Meadows Avenue Elementary (Data source)
Source data for Meadows Avenue 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 | 1201452 | 2468 | - | 2436 | = | 32 | * | (71 | / | 247) | = | 9.19838054 | ||
| 4 | 1201455 | 2534 | - | 2485 | = | 49 | * | (89 | / | 247) | = | 17.65587041 | ||
| 5 | 1201456 | 2578 | - | 2528 | = | 50 | * | (87 | / | 247) | = | 17.611336 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2015 Difference From Standard for Meadows Avenue Elementary | 44 | ||||||||||||
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 | 37402 | 2501 | - | 2436 | = | 65 | * | (78 | / | 252) | = | 20.11904759 | ||
| 4 | 37404 | 2527 | - | 2485 | = | 42 | * | (83 | / | 252) | = | 13.83333332 | ||
| 5 | 37406 | 2546 | - | 2528 | = | 18 | * | (91 | / | 252) | = | 6.5 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2016 Difference From Standard for Meadows Avenue Elementary | 40 | ||||||||||||
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 | 38212 | 2487 | - | 2436 | = | 51 | * | (74 | / | 238) | = | 15.85714282 | ||
| 4 | 38214 | 2534 | - | 2485 | = | 49 | * | (78 | / | 238) | = | 16.05882351 | ||
| 5 | 38216 | 2588 | - | 2528 | = | 60 | * | (86 | / | 238) | = | 21.68067222 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2017 Difference From Standard for Meadows Avenue Elementary | 54 | ||||||||||||
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 | 38176 | 2471 | - | 2436 | = | 35 | * | (69 | / | 228) | = | 10.59210523 | ||
| 4 | 38178 | 2556 | - | 2485 | = | 71 | * | (79 | / | 228) | = | 24.60087719 | ||
| 5 | 38180 | 2586 | - | 2528 | = | 58 | * | (80 | / | 228) | = | 20.35087714 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2018 Difference From Standard for Meadows Avenue Elementary | 56 | ||||||||||||
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 | 38380 | 2496 | - | 2436 | = | 60 | * | (50 | / | 224) | = | 13.3928571 | ||
| 4 | 38381 | 2520 | - | 2485 | = | 35 | * | (85 | / | 224) | = | 13.28124998 | ||
| 5 | 38382 | 2573 | - | 2528 | = | 45 | * | (89 | / | 224) | = | 17.87946426 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2019 Difference From Standard for Meadows Avenue Elementary | 45 | ||||||||||||
Last steps
Compute the average
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Sum | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | 40 | 54 | 56 | 45 | 239.0 | 47.8 |
Compute the Upper Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and add to the average: 65.8
Compute the Lower Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and subtract from the average: 29.8
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 | 2% | 4% | 2% | 6% | 7% |
| Data source | 2015 data file | 2016 data file | 2017 data file | 2018 data file | 2019 data file |
Manhattan Beach 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.
Meadows Avenue Elementary math proficiency
Zero+ meets standard.
1% less $meal
4% less $meal
2% less $meal
6% less $meal
6% 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 Manhattan Beach Unified (5)
| Aurelia Pennekamp Elementary | Grand View Elementary | Meadows Avenue Elementary |
| Opal Robinson Elementary | Pacific Elementary |