Healthy Schools Data Methods, Limitations, and References
This section contains information on methods, limitations, and references from Healthy Schools in San Mateo County maps.
Student Reading Proficiency
Methods
- Data were obtained from the California Department of Education’s California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) test.
- Third grade reading proficiency data were mapped using ArcGIS for Desktop and ArcGIS Online.
Limitations
- Standardized testing is a one-dimensional measurement of student reading proficiency.
References
- Kids Count Data Center, Percentage of Students Who Scored ‘Proficient’ to ‘Advanced’ on the 3rd Grade CST Reading Test
- Kidsdata.org, Summary: Reading Proficiency
- Backlund E, Sorlie PD, Johnson NJ. A comparison of the relationships of education and income with mortality: The National Longitudinal Mortality Study. Social Science and Medicine. 1999;49:1373–1384.
Suspension
Methods
- Data were obtained from the California Department of Education’s DataQuest.
- Data were submitted and certified by local educational agencies and charter schools to the California Department of Education in the California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System.
- Suspension data were mapped using ArcGIS for Desktop and ArcGIS Online.
Limitations
- Suspensions is one indicator of many that can be used to measure disproportionality in student discipline.
References
Educational Attainment
Methods
- Data were obtained from U.S. Census Bureau’s 2012-2016 American Community Survey 5-year Estimates at American FactFinder.
- Data were cleaned and aggregated to determine the percentage of adults with a high school degree or less at the census tract level.
- Data were mapped using ArcGIS for Desktop and ArcGIS Online.
- Data included all adults 25 years and over.
Limitations
- Approximately 295,000 households are selected to participate in the annual American Community Survey, or less than 1 percent of all households in the U.S.
- Data were estimated from survey responses.
- Estimates have some chance of error.
References
- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey and Puerto Rico Community Survey 2016 Subject Definitions
- Backlund E, Sorlie PD, Johnson NJ. A comparison of the relationships of education and income with mortality: The National Longitudinal Mortality Study. Social Science and Medicine. 1999;49:1373–1384.
Free or Reduced Price Meals
Methods
- Data were obtained from the California Department of Education’s 2016-2017 California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System (CALPADS) Fall 1 Submission.
- Data were cleaned and aggregated to determine the percentage of students enrolled in the National School Lunch Program (MSLP) by school district.
- Data were mapped using ArcGIS for Desktop and ArcGIS Online.
Limitations
- County offices of education, school districts and charter schools self report data to CALPADS, which relies on their accuracy and efficiency of data reporting.
References