Valhalla Elementary (Data source)
Source data for Valhalla 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 | 213883 | 2469 | - | 2436 | = | 33 | * | (97 | / | 281) | = | 11.39145906 | ||
4 | 213884 | 2497 | - | 2485 | = | 12 | * | (88 | / | 281) | = | 3.75800711 | ||
5 | 213887 | 2527 | - | 2528 | = | -1 | * | (96 | / | 281) | = | -0.34163701 | ||
Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2015 Difference From Standard for Valhalla Elementary | 15 |
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 | 6333 | 2470 | - | 2436 | = | 34 | * | (87 | / | 280) | = | 10.56428569 | ||
4 | 6335 | 2515 | - | 2485 | = | 30 | * | (99 | / | 280) | = | 10.60714284 | ||
5 | 6338 | 2520 | - | 2528 | = | -8 | * | (94 | / | 280) | = | -2.68571428 | ||
Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2016 Difference From Standard for Valhalla Elementary | 18 |
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 | 6509 | 2487 | - | 2436 | = | 51 | * | (86 | / | 274) | = | 16.00729926 | ||
4 | 6512 | 2528 | - | 2485 | = | 43 | * | (86 | / | 274) | = | 13.49635036 | ||
5 | 6514 | 2539 | - | 2528 | = | 11 | * | (102 | / | 274) | = | 4.0948905 | ||
Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2017 Difference From Standard for Valhalla Elementary | 34 |
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 | 6512 | 2484 | - | 2436 | = | 48 | * | (81 | / | 256) | = | 15.1875 | ||
4 | 6513 | 2522 | - | 2485 | = | 37 | * | (88 | / | 256) | = | 12.71875 | ||
5 | 6516 | 2538 | - | 2528 | = | 10 | * | (87 | / | 256) | = | 3.3984375 | ||
Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2018 Difference From Standard for Valhalla Elementary | 31 |
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 | 6569 | 2482 | - | 2436 | = | 46 | * | (87 | / | 265) | = | 15.10188676 | ||
4 | 6570 | 2538 | - | 2485 | = | 53 | * | (84 | / | 265) | = | 16.8 | ||
5 | 6571 | 2553 | - | 2528 | = | 25 | * | (94 | / | 265) | = | 8.86792453 | ||
Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2019 Difference From Standard for Valhalla Elementary | 41 |
Last steps
Compute the average
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Sum | Average |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
15 | 18 | 34 | 31 | 41 | 139.0 | 27.8 |
Compute the Upper Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and add to the average: 57.8
Compute the Lower Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and subtract from the average: -2.2
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Percent | 20% | 22% | 20% | 23% | 22% |
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.
Valhalla Elementary math proficiency
Zero+ meets standard.
16% less $meal
16% less $meal
17% less $meal
20% less $meal
19% 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.