Urban Promise Academy (Data source)
Source data for Urban Promise 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 | 101203 | 2472 | - | 2552 | = | -80 | * | (108 | / | 319) | = | -27.08463944 | ||
| 7 | 101206 | 2503 | - | 2567 | = | -64 | * | (105 | / | 319) | = | -21.06583072 | ||
| 8 | 101207 | 2512 | - | 2586 | = | -74 | * | (106 | / | 319) | = | -24.58934167 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2015 Difference From Standard for Urban Promise Academy | -73 | ||||||||||||
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 | 2881 | 2460 | - | 2552 | = | -92 | * | (121 | / | 365) | = | -30.49863011 | ||
| 7 | 2884 | 2442 | - | 2567 | = | -125 | * | (120 | / | 365) | = | -41.09589038 | ||
| 8 | 2886 | 2482 | - | 2586 | = | -104 | * | (124 | / | 365) | = | -35.33150681 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2016 Difference From Standard for Urban Promise Academy | -107 | ||||||||||||
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 | 2956 | 2417 | - | 2552 | = | -135 | * | (122 | / | 369) | = | -44.63414631 | ||
| 7 | 2958 | 2471 | - | 2567 | = | -96 | * | (125 | / | 369) | = | -32.52032515 | ||
| 8 | 2959 | 2431 | - | 2586 | = | -155 | * | (122 | / | 369) | = | -51.24661243 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2017 Difference From Standard for Urban Promise Academy | -128 | ||||||||||||
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 | 2957 | 2469 | - | 2552 | = | -83 | * | (125 | / | 374) | = | -27.74064163 | ||
| 7 | 2959 | 2440 | - | 2567 | = | -127 | * | (125 | / | 374) | = | -42.44652395 | ||
| 8 | 2961 | 2505 | - | 2586 | = | -81 | * | (124 | / | 374) | = | -26.85561496 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2018 Difference From Standard for Urban Promise Academy | -97 | ||||||||||||
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 | 2981 | 2479 | - | 2552 | = | -73 | * | (126 | / | 374) | = | -24.59358284 | ||
| 7 | 2982 | 2466 | - | 2567 | = | -101 | * | (123 | / | 374) | = | -33.21657751 | ||
| 8 | 2983 | 2494 | - | 2586 | = | -92 | * | (125 | / | 374) | = | -30.74866302 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2019 Difference From Standard for Urban Promise Academy | -89 | ||||||||||||
Last steps
Compute the average
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Sum | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -73 | -107 | -128 | -97 | -89 | -494.0 | -98.8 |
Compute the Upper Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and add to the average: -38.8
Compute the Lower Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and subtract from the average: -158.8
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 | 92% | 95% | 95% | 96% | 97% |
| 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.
Urban Promise Academy math proficiency
Zero+ meets standard.
86% less $meal
89% less $meal
87% less $meal
90% 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.