Report 5.5 - Homeless Student List
(Updated 5/1/2026)
Description: Lists students who were reported as Homeless.
Report Type: Snapshot/Certification (EOY 3) ODS Academic Year
Security Role(s) Required: EOY Reports
Report Period: Snapshot version EOY 3 Report Period (July 1 thru June 30 of the reporting year)
Basic Selection Criteria
- Any open or closed enrollment within the LEA at any time during the Report Period
- Student Information record that falls wholly or in part within a qualified enrollment.
- Enrollment Status Code = 10, 20 or 30
- Grade Level = PS, TK, KN-12
- Program = 191 - Dwelling type 100, 110, 120, 130
A student should ONLY be counted once within an LEA at the school with the most recent Education Program record reflecting a status of homeless, regardless of enrollment status or Specialized Services during the reporting period.
If a student is enrolled at two schools with same School Start Date, count the student in the Primarily enrolled school.
Report Filters: Filters can be selected resulting in only totals for the selected filter being displayed – legend on bottom of last page of report states which filter/s were selected
- Academic Year
- LEA
- Status (Snapshot)
- School Type
- School
- Grade
- Gender
- Ethnicity/Race
- Enrollment Status
- English Language Acquisition Status
- Title 1 Part C Migrant
- Students with Disabilities
- Gifted and Talented Education
- Homeless Dwelling Type
- User Comments
Report Logic
| # | Column | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | School Code | Derived from user ID permission and Expected Schools table |
| 2 | School Name | Determined by #1 and the Expected Schools Table |
| 3 | SENR Field 1.08 | SSID attributed to the school with the most recent enrollment within the LEA |
| 4 | Student Name | SINF Field 2.11 (First Name) and SINF Field 2.13 (Last Name) |
| 5 | Local ID | SENR Field 2.10 (Local ID) |
| 6 | Ethnicity/Race | Determined from SINF Fields 2.24–2.31 per the following criteria: • Field 2.24 = Y → Hispanic • Field 2.24 = N, 2.31 = N, 2.26 = 100 → American Indian/Alaska Native • Field 2.24 = N, 2.31 = N, 2.26 = 201–208, 299, 400 → Asian • Field 2.24 = N, 2.31 = N, 2.26 = 600 → Black/African American • Field 2.24 = N, 2.31 = N, 2.26 = 301, 303, 304, 399 → Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander • Field 2.24 = N, 2.31 = N, 2.26 = 700 → White • Field 2.24 = N, 2.31 = N, and at least 2 different race categories among Fields 2.26–2.30 → Multiple • Field 2.25 = Y, or Field 2.24 = N and 2.31 = Y → Missing Note: Single-race values above are based on a single race category in the most recent SINF record. |
| 7 | Grade Level | SENR Field 1.25 (Grade Level) = PS, TK, KN–12 |
| 8 | Homeless Dwelling Type | SPRG Field 3.13 (Program Code) = 191 AND SPRG Field 3.23 (Homeless Dwelling Type) = 100, 110, 120, or 130 |
| 9 | Unaccompanied Youth Indicator | SPRG Field 3.24 (Unaccompanied Youth Indicator) = Y |
| 10 | Enrollment Start Date | SENR Field 1.23 (School Start Date) falls within report period |
| 11 | Enrollment Status | SENR Field 1.24 (Enrollment Status) = 10, 20, or 30 |
| 12 | Enrollment Exit Date | SENR Field 1.26 (Enrollment Exit Date) is blank or falls within report period |
| 13 | SELA Effective Start Date | Effective Start Date from the most recent SELA Field 12.13 (English Language Acquisition Status Code) record |
| 14 | English Language Acquisition Status | SELA Field 12.13 (ELAS Code) = EO, EL, IFEP, RFEP, or TBD, based on the most recent SELA Effective Start Date |
| 15 | Title I Part C Migrant | SPRG Field 3.13 (Program Code) = 135 |
| 16 | Students with Disabilities | Identification method varies by academic year: 2023–2024 and beyond (Source: SWDS): SWDS record effective on or during the report period has Special Education Status = 1 (Eligible and Participating) 2019–2020 through 2022–2023 (Source: SPED): Education Plan Type (Field 14.24) = 100 (IEP/IFP), 150 (IFSP), or 200 (ISP), AND Plan Set Start Date ≤ Reporting Period End Date, AND either the Plan Set has no End Date or the Plan Set Exit Date ≥ Reporting Period Start Date. Note: Beginning 2020–2021, Triennial Records with Meeting Type = 40 are no longer used to determine active SPED students. Prior to 2019–2020 (Source: Student Program): Education Program Code (Field 3.13) = 144 (Special Education), AND Education Program Membership Code (Field 3.14) = 1 or 3 (Eligible or Participating) Note: When used as an NCLB Subgroup, Enrollment Status Code (Field 1.24) must = 10 (Primary). |
Additional Resources
CALPADS File SpecificationsForm
Look for Student Enrollment (SENR) and Student Program (SPRG) tabs for the fields indicated in the report logic.
CALPADS Data Guide
Chapter 2.1.3 provides additional information on Student Programs .
CALPADS Code Sets
This document contains the current code values referenced in the file specifications for the coded value data elements. The Program codes and dwelling code definitions are listed in this document.