Lucille J. Smith Elementary (Data source)
Source data for Lucille J. Smith 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 | 751948 | 2415 | - | 2436 | = | -21 | * | (74 | / | 254) | = | -6.11811022 | ||
| 4 | 751949 | 2448 | - | 2485 | = | -37 | * | (93 | / | 254) | = | -13.54724408 | ||
| 5 | 751952 | 2484 | - | 2528 | = | -44 | * | (87 | / | 254) | = | -15.07086614 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2015 Difference From Standard for Lucille J. Smith Elementary | -35 | ||||||||||||
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 | 23633 | 2434 | - | 2436 | = | -2 | * | (85 | / | 247) | = | -0.68825911 | ||
| 4 | 23635 | 2466 | - | 2485 | = | -19 | * | (74 | / | 247) | = | -5.69230768 | ||
| 5 | 23637 | 2500 | - | 2528 | = | -28 | * | (88 | / | 247) | = | -9.97570848 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2016 Difference From Standard for Lucille J. Smith Elementary | -16 | ||||||||||||
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 | 24112 | 2446 | - | 2436 | = | 10 | * | (77 | / | 235) | = | 3.27659574 | ||
| 4 | 24114 | 2463 | - | 2485 | = | -22 | * | (81 | / | 235) | = | -7.58297872 | ||
| 5 | 24116 | 2515 | - | 2528 | = | -13 | * | (77 | / | 235) | = | -4.25957446 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2017 Difference From Standard for Lucille J. Smith Elementary | -9 | ||||||||||||
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 | 24133 | 2466 | - | 2436 | = | 30 | * | (73 | / | 240) | = | 9.12499998 | ||
| 4 | 24134 | 2486 | - | 2485 | = | 1 | * | (79 | / | 240) | = | 0.32916667 | ||
| 5 | 24137 | 2519 | - | 2528 | = | -9 | * | (88 | / | 240) | = | -3.29999999 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2018 Difference From Standard for Lucille J. Smith Elementary | 6 | ||||||||||||
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 | 24310 | 2424 | - | 2436 | = | -12 | * | (70 | / | 225) | = | -3.73333333 | ||
| 4 | 24311 | 2502 | - | 2485 | = | 17 | * | (72 | / | 225) | = | 5.44 | ||
| 5 | 24312 | 2522 | - | 2528 | = | -6 | * | (83 | / | 225) | = | -2.21333333 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2019 Difference From Standard for Lucille J. Smith Elementary | -1 | ||||||||||||
Last steps
Compute the average
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Sum | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -35 | -16 | -9 | 6 | -1 | -55.0 | -11.0 |
Compute the Upper Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and add to the average: 34.0
Compute the Lower Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and subtract from the average: -56.0
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 | 76% | 74% | 76% | 80% | 78% |
| Data source | 2015 data file | 2016 data file | 2017 data file | 2018 data file | 2019 data file |
Lawndale Elementary 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.
Lucille J. Smith Elementary math proficiency
Zero+ meets standard.
58% less $meal
59% less $meal
62% less $meal
68% 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 Lawndale Elementary (6)
| Billy Mitchell Elementary | F. D. Roosevelt Elementary | Lucille J. Smith Elementary |
| Mark Twain Elementary | William Anderson Elementary | William Green Elementary |