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Pleasanton schools overall performed well in the latest API rankings. The district average was up by 5 pts, with all schools above 800 except for Village High School (the continuation school). 7 schools had higher scores than a year ago, including Hearst and Vintage Hills elementary schools, Harvest Park & Pleasanton Middle School. Mohr elementary, Hart Middle School, and Foothill High school scored the same as last year. This from the Pleasanton Weekly:
Overall math and science scores have been going up, according to Cindy Galbo, assistant superintendent of educational services. She said 85 percent of eighth-graders are taking algebra, with 70 percent scoring proficient or advanced; and 7 percent of eighth-graders are taking geometry, with 100 percent proficient or advanced.
“In science, 90 percent of our fifth-graders are proficient or advanced, which are some of the highest scores in the state,” Galbo said.
Galbo traced the drops at some schools to three subgroups.
“Our socio-economically disadvantaged students are significantly below the rest of our population,” she said. “And then our students with disabilities, they score below average.”
She said the third group is Hispanics. But, Galbo said, all three groups have been the focus of extra attention from the district and the problem with all three groups is statewide, not just in Pleasanton, where some gains have been made.
“We see success. Our subgroups are improving,” Galbo said. “There’s still a gap, but the scores are going up.”
As always, schools scores are a major driver for property values, and help attract new residents and home buyers to the community, especially from some areas of the South Bay where schools are more uneven, and not as strong in many cases. The continued migration of home buyers seeking high quality schools and quality of life has helped keep values in Pleasanton relatively stable, even during this real estate slump.
Pleasanton schools perform well in the latest API rankings