Sparks Middle (Data source)
Source data for Sparks 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 |
||
| 7 | 1177721 | 2490 | - | 2567 | = | -77 | * | (236 | / | 479) | = | -37.93736947 | ||
| 8 | 1177724 | 2523 | - | 2586 | = | -63 | * | (243 | / | 479) | = | -31.96033401 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2015 Difference From Standard for Sparks Middle | -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 |
||
| 7 | 36678 | 2512 | - | 2567 | = | -55 | * | (243 | / | 467) | = | -28.61884366 | ||
| 8 | 36680 | 2548 | - | 2586 | = | -38 | * | (224 | / | 467) | = | -18.22698071 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2016 Difference From Standard for Sparks Middle | -47 | ||||||||||||
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 |
||
| 7 | 37444 | 2512 | - | 2567 | = | -55 | * | (223 | / | 457) | = | -26.8380744 | ||
| 8 | 37446 | 2534 | - | 2586 | = | -52 | * | (234 | / | 457) | = | -26.62582052 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2017 Difference From Standard for Sparks Middle | -53 | ||||||||||||
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 |
||
| 7 | 37396 | 2508 | - | 2567 | = | -59 | * | (224 | / | 442) | = | -29.90045247 | ||
| 8 | 37398 | 2547 | - | 2586 | = | -39 | * | (218 | / | 442) | = | -19.23529409 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2018 Difference From Standard for Sparks Middle | -49 | ||||||||||||
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 |
||
| 7 | 37599 | 2519 | - | 2567 | = | -48 | * | (228 | / | 446) | = | -24.53811658 | ||
| 8 | 37600 | 2533 | - | 2586 | = | -53 | * | (218 | / | 446) | = | -25.90582956 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2019 Difference From Standard for Sparks Middle | -50 | ||||||||||||
Last steps
Compute the average
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Sum | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -70 | -47 | -53 | -49 | -50 | -269.0 | -53.8 |
Compute the Upper Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and add to the average: -26.8
Compute the Lower Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and subtract from the average: -80.8
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 | 94% | 91% | 92% | 91% | 90% |
| Data source | 2015 data file | 2016 data file | 2017 data file | 2018 data file | 2019 data file |
Hacienda la Puente 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.
Sparks Middle math proficiency
Zero+ meets standard.
82% less $meal
81% less $meal
78% less $meal
78% 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.
Intermediate/Middle Schools (Public) schools in Hacienda la Puente Unified (4)
| Newton Middle | Orange Grove Middle | Sierra Vista Middle |
| Sparks Middle |