Cypress Elementary (Data source)
Source data for Cypress 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 | 666170 | 2396 | - | 2436 | = | -40 | * | (92 | / | 304) | = | -12.10526312 | ||
| 4 | 666173 | 2419 | - | 2485 | = | -66 | * | (107 | / | 304) | = | -23.23026314 | ||
| 5 | 666174 | 2469 | - | 2528 | = | -59 | * | (105 | / | 304) | = | -20.37828942 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2015 Difference From Standard for Cypress Elementary | -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 |
||
| 3 | 21134 | 2408 | - | 2436 | = | -28 | * | (101 | / | 304) | = | -9.30263158 | ||
| 4 | 21135 | 2424 | - | 2485 | = | -61 | * | (92 | / | 304) | = | -18.46052626 | ||
| 5 | 21137 | 2469 | - | 2528 | = | -59 | * | (111 | / | 304) | = | -21.5427631 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2016 Difference From Standard for Cypress Elementary | -49 | ||||||||||||
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 | 21501 | 2417 | - | 2436 | = | -19 | * | (107 | / | 320) | = | -6.353125 | ||
| 4 | 21504 | 2417 | - | 2485 | = | -68 | * | (113 | / | 320) | = | -24.0125 | ||
| 5 | 21505 | 2459 | - | 2528 | = | -69 | * | (100 | / | 320) | = | -21.5625 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2017 Difference From Standard for Cypress Elementary | -52 | ||||||||||||
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 | 21489 | 2429 | - | 2436 | = | -7 | * | (103 | / | 345) | = | -2.08985507 | ||
| 4 | 21490 | 2464 | - | 2485 | = | -21 | * | (122 | / | 345) | = | -7.42608695 | ||
| 5 | 21493 | 2468 | - | 2528 | = | -60 | * | (120 | / | 345) | = | -20.86956516 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2018 Difference From Standard for Cypress Elementary | -30 | ||||||||||||
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 | 21662 | 2409 | - | 2436 | = | -27 | * | (100 | / | 336) | = | -8.03571427 | ||
| 4 | 21663 | 2461 | - | 2485 | = | -24 | * | (113 | / | 336) | = | -8.07142855 | ||
| 5 | 21664 | 2486 | - | 2528 | = | -42 | * | (123 | / | 336) | = | -15.37499998 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2019 Difference From Standard for Cypress Elementary | -31 | ||||||||||||
Last steps
Compute the average
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Sum | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -56 | -49 | -52 | -30 | -31 | -218.0 | -43.6 |
Compute the Upper Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and add to the average: -7.6
Compute the Lower Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and subtract from the average: -79.6
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 | 77% | 75% | 78% | 81% | 78% |
| Data source | 2015 data file | 2016 data file | 2017 data file | 2018 data file | 2019 data file |
Covina-Valley 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.
Cypress Elementary math proficiency
Zero+ meets standard.
62% less $meal
63% less $meal
66% less $meal
70% less $meal
67% 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 Covina-Valley Unified (9)
| Barranca Elementary | Ben Lomond Elementary | Cypress Elementary |
| Grovecenter Elementary | Manzanita Elementary | Merwin Elementary |
| Mesa Elementary | Rowland Avenue Elementary | Workman Avenue Elementary |