James Garfield Elementary (Data source)
Source data for James Garfield 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 | 367977 | 2419 | - | 2436 | = | -17 | * | (48 | / | 144) | = | -5.66666666 | ||
| 4 | 367978 | 2456 | - | 2485 | = | -29 | * | (32 | / | 144) | = | -6.44444444 | ||
| 5 | 367981 | 2450 | - | 2528 | = | -78 | * | (32 | / | 144) | = | -17.33333332 | ||
| 6 | 367982 | 2473 | - | 2552 | = | -79 | * | (32 | / | 144) | = | -17.55555554 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2015 Difference From Standard for James Garfield Elementary | -47 | ||||||||||||
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 | 11105 | 2420 | - | 2436 | = | -16 | * | (47 | / | 143) | = | -5.25874125 | ||
| 4 | 11108 | 2464 | - | 2485 | = | -21 | * | (32 | / | 143) | = | -4.69930068 | ||
| 5 | 11109 | 2455 | - | 2528 | = | -73 | * | (32 | / | 143) | = | -16.33566428 | ||
| 6 | 11111 | 2478 | - | 2552 | = | -74 | * | (32 | / | 143) | = | -16.5594405 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2016 Difference From Standard for James Garfield Elementary | -43 | ||||||||||||
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 | 11436 | 2425 | - | 2436 | = | -11 | * | (46 | / | 142) | = | -3.56338027 | ||
| 4 | 11437 | 2486 | - | 2485 | = | 1 | * | (32 | / | 142) | = | 0.22535211 | ||
| 5 | 11440 | 2478 | - | 2528 | = | -50 | * | (32 | / | 142) | = | -11.2676056 | ||
| 6 | 11441 | 2470 | - | 2552 | = | -82 | * | (32 | / | 142) | = | -18.47887318 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2017 Difference From Standard for James Garfield Elementary | -33 | ||||||||||||
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 | 11472 | 2432 | - | 2436 | = | -4 | * | (37 | / | 133) | = | -1.11278195 | ||
| 4 | 11473 | 2474 | - | 2485 | = | -11 | * | (33 | / | 133) | = | -2.7293233 | ||
| 5 | 11476 | 2499 | - | 2528 | = | -29 | * | (32 | / | 133) | = | -6.97744359 | ||
| 6 | 11477 | 2523 | - | 2552 | = | -29 | * | (31 | / | 133) | = | -6.75939847 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2018 Difference From Standard for James Garfield Elementary | -18 | ||||||||||||
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 | 11562 | 2459 | - | 2436 | = | 23 | * | (36 | / | 132) | = | 6.27272726 | ||
| 4 | 11563 | 2477 | - | 2485 | = | -8 | * | (32 | / | 132) | = | -1.93939394 | ||
| 5 | 11564 | 2488 | - | 2528 | = | -40 | * | (32 | / | 132) | = | -9.69696968 | ||
| 6 | 11565 | 2552 | - | 2552 | = | 0 | * | (32 | / | 132) | = | 0.0 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2019 Difference From Standard for James Garfield Elementary | -5 | ||||||||||||
Last steps
Compute the average
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Sum | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -47 | -43 | -33 | -18 | -5 | -146.0 | -29.2 |
Compute the Upper Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and add to the average: 21.8
Compute the Lower Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and subtract from the average: -80.2
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 | 93% | 90% | 91% | 91% | 87% |
| Data source | 2015 data file | 2016 data file | 2017 data file | 2018 data file | 2019 data file |
Selma 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.
James Garfield Elementary math proficiency
Zero+ meets standard.
82% less $meal
82% less $meal
80% less $meal
85% less $meal
79% 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 Selma Unified (8)
| Andrew Jackson Elementary | Eric White Elementary | George Washington Elementary |
| Indianola Elementary | James Garfield Elementary | Terry Elementary |
| Theodore Roosevelt Elementary | Woodrow Wilson Elementary |