Dry Creek Elementary (Data source)
Source data for Dry Creek 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 | 298497 | 2469 | - | 2436 | = | 33 | * | (107 | / | 479) | = | 7.37160749 | ||
| 4 | 298498 | 2504 | - | 2485 | = | 19 | * | (111 | / | 479) | = | 4.40292274 | ||
| 5 | 298500 | 2531 | - | 2528 | = | 3 | * | (139 | / | 479) | = | 0.87056367 | ||
| 6 | 298502 | 2577 | - | 2552 | = | 25 | * | (122 | / | 479) | = | 6.36743215 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2015 Difference From Standard for Dry Creek Elementary | 19 | ||||||||||||
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 | 8932 | 2481 | - | 2436 | = | 45 | * | (113 | / | 481) | = | 10.57172553 | ||
| 4 | 8934 | 2502 | - | 2485 | = | 17 | * | (119 | / | 481) | = | 4.2058212 | ||
| 5 | 8936 | 2529 | - | 2528 | = | 1 | * | (109 | / | 481) | = | 0.22661123 | ||
| 6 | 8938 | 2577 | - | 2552 | = | 25 | * | (140 | / | 481) | = | 7.27650728 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2016 Difference From Standard for Dry Creek Elementary | 22 | ||||||||||||
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 | 9240 | 2494 | - | 2436 | = | 58 | * | (114 | / | 470) | = | 14.06808508 | ||
| 4 | 9242 | 2528 | - | 2485 | = | 43 | * | (118 | / | 470) | = | 10.79574465 | ||
| 5 | 9243 | 2547 | - | 2528 | = | 19 | * | (124 | / | 470) | = | 5.01276595 | ||
| 6 | 9246 | 2586 | - | 2552 | = | 34 | * | (114 | / | 470) | = | 8.24680849 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2017 Difference From Standard for Dry Creek Elementary | 38 | ||||||||||||
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 | 9261 | 2510 | - | 2436 | = | 74 | * | (108 | / | 478) | = | 16.71966523 | ||
| 4 | 9263 | 2528 | - | 2485 | = | 43 | * | (120 | / | 478) | = | 10.79497908 | ||
| 5 | 9265 | 2588 | - | 2528 | = | 60 | * | (122 | / | 478) | = | 15.3138075 | ||
| 6 | 9267 | 2596 | - | 2552 | = | 44 | * | (128 | / | 478) | = | 11.78242674 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2018 Difference From Standard for Dry Creek Elementary | 55 | ||||||||||||
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 | 9338 | 2477 | - | 2436 | = | 41 | * | (117 | / | 494) | = | 9.71052631 | ||
| 4 | 9339 | 2535 | - | 2485 | = | 50 | * | (120 | / | 494) | = | 12.14574895 | ||
| 5 | 9340 | 2583 | - | 2528 | = | 55 | * | (127 | / | 494) | = | 14.1396761 | ||
| 6 | 9341 | 2604 | - | 2552 | = | 52 | * | (130 | / | 494) | = | 13.68421049 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2019 Difference From Standard for Dry Creek Elementary | 50 | ||||||||||||
Last steps
Compute the average
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Sum | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | 22 | 38 | 55 | 50 | 184.0 | 36.8 |
Compute the Upper Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and add to the average: 84.8
Compute the Lower Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and subtract from the average: -11.2
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 | 17% | 19% | 16% | 19% | 19% |
| Data source | 2015 data file | 2016 data file | 2017 data file | 2018 data file | 2019 data file |
Clovis Unified school district | County of Fresno
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.
Dry Creek Elementary math proficiency
Zero+ meets standard.
12% less $meal
14% less $meal
12% less $meal
16% less $meal
16% 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.