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Downloads and processes ACCESS for ELLs (English Language Learner) assessment results. ACCESS measures English language proficiency for ELL students across grades K-12.

Usage

fetch_access(end_year, grade = "all")

Arguments

end_year

A school year. Valid values are 2022-2024.

grade

Grade level: "K" or 0 for Kindergarten, 1-12 for other grades, or "all" (default) to get all grades combined.

Value

Processed ACCESS dataframe with columns including:

  • testing_year, assess_name, test_name, grade

  • county_id, county_name, district_id, district_name

  • school_id, school_name, valid_scores

  • pct_l1 through pct_l6 (proficiency level percentages)

  • proficient_above (L5 + L6 percentage)

Examples

if (FALSE) { # \dontrun{
# Get 2024 ACCESS results for all grades
access_2024 <- fetch_access(2024)

# Get 2024 ACCESS results for Grade 3 only
access_g3 <- fetch_access(2024, grade = 3)

# Get Kindergarten ACCESS results
access_k <- fetch_access(2024, grade = "K")
} # }