Annually, the state releases its “similar school ranking” – which occurred just recently based on the testing done in the spring of 2008. The “similar school ranking” is in my view one of the finest measures available to look at schools across the District and state. Essentially the state takes all of the demographic, language, and income data (120 variables) and calculates a factor that represents all of that information. Based on the calculation, they pick the 50 schools above and the 50 schools below each school as “similar schools,” thus controlling for the student variables. The 100 schools that are “just like you” are then ranked from 1 to 100 in deciles (groups of 10) from lowest (1) to highest (10). The result is a ranking of schools across the state of California that are VERY similar to “my school” – giving a very accurate measure. While no one would suggest that we focus on just one year or just one score, this does provide us with some interesting data.
We have provided that data over the course of several years on our new website including the most recent release of information. We provide that information for your review and information.
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