Mountain Elementary (Data source)
Source data for Mountain 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 | 263849 | 0 | - | 2436 | = | * | (2 | / | 16) | = | ||||
4 | 263852 | 0 | - | 2485 | = | * | (6 | / | 16) | = | ||||
5 | 263853 | 0 | - | 2528 | = | * | (3 | / | 16) | = | ||||
6 | 263856 | 0 | - | 2552 | = | * | (3 | / | 16) | = | ||||
7 | 263857 | 0 | - | 2567 | = | * | (1 | / | 16) | = | ||||
8 | 263860 | 0 | - | 2586 | = | * | (1 | / | 16) | = | ||||
Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2015 Difference From Standard for Mountain Elementary |
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 | 7733 | 0 | - | 2436 | = | * | (8 | / | 20) | = | ||||
4 | 7736 | 0 | - | 2485 | = | * | (4 | / | 20) | = | ||||
5 | 7738 | 0 | - | 2528 | = | * | (5 | / | 20) | = | ||||
6 | 7740 | 0 | - | 2552 | = | * | (2 | / | 20) | = | ||||
7 | 7742 | 0 | - | 2567 | = | * | (1 | / | 20) | = | ||||
Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2016 Difference From Standard for Mountain Elementary |
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 | 7977 | 0 | - | 2436 | = | * | (0 | / | 23) | = | ||||
4 | 7979 | 0 | - | 2485 | = | * | (0 | / | 23) | = | ||||
5 | 7981 | 0 | - | 2528 | = | * | (0 | / | 23) | = | ||||
6 | 7983 | 0 | - | 2552 | = | * | (0 | / | 23) | = | ||||
7 | 7986 | 0 | - | 2567 | = | * | (0 | / | 23) | = | ||||
8 | 7988 | 0 | - | 2586 | = | * | (0 | / | 23) | = | ||||
Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2017 Difference From Standard for Mountain Elementary |
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 |
||
3 | 7996 | 0 | - | 2436 | = | * | (0 | / | 50) | = | ||||
4 | 7997 | 0 | - | 2485 | = | * | (0 | / | 50) | = | ||||
5 | 8000 | 2445 | - | 2528 | = | -83 | * | (17 | / | 50) | = | -28.22 | ||
6 | 8001 | 0 | - | 2552 | = | * | (0 | / | 50) | = | ||||
7 | 8004 | 2471 | - | 2567 | = | -96 | * | (11 | / | 50) | = | -21.12 | ||
8 | 8005 | 0 | - | 2586 | = | * | (0 | / | 50) | = | ||||
Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2018 Difference From Standard for Mountain Elementary | -49 |
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 | 8050 | 0 | - | 2436 | = | * | (9 | / | 54) | = | ||||
4 | 8051 | 0 | - | 2485 | = | * | (6 | / | 54) | = | ||||
5 | 8052 | 0 | - | 2528 | = | * | (4 | / | 54) | = | ||||
6 | 8053 | 2469 | - | 2552 | = | -83 | * | (19 | / | 54) | = | -29.20370363 | ||
7 | 8054 | 0 | - | 2567 | = | * | (7 | / | 54) | = | ||||
8 | 8055 | 0 | - | 2586 | = | * | (9 | / | 54) | = | ||||
Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2019 Difference From Standard for Mountain Elementary | -29 |
Last steps
Compute the average
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Sum | Average |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
-49 | -29 | -78.0 | -15.6 |
Compute the Upper Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and add to the average: 3.0
Compute the Lower Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and subtract from the average: -81.0
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 | 72% | 62% | 66% | 45% | 30% |
Data source | 2015 data file | 2016 data file | 2017 data file | 2018 data file | 2019 data file |
Del Norte County Unified school district | County of Del Norte
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.
Mountain Elementary math proficiency
Zero+ meets standard.

60% less $meal

62% 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 Del Norte County Unified (8)
Bess Maxwell Elementary | Joe Hamilton Elementary | Margaret Keating Elementary |
Mary Peacock Elementary | Mountain Elementary | Pine Grove Elementary |
Redwood Elementary | Smith River Elementary |