Phoebe Apperson Hearst Elementary (Data source)
Source data for Phoebe Apperson Hearst Elementary
2015
Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | ||||||||||||
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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 | 122665 | 2509 | - | 2436 | = | 73 | * | (124 | / | 411) | = | 22.0243309 | ||
4 | 122668 | 2531 | - | 2485 | = | 46 | * | (128 | / | 411) | = | 14.32603406 | ||
5 | 122669 | 2590 | - | 2528 | = | 62 | * | (159 | / | 411) | = | 23.98540141 | ||
Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2015 Difference From Standard for Phoebe Apperson Hearst Elementary | 60 |
2016
Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | ||||||||||||
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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 | 3410 | 2522 | - | 2436 | = | 86 | * | (124 | / | 386) | = | 27.62694298 | ||
4 | 3411 | 2534 | - | 2485 | = | 49 | * | (131 | / | 386) | = | 16.62953366 | ||
5 | 3413 | 2592 | - | 2528 | = | 64 | * | (131 | / | 386) | = | 21.72020723 | ||
Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2016 Difference From Standard for Phoebe Apperson Hearst Elementary | 66 |
2017
Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | ||||||||||||
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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 | 3528 | 2535 | - | 2436 | = | 99 | * | (124 | / | 387) | = | 31.72093016 | ||
4 | 3530 | 2539 | - | 2485 | = | 54 | * | (131 | / | 387) | = | 18.27906971 | ||
5 | 3532 | 2610 | - | 2528 | = | 82 | * | (132 | / | 387) | = | 27.96899222 | ||
Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2017 Difference From Standard for Phoebe Apperson Hearst Elementary | 78 |
2018
Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | ||||||||||||
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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 | 3528 | 2518 | - | 2436 | = | 82 | * | (118 | / | 378) | = | 25.59788358 | ||
4 | 3530 | 2554 | - | 2485 | = | 69 | * | (131 | / | 378) | = | 23.91269837 | ||
5 | 3532 | 2607 | - | 2528 | = | 79 | * | (129 | / | 378) | = | 26.96031744 | ||
Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2018 Difference From Standard for Phoebe Apperson Hearst Elementary | 76 |
2019
Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | ||||||||||||
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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 | 3573 | 2519 | - | 2436 | = | 83 | * | (126 | / | 402) | = | 26.01492531 | ||
4 | 3574 | 2557 | - | 2485 | = | 72 | * | (128 | / | 402) | = | 22.92537312 | ||
5 | 3575 | 2610 | - | 2528 | = | 82 | * | (148 | / | 402) | = | 30.18905465 | ||
Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2019 Difference From Standard for Phoebe Apperson Hearst Elementary | 79 |
Last steps
Compute the average
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Sum | Average |
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60 | 66 | 78 | 76 | 79 | 359.0 | 71.8 |
Compute the Upper Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and add to the average: 95.8
Compute the Lower Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and subtract from the average: 47.8
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 | |
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Percent | 7% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 8% |
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.
Phoebe Apperson Hearst Elementary math proficiency
Zero+ meets standard.

5% less $meal

6% less $meal

6% less $meal

7% less $meal

7% 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.