CAASPP Student Data File Layout - LEA California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress 2024-25

Oct 3, 2026

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Local Educational Agency California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress 2024–25 Student Data File Layout defines downloadable student data structures for key statewide assessments, including Smarter Balanced, the California Science Test, California Alternate Assessments, and the California Spanish Assessment. It summarizes what is new for 2024–25, outlines updates and expanded reporting—especially for CSA—then specifies detailed field-by-field layouts covering demographics, enrollment, program participation, language proficiency, background and special education services, test administration, score results, accommodations and designated supports, historical score data, and reference tables of language codes.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages217

Reading Time9 h 7 min

AccessFree to download

Introduction and Notes

What’s New in 2024–25 for the LEA Downloadable File

LEA Downloadable Student Data File Updates

Data Layout

Start-of-Record Information (Field 1)

Student Information (Fields 2–11)

Enrollment Information (Fields 12–18)

Program Participation (Fields 19–23)

Language Proficiency Information (Fields 24–32)

Background Information and Special Education Services (Fields 33–38)

Test Details (Fields 50–122)

Test Results (Fields 123–171)

Accommodations and Designated Supports (Fields 172–315)

Historical Score Data (Fields 317–371)

End-of-Record Information and New Fields (Fields 371–401)

Local Educational Agency California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress 2024–25 Student Data File Layout Results for the following assessments: Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics California Science Test California Alternate Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy, Mathematics, and Science California Spanish Assessment May 28, 2025 Contact Information California District Outreach ● Contact: Contact Us web page Program: CAASPP & ELPAC Website Copyright © 2025 by the California Department of Education Table of Contents Introduction and Notes ......................................................................................................... 1 What’s New in 2024–25 for the LEA Downloadable File ..................................................... 1 LEA Downloadable Student Data File Updates ............................................................... 1 Expanded CSA Reporting ............................................................................................... 2 Other New Fields ............................................................................................................ 2 Updated Fields ................................................................................................................ 3 Student Demographics ........................................................................................................ 3 Demographic Fields Locked at the Start of Summative CAASPP or ELPAC Assessments ............................................................................................................... 4 Demographic Fields Not Locked at the Start of CAASPP (But Locked for ELPAC) ........ 4 LEA-Level CAASPP Student Demographic Snapshot Timing......................................... 4 Score Data .......................................................................................................................... 5 Test Administration Data ..................................................................................................... 5 Derivation of the Accommodations and Designated Support Indicators .............................. 5 Fields of Note ...................................................................................................................... 6 Additional Resources and Definitions ................................................................................ 11 Change Log ....................................................................................................................... 12 Acronyms and Initialisms Used in the Student Data File Layout ....................................... 13 Data Layout .......................................................................................................................... 14 Start-of-Record Information (Field 1) ................................................................................. 14 Student Information (Fields 2–11) ..................................................................................... 14 Enrollment Information (Fields 12–18) .............................................................................. 16 Program Participation (Fields 19–23) ................................................................................ 18 Language Proficiency Information (Fields 24–32) ............................................................. 20 Background Information and Special Education Services (Fields 33–38) ......................... 23 Ethnicity/Race (Fields 39–47) ............................................................................................ 25 Other Information (Fields 48–49) ....................................................................................... 30 Test Details (Fields 50–122) ............................................................................................. 31 Test Identification (Field

FAQs

What assessments are covered by the 2024–25 LEA student data file layout?

The layout covers Smarter Balanced summative assessments for ELA/Literacy and Mathematics, the California Science Test, California Alternate Assessments for ELA/Literacy, Mathematics, and Science, and the California Spanish Assessment.

What major data sections are included in the file layout?

The file layout includes contact/program references, student demographics, score data, test administration data, accommodations and designated supports (embedded and non-embedded), historical score data, and end-of-record information plus reference tables.

How are accommodations and designated supports represented?

Accommodations and designated supports are specified with indicators and are divided into embedded and non-embedded categories, each with dedicated field ranges for detailed capture.

Oct 3, 2026

Uploaded by jayni