Fetch Colorado CMAS assessment data — fetch_assessment • coschooldata

Downloads and returns CMAS assessment data from the Colorado Department of Education.

Usage

fetch_assessment(end_year, subject = "all", tidy = TRUE, use_cache = TRUE)

Arguments

end_year: School year end (2023-24 = 2024). Valid range: 2015-2025 (except 2020).
subject: Subject to fetch: "all" (default), "ela", "math", "science", or "csla"
tidy: If TRUE (default), returns data in long format with proficiency_level column. If FALSE, returns wide format with separate pct_* columns.
use_cache: If TRUE (default), uses locally cached data when available.

Value

Data frame with assessment data

Examples

if (FALSE) { # \dontrun{
# Get 2024 CMAS assessment data
assess_2024 <- fetch_assessment(2024)

# Get only Math results
math_2024 <- fetch_assessment(2024, subject = "math")

# Get wide format (separate columns for each proficiency level)
assess_wide <- fetch_assessment(2024, tidy = FALSE)

# Force fresh download
assess_fresh <- fetch_assessment(2024, use_cache = FALSE)
} # }