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Percent of school’s ratings that were “above average” or “high”

Math

18%

Lower than NYC average (25%)

English

4%

Much lower than NYC average (25%)

Understanding the Ratings

Each teacher receives a percentile ranking, plus a margin of error that indicates the amount of uncertainty for that ranking. In the example shown at right, the score of 50 indicates that the teacher is average, but may range from the 20th percentile (below average) to the 80th percentile (above average).

Example Rating

6th Grade

Teacher	Math 2010	Math Career	English 2010	English Career
Mackenzie Hernandez	18	10	N.A.	N.A.
Number of students	122	551
Expected avg. test score*	0.34	0.46
Actual avg. test score*	0.12	0.21
Value-added	-0.22	-0.25
Daniella Rullo	32	20	N.A.	N.A.
Number of students	55	210
Expected avg. test score*	0.44	0.61
Actual avg. test score*	0.31	0.45
Value-added	-0.12	-0.17
Mirta Serrano	N.A.	N.A.	0	0
Number of students			33	91
Expected avg. test score*			1.04	0.57
Actual avg. test score*			0.42	0.07
Value-added			-0.62	-0.5
Caryl Katoff	12	21	N.A.	N.A.
Number of students	114	542
Expected avg. test score*	0.42	0.41
Actual avg. test score*	0.16	0.25
Value-added	-0.26	-0.16
Jacqueline Gomez	31	12	N.A.	N.A.
Number of students	113	222
Expected avg. test score*	0.59	0.62
Actual avg. test score*	0.46	0.39
Value-added	-0.13	-0.23
Maria Torres	N.A.	N.A.	3	5
Number of students			54	134
Expected avg. test score*			0.46	0.37
Actual avg. test score*			0.14	0.14
Value-added			-0.32	-0.23
John Nagler	10	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.
Number of students	26
Expected avg. test score*	-1.05
Actual avg. test score*	-1.33
Value-added	-0.28
Phyllis James	N.A.	N.A.	14	31
Number of students			63	273
Expected avg. test score*			0.58	0.81
Actual avg. test score*			0.4	0.73
Value-added			-0.19	-0.07
Rachel Biern	N.A.	N.A.	0	11
Number of students			54	158
Expected avg. test score*			0.92	0.65
Actual avg. test score*			0.49	0.47
Value-added			-0.44	-0.18
Kristy Samodulski	N.A.	N.A.	34	34
Number of students			59	59
Expected avg. test score*			0.51	0.51
Actual avg. test score*			0.42	0.42
Value-added			-0.09	-0.09
Denise Gifford	N.A.	N.A.	3	2
Number of students			55	109
Expected avg. test score*			0.13	0.37
Actual avg. test score*			-0.2	0.03
Value-added			-0.33	-0.34
Kathryn Archipolo Rullo	N.A.	N.A.	79	13
Number of students			30	137
Expected avg. test score*			0.44	0.62
Actual avg. test score*			0.58	0.45
Value-added			+0.14	-0.17
Rosa Alcantara	N.A.	N.A.	28	32
Number of students			61	282
Expected avg. test score*			0.63	0.81
Actual avg. test score*			0.52	0.74
Value-added			-0.11	-0.07
Leticia Montella	N.A.	N.A.	3	2
Number of students			59	248
Expected avg. test score*			0.12	0.41
Actual avg. test score*			-0.21	0.14
Value-added			-0.33	-0.27
Kimberly Oconnor	N.A.	N.A.	43	14
Number of students			48	262
Expected avg. test score*			-0.04	0.37
Actual avg. test score*			-0.08	0.21
Value-added			-0.04	-0.16
Debra Negron	0	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.
Number of students	117
Expected avg. test score*	0.64
Actual avg. test score*	0.12
Value-added	-0.52

7th Grade

Teacher	Math 2010	Math Career	English 2010	English Career
Thanasi Iliopoulos	79	81	N.A.	N.A.
Number of students	24	58
Expected avg. test score*	-0.02	-0.27
Actual avg. test score*	0.14	-0.1
Value-added	+0.16	+0.17
Siobhan Mangan	N.A.	N.A.	13	23
Number of students			118	284
Expected avg. test score*			0.25	0.22
Actual avg. test score*			0.09	0.14
Value-added			-0.16	-0.08
Jennifer Laveglia	N.A.	N.A.	95	94
Number of students			68	175
Expected avg. test score*			0.33	0.15
Actual avg. test score*			0.59	0.35
Value-added			+0.26	+0.2
Gerard Inguagiato	35	24	N.A.	N.A.
Number of students	113	308
Expected avg. test score*	0.4	0.45
Actual avg. test score*	0.35	0.33
Value-added	-0.06	-0.12
Janine Noel	62	76	N.A.	N.A.
Number of students	105	277
Expected avg. test score*	0.3	0.35
Actual avg. test score*	0.35	0.48
Value-added	+0.05	+0.13
Victor Fernandez	75	68	N.A.	N.A.
Number of students	87	376
Expected avg. test score*	0.42	0.53
Actual avg. test score*	0.55	0.61
Value-added	+0.13	+0.08
Shannon Leistman	N.A.	N.A.	19	38
Number of students			84	217
Expected avg. test score*			0.01	0.23
Actual avg. test score*			-0.1	0.19
Value-added			-0.1	-0.04
Mary Ann Caridi	N.A.	N.A.	48	20
Number of students			80	182
Expected avg. test score*			0.48	0.67
Actual avg. test score*			0.47	0.57
Value-added			-0.01	-0.09
Philip Ames	59	72	N.A.	N.A.
Number of students	120	535
Expected avg. test score*	0.4	0.53
Actual avg. test score*	0.43	0.64
Value-added	+0.04	+0.11
Nathaniel Biern	N.A.	N.A.	51	69
Number of students			58	196
Expected avg. test score*			0.35	0.38
Actual avg. test score*			0.35	0.44
Value-added			0.0	+0.06
Gregory Tietze	73	87	N.A.	N.A.
Number of students	55	143
Expected avg. test score*	0.14	-0.06
Actual avg. test score*	0.26	0.16
Value-added	+0.12	+0.22

8th Grade

Teacher	Math 2010	Math Career	English 2010	English Career
Thanasi Iliopoulos	5	12	N.A.	N.A.
Number of students	55	98
Expected avg. test score*	0.68	0.4
Actual avg. test score*	0.33	0.19
Value-added	-0.35	-0.21
Matthew Williams	N.A.	N.A.	6	5
Number of students			56	212
Expected avg. test score*			0.63	0.71
Actual avg. test score*			0.41	0.53
Value-added			-0.22	-0.18
Sophia Malcolm	21	46	N.A.	N.A.
Number of students	98	345
Expected avg. test score*	0.32	0.3
Actual avg. test score*	0.15	0.29
Value-added	-0.17	-0.01
Christophe Pultz	N.A.	N.A.	91	42
Number of students			65	266
Expected avg. test score*			0.71	0.79
Actual avg. test score*			0.92	0.77
Value-added			+0.21	-0.02
Cary Golden	N.A.	N.A.	14	31
Number of students			30	208
Expected avg. test score*			1.03	1.14
Actual avg. test score*			0.88	1.08
Value-added			-0.15	-0.05
Linette Reyes	N.A.	N.A.	26	4
Number of students			85	241
Expected avg. test score*			0.44	0.49
Actual avg. test score*			0.35	0.3
Value-added			-0.09	-0.2
Gregory Tietze	27	29	N.A.	N.A.
Number of students	23	54
Expected avg. test score*	0.62	0.34
Actual avg. test score*	0.49	0.24
Value-added	-0.13	-0.1
Nicolle Pagan	18	14	N.A.	N.A.
Number of students	85	374
Expected avg. test score*	0.86	0.7
Actual avg. test score*	0.67	0.51
Value-added	-0.19	-0.19
Cara Wanke	N.A.	N.A.	6	6
Number of students			81	81
Expected avg. test score*			0.21	0.21
Actual avg. test score*			-0.02	-0.02
Value-added			-0.22	-0.22
Kevin Mcbride	0	4	N.A.	N.A.
Number of students	73	153
Expected avg. test score*	0.16	0.24
Actual avg. test score*	-0.34	-0.07
Value-added	-0.5	-0.32
Debramae Alcott	N.A.	N.A.	22	15
Number of students			40	73
Expected avg. test score*			-0.36	-0.38
Actual avg. test score*			-0.47	-0.48
Value-added			-0.1	-0.11
Agnieszka Holstein	48	35	N.A.	N.A.
Number of students	85	143
Expected avg. test score*	0.54	0.54
Actual avg. test score*	0.51	0.44
Value-added	-0.03	-0.1
Michael Lorenz	N.A.	N.A.	0	1
Number of students			84	294
Expected avg. test score*			0.62	0.33
Actual avg. test score*			0.22	0.06
Value-added			-0.4	-0.27

* Test scores are reported as standard deviations above/below the citywide mean.

About the Data

What is being measured?

The ratings on this page reflect the city’s effort to isolate the effect of individual teachers on student performance. In this case, the measurement is based on math and English scores on New York State standardized tests. Each teacher was assigned an “expected” score based on the past performance and demographics of his or her students. This expected score is then compared to the students’ actual test results. The difference is considered the “value added” by the teacher.

Does a low rating mean my child has a bad teacher?

Not necessarily. Critics of the rankings point to their many deficiencies and caveats. One of them is that the higher teachers rank one year, the harder it is for them to sustain their high ranking by showing significant progress in students the next year. Critics also say there are aspects of a child’s life — or distractions on test day — that the numbers cannot capture: supportive parents, a talented principal, the help of a tutor, allergies or a relentlessly barking dog outside the classroom.

Why are some ratings more precise than others?

The scores here are estimates based on a complex formula, and the estimates carry with them a margin of error. The more test scores that are incorporated in the formula, the smaller the error margin, which is why single-year ratings have a bigger margin than those calculated for a teacher’s career. Error margins, which are called the “confidence interval” in these reports, can range widely.