Willard Middle (Data source)
Source data for Willard Middle
2015
| Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Get Mean Scale Score from line numbers in this data file. | Subtract 'met min' Scale Score. from Mean Scale Score to get Distance From Standard | Multiply Distance From Standard by proportion of students in grade. | ||||||||||||
| Grade | Line number |
Mean Scale Score |
- | Scale Score: met min |
= | Distance from standard |
* | (Students tested in grade |
/ | Students) tested in school |
= | Weighted Distance From Standard |
||
| 6 | 17273 | 2538 | - | 2552 | = | -14 | * | (202 | / | 523) | = | -5.40726577 | ||
| 7 | 17276 | 2552 | - | 2567 | = | -15 | * | (161 | / | 523) | = | -4.61759082 | ||
| 8 | 17278 | 2584 | - | 2586 | = | -2 | * | (160 | / | 523) | = | -0.61185468 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2015 Difference From Standard for Willard Middle | -11 | ||||||||||||
2016
| Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Get Mean Scale Score from line numbers in this data file. | Subtract 'met min' Scale Score. from Mean Scale Score to get Distance From Standard | Multiply Distance From Standard by proportion of students in grade. | ||||||||||||
| Grade | Line number |
Mean Scale Score |
- | Scale Score: met min |
= | Distance from standard |
* | (Students tested in grade |
/ | Students) tested in school |
= | Weighted Distance From Standard |
||
| 6 | 471 | 2562 | - | 2552 | = | 10 | * | (184 | / | 532) | = | 3.45864661 | ||
| 7 | 473 | 2547 | - | 2567 | = | -20 | * | (196 | / | 532) | = | -7.36842104 | ||
| 8 | 475 | 2547 | - | 2586 | = | -39 | * | (152 | / | 532) | = | -11.14285712 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2016 Difference From Standard for Willard Middle | -15 | ||||||||||||
2017
| Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Get Mean Scale Score from line numbers in this data file. | Subtract 'met min' Scale Score. from Mean Scale Score to get Distance From Standard | Multiply Distance From Standard by proportion of students in grade. | ||||||||||||
| Grade | Line number |
Mean Scale Score |
- | Scale Score: met min |
= | Distance from standard |
* | (Students tested in grade |
/ | Students) tested in school |
= | Weighted Distance From Standard |
||
| 6 | 496 | 2565 | - | 2552 | = | 13 | * | (177 | / | 550) | = | 4.18363635 | ||
| 7 | 498 | 2580 | - | 2567 | = | 13 | * | (179 | / | 550) | = | 4.23090909 | ||
| 8 | 499 | 2562 | - | 2586 | = | -24 | * | (194 | / | 550) | = | -8.46545453 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2017 Difference From Standard for Willard Middle | 0 | ||||||||||||
2018
| Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Get Mean Scale Score from line numbers in this data file. | Subtract 'met min' Scale Score. from Mean Scale Score to get Distance From Standard | Multiply Distance From Standard by proportion of students in grade. | ||||||||||||
| Grade | Line number |
Mean Scale Score |
- | Scale Score: met min |
= | Distance from standard |
* | (Students tested in grade |
/ | Students) tested in school |
= | Weighted Distance From Standard |
||
| 6 | 520 | 2579 | - | 2552 | = | 27 | * | (240 | / | 601) | = | 10.78202993 | ||
| 7 | 522 | 2602 | - | 2567 | = | 35 | * | (176 | / | 601) | = | 10.249584 | ||
| 8 | 524 | 2598 | - | 2586 | = | 12 | * | (185 | / | 601) | = | 3.69384359 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2018 Difference From Standard for Willard Middle | 25 | ||||||||||||
2019
| Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Get Mean Scale Score from line numbers in this data file. | Subtract 'met min' Scale Score. from Mean Scale Score to get Distance From Standard | Multiply Distance From Standard by proportion of students in grade. | ||||||||||||
| Grade | Line number |
Mean Scale Score |
- | Scale Score: met min |
= | Distance from standard |
* | (Students tested in grade |
/ | Students) tested in school |
= | Weighted Distance From Standard |
||
| 6 | 547 | 2586 | - | 2552 | = | 34 | * | (214 | / | 638) | = | 11.4043887 | ||
| 7 | 548 | 2616 | - | 2567 | = | 49 | * | (249 | / | 638) | = | 19.12382442 | ||
| 8 | 549 | 2618 | - | 2586 | = | 32 | * | (175 | / | 638) | = | 8.77742944 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2019 Difference From Standard for Willard Middle | 39 | ||||||||||||
Last steps
Compute the average
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Sum | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -11 | -15 | 0 | 25 | 39 | 38.0 | 7.6 |
Compute the Upper Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and add to the average: 87.5
Compute the Lower Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and subtract from the average: -68.5
For the lines, you have the data necessary to plot the chart.
Very last step
The percent of students getting a Free or Reduced Price Meal comes from the following sources:
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percent | 51% | 46% | 41% | 38% | 36% |
| Data source | 2015 data file | 2016 data file | 2017 data file | 2018 data file | 2019 data file |
Berkeley Unified school district | County of Alameda
THIS chart shows what the school system "wants"
PLUS a "special" or "outside" cause of variation: wealth/poverty.
NOT what teachers want.
NOT what principals want.
NOT what parents want.
Willard Middle math proficiency
Zero+ meets standard.
46% less $meal
37% less $meal
32% less $meal
34% less $meal
• Any result above zero is proficient; below is not proficient. • There is a 99% chance that results will remain the same in coming years, which is to say, between the Upper and Lower Control Limits (the gray lines). • The houses with the % of students receiving a Free or Reduced Price Meal is a measure of wealth/poverty.
Intermediate/Middle Schools (Public) schools in Berkeley Unified (3)
| Longfellow Arts and Technology Middle | Martin Luther King Middle | Willard Middle |