United for Success Academy (Data source)
Source data for United for Success Academy
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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| 6 | 75368 | 2390 | - | 2552 | = | -162 | * | (126 | / | 408) | = | -50.0294117 | ||
| 7 | 75369 | 2423 | - | 2567 | = | -144 | * | (132 | / | 408) | = | -46.58823518 | ||
| 8 | 75372 | 2434 | - | 2586 | = | -152 | * | (150 | / | 408) | = | -55.88235282 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2015 Difference From Standard for United for Success Academy | -152 | ||||||||||||
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 | 2029 | 2424 | - | 2552 | = | -128 | * | (112 | / | 354) | = | -40.49717504 | ||
| 7 | 2032 | 2413 | - | 2567 | = | -154 | * | (113 | / | 354) | = | -49.15819201 | ||
| 8 | 2033 | 2449 | - | 2586 | = | -137 | * | (129 | / | 354) | = | -49.92372872 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2016 Difference From Standard for United for Success Academy | -140 | ||||||||||||
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 | 2088 | 2430 | - | 2552 | = | -122 | * | (113 | / | 345) | = | -39.95942018 | ||
| 7 | 2090 | 2426 | - | 2567 | = | -141 | * | (112 | / | 345) | = | -45.77391302 | ||
| 8 | 2092 | 2425 | - | 2586 | = | -161 | * | (120 | / | 345) | = | -55.99999985 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2017 Difference From Standard for United for Success Academy | -142 | ||||||||||||
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 | 2091 | 2422 | - | 2552 | = | -130 | * | (133 | / | 368) | = | -46.98369559 | ||
| 7 | 2093 | 2442 | - | 2567 | = | -125 | * | (127 | / | 368) | = | -43.13858688 | ||
| 8 | 2095 | 2460 | - | 2586 | = | -126 | * | (108 | / | 368) | = | -36.97826076 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2018 Difference From Standard for United for Success Academy | -127 | ||||||||||||
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 | 2101 | 2446 | - | 2552 | = | -106 | * | (113 | / | 355) | = | -33.74084505 | ||
| 7 | 2102 | 2432 | - | 2567 | = | -135 | * | (123 | / | 355) | = | -46.77464786 | ||
| 8 | 2103 | 2445 | - | 2586 | = | -141 | * | (119 | / | 355) | = | -47.26478865 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2019 Difference From Standard for United for Success Academy | -128 | ||||||||||||
Last steps
Compute the average
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Sum | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -152 | -140 | -142 | -127 | -128 | -689.0 | -137.8 |
Compute the Upper Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and add to the average: -107.8
Compute the Lower Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and subtract from the average: -167.8
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 | 91% | 89% | 89% | 95% | 93% |
| Data source | 2015 data file | 2016 data file | 2017 data file | 2018 data file | 2019 data file |
Oakland 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.
United for Success Academy math proficiency
Zero+ meets standard.
85% less $meal
86% less $meal
87% less $meal
92% less $meal
90% 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.