Williams Primary Elementary (Data source)
Source data for Williams Primary 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 | 172849 | 2372 | - | 2436 | = | -64 | * | (112 | / | 112) | = | -64.0 | ||
Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2015 Difference From Standard for Williams Primary Elementary | -64 |
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 | 5195 | 2387 | - | 2436 | = | -49 | * | (106 | / | 106) | = | -49.0 | ||
Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2016 Difference From Standard for Williams Primary Elementary | -49 |
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 | 5302 | 2391 | - | 2436 | = | -45 | * | (110 | / | 110) | = | -45.0 | ||
Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2017 Difference From Standard for Williams Primary Elementary | -45 |
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 | 5306 | 2397 | - | 2436 | = | -39 | * | (114 | / | 114) | = | -39.0 | ||
Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2018 Difference From Standard for Williams Primary Elementary | -39 |
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 |
||
3 | 5347 | 2383 | - | 2436 | = | -53 | * | (95 | / | 95) | = | -53.0 | ||
Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2019 Difference From Standard for Williams Primary Elementary | -53 |
Last steps
Compute the average
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Sum | Average |
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-64 | -49 | -45 | -39 | -53 | -250.0 | -50.0 |
Compute the Upper Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and add to the average: -23.0
Compute the Lower Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and subtract from the average: -77.0
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 | |
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Percent | 85% | 87% | 86% | 92% | 90% |
Data source | 2015 data file | 2016 data file | 2017 data file | 2018 data file | 2019 data file |
Williams Unified school district | County of Colusa
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.
Williams Primary Elementary math proficiency
Zero+ meets standard.

67% less $meal

68% less $meal

65% less $meal

75% less $meal

78% 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 Williams Unified (2)
Williams Primary Elementary | Williams Upper Elementary |