Pleasanton Middle (Data source)
Source data for Pleasanton Middle
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 | 121745 | 2609 | - | 2552 | = | 57 | * | (421 | / | 1216) | = | 19.73437499 | ||
| 7 | 121748 | 2631 | - | 2567 | = | 64 | * | (407 | / | 1216) | = | 21.42105261 | ||
| 8 | 121749 | 2631 | - | 2586 | = | 45 | * | (388 | / | 1216) | = | 14.35855262 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2015 Difference From Standard for Pleasanton Middle | 56 | ||||||||||||
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 | 3386 | 2601 | - | 2552 | = | 49 | * | (391 | / | 1245) | = | 15.38875498 | ||
| 7 | 3388 | 2637 | - | 2567 | = | 70 | * | (440 | / | 1245) | = | 24.73895578 | ||
| 8 | 3390 | 2653 | - | 2586 | = | 67 | * | (414 | / | 1245) | = | 22.27951804 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2016 Difference From Standard for Pleasanton Middle | 62 | ||||||||||||
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 | 3503 | 2603 | - | 2552 | = | 51 | * | (428 | / | 1272) | = | 17.16037734 | ||
| 7 | 3505 | 2634 | - | 2567 | = | 67 | * | (407 | / | 1272) | = | 21.43789305 | ||
| 8 | 3508 | 2652 | - | 2586 | = | 66 | * | (437 | / | 1272) | = | 22.67452829 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2017 Difference From Standard for Pleasanton Middle | 61 | ||||||||||||
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 | 3503 | 2602 | - | 2552 | = | 50 | * | (387 | / | 1217) | = | 15.89975345 | ||
| 7 | 3506 | 2630 | - | 2567 | = | 63 | * | (420 | / | 1217) | = | 21.74198846 | ||
| 8 | 3507 | 2645 | - | 2586 | = | 59 | * | (410 | / | 1217) | = | 19.87674606 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2018 Difference From Standard for Pleasanton Middle | 58 | ||||||||||||
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 | 3549 | 2585 | - | 2552 | = | 33 | * | (370 | / | 1177) | = | 10.37383175 | ||
| 7 | 3550 | 2619 | - | 2567 | = | 52 | * | (390 | / | 1177) | = | 17.23024638 | ||
| 8 | 3551 | 2648 | - | 2586 | = | 62 | * | (417 | / | 1177) | = | 21.96601528 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2019 Difference From Standard for Pleasanton Middle | 50 | ||||||||||||
Last steps
Compute the average
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Sum | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 | 62 | 61 | 58 | 50 | 287.0 | 57.4 |
Compute the Upper Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and add to the average: 69.4
Compute the Lower Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and subtract from the average: 45.4
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 | 10% | 10% | 10% | 12% | 13% |
| 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.
Pleasanton Middle math proficiency
Zero+ meets standard.
8% less $meal
9% less $meal
8% less $meal
10% less $meal
10% 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.
Intermediate/Middle Schools (Public) schools in Pleasanton Unified (3)
| Harvest Park Middle | Pleasanton Middle | Thomas S. Hart Middle |