Foothill Middle (Data source)
Source data for Foothill 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 |
||
| 6 | 208894 | 2572 | - | 2552 | = | 20 | * | (311 | / | 996) | = | 6.2449799 | ||
| 7 | 208895 | 2597 | - | 2567 | = | 30 | * | (349 | / | 996) | = | 10.51204818 | ||
| 8 | 208898 | 2608 | - | 2586 | = | 22 | * | (336 | / | 996) | = | 7.42168673 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2015 Difference From Standard for Foothill Middle | 24 | ||||||||||||
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 | 6198 | 2581 | - | 2552 | = | 29 | * | (350 | / | 1017) | = | 9.98033431 | ||
| 7 | 6199 | 2622 | - | 2567 | = | 55 | * | (318 | / | 1017) | = | 17.19764008 | ||
| 8 | 6201 | 2607 | - | 2586 | = | 21 | * | (349 | / | 1017) | = | 7.20648968 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2016 Difference From Standard for Foothill Middle | 34 | ||||||||||||
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 | 6373 | 2577 | - | 2552 | = | 25 | * | (323 | / | 972) | = | 8.30761315 | ||
| 7 | 6375 | 2605 | - | 2567 | = | 38 | * | (339 | / | 972) | = | 13.25308642 | ||
| 8 | 6377 | 2630 | - | 2586 | = | 44 | * | (310 | / | 972) | = | 14.0329218 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2017 Difference From Standard for Foothill Middle | 36 | ||||||||||||
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 | 6370 | 2590 | - | 2552 | = | 38 | * | (317 | / | 985) | = | 12.22944162 | ||
| 7 | 6371 | 2605 | - | 2567 | = | 38 | * | (330 | / | 985) | = | 12.73096444 | ||
| 8 | 6374 | 2626 | - | 2586 | = | 40 | * | (338 | / | 985) | = | 13.72588832 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2018 Difference From Standard for Foothill Middle | 39 | ||||||||||||
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 | 6429 | 2588 | - | 2552 | = | 36 | * | (301 | / | 950) | = | 11.40631578 | ||
| 7 | 6430 | 2615 | - | 2567 | = | 48 | * | (322 | / | 950) | = | 16.26947366 | ||
| 8 | 6431 | 2623 | - | 2586 | = | 37 | * | (327 | / | 950) | = | 12.73578946 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2019 Difference From Standard for Foothill Middle | 40 | ||||||||||||
Last steps
Compute the average
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Sum | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | 34 | 36 | 39 | 40 | 173.0 | 34.6 |
Compute the Upper Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and add to the average: 52.6
Compute the Lower Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and subtract from the average: 16.6
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 | 11% | 10% | 9% | 10% | 13% |
| Data source | 2015 data file | 2016 data file | 2017 data file | 2018 data file | 2019 data file |
Mt. Diablo Unified school district | County of Contra Costa
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.
Foothill Middle math proficiency
Zero+ meets standard.
9% less $meal
7% less $meal
7% less $meal
10% less $meal
11% 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 Mt. Diablo Unified (9)
| Diablo View Middle | El Dorado Middle | Foothill Middle |
| Oak Grove Middle | Pine Hollow Middle | Pleasant Hill Middle |
| Riverview Middle | Sequoia Middle | Valley View Middle |