Birch Grove Intermediate (Data source)
Source data for Birch Grove Intermediate
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 | 65584 | 2421 | - | 2436 | = | -15 | * | (58 | / | 200) | = | -4.35 | ||
| 4 | 65585 | 2458 | - | 2485 | = | -27 | * | (54 | / | 200) | = | -7.29 | ||
| 5 | 65588 | 2475 | - | 2528 | = | -53 | * | (46 | / | 200) | = | -12.19 | ||
| 6 | 65589 | 2517 | - | 2552 | = | -35 | * | (42 | / | 200) | = | -7.35 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2015 Difference From Standard for Birch Grove Intermediate | -31 | ||||||||||||
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 | 1750 | 2406 | - | 2436 | = | -30 | * | (58 | / | 215) | = | -8.09302323 | ||
| 4 | 1751 | 2456 | - | 2485 | = | -29 | * | (55 | / | 215) | = | -7.41860464 | ||
| 5 | 1754 | 2456 | - | 2528 | = | -72 | * | (52 | / | 215) | = | -17.41395348 | ||
| 6 | 1756 | 2513 | - | 2552 | = | -39 | * | (50 | / | 215) | = | -9.06976742 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2016 Difference From Standard for Birch Grove Intermediate | -42 | ||||||||||||
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 | 1800 | 2438 | - | 2436 | = | 2 | * | (125 | / | 478) | = | 0.52301255 | ||
| 4 | 1802 | 2474 | - | 2485 | = | -11 | * | (119 | / | 478) | = | -2.73849371 | ||
| 5 | 1804 | 2492 | - | 2528 | = | -36 | * | (113 | / | 478) | = | -8.51046023 | ||
| 6 | 1806 | 2553 | - | 2552 | = | 1 | * | (121 | / | 478) | = | 0.25313808 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2017 Difference From Standard for Birch Grove Intermediate | -10 | ||||||||||||
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 | 1809 | 2474 | - | 2436 | = | 38 | * | (106 | / | 449) | = | 8.97104676 | ||
| 4 | 1811 | 2481 | - | 2485 | = | -4 | * | (114 | / | 449) | = | -1.0155902 | ||
| 5 | 1813 | 2519 | - | 2528 | = | -9 | * | (118 | / | 449) | = | -2.36525612 | ||
| 6 | 1815 | 2530 | - | 2552 | = | -22 | * | (111 | / | 449) | = | -5.43875277 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2018 Difference From Standard for Birch Grove Intermediate | 0 | ||||||||||||
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 | 1834 | 2459 | - | 2436 | = | 23 | * | (106 | / | 441) | = | 5.52834465 | ||
| 4 | 1835 | 2499 | - | 2485 | = | 14 | * | (109 | / | 441) | = | 3.46031745 | ||
| 5 | 1836 | 2522 | - | 2528 | = | -6 | * | (107 | / | 441) | = | -1.45578231 | ||
| 6 | 1837 | 2546 | - | 2552 | = | -6 | * | (119 | / | 441) | = | -1.61904761 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2019 Difference From Standard for Birch Grove Intermediate | 6 | ||||||||||||
Last steps
Compute the average
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Sum | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -31 | -42 | -10 | 0 | 6 | -77.0 | -15.4 |
Compute the Upper Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and add to the average: 43.75
Compute the Lower Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and subtract from the average: -82.25
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 | 68% | 65% | 39% | 45% | 41% |
| Data source | 2015 data file | 2016 data file | 2017 data file | 2018 data file | 2019 data file |
Newark 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.
Birch Grove Intermediate math proficiency
Zero+ meets standard.
57% less $meal
58% less $meal
31% less $meal
37% 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 Newark Unified (8)
| August Schilling Elementary | Birch Grove Intermediate | Birch Grove Primary |
| E. L. Musick Elementary | H. A. Snow Elementary | James A. Graham Elementary |
| John F. Kennedy Elementary | Lincoln Elementary |