The following table outlines the possible combinations of race and ethnicity information and the associated two-digit code for purposes of reporting to the MA Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. These codes will be implemented in the 2005–06 school year. For more information, please see http://www.doe.mass.edu/infoservices/data/guides/race_faq.html.
| | Not Hispanic or Latino | Hispanic or Latino |
| One race |
| White | 01 | 33 |
| Black or African American | 02 | 34 |
| Asian | 03 | 35 |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 04 | 36 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 05 | 37 |
| Combination of Two Races |
| White & Black or African American | 06 | 38 |
| White & Asian | 07 | 39 |
| White & American Indian or Alaska Native | 08 | 40 |
| White & Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 09 | 41 |
| Black or African American & Asian | 10 | 42 |
| Black or African American & American Indian or Alaska Native | 11 | 43 |
| Black or African American & Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 12 | 44 |
| Asian & American Indian or Alaska Native | 13 | 45 |
| Asian & Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 14 | 46 |
| American Indian or Alaska Native & Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 15 | 47 |
| Combination of Three Races |
| White & Black or African American & Asian | 16 | 48 |
| White & Black or African American & American Indian or Alaska Native | 17 | 49 |
| White & Black or African American & Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 18 | 50 |
| White & Asian & American Indian or Alaska Native | 19 | 51 |
| White & Asian & Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 20 | 52 |
| White & American Indian or Alaska Native & Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 21 | 53 |
| Black or African American & Asian & Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 22 | 54 |
| Black or African American & Asian & American Indian or Alaska Native | 23 | 55 |
| Black or African American & Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander & American Indian or Alaska Native | 24 | 56 |
| Asian & Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander & American Indian or Alaska Native | 25 | 57 |
| Combination of Four Races |
| White & Black or African American & Asian & American Indian or Alaska Native | 26 | 58 |
| White & Black or African American & American Indian or Alaska Native & Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 27 | 59 |
| White & Asian & American Indian or Alaska Native & Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 28 | 60 |
| White & Black or African American & Asian & Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 29 | 61 |
| Black or African American & Asian & American Indian or Alaska Native & Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 30 | 62 |
| Combination of Five Races |
| White & Black or African American & Asian & American Indian or Alaska Native & Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 31 | 63 |