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margin-top: 5px;"> <p> About <span class="xxlarge">11,500</span> Los Angeles Unified elementary school teachers and <span class="xxlarge">470</span> elementary schools are included in The Times' updated database of "<a href="faq/index.html#what_is_value_added">value-added</a>" ratings. </p> <p> Most third-, fourth- and fifth-grade instructors who taught at any point during the 2004-05 through 2009-10 academic years were given ratings in the Times analysis. Most district elementary schools are included. Test scores for most charter schools were not available. </p> <p> A teacher's value-added rating is based on his or her students' progress on the California Standards Tests for English and math. The difference between a student's expected growth and actual performance is the "value" a teacher added or subtracted during the year. A school's value-added rating is based on the performance of all students tested there. Small differences in ratings are not statistically significant, particularly for those rated near the average. </p> <p> Although value-added measures do not capture everything about a teacher or school鈥檚 performance, The Times decided to make the ratings available because they bear on the work of public employees who provide an important service, and in the belief that parents and the public have a right to the information. </p> </div> <div style="margin-top:20px;"> <div class="large"> <div class="pad10vert pad5hori"> <h4 style="font-size:18px; font-weight:bold; padding-bottom:4px;"> Find a teacher... </h4> <form class="searchbox" action="https://projects.latimes.com/value-added/search/teacher/" method="get" style="display:inline; font-size:20px !important;"> <input id="searchbox-input-teacher" class="searchbox-input-text" style="padding:4px; font-size:17px !important;" size=30 type="text" name="q" onfocus="this.value=''" value=""/> <input class="schools-submit" type="submit" value="Search"/> </form> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div class="pad10vert pad5hori"> <h4 style="font-size:18px; font-weight:bold; padding-bottom:4px;"> Or, find a school </h4> <form class="searchbox" action="https://projects.latimes.com/value-added/search/school/" method="get" style="display:inline; font-size:20px !important; "> <input id="searchbox-input-school" class="searchbox-input-text" size=30 type="text" style="padding:4px; font-size:17px !important;" name="q" onfocus="this.value=''" value=""> <input class="schools-submit" type="submit" value="Search"> </form> </div> </div> </div> <div style="margin:20px 0px;"> <div class="widgetleft"> <div class="widgetheader">Top value-added schools</div> <ul class="widget-chart"> <li id="odd"> <a href="school/los-angeles/ninety-second-street-elementary/index.html">Ninety-Second Street Elementary </a> </li> <li id="even"> <a href="school/venice/broadway-elementary/index.html">Broadway Elementary </a> </li> <li id="odd"> <a href="school/maywood/maywood-elementary/index.html">Maywood Elementary </a> </li> <li id="even"> <a href="school/los-angeles/nora-sterry-elementary/index.html">Nora Sterry Elementary </a> </li> <li id="odd"> <a href="school/west-hollywood/west-hollywood-elementary/index.html">West Hollywood Elementary </a> </li> <li id="even"> <a href="school/encino/emelita-street-elementary/index.html">Emelita Street Elementary </a> </li> <li id="odd"> <a href="school/huntington-park/huntington-park-elementary/index.html">Huntington Park Elementary </a> </li> <li id="even"> <a href="school/reseda/cantara-street-elementary/index.html">Cantara Street Elementary </a> </li> <li id="odd"> <a href="school/north-hills/mayall-street-elementary/index.html">Mayall Street Elementary </a> </li> <li id="even"> <a href="school/gardena/amestoy-elementary/index.html">Amestoy Elementary </a> </li> </ul> <div style="text-align:right; padding-top:10px;"><a href="rank/school/5/index.html">View the full list »</a></div> </div> <div class="widgetright"> <div class="widgetheader">Lowest value-added schools<br/></div> <ul class="widget-chart"> <li id="odd"> <a href="school/van-nuys/valley-alternative-magnet/index.html">Valley Alternative Magnet</a> </li> <li id="even"> <a href="school/los-angeles/third-street-elementary/index.html">Third Street Elementary</a> </li> <li id="odd"> <a href="school/northridge/topeka-drive-elementary/index.html">Topeka Drive Elementary</a> </li> <li id="even"> <a href="school/los-angeles/cowan-avenue-elementary/index.html">Cowan Avenue Elementary</a> </li> <li id="odd"> <a href="school/tarzana/wilbur-avenue-elementary/index.html">Wilbur Avenue Elementary</a> </li> <li id="even"> <a href="school/south-gate/tweedy-elementary/index.html">Tweedy Elementary</a> </li> <li id="odd"> <a href="school/carson/broadacres-avenue-elementary/index.html">Broadacres Avenue Elementary</a> </li> <li id="even"> <a href="school/south-gate/montara-avenue-elementary/index.html">Montara Avenue Elementary</a> </li> <li id="odd"> <a href="school/san-pedro/cabrillo-avenue-elementary/index.html">Cabrillo Avenue Elementary</a> </li> <li id="even"> <a href="school/los-angeles/woodcrest-elementary/index.html">Woodcrest Elementary</a> </li> </ul> <div style="text-align:right; padding-top:10px;"><a href="rank/school/5/index.html">View the full list »</a></div> </div> </div> <div style="margin:20px 0px;"> <div class="widgetleft"> <div class="widgetheader">Top value-added English teachers</div> <ul class="widget-chart"> <li id="odd"> <a href="teacher/arturo-gustavo-abarca/index.html">Abarca, Arturo </a> </li> <li id="even"> <a href="teacher/renata-elvira-acosta-reynoso/index.html">Acosta Reyn, Renata </a> </li> <li id="odd"> <a href="teacher/april-aiyewunmi/index.html">Aiyewunmi, April </a> </li> <li id="even"> <a href="teacher/henri-francis-amigo/index.html">Amigo, Henri </a> </li> <li id="odd"> <a href="teacher/veronica-garcia/index.html">Arias, Veronica </a> </li> <li id="even"> <a href="teacher/guadalup-arias/index.html">Arias, Guadalupe </a> </li> <li id="odd"> <a href="teacher/helmik-asatourian/index.html">Asatourian, Helmik </a> </li> <li id="even"> <a href="teacher/jennifer-louise-azafrani/index.html">Azafrani, Jennifer </a> </li> <li id="odd"> <a href="teacher/berta-alicia-baca/index.html">Baca, Berta </a> </li> <li id="even"> <a href="teacher/alberto-luis-banos/index.html">Banos, Alberto </a> </li> </ul> <div style="text-align:right; padding-top:10px;"><a href="rank/top-100/ela/index.html">View the full list »</a></div> </div> <div class="widgetright"> <div class="widgetheader">Top value-added math teachers</div> <ul class="widget-chart"> <li id="odd"> <a href="teacher/renata-elvira-acosta-reynoso/index.html">Acosta Reyn, Renata </a> </li> <li id="even"> <a href="teacher/miguel-angel-aguilar/index.html">Aguilar, Miguel </a> </li> <li id="odd"> <a href="teacher/willson-estuard-aguilar/index.html">Aguilar, Willson </a> </li> <li id="even"> <a href="teacher/henri-francis-amigo/index.html">Amigo, Henri </a> </li> <li id="odd"> <a href="teacher/veronica-l-ash/index.html">Ash, Veronica </a> </li> <li id="even"> <a href="teacher/ann-patricia-ashcraft/index.html">Ashcraft, Ann </a> </li> <li id="odd"> <a href="teacher/frances-biscoch-atienza/index.html">Atienza, Frances </a> </li> <li id="even"> <a href="teacher/araceli-guzman-avila/index.html">Avila, Araceli </a> </li> <li id="odd"> <a href="teacher/manal-sultan-badawy/index.html">Badawy, Manal </a> </li> <li id="even"> <a href="teacher/patricia-ann-ball/index.html">Ball, Patricia </a> </li> </ul> <div style="text-align:right; 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line-height:140%; font-size:12px;"> Source: The Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Unified School District, Richard Buddin<br/> Credits: Jason Felch, Stephanie Ferrell, Megan Garvey, Thomas Suh Lauder, David Lauter, Julie Marquis, Anthony Pesce, Sandra Poindexter, Ken Schwencke, Beth Shuster, Jason Song, Doug Smith<br> </div> </div>  </div> <div id="rail"> <div class="pad10top clear"></div> <div class="clear"></div> <div class="module defaultHeadlines headColumn1"> <div style="border: 2px solid #bcb9b9; padding: 10px; "> <div class="box_bordered_projects_item" style="margin-bottom:8px; margin-top:6px;"> <span style="font-size:20px;"><a style="color: black !important" href="index.html">Los Angeles Teacher Ratings</a></span>, the Los Angeles Times' database of value-added scores for Los Angeles Unified elementary schools and teachers. <div> <ul style="margin-top:5px;"> <li style="font-size:1.6em"> <a href="faq/index.html">» FAQ & About</a> </li> <li style="font-size:1.2em"> <a href="https://www.latimes.com/teachers/"> » Read series </a> </li> <li style="font-size:1.2em"> <a href="https://www.latimes.com/teachermethod/"> » Methodology </a> </li> <li style="font-size:1.2em"> <a href="resources/index.html"> » Research </a> </li> <li style="font-size:1.2em"> <a href="value-added-comparison.html"> » Compare the models </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="clear"/></div> </div> </div> <table class="cubeAd"> <tbody> <tr><td class="adLabel">Advertisement</td></tr> <tr> <td valign="middle"> <div class="miscAd cube"> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript">ord=Math.random()*10000000000000000;document.write('<script language="JavaScript" src="https://ad.doubleclick.net/adj/trb.latimes/news/datadesk;tile=3;ptype=sf;pos=1;sz=300x250;ord=' + ord + '?" type="text/javascript"><\/script>');</script><noscript><a href="https://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/trb.latimes/news/datadesk;ptype=sf;pos=1;tile=3;sz=300x250;u=https://projects.latimes.com/index/;ord=123456789?" target="_blank"><img src="https://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/trb.latimes/news/datadesk;ptype=sf;pos=1;tile=3;sz=300x250;u=https://projects.latimes.com/index/;ord=123456789?" width="300" height="250" border="0" alt=""></a></noscript> </div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table>  <div class="clear"></div> <div class="module headlines defaultHeadlines headColumn1"> <div class="curvedTop"> <div class="openCurve"/> <div class="curvedContent"> <div class="titleContainer"> <h3 class="title"> Teacher responses <img class="icon-inline-hack" align=absmiddle src="https://www.latimes.com/includes/projects/img/rightrail-inline-img-hack-37px.gif"/> <a href="response/feeds/responses/index.html"> <img class="icon" src="https://www.latimes.com/images/mylatimes/rss_icon.gif"/> </a> <img class="icon-inline-hack" align=absmiddle src="https://www.latimes.com/includes/projects/img/rightrail-inline-img-hack-37px.gif"/> </h3> </div> <a href="teacher/michael-louis-thacker/index.html#response"> <div class="" style="margin-bottom:7px;"> <div class="headlineItem rightHeadlinePos inLine"> <h2 class="headline" style="color:#2262cc"> <strong>Michael L. 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