Thomas Jefferson Elementary (Data source)
Source data for Thomas Jefferson 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 | 649804 | 2459 | - | 2436 | = | 23 | * | (122 | / | 381) | = | 7.36482938 | ||
| 4 | 649807 | 2481 | - | 2485 | = | -4 | * | (130 | / | 381) | = | -1.3648294 | ||
| 5 | 649808 | 2513 | - | 2528 | = | -15 | * | (129 | / | 381) | = | -5.07874016 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2015 Difference From Standard for Thomas Jefferson Elementary | 1 | ||||||||||||
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 | 20680 | 2456 | - | 2436 | = | 20 | * | (119 | / | 380) | = | 6.26315788 | ||
| 4 | 20681 | 2497 | - | 2485 | = | 12 | * | (131 | / | 380) | = | 4.1368421 | ||
| 5 | 20683 | 2531 | - | 2528 | = | 3 | * | (130 | / | 380) | = | 1.02631579 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2016 Difference From Standard for Thomas Jefferson Elementary | 11 | ||||||||||||
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 | 21042 | 2458 | - | 2436 | = | 22 | * | (119 | / | 375) | = | 6.98133333 | ||
| 4 | 21043 | 2497 | - | 2485 | = | 12 | * | (125 | / | 375) | = | 4.0 | ||
| 5 | 21046 | 2528 | - | 2528 | = | 0 | * | (131 | / | 375) | = | 0.0 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2017 Difference From Standard for Thomas Jefferson Elementary | 11 | ||||||||||||
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 | 21019 | 2457 | - | 2436 | = | 21 | * | (126 | / | 376) | = | 7.03723402 | ||
| 4 | 21021 | 2502 | - | 2485 | = | 17 | * | (126 | / | 376) | = | 5.69680849 | ||
| 5 | 21023 | 2526 | - | 2528 | = | -2 | * | (124 | / | 376) | = | -0.65957447 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2018 Difference From Standard for Thomas Jefferson Elementary | 12 | ||||||||||||
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 | 21192 | 2466 | - | 2436 | = | 30 | * | (116 | / | 371) | = | 9.38005389 | ||
| 4 | 21193 | 2497 | - | 2485 | = | 12 | * | (131 | / | 371) | = | 4.23719676 | ||
| 5 | 21194 | 2522 | - | 2528 | = | -6 | * | (124 | / | 371) | = | -2.00539083 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2019 Difference From Standard for Thomas Jefferson Elementary | 12 | ||||||||||||
Last steps
Compute the average
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Sum | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 47.0 | 9.4 |
Compute the Upper Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and add to the average: 21.4
Compute the Lower Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and subtract from the average: -2.6
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 | 18% | 15% | 16% | 23% | 25% |
| Data source | 2015 data file | 2016 data file | 2017 data file | 2018 data file | 2019 data file |
Burbank 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.
Thomas Jefferson Elementary math proficiency
Zero+ meets standard.
13% less $meal
12% less $meal
13% less $meal
19% less $meal
19% 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.