Jefferson Elementary (Data source)
Source data for Jefferson 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 | 1076506 | 2376 | - | 2436 | = | -60 | * | (84 | / | 252) | = | -19.99999998 | ||
| 4 | 1076509 | 2451 | - | 2485 | = | -34 | * | (81 | / | 252) | = | -10.92857141 | ||
| 5 | 1076510 | 2463 | - | 2528 | = | -65 | * | (87 | / | 252) | = | -22.44047618 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2015 Difference From Standard for Jefferson Elementary | -53 | ||||||||||||
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 | 33754 | 2419 | - | 2436 | = | -17 | * | (76 | / | 243) | = | -5.31687242 | ||
| 4 | 33756 | 2467 | - | 2485 | = | -18 | * | (83 | / | 243) | = | -6.14814815 | ||
| 5 | 33758 | 2484 | - | 2528 | = | -44 | * | (84 | / | 243) | = | -15.20987653 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2016 Difference From Standard for Jefferson Elementary | -27 | ||||||||||||
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 | 34344 | 2421 | - | 2436 | = | -15 | * | (81 | / | 238) | = | -5.10504201 | ||
| 4 | 34346 | 2491 | - | 2485 | = | 6 | * | (71 | / | 238) | = | 1.78991596 | ||
| 5 | 34347 | 2490 | - | 2528 | = | -38 | * | (86 | / | 238) | = | -13.73109241 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2017 Difference From Standard for Jefferson Elementary | -17 | ||||||||||||
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 | 34348 | 2414 | - | 2436 | = | -22 | * | (75 | / | 226) | = | -7.30088495 | ||
| 4 | 34351 | 2482 | - | 2485 | = | -3 | * | (79 | / | 226) | = | -1.04867257 | ||
| 5 | 34352 | 2519 | - | 2528 | = | -9 | * | (72 | / | 226) | = | -2.86725663 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2018 Difference From Standard for Jefferson Elementary | -11 | ||||||||||||
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 | 34514 | 2431 | - | 2436 | = | -5 | * | (62 | / | 203) | = | -1.5270936 | ||
| 4 | 34515 | 2468 | - | 2485 | = | -17 | * | (64 | / | 203) | = | -5.3596059 | ||
| 5 | 34516 | 2501 | - | 2528 | = | -27 | * | (77 | / | 203) | = | -10.24137929 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2019 Difference From Standard for Jefferson Elementary | -17 | ||||||||||||
Last steps
Compute the average
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Sum | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -53 | -27 | -17 | -11 | -17 | -125.0 | -25.0 |
Compute the Upper Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and add to the average: 23.0
Compute the Lower Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and subtract from the average: -73.0
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 | 95% | 93% | 93% | 91% | 97% |
| Data source | 2015 data file | 2016 data file | 2017 data file | 2018 data file | 2019 data file |
Paramount 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.
Jefferson Elementary math proficiency
Zero+ meets standard.
85% less $meal
82% less $meal
84% less $meal
84% less $meal
85% 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 Paramount Unified (12)
| Abraham Lincoln | Captain Raymond Collins | Harry Wirtz Elementary |
| Hollydale | Howard Tanner | Jefferson Elementary |
| Leona Jackson | Los Cerritos | Major Lynn Mokler |
| Mark Keppel | Theodore Roosevelt | Wesley Gaines |