Fairlands Elementary (Data source)
Source data for Fairlands 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 | 120338 | 2510 | - | 2436 | = | 74 | * | (123 | / | 351) | = | 25.9316239 | ||
| 4 | 120339 | 2531 | - | 2485 | = | 46 | * | (131 | / | 351) | = | 17.16809116 | ||
| 5 | 120342 | 2540 | - | 2528 | = | 12 | * | (97 | / | 351) | = | 3.31623931 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2015 Difference From Standard for Fairlands Elementary | 46 | ||||||||||||
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 | 3346 | 2497 | - | 2436 | = | 61 | * | (125 | / | 382) | = | 19.96073293 | ||
| 4 | 3347 | 2554 | - | 2485 | = | 69 | * | (127 | / | 382) | = | 22.93979051 | ||
| 5 | 3349 | 2580 | - | 2528 | = | 52 | * | (130 | / | 382) | = | 17.69633507 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2016 Difference From Standard for Fairlands Elementary | 61 | ||||||||||||
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 | 3464 | 2510 | - | 2436 | = | 74 | * | (121 | / | 378) | = | 23.68783068 | ||
| 4 | 3466 | 2543 | - | 2485 | = | 58 | * | (129 | / | 378) | = | 19.79365078 | ||
| 5 | 3467 | 2593 | - | 2528 | = | 65 | * | (128 | / | 378) | = | 22.01058197 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2017 Difference From Standard for Fairlands Elementary | 65 | ||||||||||||
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 | 3464 | 2508 | - | 2436 | = | 72 | * | (125 | / | 386) | = | 23.31606211 | ||
| 4 | 3466 | 2554 | - | 2485 | = | 69 | * | (130 | / | 386) | = | 23.23834192 | ||
| 5 | 3468 | 2582 | - | 2528 | = | 54 | * | (131 | / | 386) | = | 18.32642485 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2018 Difference From Standard for Fairlands Elementary | 65 | ||||||||||||
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 | 3509 | 2508 | - | 2436 | = | 72 | * | (119 | / | 378) | = | 22.66666661 | ||
| 4 | 3510 | 2553 | - | 2485 | = | 68 | * | (128 | / | 378) | = | 23.02645498 | ||
| 5 | 3511 | 2594 | - | 2528 | = | 66 | * | (131 | / | 378) | = | 22.87301584 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2019 Difference From Standard for Fairlands Elementary | 69 | ||||||||||||
Last steps
Compute the average
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Sum | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | 61 | 65 | 65 | 69 | 306.0 | 61.2 |
Compute the Upper Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and add to the average: 85.2
Compute the Lower Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and subtract from the average: 37.2
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 | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 5% |
| Data source | 2015 data file | 2016 data file | 2017 data file | 2018 data file | 2019 data file |
Pleasanton 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.
Fairlands Elementary math proficiency
Zero+ meets standard.
6% less $meal
6% less $meal
4% less $meal
5% less $meal
4% 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.