Clifton Middle (Data source)
Source data for Clifton 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 |
||
| 6 | 1031057 | 2525 | - | 2552 | = | -27 | * | (217 | / | 649) | = | -9.02773496 | ||
| 7 | 1031060 | 2539 | - | 2567 | = | -28 | * | (204 | / | 649) | = | -8.80123266 | ||
| 8 | 1031061 | 2536 | - | 2586 | = | -50 | * | (228 | / | 649) | = | -17.56548535 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2015 Difference From Standard for Clifton Middle | -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 |
||
| 6 | 32379 | 2506 | - | 2552 | = | -46 | * | (207 | / | 629) | = | -15.13831475 | ||
| 7 | 32380 | 2555 | - | 2567 | = | -12 | * | (219 | / | 629) | = | -4.17806041 | ||
| 8 | 32383 | 2558 | - | 2586 | = | -28 | * | (203 | / | 629) | = | -9.03656597 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2016 Difference From Standard for Clifton Middle | -28 | ||||||||||||
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 |
||
| 6 | 32938 | 2516 | - | 2552 | = | -36 | * | (225 | / | 649) | = | -12.4807396 | ||
| 7 | 32941 | 2540 | - | 2567 | = | -27 | * | (201 | / | 649) | = | -8.36209551 | ||
| 8 | 32943 | 2578 | - | 2586 | = | -8 | * | (223 | / | 649) | = | -2.74884437 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2017 Difference From Standard for Clifton Middle | -24 | ||||||||||||
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 |
||
| 6 | 32957 | 2522 | - | 2552 | = | -30 | * | (242 | / | 651) | = | -11.15207373 | ||
| 7 | 32959 | 2531 | - | 2567 | = | -36 | * | (215 | / | 651) | = | -11.8894009 | ||
| 8 | 32961 | 2545 | - | 2586 | = | -41 | * | (194 | / | 651) | = | -12.21812595 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2018 Difference From Standard for Clifton Middle | -35 | ||||||||||||
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 |
||
| 6 | 33128 | 2498 | - | 2552 | = | -54 | * | (242 | / | 678) | = | -19.27433626 | ||
| 7 | 33129 | 2537 | - | 2567 | = | -30 | * | (226 | / | 678) | = | -9.99999999 | ||
| 8 | 33130 | 2560 | - | 2586 | = | -26 | * | (210 | / | 678) | = | -8.05309734 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2019 Difference From Standard for Clifton Middle | -37 | ||||||||||||
Last steps
Compute the average
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Sum | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -35 | -28 | -24 | -35 | -37 | -159.0 | -31.8 |
Compute the Upper Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and add to the average: -16.8
Compute the Lower Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and subtract from the average: -46.8
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 | 53% | 53% | 53% | 56% | 57% |
| Data source | 2015 data file | 2016 data file | 2017 data file | 2018 data file | 2019 data file |
Monrovia 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.
Clifton Middle math proficiency
Zero+ meets standard.
38% less $meal
41% less $meal
42% less $meal
48% less $meal
47% 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 Monrovia Unified (2)
| Clifton Middle | Santa Fe Computer Science Magnet |