Daniel Phelan Elementary (Data source)
Source data for Daniel Phelan 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 | 1149086 | 2415 | - | 2436 | = | -21 | * | (81 | / | 235) | = | -7.23829787 | ||
| 4 | 1149087 | 2434 | - | 2485 | = | -51 | * | (69 | / | 235) | = | -14.97446807 | ||
| 5 | 1149090 | 2473 | - | 2528 | = | -55 | * | (85 | / | 235) | = | -19.89361699 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2015 Difference From Standard for Daniel Phelan Elementary | -42 | ||||||||||||
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 | 35754 | 2458 | - | 2436 | = | 22 | * | (81 | / | 220) | = | 8.1 | ||
| 4 | 35755 | 2472 | - | 2485 | = | -13 | * | (77 | / | 220) | = | -4.55 | ||
| 5 | 35758 | 2498 | - | 2528 | = | -30 | * | (62 | / | 220) | = | -8.45454543 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2016 Difference From Standard for Daniel Phelan Elementary | -5 | ||||||||||||
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 | 36469 | 2474 | - | 2436 | = | 38 | * | (85 | / | 251) | = | 12.86852588 | ||
| 4 | 36472 | 2485 | - | 2485 | = | 0 | * | (83 | / | 251) | = | 0.0 | ||
| 5 | 36473 | 2527 | - | 2528 | = | -1 | * | (83 | / | 251) | = | -0.33067729 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2017 Difference From Standard for Daniel Phelan Elementary | 13 | ||||||||||||
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 | 36456 | 2518 | - | 2436 | = | 82 | * | (79 | / | 241) | = | 26.87966798 | ||
| 4 | 36458 | 2523 | - | 2485 | = | 38 | * | (80 | / | 241) | = | 12.61410787 | ||
| 5 | 36460 | 2540 | - | 2528 | = | 12 | * | (82 | / | 241) | = | 4.08298754 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2018 Difference From Standard for Daniel Phelan Elementary | 44 | ||||||||||||
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 | 36618 | 2469 | - | 2436 | = | 33 | * | (81 | / | 247) | = | 10.82186233 | ||
| 4 | 36619 | 2525 | - | 2485 | = | 40 | * | (82 | / | 247) | = | 13.2793522 | ||
| 5 | 36620 | 2544 | - | 2528 | = | 16 | * | (84 | / | 247) | = | 5.44129554 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2019 Difference From Standard for Daniel Phelan Elementary | 30 | ||||||||||||
Last steps
Compute the average
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Sum | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -42 | -5 | 13 | 44 | 30 | 40.0 | 8.0 |
Compute the Upper Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and add to the average: 107.0
Compute the Lower Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and subtract from the average: -91.0
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 | 80% | 81% | 76% | 74% | 74% |
| Data source | 2015 data file | 2016 data file | 2017 data file | 2018 data file | 2019 data file |
Whittier City 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.
Daniel Phelan Elementary math proficiency
Zero+ meets standard.
70% less $meal
71% less $meal
64% less $meal
66% less $meal
65% 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.