Students
- Data Dictionary
- Version 1.2.0
- K12
Submissions will include records beginning with the 2012 school year ending until the most recently completed school year. Data for future school years will be submitted on an annual basis in alignment with the NSWERS data submission cycle.
Provide an appendage to the name, if any, used to denote this student’s generation in the family (e.g., Jr., Sr., III). Leave blank if not applicable or not available.
Provide the suffix if this student has an alternate name that includes a suffix. Examples of suffix include “Jr.” and “III”. Leave blank if not applicable or not available.
Provide the code indicating this student’s second identified race, otherwise leave blank. Refer to the codes listed in [K-12 Students: Race 1 Code (16)].
Provide the code indicating this student’s second identified race, otherwise leave blank. Refer to the codes listed in [K-12 Students: Race 1 Code (16)].
Provide the code indicating this student’s second identified race, otherwise leave blank. Refer to the codes listed in [K-12 Students: Race 1 Code (16)].
Provide the code indicating this student’s second identified race, otherwise leave blank. Refer to the codes listed in [K-12 Students: Race 1 Code (16)].
Provide the street number and street name of the address.
Provide the apartment, room, or suite number of the address.
Provide the abbreviation for the state (within the United States) or outlying area in which an address is located.
The five- or nine-digit zip code or overseas postal code portion of an address.
An indication that the student attended preschool during his/her early childhood years.
Provide the code indicating the grade level to which this student is assigned at the time of reporting. All students, including ungraded students, should be assigned a Grade Level in accordance with local school board policy. Please include in Grade 12 students who have passed typical graduation age but remain enrolled.
Provide the code indicating if this student has been identified as an English Learner (EL). The term ‘English Learner’, when used with respect to an individual, mean an individual –
(A) who is aged 3 through 21;
(B) who is enrolled or preparing to enroll in an elementary school or secondary school;
(C)(i) who was not born in the United States or whose native language is a language other than English; (ii)(I) who is a Native American or Alaska Native, or a native resident of the outlying areas; and (II) who comes from an environment where a language other than English has had a significant impact on the individual’s level of English language proficiency; or (iii) who is migratory, whose native language is a language other than English, and who comes from an environment where a language other than English is dominant; and
(D) whose difficulties in speaking, reading, writing, or understanding the English language may be sufficient to deny the individual — (i)the ability to meet the State’s proficient level of achievement on State assessments described in 20 U.S.C. 6311 § 1111(b)(3); (ii)the ability to successfully achieve in classrooms where the language of instruction is English; or (iii)the opportunity to participate fully in society.
Provide the coding indicating if this student’s participation in an English Learner (EL) program.
Provide the code indicating the length of time, as of the last Friday in September of the current school year, this student is eligible for English Learner (EL) services and has participated in an EL program and/or in the mainstream/regular classroom.
Provide the code indicating if this student has been redesignated as English Fluent.
Provide an indication of this student’s participation in an a SPED program.
Provide the student’s Expected Graduation Year as determined by adding four years to the school year in the fall in which the student enters grade nine for the first time.
For example, the Expected Graduation Year is 2021 for students who entered grade nine for the first time during the 2017-2018 school year and are therefore members of the 2021 Cohort.
Provide the code indicating if this student has entered the United States on a (usually two-year) student visa and is not intending to remain in the United States permanently.
Provide the code indicating if this student is identified as a High Ability Learner. Rule 3 definition: “Learner with high ability means a student who gives evidence of high-performance capability in such areas as intellectual, creative, or artistic capacity or in specific academic fields and who requires accelerated or differentiated curriculum programs in order to develop those capabilities fully.”(Nebraska Revised Statute Sec. 79-1107(3)). A High Ability Learner Eligibility value of “1” (Yes) indicates this student is identified but not necessarily participating.
Provide the code indicating if this student participated in a High Ability Learner program. A High Ability Learner Participant value of “1” (Yes) indicates this student is not only identified but also participated.
Provide the County District number corresponding to this student’s District of Residence as defined in Nebraska Revised Statute Sec. 79-215 and Rule 19.
The District of Residence should include a hyphen (“-“) between county number and district number (example: XX-XXXX). For students that are NOT residents of Nebraska, report 00-0000.
Provide the three-digit code indicating this student’s school of residence in the student’s resident district based on the student’s “residence address” and school boundaries within the district. Use 000 for students that are not residents of Nebraska. Leave blank if not applicable.
Provide the code indicating if this student is a single parent. The term “single parent” is described as an individual who: a) is unmarried, divorced, or legally separated from a spouse; and b) (i) has a minor child or children for which the parent has either custody or joint custody; or (ii) is pregnant.
Provide the code indicating the specific language or dialect this student uses to communicate or the language of choice within the home or the non-English
language considered the student’s native language (e.g., the native language of a student adopted by a family that speaks English within the home).
Provide the full-time equivalent for this student’s assignment to a school for services or instruction in whole numbers. A full-time student would have an FTE value of 100.
Provide the code indicating this student has a parent or guardian that is a member of the Armed Forces on active duty or on full-time National Guard duty. The terms “Armed Forces”, “active duty” and “full-time National Guard duty” have the same meanings as defined in 10 U.S.C. 101(a)(4), 101(d)(1), and 101(d)(5).
Provide the code that best describes the student’s immigrant status:
Provide the code indicating if a student is eligible for Homeless Education services at any time during the school year.
Provide the code indicating whether the student is considered highly mobile by NDE.