Condition Code Descriptions

A special condition code indicates the presence of a particular circumstance during testing; these are described in table 1. Only one condition code can be applied per student’s content-area assessment. For a more detailed description of all condition codes and their meanings, refer to the Condition Codes appendix of the current CAASPP Student Data File Layout that is linked on the CAASPP Score Reporting web page.

Table 1. CAASPP Condition Codes
Condition Code	Assessment	Description
INC0	CAA for ELA CAA for Mathematics CAA for Science	The student did not answer any questions so will receive the LOSS.
INC1	CAA for ELA CAA for Mathematics CAA for Science	The student answered more than one but fewer than four questions so will receive the LOSS +1.
LOSS	Smarter Balanced for ELA Smarter Balanced for Mathematics CAST	Smarter Balanced—The student answered fewer than 10 CAT items and 1 PT item so will receive the LOSS. CAST—The student answered fewer than 10 questions.
NEL	Smarter Balanced for ELA CAA for ELA	The student has been designated as an EL and is within the first 12 months of enrollment in a US school as of April 15 of the previous year so receives no score; additionally, one of the following conditions was met: Student was enrolled and did not test Student tested but did not meet attemptedness/‌completion status Test is a force-complete
NER	CAA for Science	The student attempted at least 1 PT but fewer than 4 PTs so receives no score.
NT	All CAASPP	The student was not tested.
NTE	All CAASPP	The student was not tested due to a medical emergency.
PGE	All CAASPP	The student was not tested by parent or guardian request.