Students with Disabilities
Students with Disability	128
Students with No Reported Disability	99
Ethnicity
African American	74
American Indian or Alaska Native	75
Filipino	77
Hispanic or Latino	78
White (not Hispanic)	80
Asian	76
Chinese	129

Japanese	130
Korean	131
Vietnamese	132
Asian Indian	133
Laotian	134
Cambodian	135
Other Asian	136
Pacific Islander	79
Native Hawaiian	137
Guamanian	138
Samoan	139
Tahitian	140
Other Pacific Islander	141
Parent Education
Not a High School Graduate	90
High School Graduate	91
Some College (Includes AA Degree)	92
College Graduate	93
Graduate School/Post Graduate	94
Parent Education -- Declined to State	121
Special Program Participation
Class Size Reduction Option 1	24
Class Size Reduction Option 2	25
Migrant Education	28
Indian Education	29
Gifted and Talented	30
ESEA Title 1 School wide	146
ESEA Title 1 Targeted	147
English Learner in ELD	108
English Learner in ELD and SDAIE	165
English Learner in ELD and SDAIE with Primary Language Support	166
English Learner in ELD and Academic Subjects with Primary Language Support	167

Table D -CAPA Levels
CAPA Levels	Corresponding Grade-Spans
Level I	Students in grades 2-11 (those with the most complex/profound disabilities)
Level II	Students in grades 2 and 3
Level III	Students in grades 4 and 5
Level IV	Students in grades 6-8
Level V	Students in grades 9-11

Table C - Test
Test ID	Test Name
01	CAT/6 Reading
02	CAT/6 Mathematics
03	CAT/6 Language
04	CAT/6 Spelling
05	CAT/6 Science
07	CST English-Language Arts Standards
08	CST Mathematics
09	CST Algebra I
10	CST Integrated Math 1
11	CST Geometry
12	CST Integrated Math 2
13	CST Algebra II
14	CST Integrated Math 3
15	CST High School (Summative) Mathematics (Grade 9-11)
18	CST World History
19	CST U.S. History
20	CST Biology/Life Sciences
21	CST Chemistry
22	CST Earth Science
23	CST Physics
24	CST Integrated/Coordinated Science I
25	CST Integrated/Coordinated Science II
26	CST Integrated/Coordinated Science III
27	CST Integrated/Coordinated Science IV
28	CST General Mathematics (Grades 6 & 7 Standards)
29	CST History - Social Science Grade 8 Cumulative
30	CAPA English-Language Arts
31	CAPA Mathematics
32	CST Grade 5 Science

(Posting Date: January 24, 2005)