Kern Avenue Elementary (Data source)
Source data for Kern Avenue 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 | 548628 | 2377 | - | 2436 | = | -59 | * | (179 | / | 565) | = | -18.69203538 | ||
| 4 | 548629 | 2430 | - | 2485 | = | -55 | * | (190 | / | 565) | = | -18.49557518 | ||
| 5 | 548632 | 2432 | - | 2528 | = | -96 | * | (196 | / | 565) | = | -33.30265478 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2015 Difference From Standard for Kern Avenue Elementary | -70 | ||||||||||||
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 | 17426 | 2372 | - | 2436 | = | -64 | * | (178 | / | 556) | = | -20.48920858 | ||
| 4 | 17429 | 2437 | - | 2485 | = | -48 | * | (193 | / | 556) | = | -16.6618705 | ||
| 5 | 17431 | 2457 | - | 2528 | = | -71 | * | (185 | / | 556) | = | -23.62410065 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2016 Difference From Standard for Kern Avenue Elementary | -61 | ||||||||||||
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 | 17747 | 2356 | - | 2436 | = | -80 | * | (131 | / | 346) | = | -30.28901728 | ||
| 4 | 17749 | 2404 | - | 2485 | = | -81 | * | (95 | / | 346) | = | -22.23988431 | ||
| 5 | 17750 | 2458 | - | 2528 | = | -70 | * | (120 | / | 346) | = | -24.27745663 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2017 Difference From Standard for Kern Avenue Elementary | -77 | ||||||||||||
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 | 17764 | 2393 | - | 2436 | = | -43 | * | (105 | / | 334) | = | -13.51796405 | ||
| 4 | 17765 | 2406 | - | 2485 | = | -79 | * | (131 | / | 334) | = | -30.98502987 | ||
| 5 | 17768 | 2436 | - | 2528 | = | -92 | * | (98 | / | 334) | = | -26.99401192 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2018 Difference From Standard for Kern Avenue Elementary | -71 | ||||||||||||
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 | 17911 | 2394 | - | 2436 | = | -42 | * | (123 | / | 347) | = | -14.88760804 | ||
| 4 | 17912 | 2445 | - | 2485 | = | -40 | * | (102 | / | 347) | = | -11.75792504 | ||
| 5 | 17913 | 2436 | - | 2528 | = | -92 | * | (122 | / | 347) | = | -32.34582129 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2019 Difference From Standard for Kern Avenue Elementary | -59 | ||||||||||||
Last steps
Compute the average
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Sum | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -70 | -61 | -77 | -71 | -59 | -338.0 | -67.6 |
Compute the Upper Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and add to the average: -46.6
Compute the Lower Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and subtract from the average: -88.6
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 | 88% | 89% | 90% | 91% | 89% |
| Data source | 2015 data file | 2016 data file | 2017 data file | 2018 data file | 2019 data file |
McFarland Unified school district | County of Kern
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.
Kern Avenue Elementary math proficiency
Zero+ meets standard.
71% less $meal
72% less $meal
78% less $meal
85% less $meal
86% 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 McFarland Unified (3)
| Browning Road STEAM Academy | Horizon Elementary | Kern Avenue Elementary |