NDVI Summary Statistics by School Level for Washington State
by Lea Fortmann·Updated 1mo ago
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Description
A five-year panel dataset examines the relationship between school proximity to public parks and student academic performance in four counties of western Washington state, USA. The data likely contains school-level NDVI summary statistics and test proficiency percentages, controlling for socioeconomic and demographic factors. Lea Fortmann authored this dataset, which was last updated on May 6, 2026.
Use Cases
Analyze the association between park proximity and standardized test scores based on the described distance threshold of 800 meters.
Compare the impact of greenspace across different grade levels (elementary, middle, high school) as mentioned in the study.
Investigate the relationship between local greenness (NDVI) and academic performance, as described in the dataset's findings.
Model educational outcomes while controlling for socioeconomic and demographic factors referenced in the description.
Strengths
Dataset spans five years, providing longitudinal panel data.
Analysis is focused on a specific geographic region: four counties in western Washington state.
Study controls for multiple factors, including general greenness (NDVI) and socioeconomic/demographic variables.
Limitations
Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
The dataset is very small (5.5 KB), indicating limited scope and likely summary-level data.
Provenance
Source
figshare
Collection Method
The description suggests data was gathered for a study assessing the impact of park proximity on test scores.
Time Range
The dataset covers a five-year period, but the exact years are not specified.
Freshness
Last updated 2026-05-06 17:24:19; freshness should be verified.
Geography
Four counties in western Washington state, USA.
Data is provided in XLS format (Excel). License is CC-BY-4.0.