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PhiladelphiaMetric proof

PVAAS growth — Science/Biology

The state's PVAAS growth index for science/biology.

Measured in index (publisher's scale); higher is better.

Identifiers

key pvaas_growth_science_biology · unit INDEX · direction HIGHER_BETTER

  1. 1
    How it was computedvalue = the state's published percentage for the school × subgroup, as-is
    1. Read the state's wide-format datafile: one row per Pennsylvania school, one column per measure × subgroup (e.g. PercentPersistentAttendance_Black).
    2. Keep Philadelphia rows by mapping the state's AUN + Schl codes to the district's ULCS code through the Master School List.
    3. Unpivot each recognized measure × subgroup column into one served cell; state suppression codes ('IS', '--', '*') are stored as suppressed.

    Algorithms applied downstream: Reading the state's wide-format datafile, Citywide and peer-group percentiles, Peer groups: 40 nearest neighbors on demographics

  2. 2
    The load that wrote it4 data loads wrote this metric
    LoadedSource fileYearsCellsSuppressedFile hashCommit
    2026-09-08futurereadypa_performance_2024-252024-253,5763,576a16ffc40e7d1…c19ea6ec
    2026-09-08futurereadypa_performance_2023-242023-243,5762,12589219f7a7ffb…c19ea6ec
    2026-09-08futurereadypa_performance_2022-232022-233,5642,10881fdf381405c…c19ea6ec
    2026-09-08futurereadypa_performance_2021-222021-223,5282,3564efe1b1b120f…c19ea6ec

    The hash identifies the exact file version read; the commit identifies the exact code. Both are recorded at load time.

    Evidence: futurereadypa_performance.ts

  3. 3
    The publisher's file4 publisher files

    Future Ready PA Index datafile, 2024-25Pennsylvania Department of Education (Future Ready PA Index). The state's school-level accountability indicators for every public school in Pennsylvania — test proficiency, growth (PVAAS), persistent attendance, graduation — by subgroup.

    format
    XLSX (wide: one column per measure × subgroup)
    join key
    AUN + Schl (state IDs), mapped to ULCS via the Master School List
    • The chronic-absenteeism column exists in the file but is empty for individual Philadelphia schools; the state reports persistent attendance instead.
    • Publishes no student counts for the attendance measure.
    • Its 90%-attendance figure does not match the district's for the same schools (see the cross-publisher check).

    Future Ready PA Index datafile, 2023-24Pennsylvania Department of Education (Future Ready PA Index). Same structure as the 2024-25 file.

    format
    XLSX (wide)
    join key
    AUN + Schl → ULCS
    • Same as 2024-25.

    Future Ready PA Index datafile, 2022-23Pennsylvania Department of Education (Future Ready PA Index). Same structure as the 2024-25 file.

    format
    XLSX (wide)
    join key
    AUN + Schl → ULCS
    • Same as 2024-25.

    Future Ready PA Index datafile, 2021-22Pennsylvania Department of Education (Future Ready PA Index). Same structure as the 2024-25 file.

    format
    XLSX (wide)
    join key
    AUN + Schl → ULCS
    • Same as 2024-25.

    Evidence: source registry (sources.yaml) · futurereadypa_performance_2024-25: first-fetch findings · futurereadypa_performance_2023-24: first-fetch findings · futurereadypa_performance_2022-23: first-fetch findings · futurereadypa_performance_2021-22: first-fetch findings

  4. 4
    How it was checkedChecks: 0 passed, 1 not run
    • not runBase case against the state file not yet run for this metric (the loader is shared with keystone_algebra_proficiency, whose SDP-side base case passed)
  5. 5
    Assumptions & caveatsAssumptions and caveats

    Assumptions

    • The state's AUN + Schl → ULCS mapping from the 2024-25 Master School List is correct. State rows for schools not in that directory — district schools that closed before 2024-25 — are not loaded, so every year of state data is a survivor-only panel; cyber charters have their own AUNs and are outside the district's directory.
    • Where two directory schools share a state code (a school and its Continuation Academy), the state's single row belongs to the main school (deterministic rule; the full absenteeism QA lists every shared code).

    Caveats

    • The state publishes no student counts for most measures, so served cells carry no denominator.

Coverage by year, sector, and subgroup

Cells served, with how many are suppressed (withheld by the publisher for small groups).

YearSectorGroupCellsSuppressed
2021-22District-runAll students21651
2021-22District-runAmerican Indian / Alaska Native students216216
2021-22District-runAsian students216198
2021-22District-runNative Hawaiian / Pacific Islander students216216
2021-22District-runBlack students21699
2021-22District-runHispanic students216167
2021-22District-runWhite students216186
2021-22District-runStudents of two or more races216213
2021-22District-runEconomically disadvantaged students21668
2021-22District-runEnglish learners216193
2021-22District-runStudents in special education216192
2021-22District-runBlack, Hispanic, and multi-racial students combined2160
2021-22CharterAll students773
2021-22CharterAmerican Indian / Alaska Native students7777
2021-22CharterAsian students7772
2021-22CharterNative Hawaiian / Pacific Islander students7777
2021-22CharterBlack students7715
2021-22CharterHispanic students7753
2021-22CharterWhite students7763
2021-22CharterStudents of two or more races7775
2021-22CharterEconomically disadvantaged students774
2021-22CharterEnglish learners7770
2021-22CharterStudents in special education7737
2021-22CharterBlack, Hispanic, and multi-racial students combined770
2021-22Special educationAll students11
2021-22Special educationAmerican Indian / Alaska Native students11
2021-22Special educationAsian students11
2021-22Special educationNative Hawaiian / Pacific Islander students11
2021-22Special educationBlack students11
2021-22Special educationHispanic students11
2021-22Special educationWhite students11
2021-22Special educationStudents of two or more races11
2021-22Special educationEconomically disadvantaged students11
2021-22Special educationEnglish learners11
2021-22Special educationStudents in special education11
2021-22Special educationBlack, Hispanic, and multi-racial students combined10
2022-23District-runAll students2182
2022-23District-runAmerican Indian / Alaska Native students218218
2022-23District-runAsian students218188
2022-23District-runNative Hawaiian / Pacific Islander students218218
2022-23District-runBlack students21850
2022-23District-runHispanic students218139
2022-23District-runWhite students218178
2022-23District-runStudents of two or more races218213
2022-23District-runEconomically disadvantaged students2188
2022-23District-runEnglish learners218173
2022-23District-runStudents in special education218169
2022-23District-runBlack, Hispanic, and multi-racial students combined2189
2022-23CharterAll students782
2022-23CharterAmerican Indian / Alaska Native students7878
2022-23CharterAsian students7871
2022-23CharterNative Hawaiian / Pacific Islander students7878
2022-23CharterBlack students7810
2022-23CharterHispanic students7851
2022-23CharterWhite students7864
2022-23CharterStudents of two or more races7876
2022-23CharterEconomically disadvantaged students782
2022-23CharterEnglish learners7868
2022-23CharterStudents in special education7828
2022-23CharterBlack, Hispanic, and multi-racial students combined783
2022-23Special educationAll students11
2022-23Special educationAmerican Indian / Alaska Native students11
2022-23Special educationAsian students11
2022-23Special educationNative Hawaiian / Pacific Islander students11
2022-23Special educationBlack students11
2022-23Special educationHispanic students11
2022-23Special educationWhite students11
2022-23Special educationStudents of two or more races11
2022-23Special educationEconomically disadvantaged students11
2022-23Special educationEnglish learners11
2022-23Special educationStudents in special education11
2022-23Special educationBlack, Hispanic, and multi-racial students combined11
2023-24District-runAll students2193
2023-24District-runAmerican Indian / Alaska Native students219219
2023-24District-runAsian students219194
2023-24District-runNative Hawaiian / Pacific Islander students219219
2023-24District-runBlack students21960
2023-24District-runHispanic students219143
2023-24District-runWhite students219177
2023-24District-runStudents of two or more races219216
2023-24District-runEconomically disadvantaged students2196
2023-24District-runEnglish learners219168
2023-24District-runStudents in special education219174
2023-24District-runBlack, Hispanic, and multi-racial students combined21910
2023-24CharterAll students782
2023-24CharterAmerican Indian / Alaska Native students7877
2023-24CharterAsian students7872
2023-24CharterNative Hawaiian / Pacific Islander students7878
2023-24CharterBlack students7810
2023-24CharterHispanic students7849
2023-24CharterWhite students7865
2023-24CharterStudents of two or more races7875
2023-24CharterEconomically disadvantaged students784
2023-24CharterEnglish learners7866
2023-24CharterStudents in special education7823
2023-24CharterBlack, Hispanic, and multi-racial students combined783
2023-24Special educationAll students11
2023-24Special educationAmerican Indian / Alaska Native students11
2023-24Special educationAsian students11
2023-24Special educationNative Hawaiian / Pacific Islander students11
2023-24Special educationBlack students11
2023-24Special educationHispanic students11
2023-24Special educationWhite students11
2023-24Special educationStudents of two or more races11
2023-24Special educationEconomically disadvantaged students11
2023-24Special educationEnglish learners11
2023-24Special educationStudents in special education11
2023-24Special educationBlack, Hispanic, and multi-racial students combined11
2024-25District-runAll students219219
2024-25District-runAmerican Indian / Alaska Native students219219
2024-25District-runAsian students219219
2024-25District-runNative Hawaiian / Pacific Islander students219219
2024-25District-runBlack students219219
2024-25District-runHispanic students219219
2024-25District-runWhite students219219
2024-25District-runStudents of two or more races219219
2024-25District-runEconomically disadvantaged students219219
2024-25District-runEnglish learners219219
2024-25District-runStudents in special education219219
2024-25District-runBlack, Hispanic, and multi-racial students combined219219
2024-25CharterAll students7878
2024-25CharterAmerican Indian / Alaska Native students7878
2024-25CharterAsian students7878
2024-25CharterNative Hawaiian / Pacific Islander students7878
2024-25CharterBlack students7878
2024-25CharterHispanic students7878
2024-25CharterWhite students7878
2024-25CharterStudents of two or more races7878
2024-25CharterEconomically disadvantaged students7878
2024-25CharterEnglish learners7878
2024-25CharterStudents in special education7878
2024-25CharterBlack, Hispanic, and multi-racial students combined7878
2024-25Special educationAll students11
2024-25Special educationAmerican Indian / Alaska Native students11
2024-25Special educationAsian students11
2024-25Special educationNative Hawaiian / Pacific Islander students11
2024-25Special educationBlack students11
2024-25Special educationHispanic students11
2024-25Special educationWhite students11
2024-25Special educationStudents of two or more races11
2024-25Special educationEconomically disadvantaged students11
2024-25Special educationEnglish learners11
2024-25Special educationStudents in special education11
2024-25Special educationBlack, Hispanic, and multi-racial students combined11

To see the tree for one school’s number, click any dotted-underlined figure on a school, Outliers, or Movers page.