Get raw CAASPP assessment data

Downloads raw CAASPP Smarter Balanced assessment research files from the ETS CAASPP portal. Data includes test results for grades 3-8 and 11 in ELA and Mathematics.

Usage

get_raw_assess(
  end_year,
  subject = c("Both", "ELA", "Math"),
  student_group = c("ALL", "GROUPS")
)

Arguments

end_year: School year end (e.g., 2023 for 2022-23 school year). Supports 2015-2025.
subject: Assessment subject: "ELA", "Math", or "Both" (default).
student_group: "ALL" (default) for all students, or "GROUPS" for all student group breakdowns.

Value

List containing:

test_data: Data frame with assessment results
entities: Data frame with entity names and codes
year: School year
source_url: URL where data was downloaded

Details

Available Years:

2015-2019: Pre-COVID baseline data
2020: No statewide testing (COVID-19)
2021: Limited data due to pandemic
2022-2025: Full post-pandemic data

File Format:

Statewide research files in caret-delimited format. Files include:

All counties, districts, and schools
Grade-level aggregations (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11)
Performance levels (Exceeded, Met, Nearly Met, Not Met)
Mean scale scores
Student group breakdowns (if student_group = "GROUPS")

Data Source:

CAASPP Research Files Portal (ETS): https://caaspp-elpac.ets.org/caaspp/ResearchFileListSB

Examples

if (FALSE) { # \dontrun{
# Download 2024 CAASPP data (both ELA and Math)
raw_2024 <- get_raw_assess(2024)

# Download only ELA results
raw_2024_ela <- get_raw_assess(2024, subject = "ELA")

# Download with student group breakdowns
raw_2024_groups <- get_raw_assess(2024, student_group = "GROUPS")

# Access test results and entity names
test_data <- raw_2024$test_data
entities <- raw_2024$entities
} # }