Highlands Elementary (Data source)
Source data for Highlands 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 | 209530 | 2415 | - | 2436 | = | -21 | * | (102 | / | 327) | = | -6.55045871 | ||
4 | 209531 | 2475 | - | 2485 | = | -10 | * | (119 | / | 327) | = | -3.63914373 | ||
5 | 209534 | 2508 | - | 2528 | = | -20 | * | (106 | / | 327) | = | -6.48318042 | ||
Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2015 Difference From Standard for Highlands Elementary | -17 |
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 | 6214 | 2441 | - | 2436 | = | 5 | * | (103 | / | 328) | = | 1.57012195 | ||
4 | 6215 | 2458 | - | 2485 | = | -27 | * | (104 | / | 328) | = | -8.56097559 | ||
5 | 6218 | 2492 | - | 2528 | = | -36 | * | (121 | / | 328) | = | -13.2804878 | ||
Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2016 Difference From Standard for Highlands Elementary | -20 |
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 | 6390 | 2428 | - | 2436 | = | -8 | * | (83 | / | 297) | = | -2.23569023 | ||
4 | 6392 | 2487 | - | 2485 | = | 2 | * | (101 | / | 297) | = | 0.68013468 | ||
5 | 6394 | 2472 | - | 2528 | = | -56 | * | (113 | / | 297) | = | -21.30639728 | ||
Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2017 Difference From Standard for Highlands Elementary | -23 |
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 | 6386 | 2441 | - | 2436 | = | 5 | * | (85 | / | 272) | = | 1.5625 | ||
4 | 6387 | 2470 | - | 2485 | = | -15 | * | (84 | / | 272) | = | -4.63235294 | ||
5 | 6390 | 2497 | - | 2528 | = | -31 | * | (103 | / | 272) | = | -11.73897057 | ||
Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2018 Difference From Standard for Highlands Elementary | -15 |
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 |
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3 | 6445 | 2454 | - | 2436 | = | 18 | * | (91 | / | 249) | = | 6.57831325 | ||
4 | 6446 | 2506 | - | 2485 | = | 21 | * | (79 | / | 249) | = | 6.6626506 | ||
5 | 6447 | 2499 | - | 2528 | = | -29 | * | (79 | / | 249) | = | -9.2008032 | ||
Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2019 Difference From Standard for Highlands Elementary | 4 |
Last steps
Compute the average
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Sum | Average |
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-17 | -20 | -23 | -15 | 4 | -71.0 | -14.2 |
Compute the Upper Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and add to the average: 15.8
Compute the Lower Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and subtract from the average: -44.2
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 | 18% | 15% | 16% | 19% | 19% |
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.
Highlands Elementary math proficiency
Zero+ meets standard.
14% less $meal
12% less $meal
12% less $meal
18% less $meal
17% 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.