First Avenue Middle (Data source)
Source data for First Avenue 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 |
||
| 6 | 618840 | 2590 | - | 2552 | = | 38 | * | (247 | / | 778) | = | 12.06426732 | ||
| 7 | 618843 | 2620 | - | 2567 | = | 53 | * | (254 | / | 778) | = | 17.3033419 | ||
| 8 | 618844 | 2660 | - | 2586 | = | 74 | * | (277 | / | 778) | = | 26.34704369 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2015 Difference From Standard for First Avenue Middle | 56 | ||||||||||||
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 | 19781 | 2595 | - | 2552 | = | 43 | * | (246 | / | 764) | = | 13.8455497 | ||
| 7 | 19783 | 2640 | - | 2567 | = | 73 | * | (253 | / | 764) | = | 24.17408374 | ||
| 8 | 19786 | 2649 | - | 2586 | = | 63 | * | (265 | / | 764) | = | 21.85209419 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2016 Difference From Standard for First Avenue Middle | 60 | ||||||||||||
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 |
||
| 6 | 20084 | 2596 | - | 2552 | = | 44 | * | (262 | / | 777) | = | 14.83655083 | ||
| 7 | 20086 | 2619 | - | 2567 | = | 52 | * | (261 | / | 777) | = | 17.46718142 | ||
| 8 | 20087 | 2681 | - | 2586 | = | 95 | * | (254 | / | 777) | = | 31.05534097 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2017 Difference From Standard for First Avenue Middle | 63 | ||||||||||||
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 |
||
| 6 | 20082 | 2609 | - | 2552 | = | 57 | * | (274 | / | 798) | = | 19.57142852 | ||
| 7 | 20084 | 2624 | - | 2567 | = | 57 | * | (262 | / | 798) | = | 18.71428571 | ||
| 8 | 20086 | 2647 | - | 2586 | = | 61 | * | (262 | / | 798) | = | 20.02756892 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2018 Difference From Standard for First Avenue Middle | 58 | ||||||||||||
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 |
||
| 6 | 20264 | 2607 | - | 2552 | = | 55 | * | (278 | / | 803) | = | 19.04109587 | ||
| 7 | 20265 | 2634 | - | 2567 | = | 67 | * | (269 | / | 803) | = | 22.44458279 | ||
| 8 | 20266 | 2664 | - | 2586 | = | 78 | * | (256 | / | 803) | = | 24.86674967 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2019 Difference From Standard for First Avenue Middle | 66 | ||||||||||||
Last steps
Compute the average
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Sum | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 | 60 | 63 | 58 | 66 | 303.0 | 60.6 |
Compute the Upper Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and add to the average: 69.6
Compute the Lower Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and subtract from the average: 51.6
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 | 23% | 24% | 21% | 26% | 27% |
| Data source | 2015 data file | 2016 data file | 2017 data file | 2018 data file | 2019 data file |
Arcadia Unified school district | County of Los Angeles
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.
First Avenue Middle math proficiency
Zero+ meets standard.
16% less $meal
18% less $meal
15% less $meal
22% less $meal
23% 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.
Intermediate/Middle Schools (Public) schools in Arcadia Unified (3)
| First Avenue Middle | Foothills Middle | Richard Henry Dana Middle |