Highlights

Record Level: Student by school by year 
Record Count: approx. 1.7 million students per year 
Years Covered: 2004-Present 
Population Coverage: Public school students in Michigan

The K-12 student data contain commonly requested longitudinal student-level educational data from the K-12 environment. Available datasets reflect information about K-12 graduation, enrollment, demographics and program participation. Sources for these data include the Michigan Student Data System (MSDS) Fall, Spring, and End-of-Year General Collection Submissions, MSDS Teacher Student Data Link (TSDL) Collection, Educational Entity Master (EEM), and the Graduation and Dropout Application (GAD). While the panel extends back to 2004, availability of specific variables will vary for earlier years.

Only public school students are included in the data sets. In addition to K-12 students, these data include pre-K students and special education transition students over the age of 18. Students attending non-public schools and students using a non-public residency code at a public school (i.e., home school and private school students), as well as students enrolled only in Adult Education, are excluded.

Prior to school year 2017-18, a student was counted as absent by a district only if they missed a full day of school. Beginning with school year 2017-18, that criteria changed so that students are counted as absent if they miss more than 50 percent of the school day. This aligns with Every Student Succeeds Act requirements. For details on this reporting, exemptions and other information, please see the MSDS Collection Details Manual on the CEPI website. Specifically, the definition of what counts as attendance changed in the following way as described in the Michigan collection manual.

What counts as attendance prior to 2017-18?What counts as attendance starting in 2017-18?
Count attendance for any part of the school day as a day in attendance. Report participation in half-day kindergarten, special education for preprimary-aged students (3-5 years of age), or any other pupil program as a day in attendance.Count attendance for a student who is present at least 50% of the school day as a day in attendance. Report participation in half-day kindergarten, special education for preprimary-aged students (3-5 years of age), or any other pupil program as a day in attendance.

The geocoded student data contains census block information for each student enrolled in a K-12 school in Michigan, where one or more parent or guardian addresses have been geocoded successfully. The dataset covers PK-12 students (i.e., K12 students, those in Early On, Early Childhood Special Education, Early Childhood and Pre-Kindergarten programs) for 2010 - present. Data for 2003 - 2009 only includes K12 students. It does not have any post-secondary student, since CEPI does not provide any demographics for those students beyond what's in the post-secondary datasets. The data are on the Student x Year x Building Code x Census Block level for records preceding the 2010 school year. Starting in 2009-2010, the census block is also resolved at the collection level (Spring, Fall, End of Year) meaning the order of census blocks resided in is now knowable. New data are delivered on a yearly basis. Data from the 2002-2003 EOY collection forward are available. Due to the addition of ISD code and name variables in the 2016-2017 EOY delivery, previous years have null values for these variables.

The academic years covered by the K12 student data vary. Student demographic, enrollment and program data currently span from 2013 to present. MEDC has expanded the panel back to 2003 using archived data for certain demographic and enrollment variables. Audited graduation or cohort records begin in 2008. Census block data begin in 2003.

Note: There are variables under the Category of Program Participation that could be assumed to fall under the Category of Demographics, but they do not . Those variables indicate participation in programs designed to meet the needs of particular populations, but the variables do not specify fulfillment of any particular criteria to receive those services.

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Category Variable Description
Category: All Variable: LAST_COLLECTION_ID Description: 

Code associated with the collection in which the student was last reported by any district.
Category: All Variable: ASSIGNED_ISD_NAME Description: 

The name, as recorded in the Educational Entity Master (EEM), that identifies the intermediate school district (ISD) or educational service agency (ESA) in which the district or program is located. This is the ISD that the educator is assigned to.
Category: All Variable: COLLECTION_SCHOOL_YEAR Description: 

The academic school year in which the course was completed by the student.
Category: All Variable: START_YEAR Description: 

The calendar year in which the school year began.
Category: All Variable: RIC Description: 

The unique student identifier--Research Identification Code.
Category: All Variable: OPERATIONAL_DISTRICT_CODE Description: 

The official state assigned five digit code denoting the district of the entity held accountable for the student's graduation status.
Category: All Variable: REPORTING_PERIOD Description: 

Description of the reporting period (school year, fall, spring) that the data represents.
Category: All Variable: OPERATIONAL_ISD_CODE Description: 

The state-assigned two-digit number, as recorded in the Educational Entity Master (EEM), that identifies the intermediate school district (ISD) or educational service agency (ESA) in which the district or program is located.
Category: All Variable: SCHOOL_YEAR Description: 

The start and end years of the schoolyear that the student attended / received services during the collection used for this record.
Category: All Variable: SCHOOL_NAME Description: 

The official name assigned to the School or Facility (Building) type of entity held accountable for the student's graduation status.
Category: All Variable: OPERATIONAL_DISTRICT_NAME Description: 

The official district name denoting the district of the entity held accountable for the student's graduation status.
Category: All Variable: SCHOOL_CODE Description: 

The entity code assigned to the School or Facility (Building) held accountable for the student's graduation status.
Category: All Variable: OPERATIONAL_ISD_NAME Description: 

The name, as recorded in the Educational Entity Master (EEM), that identifies the intermediate school district (ISD) or educational service agency (ESA) in which the district or program is located.
Category: All Variable: OPERATIONAL_DISTRICT_NAME Description: 

The state-assigned name, as recorded in the Educational Entity Master (EEM), which identifies the public school district responsible for providing education to the reported student. It is the district to which any applicable funds (state or federal) will be sent. Otherwise known as the District Name.
Category: All Variable: BUILDING_NAME Description: 

The name as assigned to the building in the official Educational Entity Master. Otherwise known as Building Name.
Category: All Variable: EMPLOYED_ISD_CODE Description: 

The state-assigned five-digit number, as recorded in the Educational Entity Master (EEM), that identifies the intermediate school district (ISD) or educational service agency (ESA) in which the district or program is located. This is the ISD that the educator is employed by.
Category: All Variable: EMPLOYED_DISTRICT_CODE Description: 

The official state assigned five digit code denoting the district that the educator is employed by.
Category: All Variable: SCHOOL_NAME Description: 

The name as assigned to the building in the official Educational Entity Master (EEM).
Category: All Variable: ENTITY_TYPE Description: 

Description of Entity Type which indicates whether the school/entity that the staff is assigned to, is private, charter, public, state-run, etc.
Category: All Variable: SCHOOL_OPEN_DATE Description: 

The actual opening date of the school or when it begins to do business.
Category: All Variable: MOECS_EDUCATOR_ID Description: 

A unique identification code assigned to educators when they enter their information in MOECS for the first time, to keep the anonymity of the staff.
Category: All Variable: COLLECTION Description: 

Name of Collection during which the data in a given record were reported.
Category: All Variable: SCHOOL_YEAR Description: 

Description of School Year which the data represents.
Category: All Variable: RPIC Description: 

A unique Personnel Identification Code (PIC) which is modified for the researcher's database (i.e., Research Personnel Identification Code = RPIC) to keep the anonymity of the staff.
Category: All Variable: RIC Description: 

The unique student identifier--Research Identification Code.
Category: All Variable: SCHOOL_YEAR Description: 

Description of the school year that the data represents.
Category: All Variable: SUBMITTING_SCHOOL_CODE Description: 

The state-assigned five- or nine-digit code from EEM of the entity responsiblefor the certification (if applicable) of the collection. Generally, this is theentity receiving funding. It may or may not be the entity that is directlyproviding education services to the student. This field identifies the building entity submitting the record. Note not all children submitted will have a building code, it is optional for community based programs.
Category: All Variable: TABLE_ID Description: 

Unique key generated to relate records from Main to Programs tables. Note this key was generated for the relationship of these tables and cannot be used with K12 data.
Category: All Variable: COLLECTION Description: 

Description of the reporting period (school year, fall, spring) that the data represents.
Category: All Variable: SUBMITTING_DISTRICT_NAME Description: 

The name, as recorded in EEM, which identifies the district entity submitting the record.
Category: All Variable: SUBMITTING_SCHOOL_NAME Description: 

The name assigned to the submitting school building in the official Educational Entity Master.
Category: All Variable: SUBMITTING_DISTRICT_CODE Description: 

The state-assigned five- or nine-digit code from EEM of the entity responsiblefor the certification (if applicable) of the collection. Generally, this is theentity receiving funding. It may or may not be the entity that is directlyproviding education services to the student. This field identifies the district entity submitting the record.
Category: All Variable: SCHOOL_NAME Description: 

The name as assigned to the building in the official Educational Entity Master application. (based in EEM).
Category: All Variable: SCHOOL_CODE Description: 

The five-digit code as assigned to the building in the official Educational Entity Master application (based in EEM).
Category: All Variable: OPERATIONAL_DISTRICT_CODE Description: 

The state-assigned five-digit number, as recorded in the Educational Entity Master (EEM), which identifies the public school district responsible for providing education to the reported student. It is the district to which any applicable funds (state or federal) will be sent. Otherwise known as the District Code.
Category: All Variable: BUILDING_CODE Description: 

The five-digit code as assigned to the building in the official Educational Entity Master. Otherwise known as Building Code.
Category: Alternative Assessments Variable: SOC_MIACCESS_TEST_TYPE Description: 

1) MI-Access Functional Independence (FI) – For students who have, or function as if they have, a significant cognitive impairment, and whose instruction is most closely aligned to the Essential Elements* and within the High Range of Complexity. 2) MI-Access Supported Independence (SI) – For students who have, or function as if they have, a significant cognitive impairment, and whose instruction is most closely aligned to the Essential Elements* and within the Medium Range of Complexity. 3) MI-Access Participation (P) – For students who have, or function as if they have, a significant cognitive impairment, and whose instruction is most closely aligned to the Essential Elements* and within the Low Range of Complexity.* Essential Elements are specific statements of Knowledge and Skills linked to the grade-level standards.
Category: Alternative Assessments Variable: RDG_MIACCESS_TEST_TYPE Description: 

1) MI-Access Functional Independence (FI) – For students who have, or function as if they have, a significant cognitive impairment, and whose instruction is most closely aligned to the Essential Elements* and within the High Range of Complexity. 2) MI-Access Supported Independence (SI) – For students who have, or function as if they have, a significant cognitive impairment, and whose instruction is most closely aligned to the Essential Elements* and within the Medium Range of Complexity. 3) MI-Access Participation (P) – For students who have, or function as if they have, a significant cognitive impairment, and whose instruction is most closely aligned to the Essential Elements* and within the Low Range of Complexity.* Essential Elements are specific statements of Knowledge and Skills linked to the grade-level standards.
Category: Alternative Assessments Variable: MTH_MIACCESS_TEST_TYPE Description: 

1) MI-Access Functional Independence (FI) – For students who have, or function as if they have, a significant cognitive impairment, and whose instruction is most closely aligned to the Essential Elements* and within the High Range of Complexity. 2) MI-Access Supported Independence (SI) – For students who have, or function as if they have, a significant cognitive impairment, and whose instruction is most closely aligned to the Essential Elements* and within the Medium Range of Complexity. 3) MI-Access Participation (P) – For students who have, or function as if they have, a significant cognitive impairment, and whose instruction is most closely aligned to the Essential Elements* and within the Low Range of Complexity.* Essential Elements are specific statements of Knowledge and Skills linked to the grade-level standards.
Category: Alternative Assessments Variable: SCI_MIACCESS_TEST_TYPE Description: 

1) MI-Access Functional Independence (FI) – For students who have, or function as if they have, a significant cognitive impairment, and whose instruction is most closely aligned to the Essential Elements* and within the High Range of Complexity. 2) MI-Access Supported Independence (SI) – For students who have, or function as if they have, a significant cognitive impairment, and whose instruction is most closely aligned to the Essential Elements* and within the Medium Range of Complexity. 3) MI-Access Participation (P) – For students who have, or function as if they have, a significant cognitive impairment, and whose instruction is most closely aligned to the Essential Elements* and within the Low Range of Complexity.* Essential Elements are specific statements of Knowledge and Skills linked to the grade-level standards.
Category: Alternative Assessments Variable: ELA_MIACCESS_TEST_TYPE Description: 

1) MI-Access Functional Independence (FI) – For students who have, or function as if they have, a significant cognitive impairment, and whose instruction is most closely aligned to the Essential Elements* and within the High Range of Complexity. 2) MI-Access Supported Independence (SI) – For students who have, or function as if they have, a significant cognitive impairment, and whose instruction is most closely aligned to the Essential Elements* and within the Medium Range of Complexity. 3) MI-Access Participation (P) – For students who have, or function as if they have, a significant cognitive impairment, and whose instruction is most closely aligned to the Essential Elements* and within the Low Range of Complexity.* Essential Elements are specific statements of Knowledge and Skills linked to the grade-level standards.
Category: Alternative Assessments Variable: WRI_MIACCESS_TEST_TYPE Description: 

1) MI-Access Functional Independence (FI) – For students who have, or function as if they have, a significant cognitive impairment, and whose instruction is most closely aligned to the Essential Elements* and within the High Range of Complexity. 2) MI-Access Supported Independence (SI) – For students who have, or function as if they have, a significant cognitive impairment, and whose instruction is most closely aligned to the Essential Elements* and within the Medium Range of Complexity. 3) MI-Access Participation (P) – For students who have, or function as if they have, a significant cognitive impairment, and whose instruction is most closely aligned to the Essential Elements* and within the Low Range of Complexity.* Essential Elements are specific statements of Knowledge and Skills linked to the grade-level standards.
Category: Alternative Assessments Variable: IS_SCHOOL_TESTED_FAY Description: 

Is the student considered a full academic year (FAY) participant for the school during this year (Y= Yes; N=No; U=Unknown).
Category: Alternative Assessments Variable: IS_STATE_TESTED_FAY Description: 

Is the student considered a full academic year (FAY) participant for the state during this year (Y= Yes; N=No; U=Unknown).
Category: Alternative Assessments Variable: IS_DISTRICT_TESTED_FAY Description: 

Is the student considered a full academic year (FAY) participant for the district during this year (Y= Yes; N=No; U=Unknown).
Category: Assessment Score Variable: ELA_SS Description: 

The scaled score for the English language arts portion of the assessment.
Category: Assessment Score Variable: SOC_AGP_YRS_PROJ Description: 

The timeframe in which students are expected to reach proficiency.
Category: Assessment Score Variable: SCI_PL_NAME Description: 

The performance level name for the science portion of the assessment.
Category: Assessment Score Variable: ELA_SGP Description: 

The student growth percentile (SGP) for the English language arts portion of the assessment.
Category: Assessment Score Variable: MTH_PL_RANGE Description: 

A distinction which further differentiates whether the student was Low, Mid or High within their designated performance level for the mathematics portion of the assessment.
Category: Assessment Score Variable: SOC_SS Description: 

The scaled score for the social studies portion of the assessment.
Category: Assessment Score Variable: WRI_SS_SE Description: 

The scaled score standard error for the writing portion of the assessment.
Category: Assessment Score Variable: WRI_SS Description: 

The scaled score for the writing portion of the assessment.
Category: Assessment Score Variable: ELA_RSCH_Z_SCORE Description: 

A standardized score assigned to each student that describes each students relationship to the mean of all students with a score.
Category: Assessment Score Variable: RDG_PL_CHANGE Description: 

Performance level change is used to compare student performance from year to year for the reading portion of the assessment . Transition categories are: Significant Decline, Decline, Maintaining, Improvement, or Significant Improvement. Abbreviations are not used in this field, rather the actual descriptions are used.
Category: Assessment Score Variable: SCI_SGP_LEVEL_DESC Description: 

The student growth percentile (SGP) description for the science portion of the assessment.
Category: Assessment Score Variable: MTH_PL_NAME Description: 

The performance level name for the mathematics portion of the assessment.
Category: Assessment Score Variable: WRI_PL Description: 

The performance level for the writing portion of the assessment.
Category: Assessment Score Variable: SOC_THETA_SE Description: 

The Theta standard error for the social studies portion of the assessment.
Category: Assessment Score Variable: SCI_RSCH_Z_SCORE Description: 

A standardized score assigned to each student that describes each students relationship to the mean of all students with a score.
Category: Assessment Score Variable: ELA_THETA_SE Description: 

The Theta standard error for the English language arts portion of the assessment.
Category: Assessment Score Variable: SOC_PL Description: 

The performance level for the social studies portion of the assessment.
Category: Assessment Score Variable: RDG_PL Description: 

The performance level for the reading portion of the assessment.
Category: Assessment Score Variable: SCI_VALID Description: 

Flag denoting whether the student's test was valid for the science portion of the assessment.
Category: Assessment Score Variable: MTH_THETA_SE Description: 

The Theta standard error for the mathematics portion of the assessment.
Category: Assessment Score Variable: SCI_SS Description: 

The scaled score for the science portion of the assessment.
Category: Assessment Score Variable: SCI_SS_SE Description: 

The scaled score standard error for the science portion of the assessment.
Category: Assessment Score Variable: WRI_VALID Description: 

Flag denoting whether the student's test was valid for the writing portion of the assessment.
Category: Assessment Score Variable: ELA_VALID Description: 

Flag denoting whether the student's test was valid for the English language arts portion of the assessment.
Category: Assessment Score Variable: RDG_PL_RANGE Description: 

A distinction which further differentiates whether the student was Low, Mid or High within their designated performance level for the reading portion of the assessment.
Category: Assessment Score Variable: SOC_PL_NAME Description: 

The performance level name for the social studies portion of the assessment.
Category: Assessment Score Variable: SOC_SGP_LEVEL_DESC Description: 

The student growth percentile (SGP) description for the social studies portion of the assessment.
Category: Assessment Score Variable: ELA_PL_NAME Description: 

The performance level name for the English language arts portion of the assessment.
Category: Assessment Score Variable: MTH_PL Description: 

The performance level for the mathematics portion of the assessment.
Category: Assessment Score Variable: MTH_SGP_LEVEL_DESC Description: 

The student growth percentile (SGP) description for the mathematics portion of the assessment.
Category: Assessment Score Variable: MTH_VALID Description: 

Flag denoting whether the student's test was valid for the mathematics portion of the assessment.
Category: Assessment Score Variable: SCI_THETA_SE Description: 

The Theta standard error for the science portion of the assessment.
Category: Assessment Score Variable: MTH_SGP Description: 

The student growth percentile (SGP) for the mathematics portion of the assessment.
Category: Assessment Score Variable: RDG_SS Description: 

The scaled score for the reading portion of the assessment.
Category: Assessment Score Variable: SOC_OVERALL_AGP Description: 

The adequate growth percentile (AGP) for the social studies portion of the assessment.
Category: Assessment Score Variable: MTH_AGP_YRS_PROJ Description: 

The timeframe in which students are expected to reach proficiency.
Category: Assessment Score Variable: WRI_PL_NAME Description: 

The performance level name for the writing portion of the assessment.
Category: Assessment Score Variable: MTH_SS_SE Description: 

The scaled score standard error for the mathematics portion of the assessment.
Category: Assessment Score Variable: ELA_OVERALL_AGP Description: 

The adequate growth percentile (AGP) for the English language arts portion of the assessment.
Category: Assessment Score Variable: RDG_PL_NAME Description: 

The performance level name for the reading portion of the assessment.
Category: Assessment Score Variable: SCI_OVERALL_AGP Description: 

The adequate growth percentile (AGP) for the science portion of the assessment.
Category: Assessment Score Variable: SOC_SGP Description: 

The student growth percentile (SGP) for the social studies portion of the assessment.
Category: Assessment Score Variable: SOC_SS_SE Description: 

The scaled score standard error for the social studies portion of the assessment.
Category: Assessment Score Variable: MTH_RSCH_Z_SCORE Description: 

A standardized score assigned to each student that describes each students relationship to the mean of all students with a score.
Category: Assessment Score Variable: MTH_OVERALL_AGP Description: 

The adequate growth percentile (AGP) for the mathematics portion of the assessment.
Category: Assessment Score Variable: MTH_PL_CHANGE Description: 

Performance level change is used to compare student performance from year to year for the mathematics portion of the assessment . Transition categories are: Significant Decline, Decline, Maintaining, Improvement, or Significant Improvement. Abbreviations are not used in this field, rather the actual descriptions are used.
Category: Assessment Score Variable: SCI_PL Description: 

The performance level for the science portion of the assessment.
Category: Assessment Score Variable: ELA_SS_SE Description: 

The scaled score standard error for the English language arts portion of the assessment.
Category: Assessment Score Variable: SCI_SGP Description: 

The student growth percentile (SGP) for the science portion of the assessment.
Category: Assessment Score Variable: MTH_SS Description: 

The scaled score for the mathematics portion of the assessment.
Category: Assessment Score Variable: RDG_VALID Description: 

Flag denoting whether the student's test was valid for the reading portion of the assessment.
Category: Assessment Score Variable: RDG_THETA_SE Description: 

The Theta standard error for the reading portion of the assessment.
Category: Assessment Score Variable: ELA_SGP_LEVEL_DESC Description: 

The student growth percentile (SGP) description for the English language arts portion of the assessment.
Category: Assessment Score Variable: SCI_AGP_YRS_PROJ Description: 

The timeframe in which students are expected to reach proficiency.
Category: Assessment Score Variable: ELA_AGP_YRS_PROJ Description: 

The timeframe in which students are expected to reach proficiency.