Palomares Elementary (Data source)
Source data for Palomares Elementary
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 |
||
| 3 | 24052 | 2473 | - | 2436 | = | 37 | * | (25 | / | 75) | = | 12.33333332 | ||
| 4 | 24053 | 2487 | - | 2485 | = | 2 | * | (21 | / | 75) | = | 0.56 | ||
| 5 | 24056 | 2518 | - | 2528 | = | -10 | * | (29 | / | 75) | = | -3.86666666 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2015 Difference From Standard for Palomares Elementary | 9 | ||||||||||||
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 |
||
| 3 | 641 | 2485 | - | 2436 | = | 49 | * | (23 | / | 71) | = | 15.87323939 | ||
| 4 | 644 | 2503 | - | 2485 | = | 18 | * | (26 | / | 71) | = | 6.59154929 | ||
| 5 | 646 | 2530 | - | 2528 | = | 2 | * | (22 | / | 71) | = | 0.61971831 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2016 Difference From Standard for Palomares Elementary | 23 | ||||||||||||
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 |
||
| 3 | 683 | 2496 | - | 2436 | = | 60 | * | (24 | / | 77) | = | 18.70129866 | ||
| 4 | 685 | 2506 | - | 2485 | = | 21 | * | (25 | / | 77) | = | 6.8181818 | ||
| 5 | 688 | 2545 | - | 2528 | = | 17 | * | (28 | / | 77) | = | 6.18181817 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2017 Difference From Standard for Palomares Elementary | 32 | ||||||||||||
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 |
||
| 3 | 704 | 2484 | - | 2436 | = | 48 | * | (25 | / | 79) | = | 15.18987341 | ||
| 4 | 706 | 2504 | - | 2485 | = | 19 | * | (25 | / | 79) | = | 6.01265822 | ||
| 5 | 708 | 2545 | - | 2528 | = | 17 | * | (29 | / | 79) | = | 6.24050632 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2018 Difference From Standard for Palomares Elementary | 27 | ||||||||||||
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 |
||
| 3 | 733 | 2491 | - | 2436 | = | 55 | * | (23 | / | 73) | = | 17.32876712 | ||
| 4 | 734 | 2503 | - | 2485 | = | 18 | * | (24 | / | 73) | = | 5.91780821 | ||
| 5 | 735 | 2569 | - | 2528 | = | 41 | * | (26 | / | 73) | = | 14.6027397 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2019 Difference From Standard for Palomares Elementary | 38 | ||||||||||||
Last steps
Compute the average
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Sum | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 23 | 32 | 27 | 38 | 129.0 | 25.8 |
Compute the Upper Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and add to the average: 55.8
Compute the Lower Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and subtract from the average: -4.2
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 | 10% | 13% | 11% | 16% | 22% |
| Data source | 2015 data file | 2016 data file | 2017 data file | 2018 data file | 2019 data file |
Castro Valley 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.
Palomares Elementary math proficiency
Zero+ meets standard.
8% less $meal
9% less $meal
11% less $meal
14% less $meal
21% 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.
Elementary School (Public) schools in Castro Valley Unified (9)
| Castro Valley Elementary | Chabot Elementary | Independent Elementary |
| Jensen Ranch Elementary | Marshall Elementary | Palomares Elementary |
| Proctor Elementary | Stanton Elementary | Vannoy Elementary |