Great Western Elementary (Data source)
Source data for Great Western 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 |
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| 3 | 352210 | 2383 | - | 2436 | = | -53 | * | (59 | / | 186) | = | -16.81182795 | ||
| 4 | 352213 | 2409 | - | 2485 | = | -76 | * | (63 | / | 186) | = | -25.74193545 | ||
| 5 | 352214 | 2462 | - | 2528 | = | -66 | * | (64 | / | 186) | = | -22.70967739 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2015 Difference From Standard for Great Western Elementary | -65 | ||||||||||||
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 | 10534 | 2428 | - | 2436 | = | -8 | * | (51 | / | 171) | = | -2.38596491 | ||
| 4 | 10535 | 2445 | - | 2485 | = | -40 | * | (56 | / | 171) | = | -13.0994152 | ||
| 5 | 10538 | 2465 | - | 2528 | = | -63 | * | (64 | / | 171) | = | -23.57894732 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2016 Difference From Standard for Great Western Elementary | -39 | ||||||||||||
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 | 10866 | 2407 | - | 2436 | = | -29 | * | (74 | / | 194) | = | -11.06185564 | ||
| 4 | 10868 | 2463 | - | 2485 | = | -22 | * | (58 | / | 194) | = | -6.57731958 | ||
| 5 | 10869 | 2483 | - | 2528 | = | -45 | * | (62 | / | 194) | = | -14.38144326 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2017 Difference From Standard for Great Western Elementary | -32 | ||||||||||||
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 | 10871 | 2433 | - | 2436 | = | -3 | * | (51 | / | 178) | = | -0.85955056 | ||
| 4 | 10873 | 2442 | - | 2485 | = | -43 | * | (64 | / | 178) | = | -15.46067412 | ||
| 5 | 10875 | 2478 | - | 2528 | = | -50 | * | (63 | / | 178) | = | -17.6966292 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2018 Difference From Standard for Great Western Elementary | -34 | ||||||||||||
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 | 10949 | 2447 | - | 2436 | = | 11 | * | (70 | / | 190) | = | 4.05263157 | ||
| 4 | 10950 | 2501 | - | 2485 | = | 16 | * | (55 | / | 190) | = | 4.63157894 | ||
| 5 | 10951 | 2517 | - | 2528 | = | -11 | * | (65 | / | 190) | = | -3.76315789 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2019 Difference From Standard for Great Western Elementary | 5 | ||||||||||||
Last steps
Compute the average
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Sum | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -65 | -39 | -32 | -34 | 5 | -165.0 | -33.0 |
Compute the Upper Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and add to the average: 42.0
Compute the Lower Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and subtract from the average: -108.0
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percent | 78% | 77% | 72% | 86% | 85% |
| Data source | 2015 data file | 2016 data file | 2017 data file | 2018 data file | 2019 data file |
Kings Canyon Joint 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.
Great Western Elementary math proficiency
Zero+ meets standard.
67% less $meal
68% less $meal
66% less $meal
77% less $meal
76% 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.