| Topic | Category | Variable | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Topic: Assessment | Category: Assessment Score | Variable: RDG_OVERALL_AGP | Description: The adequate growth percentile (AGP) for the reading portion of the assessment. |
| Topic: Assessment | Category: Assessment Score | Variable: RDG_OVERALL_SGP | Description: The student growth percentile (SGP) for the reading portion of the assessment. |
| Topic: Assessment | Category: Assessment Score | Variable: RDG_PL | Description: The performance level for the reading portion of the assessment. |
| Topic: Assessment | Category: Assessment Score | Variable: RDG_PL_CHANGE | Description: Compares yearly student performance level change in reading part of assessment |
| Topic: Assessment | Category: Assessment Score | Variable: RDG_PL_NAME | Description: The performance level name for the reading portion of the assessment. |
| Topic: Assessment | Category: Assessment Score | Variable: RDG_PL_RANGE | Description: Denotes student was low, mid, or high performance on the reading assessment |
| Topic: Assessment | Category: Assessment Score | Variable: RDG_RESEARCH_Z_SCORE | Description: Score assigned to each student comparing students score to mean score |
| Topic: Assessment | Category: Assessment Score | Variable: RDG_SS | Description: The scaled score for the reading portion of the assessment. |
| Topic: Assessment | Category: Assessment Score | Variable: RDG_SS_SE | Description: The scaled score standard error for the reading portion of the assessment. |
| Topic: Assessment | Category: Assessment Score | Variable: RDG_THETA_SE | Description: The Theta standard error for the reading portion of the assessment. |
| Topic: Assessment | Category: Assessment Score | Variable: RDG_VALID | Description: Denotes whether students test was valid for reading portion of assessment |
| Topic: Assessment | Category: Assessment Score | Variable: RSCH_Z_SCORE | Description: Score assigned to each student comparing students score to mean score |
| Topic: Assessment | Category: Assessment Score | Variable: SAT_MATH_AGP_YEARS_PROJECTED | Description: The timeframe in which students are expected to reach proficiency. |
| Topic: Assessment | Category: Assessment Score | Variable: SAT_MATH_OVERALL_AGP | Description: The adequate growth percentile for the mathematics portion of the assessment |
| Topic: Assessment | Category: Assessment Score | Variable: SAT_RDG_WRI_AGP_YEARS_PROJECTED | Description: The timeframe in which students are expected to reach proficiency. |
| Topic: Assessment | Category: Assessment Score | Variable: SAT_RDG_WRI_OVERALL_AGP | Description: Adequate growth percentile for the reading/writing portion of the assessment |
| Topic: Assessment | Category: Assessment Score | Variable: SAT_RSCH_Z_SCORE_ELA | Description: Score assigned to each student comparing students score to mean score |
| Topic: Assessment | Category: Assessment Score | Variable: SAT_RSCH_Z_SCORE_MATH | Description: Score assigned to each student comparing students score to mean score |
| Topic: Assessment | Category: Assessment Score | Variable: SCI_AGP_YEARS_PROJECTED | Description: The timeframe in which students are expected to reach proficiency. |
| Topic: Assessment | Category: Assessment Score | Variable: SCI_AGP_YRS_PROJ | Description: The timeframe in which students are expected to reach proficiency. |
| Topic: Assessment | Category: Assessment Score | Variable: SCI_OVERALL_AGP | Description: The adequate growth percentile (AGP) for the science portion of the assessment. |
| Topic: Assessment | Category: Assessment Score | Variable: SCI_OVERALL_SGP | Description: The student growth percentile (SGP) for the science portion of the assessment. |
| Topic: Assessment | Category: Assessment Score | Variable: SCI_PL | Description: The performance level for the science portion of the assessment. |
| Topic: Assessment | Category: Assessment Score | Variable: SCI_PL_NAME | Description: The performance level name for the science portion of the assessment. |
| Topic: Assessment | Category: Assessment Score | Variable: SCI_RESEARCH_Z_SCORE | Description: Score assigned to each student comparing students score to mean score |
| Topic: Assessment | Category: Assessment Score | Variable: SCI_RSCH_Z_SCORE | Description: Score assigned to each student comparing students score to mean score |
| Topic: Assessment | Category: Assessment Score | Variable: SCI_SGP | Description: The student growth percentile (SGP) for the science portion of the assessment. |
| Topic: Assessment | Category: Assessment Score | Variable: SCI_SGP_LEVEL_DESC | Description: Student Growth Percentile description for science portion of assessment |
| Topic: Assessment | Category: Assessment Score | Variable: SCI_SS | Description: The scaled score for the science portion of the assessment. |
| Topic: Assessment | Category: Assessment Score | Variable: SCI_SS_SE | Description: The scaled score standard error for the science portion of the assessment. |
| Topic: Assessment | Category: Assessment Score | Variable: SCI_THETA_SE | Description: The Theta standard error for the science portion of the assessment. |
| Topic: Assessment | Category: Assessment Score | Variable: SCI_VALID | Description: Denotes whether student's test was valid for science portion of assessment |
| Topic: Assessment | Category: Assessment Score | Variable: SOC_AGP_YEARS_PROJECTED | Description: The timeframe in which students are expected to reach proficiency. |
| Topic: Assessment | Category: Assessment Score | Variable: SOC_AGP_YRS_PROJ | Description: The timeframe in which students are expected to reach proficiency. |
| Topic: Assessment | Category: Assessment Score | Variable: SOC_OVERALL_AGP | Description: Adequate Growth Percentile for social studies portion of assessment |
| Topic: Assessment | Category: Assessment Score | Variable: SOC_OVERALL_SGP | Description: The student growth percentile for the social studies portion of the assessment |
| Topic: Assessment | Category: Assessment Score | Variable: SOC_PL | Description: The performance level for the social studies portion of the assessment. |
| Topic: Assessment | Category: Assessment Score | Variable: SOC_PL_NAME | Description: The performance level name for the social studies portion of the assessment. |
| Topic: Assessment | Category: Assessment Score | Variable: SOC_RESEARCH_Z_SCORE | Description: Score assigned to each student comparing students score to mean score |
| Topic: Assessment | Category: Assessment Score | Variable: SOC_RSCH_Z_SCORE | Description: Score assigned to each student comparing students score to mean score |
| Topic: Assessment | Category: Assessment Score | Variable: SOC_SGP | Description: The student growth percentile for the social studies portion of the assessment |
| Topic: Assessment | Category: Assessment Score | Variable: SOC_SGP_LEVEL_DESC | Description: Student growth percentile description for social studies portion of assessment |
| Topic: Assessment | Category: Assessment Score | Variable: SOC_SS | Description: The scaled score for the social studies portion of the assessment. |
| Topic: Assessment | Category: Assessment Score | Variable: SOC_SS_SE | Description: Scaled score standard error for social studies portion of assessment |
| Topic: Assessment | Category: Assessment Score | Variable: SOC_THETA_SE | Description: The Theta standard error for the social studies portion of the assessment. |
| Topic: Assessment | Category: Assessment Score | Variable: SOC_VALID | Description: Denotes validity of students test for social studies portion of assessment |
| Topic: Assessment | Category: Assessment Score | Variable: WRI_AGP_YEARS_PROJECTED | Description: The timeframe in which students are expected to reach proficiency. |
| Topic: Assessment | Category: Assessment Score | Variable: WRI_OVERALL_AGP | Description: The adequate growth percentile (AGP) for the writing portion of the assessment. |
| Topic: Assessment | Category: Assessment Score | Variable: WRI_OVERALL_SGP | Description: The student growth percentile (SGP) for the writing portion of the assessment. |
| Topic: Assessment | Category: Assessment Score | Variable: WRI_PL | Description: The performance level for the writing portion of the assessment. |
| Topic: Assessment | Category: Assessment Score | Variable: WRI_PL_NAME | Description: The performance level name for the writing portion of the assessment. |
| Topic: Assessment | Category: Assessment Score | Variable: WRI_RESEARCH_Z_SCORE | Description: Score assigned to each student comparing students score to mean score |
| Topic: Assessment | Category: Assessment Score | Variable: WRI_SS | Description: The scaled score for the writing portion of the assessment. |
| Topic: Assessment | Category: Assessment Score | Variable: WRI_SS_SE | Description: The scaled score standard error for the writing portion of the assessment. |
| Topic: Assessment | Category: Assessment Score | Variable: WRI_THETA_SE | Description: The Theta standard error for the writing portion of the assessment. |
| Topic: Assessment | Category: Assessment Score | Variable: WRI_VALID | Description: Denotes whether students test was valid for writing portion of assessment |
| Topic: Assessment | Category: Assessment Subscore | Variable: SUBSCORE_PCT_CORRECT | Description: Num of Qs answered correctly divided by total num of Qs for reporting level |
| Topic: Assessment | Category: Assessment Subscore | Variable: SUBSCORE_RPT_LEVEL_DESC | Description: The description of the reporting level. |
| Topic: Assessment | Category: Assessment Subscore | Variable: SUBSCORE_RPT_LEVEL_ID | Description: The reporting level identifier value used by MDE. |
| Topic: Assessment | Category: Assessment Subscore | Variable: SUBSCORE_RPT_LEVEL_TYPE | Description: The reporting level type |
| Topic: Assessment | Category: Assessment Subscore | Variable: SUBSCORE_SCALED_SCORE | Description: The scaled score value for this reporting level. |
| Topic: Assessment | Category: English Language Learner | Variable: COMPREHENSION_PL | Description: The performance level for the comprehension portion of the assessment. |
| Topic: Assessment | Category: English Language Learner | Variable: COMPREHENSION_PL_NAME | Description: The performance level name for the comprehension portion of the assessment. |
| Topic: Assessment | Category: English Language Learner | Variable: COMPREHENSION_SS | Description: The scaled score for the comprehension portion of the assessment. |
| Topic: Assessment | Category: English Language Learner | Variable: COMPREHENSION_VALID | Description: Denotes whether student's test was valid for comprehension portion of assess. |
| Topic: Assessment | Category: English Language Learner | Variable: LISTENING_PL | Description: The performance level for the listening portion of the assessment. |
| Topic: Assessment | Category: English Language Learner | Variable: LISTENING_PL_NAME | Description: The performance level name for the listening portion of the assessment. |
| Topic: Assessment | Category: English Language Learner | Variable: LISTENING_SS | Description: The scaled score for the listening portion of the assessment. |
| Topic: Assessment | Category: English Language Learner | Variable: LISTENING_VALID | Description: Denotes whether student's test was valid for listening portion of assessment |
| Topic: Assessment | Category: English Language Learner | Variable: LITERACY_PL | Description: The performance level for the literacy portion of the assessment. |
| Topic: Assessment | Category: English Language Learner | Variable: LITERACY_PL_NAME | Description: The performance level name for the literacy portion of the assessment. |
| Topic: Assessment | Category: English Language Learner | Variable: LITERACY_SS | Description: The scaled score for the literacy portion of the assessment. |
| Topic: Assessment | Category: English Language Learner | Variable: LITERACY_VALID | Description: Denotes whether student's test was valid for literacy portion of assessment |
| Topic: Assessment | Category: English Language Learner | Variable: ORAL_PL | Description: The performance level for the oral portion of the assessment. |
| Topic: Assessment | Category: English Language Learner | Variable: ORAL_PL_NAME | Description: The performance level name for the oral portion of the assessment. |
| Topic: Assessment | Category: English Language Learner | Variable: ORAL_SS | Description: The scaled score for the oral portion of the assessment. |
| Topic: Assessment | Category: English Language Learner | Variable: ORAL_VALID | Description: Denotes whether student's test was valid for oral portion of assessment |
| Topic: Assessment | Category: English Language Learner | Variable: OVERALL_PL | Description: The performance level for the entire assessment. |
| Topic: Assessment | Category: English Language Learner | Variable: OVERALL_PL_NAME | Description: The performance level name for the entire assessment. |
| Topic: Assessment | Category: English Language Learner | Variable: OVERALL_SS | Description: The scaled score for the entire assessment. |
| Topic: Assessment | Category: English Language Learner | Variable: OVERALL_VALID | Description: Flag denoting whether the student's test was valid for the entire assessment. |
| Topic: Assessment | Category: English Language Learner | Variable: SPEAKING_PL | Description: The performance level for the speaking portion of the assessment. |
| Topic: Assessment | Category: English Language Learner | Variable: SPEAKING_PL_NAME | Description: The performance level name for the speaking portion of the assessment. |
| Topic: Assessment | Category: English Language Learner | Variable: SPEAKING_SS | Description: The scaled score for the speaking portion of the assessment. |
| Topic: Assessment | Category: English Language Learner | Variable: SPEAKING_VALID | Description: Denotes whether student's test was valid for speaking portion of assessment |
| Topic: Assessment | Category: SAT and ACT | Variable: ACT_COMPOSITE_SCORE | Description: The composite average score of four test scores, ranging from 1 to 36 |
| Topic: Assessment | Category: SAT and ACT | Variable: ACT_ENGLISH_SCORE | Description: The ACT score for the English portion of the assessment. |
| Topic: Assessment | Category: SAT and ACT | Variable: ACT_ENGLISH_WRITING_SCORE | Description: The ACT score for the English_writing portion of the assessment. |
| Topic: Assessment | Category: SAT and ACT | Variable: ACT_MATH_SCORE | Description: The ACT score for the math portion of the assessment. |
| Topic: Assessment | Category: SAT and ACT | Variable: ACT_READING_SCORE | Description: The ACT score for the reading portion of the assessment. |
| Topic: Assessment | Category: SAT and ACT | Variable: ACT_SCIENCE_SCORE | Description: The ACT score for the science portion of the assessment. |
| Topic: Assessment | Category: SAT and ACT | Variable: ACT_WRITING_SCORE | Description: The ACT score for the writing portion of the assessment. |
| Topic: Assessment | Category: SAT and ACT | Variable: IS_COLLEGE_REPORTABLE | Description: Flag denoting whether ACT scores for student are viable to report to college |
| Topic: Assessment | Category: SAT and ACT | Variable: SAT_COMBINED_VALID | Description: Flag denoting whether student's test was valid for ELA and MATH portion |
| Topic: Assessment | Category: SAT and ACT | Variable: SAT_ELA_COLLEGE_READY | Description: Indicates whether college/career ready benchmark was met on ELA test |
| Topic: Assessment | Category: SAT and ACT | Variable: SAT_ELA_SCORE | Description: The official SAT score for the English language arts portion. |
| Topic: Assessment | Category: SAT and ACT | Variable: SAT_ELA_SGP | Description: Student Growth Percentile for the ELA portion of the assessment |
| Topic: Assessment | Category: SAT and ACT | Variable: SAT_ELA_SGP_LEVEL | Description: Student Growth Percentile for the ELA portion of the assesment |
| Topic: Assessment | Category: SAT and ACT | Variable: SAT_ELA_SGP_LEVEL_DESC | Description: Student Growth Percentile description of the ELA portion of the assessment |
| Topic: Assessment | Category: SAT and ACT | Variable: SAT_ELA_VALID | Description: Denotes whether student's test was valid for ELA portion of the assessment |
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