Poplar Avenue Elementary (Data source)
Source data for Poplar Avenue 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 | 157128 | 2381 | - | 2436 | = | -55 | * | (40 | / | 91) | = | -24.17582415 | ||
| 4 | 157129 | 2406 | - | 2485 | = | -79 | * | (22 | / | 91) | = | -19.09890104 | ||
| 5 | 157132 | 2466 | - | 2528 | = | -62 | * | (29 | / | 91) | = | -19.75824172 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2015 Difference From Standard for Poplar Avenue Elementary | -63 | ||||||||||||
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 | 4627 | 2389 | - | 2436 | = | -47 | * | (34 | / | 103) | = | -15.51456309 | ||
| 4 | 4630 | 2452 | - | 2485 | = | -33 | * | (44 | / | 103) | = | -14.09708738 | ||
| 5 | 4632 | 2449 | - | 2528 | = | -79 | * | (25 | / | 103) | = | -19.17475723 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2016 Difference From Standard for Poplar Avenue Elementary | -49 | ||||||||||||
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 | 4725 | 2393 | - | 2436 | = | -43 | * | (43 | / | 122) | = | -15.15573769 | ||
| 4 | 4728 | 2427 | - | 2485 | = | -58 | * | (35 | / | 122) | = | -16.63934421 | ||
| 5 | 4729 | 2481 | - | 2528 | = | -47 | * | (44 | / | 122) | = | -16.95081964 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2017 Difference From Standard for Poplar Avenue Elementary | -49 | ||||||||||||
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 | 4713 | 2382 | - | 2436 | = | -54 | * | (47 | / | 135) | = | -18.79999999 | ||
| 4 | 4716 | 2444 | - | 2485 | = | -41 | * | (47 | / | 135) | = | -14.27407407 | ||
| 5 | 4717 | 2463 | - | 2528 | = | -65 | * | (41 | / | 135) | = | -19.7407407 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2018 Difference From Standard for Poplar Avenue Elementary | -53 | ||||||||||||
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 | 4743 | 2363 | - | 2436 | = | -73 | * | (48 | / | 154) | = | -22.7532467 | ||
| 4 | 4744 | 2422 | - | 2485 | = | -63 | * | (52 | / | 154) | = | -21.27272723 | ||
| 5 | 4745 | 2480 | - | 2528 | = | -48 | * | (54 | / | 154) | = | -16.8311688 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2019 Difference From Standard for Poplar Avenue Elementary | -61 | ||||||||||||
Last steps
Compute the average
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Sum | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -63 | -49 | -49 | -53 | -61 | -275.0 | -55.0 |
Compute the Upper Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and add to the average: -37.0
Compute the Lower Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and subtract from the average: -73.0
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 | 79% | 90% | 87% | 86% | 84% |
| Data source | 2015 data file | 2016 data file | 2017 data file | 2018 data file | 2019 data file |
Thermalito Union Elementary school district | County of Butte
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.
Poplar Avenue Elementary math proficiency
Zero+ meets standard.
73% less $meal
72% less $meal
72% less $meal
78% less $meal
73% 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 Thermalito Union Elementary (3)
| Plumas Avenue Elementary | Poplar Avenue Elementary | Sierra Avenue Elementary |