Bursch Elementary (Data source)
Source data for Bursch 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 | 1161343 | 2422 | - | 2436 | = | -14 | * | (89 | / | 242) | = | -5.14876033 | ||
| 4 | 1161346 | 2445 | - | 2485 | = | -40 | * | (72 | / | 242) | = | -11.90082644 | ||
| 5 | 1161347 | 2453 | - | 2528 | = | -75 | * | (81 | / | 242) | = | -25.10330573 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2015 Difference From Standard for Bursch Elementary | -42 | ||||||||||||
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 | 36126 | 2395 | - | 2436 | = | -41 | * | (83 | / | 230) | = | -14.79565217 | ||
| 4 | 36127 | 2451 | - | 2485 | = | -34 | * | (84 | / | 230) | = | -12.41739129 | ||
| 5 | 36130 | 2446 | - | 2528 | = | -82 | * | (63 | / | 230) | = | -22.46086953 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2016 Difference From Standard for Bursch Elementary | -50 | ||||||||||||
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 | 36869 | 2415 | - | 2436 | = | -21 | * | (73 | / | 228) | = | -6.7236842 | ||
| 4 | 36872 | 2434 | - | 2485 | = | -51 | * | (82 | / | 228) | = | -18.34210522 | ||
| 5 | 36874 | 2468 | - | 2528 | = | -60 | * | (73 | / | 228) | = | -19.21052628 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2017 Difference From Standard for Bursch Elementary | -44 | ||||||||||||
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 | 36836 | 2421 | - | 2436 | = | -15 | * | (68 | / | 238) | = | -4.28571428 | ||
| 4 | 36837 | 2449 | - | 2485 | = | -36 | * | (72 | / | 238) | = | -10.89075629 | ||
| 5 | 36840 | 2457 | - | 2528 | = | -71 | * | (78 | / | 238) | = | -23.26890753 | ||
| 6 | 36841 | 2458 | - | 2552 | = | -94 | * | (20 | / | 238) | = | -7.89915962 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2018 Difference From Standard for Bursch Elementary | -46 | ||||||||||||
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 | 37025 | 2435 | - | 2436 | = | -1 | * | (62 | / | 219) | = | -0.28310502 | ||
| 4 | 37026 | 2460 | - | 2485 | = | -25 | * | (64 | / | 219) | = | -7.30593605 | ||
| 5 | 37027 | 2474 | - | 2528 | = | -54 | * | (62 | / | 219) | = | -15.28767119 | ||
| 6 | 37028 | 2477 | - | 2552 | = | -75 | * | (31 | / | 219) | = | -10.61643833 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2019 Difference From Standard for Bursch Elementary | -33 | ||||||||||||
Last steps
Compute the average
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Sum | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -42 | -50 | -44 | -46 | -33 | -215.0 | -43.0 |
Compute the Upper Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and add to the average: -25.0
Compute the Lower Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and subtract from the average: -61.0
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 | 70% | 83% | 77% | 81% | 81% |
| Data source | 2015 data file | 2016 data file | 2017 data file | 2018 data file | 2019 data file |
Compton 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.
Bursch Elementary math proficiency
Zero+ meets standard.
62% less $meal
75% less $meal
71% less $meal
77% less $meal
75% 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.