STAAR End-of-Course 2017 Test Administrations - Reporting Student Data File Format

Oct 2, 2026

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STAAR end-of-course (EOC) reporting uses a single fixed data file with one record per assessed subject. The specification documents major 2017 implementation changes, including expanded layout size, added PEIMS military-connected student code, updated performance level reporting and passing standards, changes to STAAR L/STAAR A test validity, and revised test accommodations. It also defines new fields such as percentile and expanded EOC cumulative history, plus administration coding and detailed location-from-to field mappings and lengths for the fixed-width .txt output.

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Pages28

Reading Time1 h 11 min

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Overview

2017 Reporting Changes

Fixed-Length Text File Output

Field Layout (Location, From-To, Length)

Administration and Student ID Information

Demographic Information

Ethnicity/Race Reporting Category

Answer Document Column Headings (Codes)

STAAR End-of-Course 2017 Test Administrations Reporting Student Data File Format Overview All STAAR data for end-of-course (EOC) assessments will be reported on the same data file. There will be one record on the data file for each subject for which a student is assessed. Following is a list of the most significant changes being implemented in 2017. 1. Layout Expansion: The layout has been expanded from 1000 bytes to 2000 bytes. 2. Other Student Information: The FALL 2016 PEIMS MILITARY-CONNECTED-STUDENT-CODE has been added. See position 165. 3. Student Performance Standards and Performance Level Results: Level II passing standards have been reduced to 2 standards. See position 387 and positions 392-399. Performance Level Results have been updated as Approaches Grade Level at Student’s Standard, Meets Grade Level and Masters Grade Level. See positions 389- 391. 4. STAAR L and STAAR A: STAAR L and STAAR A test versions are no longer valid for the spring 2017 administration and onwards. 5. Test Accommodation Information: Additional accommodations, including Text-To-Speech, Language and Vocabulary Supports and Content Supports, are added. See positions 258-260. In addition, Oral Administration and Linguistic Accommodations are removed. See position 255 and 257. 6. Short Answer Items (Single Selection and Pair selection) are removed for English I, English II, and English III. See positions 371-372 and assessment score information update. 7. Previous-Year English I First-Time/Retester: The First-Time/Retester indicator has been added to assist with the calculation of the progress measure for English II test takers. See position 412. 8. Percentile: Percentile is added indicating the student scored the same or better than this percentage of all students who took this test in Texas in the prior year. See positions 635-637. 9. Expanded STAAR EOC Cumulative History: The STAAR EOC Cumulative History section has been expanded to include additional historical data and moved to begin in position 1001. Several fields have also been reordered for ease of reading. The following data (for all subjects, except where noted) will be populated beginning in the fall 2017 administration reporting student data file. The exception to this will be “Meets Grade Level” which will be populated beginning in the spring 2017 administration reporting student data file. Data will only be provided for administrations in 2017 and onward. These fields will be blank for administrations in 2016 and older. 􀁸 Meets Grade Level 􀁸 Reporting Category Scores 􀁸 Raw Score 􀁸 Written Composition Score (English I and English II only) 􀁸 STAAR Progress Measure (Algebra I and English II only) 􀁸 ELL Progress Measure 􀁸 Percentile NOTE: The data will be provided in a fixed-length text file format with the layout defined below. The file extension will be .txt. STAAR END-OF-COURSE REPORTING STUDENT DATA FILE FORMAT LOCATION FROM-TO 1-4 5-6 7-8 9-17 18-32 33-47 48-62 63-72 73-73 74-82 83-83 84-91 92-92 93-93 FIELD LENGTH 4 2 2 9 15 15 15 10 1 9 1 8 1 1 EOC FIELD DESCRIPTION (PEIMS data element names are used where available) ADMINISTRATION AND STUDENT ID INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION DATE 1517 = Spring 2017 1617 = Summer 2017 1317 = Fall 2017 GRADE-LEVEL-CODE ANSWER DOCUMENT COLUMN HEADINGS (AND CODES) The grade is the value gridded on the student’s answer document or entered through the online system. If no grade is gridded, the grade from the student registration will be used. If no grade is provided and the student was not registered, the grade on the PEIMS file will be used if an appropriate match can be made. ESC REGION NUMBER COUNTY-DISTRICT-CAMPUS NUMBER DISTRICT-NAME CAMPUS-NAME LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME MIDDLE INITIAL STUDENT-ID (as used for PEIMS) SEX-CODE M = Male F = Female DATE-OF-BIRTH (MMDDYYYY) BLANK DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION

FAQs

What is the structure of the STAAR EOC reporting student data file?

The file reports all STAAR EOC data on one data file and contains one record per subject assessed. The output is a fixed-length text file (.txt) with fields defined by location, from-to positions, and field lengths.

Which key changes were implemented for STAAR EOC reporting in 2017?

Changes include expanding the layout from 1000 to 2000 bytes, adding the FALL 2016 PEIMS military-connected student code, reducing Level II passing standards to two standards, updating performance level result labels, and adding or removing accommodation and item information.

How are spring, summer, and fall 2017 administrations identified in the file?

The administration date field uses codes: 1517 for Spring 2017, 1617 for Summer 2017, and 1317 for Fall 2017.

Oct 2, 2026

Uploaded by Rizky