Ponderosa Elementary (Data source)
Source data for Ponderosa 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 | 154256 | 2390 | - | 2436 | = | -46 | * | (77 | / | 259) | = | -13.67567566 | ||
| 4 | 154257 | 2412 | - | 2485 | = | -73 | * | (89 | / | 259) | = | -25.08494204 | ||
| 5 | 154260 | 2454 | - | 2528 | = | -74 | * | (93 | / | 259) | = | -26.57142857 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2015 Difference From Standard for Ponderosa Elementary | -65 | ||||||||||||
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 | 4521 | 2383 | - | 2436 | = | -53 | * | (74 | / | 229) | = | -17.12663751 | ||
| 4 | 4524 | 2455 | - | 2485 | = | -30 | * | (70 | / | 229) | = | -9.17030565 | ||
| 5 | 4525 | 2460 | - | 2528 | = | -68 | * | (85 | / | 229) | = | -25.24017465 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2016 Difference From Standard for Ponderosa Elementary | -52 | ||||||||||||
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 | 4614 | 2384 | - | 2436 | = | -52 | * | (91 | / | 232) | = | -20.39655171 | ||
| 4 | 4616 | 2442 | - | 2485 | = | -43 | * | (67 | / | 232) | = | -12.41810343 | ||
| 5 | 4617 | 2475 | - | 2528 | = | -53 | * | (74 | / | 232) | = | -16.9051724 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2017 Difference From Standard for Ponderosa Elementary | -50 | ||||||||||||
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 | 4604 | 2439 | - | 2436 | = | 3 | * | (97 | / | 252) | = | 1.1547619 | ||
| 4 | 4605 | 2453 | - | 2485 | = | -32 | * | (86 | / | 252) | = | -10.92063491 | ||
| 5 | 4608 | 2463 | - | 2528 | = | -65 | * | (69 | / | 252) | = | -17.797619 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2018 Difference From Standard for Ponderosa Elementary | -28 | ||||||||||||
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 | 4625 | 0 | - | 2436 | = | * | (0 | / | 0) | = | ||||
| 4 | 4626 | 0 | - | 2485 | = | * | (0 | / | 0) | = | ||||
| 5 | 4627 | 0 | - | 2528 | = | * | (0 | / | 0) | = | ||||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2019 Difference From Standard for Ponderosa Elementary | |||||||||||||
Last steps
Compute the average
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Sum | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -65 | -52 | -50 | -28 | -195.0 | -39.0 |
Compute the Upper Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and add to the average: -3.75
Compute the Lower Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and subtract from the average: -93.75
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 | 62% | 65% | 61% | 63% | 61% |
| Data source | 2015 data file | 2016 data file | 2017 data file | 2018 data file | 2019 data file |
Paradise Unified school district County of Butte
THIS chart shows what the school system "wants"
PLUS a "special" or "outside" cause of variation, parent education.
NOT what teachers want.
NOT what principals want.
NOT what parents want.
Ponderosa Elementary math proficiency
Zero+ meets standard.
54% less $meal
57% less $meal
53% less $meal
59% 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.
Elementary School (Public) schools in Paradise Unified (5)
| Cedarwood Elementary | Paradise Elementary | Paradise Ridge Elementary |
| Pine Ridge | Ponderosa Elementary |