tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post6554105802367110752..comments2024-03-10T06:07:53.511-07:00Comments on Crazy in Suburbia: API score alert: Which Walnut Creek schools are giving a boost to their 'hoods' housing values?Martha Rosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14092931417080881172noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-62673311439247855862010-05-15T12:16:28.140-07:002010-05-15T12:16:28.140-07:00The differences between any on the Walnut Creek Sc...The differences between any on the Walnut Creek School District API scores, are statistically with in one or two points of one another. The quibbling is basically over what score achieved valedictorian status at their respective schools: 4.32 or a 4.23. Big deal. What is being lost here, is how beautifully all the schools in this area did (You too, Clayton!) Congratulations to everyone! <brAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-79117017849758357762010-05-14T14:44:50.015-07:002010-05-14T14:44:50.015-07:00Parkmead has it's share of what you call '...Parkmead has it's share of what you call 'apartment' kids.<br /><br />The Boulevard Way/Saranap Ave. area is lined with apartments. A portion of the Creekside area gets assigned to Parkmead every year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-56099831738619134502010-05-14T12:58:22.250-07:002010-05-14T12:58:22.250-07:00Last year the US Department of Education allowed s...Last year the US Department of Education allowed states to nominate 413 schools nationally <br /> * Nationally there were 320 schools selected <br /> * California nominated 35 schools <br /> * 33 California schools were selected, 11 high schools <br /> * Las Lomas is the only Contra Costa school to be selected.<br /> MisterWriter writes "the the goal of excellence is not to be atAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-69856982474415666392010-05-14T11:35:54.524-07:002010-05-14T11:35:54.524-07:00Don't leave out the CLayton Schools.
Mt. Diab...Don't leave out the CLayton Schools.<br /><br />Mt. Diablo Elementary is 911!!!! Up 23 points from the year before. Higher than some Walnut Creek schools.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-43783261289475705652010-05-14T11:28:01.313-07:002010-05-14T11:28:01.313-07:00MisterWriter
IMO, you made an excellent point dif...MisterWriter<br /><br />IMO, you made an excellent point differentiating between mediocrity and real excellence in education.<br /><br />Kudos for your realism.LSRnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-27640759312019174052010-05-14T10:20:22.470-07:002010-05-14T10:20:22.470-07:00A naysayer? If you read my blog I support our teac...A naysayer? If you read my blog I support our teachers and the work they do. I denounce numbers that are created under false guidelines to support political goals. There is enough available data out there to support this.<br /><br />More distressing is that you consider 25% of students entering college needing a remedial program as a "minority". I call that an excess. That is one Andre' Gensburgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11662106501480803062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-61641309163665551022010-05-14T09:23:13.772-07:002010-05-14T09:23:13.772-07:00Walnut Heights and Parkmead score higher because t...Walnut Heights and Parkmead score higher because they do not have apartment kids. Apartment kids tend to come from low income low education families. Creekside feeds into Murwood. Sharene Lane feeds into Indian Valley and the area around the WC BART station feed into Buena Vista. These kids - often academically challenged and behavioral problems - place an extra burden on the schools and require Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-431943113856600002010-05-14T08:46:20.203-07:002010-05-14T08:46:20.203-07:00I posted meaningful statistics, and I'm called...I posted meaningful statistics, and I'm called negative, oh well. I guess that label also includes State Superintendent Jack O'Connell and Times reporter Theresa Harrington, since her article today quotes him saying these similar school statistics are "of vital importance."<br /><br />Instead of quibbling, you might consider what our city can do to improve. Obviously the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-80776110134818387412010-05-14T07:10:11.221-07:002010-05-14T07:10:11.221-07:00Glad to see WCI did so well despite all the little...Glad to see WCI did so well despite all the little potheads! I kid, I kid. Kind of.Masterlocknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-72774094644510279512010-05-14T00:26:00.641-07:002010-05-14T00:26:00.641-07:00To 6:20 PM, re. change in similar schools ranks ov...To 6:20 PM, re. change in similar schools ranks over time -- <br /><br />It's tempting to make straight comparisons like this but you have to be careful. The similar schools for Walnut Heights and Valle Verde were *very* different in 1999 than in 2009. In 1999 the VV list did not contain schools in Lafayette, Orinda, Piedmot, Los Gatos/Los Altos, etc., and contained fewer from Encinitas, PaloAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-17528535420078652822010-05-14T00:12:38.934-07:002010-05-14T00:12:38.934-07:00The "similar schools" rankings seem grea...The "similar schools" rankings seem great at first but are actually not that useful, for two reasons:<br /><br />First is that the range of API's for "similar schools" is extremely small. If you honestly think that a school at 950 vs. one at 925 will materially affect your kid's chances of getting into Stanford, more power to you I guess but that seems a stretch. In Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-18434280334785718102010-05-13T21:24:19.509-07:002010-05-13T21:24:19.509-07:00Regardless what the negative people have said, I a...Regardless what the negative people have said, I am still proud of the efforts by our local teachers, parents and students. Public schools mean a lot to me and I have seen their impact in many ways locally.<br /><br />What possible positive influence can be made by the naysayers like Anon 6:20 and Mister Writer? There will always be ways to improve but, please, let us acknowledge good performanceLocal Scientistnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-43867166430915218682010-05-13T20:40:17.692-07:002010-05-13T20:40:17.692-07:00Is it just me or are some people programmed to be ...Is it just me or are some people programmed to be negative. Mister Writer's all upset that a minority of college students need remedial english and math courses. Is that new? Some of these kids come from lower income states and communities and haven't had the benefit of our schools and teachers. Then you have Anonymous at 6:20 pm. suggesting that even though our schools have worked for Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-33810547068754444122010-05-13T18:20:52.502-07:002010-05-13T18:20:52.502-07:00We are proud of our schools, but the API is raw da...We are proud of our schools, but the API is raw data, and before you connect it to housing values, you need to check the CDE similar schools scores. Home buyers want to know how Walnut Creek compares to other cities in the state with similar income and parent education levels?<br /><br />Sorry to say the similar schools scores for Walnut Creek in the last 10 years have declined, except for 4 Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-26072256063446389262010-05-13T17:28:33.048-07:002010-05-13T17:28:33.048-07:00If the numbers are so great then why are 25% of co...If the numbers are so great then why are 25% of college students needing remedial English and Math? Like the STAR scores, the AYP is a meaningless concept if you consider that it is all based on multiple choice questions with a huge error margin. Every year the scores keep rising and yet the remedial rate keeps rising as well. Read the following report on the subject. And if you want to really Andre' Gensburgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11662106501480803062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-53217946682796205622010-05-13T14:52:38.468-07:002010-05-13T14:52:38.468-07:00Wow, these are great scores. Congratulations stude...Wow, these are great scores. Congratulations students, parents & teachers.Huston Meadowsnoreply@blogger.com