A common layout is used with all the DBF data files. The intention is to simplify the process of reporting and calculation of information. The first three characters are the district number assigned by the Department of Education for data operations. The last three characters are the school building number. The school building number is blank on District files.
School name is blank on District files.
NCE - Spring 1997 Possible score range of 1.0 to 99.0. Possible score range of 1.0 to 99.0. Possible score range of -99.0 to 99.0. Blank - MEAN NCE score not present for Spring 1997 or Spring 1998. Possible score range of 1.0 to 99.0.