Independence Continuation (Data source)
Source data for Independence Continuation
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 |
||
| 11 | 273253 | 2418 | - | 2628 | = | -210 | * | (57 | / | 57) | = | -210.0 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2015 Difference From Standard for Independence Continuation | -210 | ||||||||||||
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 |
||
| 11 | 8057 | 2408 | - | 2628 | = | -220 | * | (36 | / | 36) | = | -220.0 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2016 Difference From Standard for Independence Continuation | -220 | ||||||||||||
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 |
||
| 11 | 8320 | 2441 | - | 2628 | = | -187 | * | (37 | / | 37) | = | -187.0 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2017 Difference From Standard for Independence Continuation | -187 | ||||||||||||
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 |
||
| 11 | 8352 | 2429 | - | 2628 | = | -199 | * | (50 | / | 50) | = | -199.0 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2018 Difference From Standard for Independence Continuation | -199 | ||||||||||||
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 |
||
| 11 | 8399 | 2413 | - | 2628 | = | -215 | * | (45 | / | 45) | = | -215.0 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2019 Difference From Standard for Independence Continuation | -215 | ||||||||||||
Last steps
Compute the average
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Sum | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -210 | -220 | -187 | -199 | -215 | -1031.0 | -206.2 |
Compute the Upper Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and add to the average: -167.2
Compute the Lower Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and subtract from the average: -245.2
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 | 62% | 58% | 62% | 73% | 64% |
| Data source | 2015 data file | 2016 data file | 2017 data file | 2018 data file | 2019 data file |
El Dorado Union High school district | County of El Dorado
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.
Independence Continuation math proficiency
Zero+ meets standard.
53% less $meal
54% less $meal
52% less $meal
71% less $meal
61% 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.
Continuation High Schools schools in El Dorado Union High (1)
| Independence Continuation |