Birch Grove Primary (Data source)
Source data for Birch Grove Primary
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 |
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| 3 | 64446 | 2462 | - | 2436 | = | 26 | * | (74 | / | 304) | = | 6.32894735 | ||
| 4 | 64447 | 2492 | - | 2485 | = | 7 | * | (80 | / | 304) | = | 1.84210526 | ||
| 5 | 64450 | 2503 | - | 2528 | = | -25 | * | (68 | / | 304) | = | -5.59210525 | ||
| 6 | 64451 | 2539 | - | 2552 | = | -13 | * | (82 | / | 304) | = | -3.50657895 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2015 Difference From Standard for Birch Grove Primary | -1 | ||||||||||||
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 | 1719 | 2473 | - | 2436 | = | 37 | * | (81 | / | 291) | = | 10.29896906 | ||
| 4 | 1721 | 2483 | - | 2485 | = | -2 | * | (69 | / | 291) | = | -0.4742268 | ||
| 5 | 1724 | 2552 | - | 2528 | = | 24 | * | (73 | / | 291) | = | 6.02061854 | ||
| 6 | 1726 | 2573 | - | 2552 | = | 21 | * | (68 | / | 291) | = | 4.90721648 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2016 Difference From Standard for Birch Grove Primary | 21 | ||||||||||||
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 |
||
| 5 | 1775 | 0 | - | 2528 | = | * | (0 | / | 0) | = | ||||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2017 Difference From Standard for Birch Grove Primary | |||||||||||||
Last steps
Compute the average
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | Sum | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -1 | 21 | 20.0 | 6.7 |
Compute the Upper Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and add to the average: 55.0
Compute the Lower Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and subtract from the average: -35.0
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 | 31% | 24% | 30% | 35% | 28% |
| 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 Primary math proficiency
Zero+ meets standard.
26% less $meal
18% 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 |