Saugus Union school district (Data source)
County of Los Angeles
Source data for Saugus Union
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 | 1109939 | 2439 | - | 2436 | = | 3 | * | (1456 | / | 5917) | = | 0.73516985 | ||
| 4 | 1109942 | 2474 | - | 2485 | = | -11 | * | (1472 | / | 5917) | = | -2.71979043 | ||
| 5 | 1109943 | 2511 | - | 2528 | = | -17 | * | (1465 | / | 5917) | = | -4.18032786 | ||
| 6 | 1109946 | 2547 | - | 2552 | = | -5 | * | (1499 | / | 5917) | = | -1.26161906 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2015 Difference From Standard for Saugus Union | -7 | ||||||||||||
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 | 34691 | 2448 | - | 2436 | = | 12 | * | (1351 | / | 5790) | = | 2.79792745 | ||
| 4 | 34694 | 2488 | - | 2485 | = | 3 | * | (1466 | / | 5790) | = | 0.75906736 | ||
| 5 | 34696 | 2511 | - | 2528 | = | -17 | * | (1503 | / | 5790) | = | -4.41001726 | ||
| 6 | 34698 | 2564 | - | 2552 | = | 12 | * | (1473 | / | 5790) | = | 3.05284974 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2016 Difference From Standard for Saugus Union | 2 | ||||||||||||
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 | 35330 | 2444 | - | 2436 | = | 8 | * | (1295 | / | 5651) | = | 1.83330384 | ||
| 4 | 35332 | 2490 | - | 2485 | = | 5 | * | (1359 | / | 5651) | = | 1.20244205 | ||
| 5 | 35333 | 2509 | - | 2528 | = | -19 | * | (1475 | / | 5651) | = | -4.95929923 | ||
| 6 | 35335 | 2545 | - | 2552 | = | -7 | * | (1522 | / | 5651) | = | -1.88533003 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2017 Difference From Standard for Saugus Union | -4 | ||||||||||||
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 | 35341 | 2453 | - | 2436 | = | 17 | * | (1243 | / | 5522) | = | 3.82361462 | ||
| 4 | 35343 | 2490 | - | 2485 | = | 5 | * | (1328 | / | 5522) | = | 1.20246288 | ||
| 5 | 35345 | 2511 | - | 2528 | = | -17 | * | (1413 | / | 5522) | = | -4.35005432 | ||
| 6 | 35347 | 2556 | - | 2552 | = | 4 | * | (1539 | / | 5522) | = | 1.11481347 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2018 Difference From Standard for Saugus Union | 2 | ||||||||||||
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 | 35511 | 2455 | - | 2436 | = | 19 | * | (1405 | / | 5464) | = | 4.88213763 | ||
| 4 | 35512 | 2499 | - | 2485 | = | 14 | * | (1280 | / | 5464) | = | 3.2796486 | ||
| 5 | 35513 | 2513 | - | 2528 | = | -15 | * | (1337 | / | 5464) | = | -3.67038798 | ||
| 6 | 35514 | 2562 | - | 2552 | = | 10 | * | (1443 | / | 5464) | = | 2.6409224 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2019 Difference From Standard for Saugus Union | 7 | ||||||||||||
Last steps
Compute the average
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Sum | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -7 | 2 | -4 | 2 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Compute the Upper Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3: 15.0
Compute the Lower Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by -3: -15.0
For the lines, you have the data necessary to plot the chart.
THIS chart showswhat the method wants.
NOT what school board members want.
NOT what superintendents want.
• 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 gray lines.
Saugus Union math proficiency
Zero+ meets standard.