Rutherford B. Gaston Sr. Middle (Data source)
Source data for Rutherford B. Gaston Sr. 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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| 7 | 317596 | 2434 | - | 2567 | = | -133 | * | (427 | / | 785) | = | -72.34522285 | ||
| 8 | 317599 | 2446 | - | 2586 | = | -140 | * | (358 | / | 785) | = | -63.8471337 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2015 Difference From Standard for Rutherford B. Gaston Sr. Middle | -136 | ||||||||||||
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 | 9484 | 0 | - | 2552 | = | * | (0 | / | 800) | = | ||||
| 7 | 9486 | 2448 | - | 2567 | = | -119 | * | (389 | / | 800) | = | -57.86375 | ||
| 8 | 9488 | 2459 | - | 2586 | = | -127 | * | (411 | / | 800) | = | -65.24625 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2016 Difference From Standard for Rutherford B. Gaston Sr. Middle | -123 | ||||||||||||
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 |
||
| 7 | 9796 | 2430 | - | 2567 | = | -137 | * | (423 | / | 815) | = | -71.10552135 | ||
| 8 | 9798 | 2435 | - | 2586 | = | -151 | * | (392 | / | 815) | = | -72.62822085 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2017 Difference From Standard for Rutherford B. Gaston Sr. Middle | -144 | ||||||||||||
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 |
||
| 7 | 9804 | 2450 | - | 2567 | = | -117 | * | (421 | / | 834) | = | -59.06115107 | ||
| 8 | 9805 | 2448 | - | 2586 | = | -138 | * | (413 | / | 834) | = | -68.33812937 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2018 Difference From Standard for Rutherford B. Gaston Sr. Middle | -127 | ||||||||||||
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 |
||
| 7 | 9878 | 2449 | - | 2567 | = | -118 | * | (412 | / | 831) | = | -58.50300831 | ||
| 8 | 9879 | 2452 | - | 2586 | = | -134 | * | (419 | / | 831) | = | -67.56438026 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2019 Difference From Standard for Rutherford B. Gaston Sr. Middle | -126 | ||||||||||||
Last steps
Compute the average
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Sum | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -136 | -123 | -144 | -127 | -126 | -656.0 | -131.2 |
Compute the Upper Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and add to the average: -107.2
Compute the Lower Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and subtract from the average: -155.2
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 | 92% | 96% | 95% | 98% | 96% |
| Data source | 2015 data file | 2016 data file | 2017 data file | 2018 data file | 2019 data file |
Fresno 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.
Rutherford B. Gaston Sr. Middle math proficiency
Zero+ meets standard.
79% less $meal
74% less $meal
77% less $meal
80% less $meal
81% 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.