The resources on this page are reference materials that help state and district staff understand and interpret DLM scoring and reporting for the 2024-25 school year. This page also provides resources that state and district staff can use to help teachers, parents, and guardians understand and interpret score reports for their students.
Data Files
- General Research File Structure (xlsx) 02/07/2025
- General Research File Accepted Characters (pdf) 02/07/2025
- Data Dictionary (xlsx) 02/07/2025
supports General Research File, exited students, incident, and special circumstance code files - Essential Element Crosswalk (xlsx) 02/07/2025
Informational Documents
Screenshots in these materials include only fictional data.
- Guide to Scoring and Reporting for Data Managers (pdf) 05/07/2025 - New!
- Understanding the DLM School Aggregate Reports (pdf) 05/07/2025 - New!
- Understanding the DLM District Aggregate Reports (pdf) 05/07/2025 - New!
- Talking to Parents about Score Reports (pdf) 02/07/2025
- Parent Interpretive Guide (pdf) 02/07/2025
- Parent Interpretive Guide en Español (pdf) 02/07/2025
- Parent Cover Letter - Superintendent Version (pdf) 02/07/2025
- Parent Cover Letter - Teacher Version (pdf) 02/07/2025
Sample Reports
These sample materials include only fictional data.
- Individual Student Score Report - ELA (pdf) 02/07/2025
- Individual Student Score Report - Mathematics (pdf) 02/07/2025
- Individual Student Score Report - Science (pdf) 02/07/2025
- Individual Student Score Report - Biology (pdf) 02/07/2025
- Aggregate Reports (pdf) 05/07/2025 - New!
includes class, school, district, and state