Sequoia Middle (Data source)
Source data for Sequoia 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 |
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| 6 | 216593 | 2526 | - | 2552 | = | -26 | * | (310 | / | 902) | = | -8.93569843 | ||
| 7 | 216594 | 2572 | - | 2567 | = | 5 | * | (302 | / | 902) | = | 1.67405765 | ||
| 8 | 216597 | 2607 | - | 2586 | = | 21 | * | (290 | / | 902) | = | 6.75166296 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2015 Difference From Standard for Sequoia Middle | -1 | ||||||||||||
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 | 6405 | 2531 | - | 2552 | = | -21 | * | (309 | / | 916) | = | -7.08406112 | ||
| 7 | 6408 | 2559 | - | 2567 | = | -8 | * | (307 | / | 916) | = | -2.6812227 | ||
| 8 | 6409 | 2600 | - | 2586 | = | 14 | * | (300 | / | 916) | = | 4.58515284 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2016 Difference From Standard for Sequoia Middle | -5 | ||||||||||||
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 | 6582 | 2526 | - | 2552 | = | -26 | * | (312 | / | 922) | = | -8.79826462 | ||
| 7 | 6584 | 2558 | - | 2567 | = | -9 | * | (302 | / | 922) | = | -2.94793925 | ||
| 8 | 6586 | 2587 | - | 2586 | = | 1 | * | (308 | / | 922) | = | 0.3340564 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2017 Difference From Standard for Sequoia Middle | -11 | ||||||||||||
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 | 6586 | 2531 | - | 2552 | = | -21 | * | (323 | / | 933) | = | -7.27009645 | ||
| 7 | 6587 | 2560 | - | 2567 | = | -7 | * | (307 | / | 933) | = | -2.30332261 | ||
| 8 | 6590 | 2602 | - | 2586 | = | 16 | * | (303 | / | 933) | = | 5.19614147 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2018 Difference From Standard for Sequoia Middle | -4 | ||||||||||||
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 | 6641 | 2544 | - | 2552 | = | -8 | * | (307 | / | 911) | = | -2.69593853 | ||
| 7 | 6642 | 2557 | - | 2567 | = | -10 | * | (314 | / | 911) | = | -3.4467618 | ||
| 8 | 6643 | 2576 | - | 2586 | = | -10 | * | (290 | / | 911) | = | -3.18331503 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2019 Difference From Standard for Sequoia Middle | -9 | ||||||||||||
Last steps
Compute the average
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Sum | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -1 | -5 | -11 | -4 | -9 | -30.0 | -6.0 |
Compute the Upper Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and add to the average: 6.0
Compute the Lower Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and subtract from the average: -18.0
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 | 34% | 34% | 35% | 37% | 40% |
| 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.
Sequoia Middle math proficiency
Zero+ meets standard.
27% less $meal
27% less $meal
27% less $meal
33% less $meal
35% 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 |