Student Local Assessment Subtest Template
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Introduction
The Student Local Assessment Subtest Template identifies whether or not a student has met the applicable standards where the LEA has chosen to host a local assessment in lieu of the standard PSSA for grade 3 reading and/or grade 7 math. This report can only be run at the district level.
Grain: One record per LEA / School / School Year / Local Assessment / Student.
Output File Name
The report output file name consists of the follow:
- District Code = 9-digit Administrative Unit Number
- Target table (located on template)
- Date and time stamp (ensures uniqueness for the file), format is YYYMMMDDHHMM
- File Extension (data separator type)“csv”, "tab", or "del"
Example: 100000009_STUDENT_LOCAL_ASSMNT_SUBTEST_201709051134.csv
Selection Criteria
Selection criteria determine which database records are used in the report.
Student Selection
The report selects which student records to use based on the following criteria:
- The student must be enrolled in a school included in the report.
- The student must not be excluded from state reporting.
- The student must be in grade level 3 or 7 during the reporting period.
Report Input
For help with report generation and navigation, see How to Find and Generate a Report.
Field | Description |
Students to Include | When Running the Report from the School: Select one of the following:
Note: If running the report for a single student or group of students, select the students prior to running report. When Running the Report from the District, indicate which schools to include in the report by selecting from the following options: If sub-districts are not enabled:
If sub-districts are enabled:
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Select School Year | From the pop-up menu, choose the year for which the report should be run. |
Field Delimiter | Select the field delimiter for the extract file. |
Include Header Labels in output file? | Choose Yes or No to indicate whether to include column headings in the extract file. Including column headers provides a heading for each type of data extracted in the report. |
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Report Output
Each of the fields displayed in the output of the report are described below. See Understanding the Report Output Table for a definition of each column in the table.
Item # | Data Element | Description | [Table]FieldName | Field Type | Field Length |
1 | District Code | The unique, nine-digit Administrative Unit Number assigned by the PDE. This field is extracted from Start Page > District Setup > District Info. | [Prefs]Value where [Prefs]Name=PA_districtAUN If sub-districts are enabled: [CST_SubDistricts]Subdistrict_Number | Alpha-numeric | 20 |
2 | Test Description | The PDE-defined value identifying the assessment. Valid value:
| [S_PA_STU_LocalAssessment_C]Test_Description | Alpha-numeric | 60 |
3 | Assessment School Year Date | A single date indicating the whole school year; the June 30 at the end of the standard school year is used to designate a school year. Thus, the 2017-2018 school year would be indicated by 2018-06-30. | Dervied based on the year for which the report is run. | Alpha-numeric | 10 |
4 | Subtest Area | The description of the subtest area. Valid values:
| [S_PA_LocalAssessments_S]SubTest_Area | Alpha-numeric | 25 |
5 | Subtest Grade Level | The grade level for which the subtest was administered, extracted in a 3-digit format. Must match the grade level reported for the student in the STUDENT template. See Appendix K in Volume 2 of the PIMS User Manual for valid values corresponding to grades 3 and 7. | [S_PA_STU_X]State_Grade_Code [S_PA_REN_X]State_Grade_Code | Alpha-numeric | 15 |
6 | Subtest Version ID | The version ID of the subtest. Valid value:
| [S_PA_LocalAssessments_S]SubTest_VersionID | Alpha-numeric | 8 |
7 | Not Collected | A blank placeholder is extracted. | N/A | N/A | N/A |
8 | Not Collected | A blank placeholder is extracted. | N/A | N/A | N/A |
9 | Not Collected | A blank placeholder is extracted. | N/A | N/A | N/A |
10 | Student ID | The PAsecureID assigned to the student. This field is extracted from Start Page > Student > State/Province - PA > PA SecureID. | [Students]State_StudentNumber | Alpha-numeric | 10 |
11 | Test Date | The date on which the test was taken. | [S_PA_STU_LocalAssessment_C]Test_Date | Date | 10 |
12 | Not Collected | A blank placeholder is extracted. | N/A | N/A | N/A |
13 | Not Collected | A blank placeholder is extracted. | N/A | N/A | N/A |
14 | Not Collected | A blank placeholder is extracted. | N/A | N/A | N/A |
15 | Score Type 1 | Valid value:
| Fixed value | Alpha-Numeric | 35 |
16 | Not Collected | A blank placeholder is extracted. | N/A | N/A | N/A |
17 | Not Collected | A blank placeholder is extracted. | N/A | N/A | N/A |
18 | Standard Achieved 1 | The standard the student must meet. Valid value:
| [S_PA_STU_LocalAssessment_C]Standard_Achieved_One | Alpha-Numeric | 30 |
19 | Student Met Standard | Indicates if the student met the standard. Valid values:
| [S_PA_STU_LocalAssessment_C]Student_Standard_Met_YN | Alpha-Numeric | 3 |
20 | Not Collected | A blank placeholder is extracted. | N/A | N/A | N/A |
21 | Not Collected | A blank placeholder is extracted. | N/A | N/A | N/A |
22 | Not Collected | A blank placeholder is extracted. | N/A | N/A | N/A |
23 | Not Collected | A blank placeholder is extracted. | N/A | N/A | N/A |
24 | Not Collected | A blank placeholder is extracted. | N/A | N/A | N/A |
25 | Not Collected | A blank placeholder is extracted. | N/A | N/A | N/A |
26 | Not Collected | A blank placeholder is extracted. | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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