Post Secondary Readiness Report

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Report Purpose

This report provides district and student-level Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) participation data used to evaluate post-secondary readiness across student groups.

The report includes both:

  • A Summary Table containing aggregate participation and performance metrics by student group

  • A Student-Level Table containing detailed student demographics, course participation, and AP/IB course information

The report supports:

  • Monitoring AP and IB participation trends

  • Identifying equity gaps across student groups

  • Reviewing AP/IB course enrollment and outcomes

  • Supporting district college and career readiness initiatives


Report Output Format

1. Summary Table

Grain: One row per student group/category

Includes:

  • Student counts

  • AP participation counts

  • IB participation counts

  • AP/IB combined participation counts

  • Participation proportions

  • AP and IB credit earned rates

2. Student-Level Table

Grain: One row per student-course record

Includes:

  • Student demographic information

  • Enrollment and program participation indicators

  • AP/IB course participation details

  • Course marks and course metadata


Parameters

Required Parameters

School Year

Defines the academic year used to evaluate AP and IB participation.

Schools

Select one or more schools to include in the report.

Output is further filtered by your current student filter settings.


Data Included

Student Population

The report includes students who:

  • Are enrolled during the selected school year

  • Attend one of the selected schools

  • Have qualifying course records during the reporting year

  • Have AP or IB-related course participation data available


Summary Table Metrics

Student Counts

Includes:

  • Total students

  • AP students

  • IB students

  • AP or IB students

Participation Proportions

Calculated as:

  • AP student percentage

  • IB student percentage

  • AP/IB combined student percentage

Credit Earned Metrics

Includes:

  • AP credits earned proportion

  • IB credits earned proportion

These metrics represent earned credits relative to attempted credits.


Student-Level Data Domains

1. Student Demographics

Includes:

  • State Student ID

  • District Student ID

  • Student names

  • Birth date

  • Gender

  • Race and ethnicity indicators

  • Language information

  • Address information

  • High school entry year

2. Program Participation Indicators

Includes participation flags for:

  • Economically Disadvantaged

  • Title I

  • Special Education

  • Section 504

  • Migrant Education

  • Indian Education

  • English Learner

  • Distance Learning

  • Homeschool

  • Alternative Education

  • TAG

Indicator values are normalized to:

  • Y = Yes

  • N = No

3. Course Participation Data

Includes:

  • Course name

  • Subject area

  • Staff name

  • School name

  • Mark type and period

  • Course grade

  • AP indicator

  • IB indicator


Data Transformations & Business Rules

Student IDs

State student IDs are zero-padded to 10 digits.

Gender Mapping

Source Value

Output

Female

F

Male

M

Non-binary

X

Race & Ethnicity

Hispanic ethnicity is reported separately from race indicators.

Race flags are independently reported as Y/N values.

High School Entry Year

The high school entry year is converted to abbreviated state format.

Example:

Source

Output

2025-2026

2526

Program Indicators

Program participation values are normalized:

Source Value

Output

Yes

Y

No / Null

N

AP/IB Identification

AP and IB indicators are derived from mapped NCES SCED course codes.

Only latest qualifying marks for the reporting year are included.


How to Use This Report

1. Set Parameters

Select:

  • School Year

  • Schools

2. Run Report

Generate the report output.

3. Review Summary Table

Use summary metrics to evaluate:

  • AP participation

  • IB participation

  • Equity across student groups

  • Credit attainment trends

4. Review Student-Level Table

Validate:

  • Student demographic data

  • AP/IB course participation

  • Program indicators

  • Course outcomes


Notes

  • The report contains both summary and student-level outputs

  • Summary results are grouped by student demographic categories

  • Student-level results may contain multiple rows per student due to multiple course records

  • Only latest marks for the reporting year are included

  • AP and IB indicators are derived from course mappings

  • Results reflect current permissions and available data at runtime