Introduction to Research Design and Statistics

Los Angeles County Academic Performance Index (api04g.dta)


Some School districts that may be of interest to you:

District NameDistrict Number
Beverly Hills73
Compton Unified192
Culver City Unified206
Inglewood Unified393
Los Angeles Unified500
Oceanside Unified640
Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified673
Pasadena Unified680
San Marino Unified807
Santa Monica - Malibu Unified831
Torrance Unified931
Vista Unified974

Field #
Field Name Type
Width
Description
1a
id numeric
5
internal id number
1b
CDS Character
14
County/District/School code
2
RTYPE Character
1
Record Type
3
STYPE Character
1
School Type
4
SNAME Character
40
School Name
5a
dnum numeric
4
internal district number
5b
DNAME Character
30
District Name
6
CNAME Character
15
County Name
7
FLAG Character
5
Flag Values
8
PCT_TEST Character
5
Percentage of Students Tested
9
VALID Character
6
Number of Scores included in the 2004 API
10
API04 Character
5
2004 API (Growth)
11
API03 Character
5
2003 API (Base) (C= School did not have a valid 2003 API Base and there is no Growth or target information,)
12
TARGET Character
5
2003-2004 Growth Target
13
GROWTH Character
5
2003-2004 API Growth (D= School had significant demographic changes and there is no Growth information.)
14
SCH_WIDE Character
5
Met School-wide Growth Target
15
COMP_IMP Character
5
Met Comparable Improvement(CI) Target
16
BOTH Character
5
Met both School-wide/CI Target
17
AWARDS Character
5
Eligible for Awards Program (B= Not Eligible)
18
AA_NUM Character
6
Number of African Americans Included in API.
19
AA_SIG Character
5
African Americans Significant?(Yes/No)
20
AA_API04 Character
5
2004 African American API (Growth)
21
AA_API03 Character
5
2003 African American API (Base)
22
AA_TARG Character
5
2003-2004 African American Subgroup Growth Target
23
AA_GROW Character
5
2003-2004 African American Subgroup API Growth
24
AA_MET Character
5
Met African American Subgroup Growth Target
25
AI_NUM Character
6
Number of American Indians Included in API.
26
AI_SIG Character
5
American Indians Significant?(Yes/No)
27
AI_API04 Character
5
2004 American Indians API (Growth)
28
AI_API03 Character
5
2003 American Indians API (Base)
29
AI_TARG Character
5
2003-2004 American Indians Subgroup Growth Target
30
AI_GROW Character
5
2003-2004 American Indians Subgroup API Growth
31
AI_MET Character
5
Met American Indians Subgroup Growth Target
32
AS_NUM Character
6
Number of Asians Included in API.
33
AS_SIG Character
5
Asians Significant?(Yes/No)
34
AS_API04 Character
5
2004 Asian API (Growth)
35
AS_API03 Character
5
2003 Asian API (Base)
36
AS_TARG Character
5
2003-2004 Asian Subgroup Growth Target
37
AS_GROW Character
5
2003-2004 Asian Subgroup API Growth
38
AS_MET Character
5
Met Asian Subgroup Growth Target
39
FI_NUM Character
6
Number of Filipinos Included in API.
40
FI_SIG Character
5
Filipino Significant?(Yes/No)
41
FI_API04 Character
5

2004 Filipino API (Growth)

42
FI_API03 Character
5
2003 Filipino API (Base)
43
FI_TARG Character
5
2003-2004 Filipino Subgroup Growth Target
44
FI_GROW Character
5
2003-2004 Filipino Subgroup API Growth
45
FI_MET Character
5
Met Filipino Subgroup Growth Target
46
HI_NUM Character
6
Number of Hispanics included in API.
47
HI_SIG Character
5
Hispanics Significant?(Yes/No)
48
HI_API04 Character
5
2004Hispanics API (Growth)
49
HI_API03 Character
5
2003 Hispanics API (Base)
50
HI_TARG Character
5
2003-2004 Hispanics Subgroup Growth Target
51
HI_GROW Character
5
2003-2004 Hispanics Subgroup API Growth
52
HI_MET Character
5
Met Hispanic Subgroup Growth Target
53
PI_NUM Character
6
Number of Pacific Islanders Included in API.
54
PI_SIG Character
5
Pacific Islanders Significant?(Yes/No)
55
PI_API04 Character
5
2004 Pacific Islanders API (Growth)
56
PI_API03 Character
5
2003 Pacific Islanders API (Base)
57
PI_TARG Character
5
2003-2004 Pacific Islanders Subgroup Growth Target
58
PI_GROW Character
5
2003-2004 Subgroup Growth
59
PI_MET Character
5
Met Pacific Islander subgroup growth target
60
WH_NUM Character
6
Number of whites included in API.
61
WH_SIG Character
5
White Significant?(Yes/No)
62
WH_API04 Character
5
2004 Whites API (Growth)
63
WH_API03 Character
5
2003 White API (Base)
64
WH_TARG Character
5
2003-2004 Whites Subgroup Growth Target
65
WH_GROW Character
5
2003-2004 White Growth
66
WH_MET Character
5
Met White Subgroup Growth Target
67
SD_NUM Character
6
Number of Socioeconomically Disadvantaged (SD) Students Included in API.
68
SD_SIG Character
5
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Significant?(Yes/No)
69
SD_API04 Character
5
2004 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Growth)
70
SD_API03 Character
5
2003 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Base)
71
SD_TARG Character
5
2003-2004 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged subgroup Growth Target
72
SD_GROW Character
5
2003-2004 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Growth
73
SD_MET Character
5
Met Socioeconomically Disadvantaged subgroup growth target
74
PCT_AA Character
5
Percent African American
75
PCT_AI Character
5
Percent American Indian
76
PCT_AS Character
5
Percent Asian
77
PCT_FI Character
5
Percent Filipino
78
PCT_HI Character
5
Percent Hispanic or Latino
79
PCT_PI Character
5
Percent Pacific Islander
80
PCT_WH Character
5
Percent White
81
MEALS Character
5
Percentage of Students Tested that are Participants in the Free or Reduced Price Meal Program
82
EL Character
5
English Learners
83
YR_RND Character
5
Multi-Track Year-Round School
84
SMOB Character
5
Percentage of Students Who First Attended this School in the Present Year.
85
CBMOB Character
5
Percentage of Students counted as part of school enrollment in October 2003 CBEDS and has been continuously enrolled since that date.
86
DMOB Character
5
Percentage of Students counted as part of district enrollment in October 2003 CBEDS and has been continuously enrolled since that date.
87
ACS_K3 Character
5
Average Class Size (Grades K-3)
88
ACS_46 Character
5
Average Class Size (Grades 4-6)
89
ACS_CORE Character
5
Average Class Size for a Number of Core Academic Courses
90
PCT_RESP Character
5
Percent of Student Answer Documents with Parent Education Level Information
91
NOT_HSG Character
5
Parent Ed Level: Percent Not HS Grad
92
HSG Character
5
Parent Ed Level: Percent HS Graduate
93
SOME_COL Character
5
Parent Ed Level: Percent Some College
94
COL_GRAD Character
5
Parent Ed Level: Percent College Graduate
95
GRAD_SCH Character
5
Parent Ed Level: Percent Graduate School
96
AVG_ED Character
5
Average Parent Education Level
97
FULL Character
5
Percent Teachers at This School with Full Credentials
98
EMER Character
5
Percent Teachers at this school with Emergency Credentials
99
ENROLL Character
6
Number of Students Enrolled on the First Day of Testing for Grades 2-11
100
CAPA Character
6
Number of Students Excused from Testing by Individualized Education Program Statement.
101
PARENT_OPT Character
6
Number of Students Excused from Testing by Parental Written Request
102
TESTED Character
6
Number of Students Tested
103
MEDIAN04 Character
5
Median score of this school's similar schools group for 2004 Growth API
104
MEDIAN03 Character
5
Median score of this school's similar schools group for 2003 Base API


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Phil Ender, 6Oct00