Sierra Avenue Elementary (Data source)
Source data for Sierra 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 | 157383 | 2404 | - | 2436 | = | -32 | * | (83 | / | 230) | = | -11.54782608 | ||
| 4 | 157386 | 2417 | - | 2485 | = | -68 | * | (78 | / | 230) | = | -23.06086951 | ||
| 5 | 157387 | 2419 | - | 2528 | = | -109 | * | (69 | / | 230) | = | -32.7 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2015 Difference From Standard for Sierra Avenue Elementary | -67 | ||||||||||||
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 | 4636 | 2399 | - | 2436 | = | -37 | * | (79 | / | 233) | = | -12.54506434 | ||
| 4 | 4638 | 2442 | - | 2485 | = | -43 | * | (86 | / | 233) | = | -15.87124462 | ||
| 5 | 4640 | 2454 | - | 2528 | = | -74 | * | (68 | / | 233) | = | -21.59656648 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2016 Difference From Standard for Sierra Avenue Elementary | -50 | ||||||||||||
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 | 4733 | 2402 | - | 2436 | = | -34 | * | (63 | / | 230) | = | -9.31304346 | ||
| 4 | 4735 | 2434 | - | 2485 | = | -51 | * | (84 | / | 230) | = | -18.62608694 | ||
| 5 | 4737 | 2462 | - | 2528 | = | -66 | * | (83 | / | 230) | = | -23.81739129 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2017 Difference From Standard for Sierra Avenue Elementary | -52 | ||||||||||||
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 | 4721 | 2410 | - | 2436 | = | -26 | * | (64 | / | 211) | = | -7.88625591 | ||
| 4 | 4724 | 2437 | - | 2485 | = | -48 | * | (60 | / | 211) | = | -13.64928907 | ||
| 5 | 4725 | 2460 | - | 2528 | = | -68 | * | (87 | / | 211) | = | -28.03791463 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2018 Difference From Standard for Sierra Avenue Elementary | -50 | ||||||||||||
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 | 4751 | 2398 | - | 2436 | = | -38 | * | (78 | / | 211) | = | -14.04739335 | ||
| 4 | 4752 | 2439 | - | 2485 | = | -46 | * | (67 | / | 211) | = | -14.60663507 | ||
| 5 | 4753 | 2416 | - | 2528 | = | -112 | * | (66 | / | 211) | = | -35.0331753 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2019 Difference From Standard for Sierra Avenue Elementary | -64 | ||||||||||||
Last steps
Compute the average
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Sum | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -67 | -50 | -52 | -50 | -64 | -283.0 | -56.6 |
Compute the Upper Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and add to the average: -32.6
Compute the Lower Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and subtract from the average: -80.6
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 | 89% | 94% | 94% | 87% | 89% |
| 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.
Sierra Avenue Elementary math proficiency
Zero+ meets standard.
80% less $meal
82% less $meal
86% less $meal
79% less $meal
79% 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 |