Table 1: Variable Reporting Levels
Subject (S)
Math=m
Reading=r
Group (G)
Asian/Pacific Islander=asianpi
Pacific Islander=pi
Asian=asian
Black=black
Economically Disadvantaged=econdis
Hispanic=hisp
Limited English Proficient=lep
Students with Disabilities=dis
White=wh
Total or School-wide=total
Native American=natam
Filipino=flpno
Mutliracial=multi
Alaska Native=aknat
Level (L)
Grade 1...12=1...12
Grad 2-8, 10-12=3to8, 10to12
Elementary School=ei
Middle School=mid
High School=hi
Table 2: Standard Naming Conventions
Identifiers
Variable Name: nces_schid
Variable Label: School's unique 12-digit NCES ID
Variable Values:(eg. 467382930483)
Variable Name: year
Variable Label: School year
Variable Values: (eg. 2004 for school year 2003-2004)
Variable Name: state
Variable Label: State abbreviation
Variable Values: (eg. "TX")
School-level indicator of whether the school made or failed AYP
Variable Name: madeayp
Variable Label: School's overall AYP status
Variable Values: 0 School did not make AYP; 1 School made AYP; 2 School made AYP via Safe Harbor; -9 Not reported due to small size; . Not reported or insufficient data
Variable Name: madeayp_prof
Variable Label: School made AYP for test performance
Variable Values: 0 School did not make AYP; 1 School made AYP; 2 School made AYP via Safe Harbor; -9 Not reported due to small size; . Not reported or insufficient data
Variable Name: madeayp_part
Variable Label: School made AYP for test participation
Variable Values: 0 School did not make AYP; 1 School made AYP; 2 School made AYP via Safe Harbor; -9 Not reported due to small size; . Not reported or insufficient data
Subgroup-level indicator of whether the subgroup made or failed AYP
Variable Name: madeayp_prof_S_G_L
Variable Label: [Level] [Group] subgroup made AYP for test performance in [Subject]
Variable Values:0 School did not make AYP; 1 School made AYP; 2 School made AYP via Safe Harbor; -9 Not reported due to small size; . Not reported or insufficient data
Variable Name: madeayp_part_S_G_L
Variable Label:[Level] [Group] subgroup made AYP for test participation in [Subject]
Variable Values:0 School did not make AYP; 1 School made AYP; 2 School made AYP via Safe Harbor; -9 Not reported due to small size; . Not reported or insufficient data
Variable Name: madeayp_overall_S_G_L
Variable Label:[Level] [Group] subgroup made AYP for test performance and participation in [Subject]
Variable Values:0 School did not make AYP; 1 School made AYP; 2 School made AYP via Safe Harbor; -9 Not reported due to small size; . Not reported or insufficient data
Variable Name: madeayp_othind_S_G_L
Variable Label:[Level] [Group] subgroup made AYP for the state's additional indicator in [Subject]
Variable Values:0 School did not make AYP; 1 School made AYP; 2 School made AYP via Safe Harbor; -9 Not reported due to small size; . Not reported or insufficient data
Subgroup-level performance, participation, and number of students tested
Variable Name:pctprof_S_G_L
Variable Label:[Level] [Group] subgroup's test performance in [Subject] [see codebook for state's measure]
Variable Values: (eg. % scoring proficient and above)
Variable Name:pctprofadj_S_G_L
Variable Label:[Level] [Group] subgroup's test performance in [Subject] [adjusted to the upper limit of conf interval]
Variable Values: (eg. % scoring proficient and above - adjusted)
Variable Name:pcttested_S_G_L
Variable Label:[Level] [Group] subgroup's percent tested in [Subject]
Variable Values: % expressed as an integer (eg. 94=94%)
Variable Name:numtested_S_G_L
Variable Label:[Level] [Group] subgroup's number of students tested in [Subject]
Variable Values: (%)
Additional performance measures
Variable Name: madeayp_othind
Variable Label: School made AYP for the state's additional indicator
Variable Values: (0-No, 1=Yes, 2=Yes, via Safe Harbor, -9, or.)
Variable Name: othind
Variable Label: School's performance on the states' additional indicator
Variable Values: % expressed as an integer (eg. 94-94%)
Variable Name: pctattend
Variable Label: School attendance rate
Variable Values: % expressed as an integer (eg. 94-94%)