Pleasant Valley Elementary (Data source)
Source data for Pleasant Valley 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 | 1255530 | 2453 | - | 2436 | = | 17 | * | (91 | / | 264) | = | 5.85984847 | ||
| 4 | 1255533 | 2503 | - | 2485 | = | 18 | * | (80 | / | 264) | = | 5.45454545 | ||
| 5 | 1255534 | 2515 | - | 2528 | = | -13 | * | (93 | / | 264) | = | -4.57954545 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2015 Difference From Standard for Pleasant Valley Elementary | 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 | 39152 | 2463 | - | 2436 | = | 27 | * | (79 | / | 253) | = | 8.43083003 | ||
| 4 | 39154 | 2502 | - | 2485 | = | 17 | * | (94 | / | 253) | = | 6.31620552 | ||
| 5 | 39157 | 2560 | - | 2528 | = | 32 | * | (80 | / | 253) | = | 10.11857706 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2016 Difference From Standard for Pleasant Valley Elementary | 25 | ||||||||||||
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 | 40135 | 2471 | - | 2436 | = | 35 | * | (84 | / | 249) | = | 11.8072289 | ||
| 4 | 40137 | 2498 | - | 2485 | = | 13 | * | (76 | / | 249) | = | 3.96787148 | ||
| 5 | 40140 | 2541 | - | 2528 | = | 13 | * | (89 | / | 249) | = | 4.64658633 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2017 Difference From Standard for Pleasant Valley Elementary | 20 | ||||||||||||
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 | 40160 | 2451 | - | 2436 | = | 15 | * | (93 | / | 240) | = | 5.8125 | ||
| 4 | 40163 | 2494 | - | 2485 | = | 9 | * | (73 | / | 240) | = | 2.73749999 | ||
| 5 | 40164 | 2515 | - | 2528 | = | -13 | * | (74 | / | 240) | = | -4.00833333 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2018 Difference From Standard for Pleasant Valley Elementary | 5 | ||||||||||||
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 | 40312 | 2462 | - | 2436 | = | 26 | * | (78 | / | 238) | = | 8.52100839 | ||
| 4 | 40313 | 2498 | - | 2485 | = | 13 | * | (88 | / | 238) | = | 4.80672269 | ||
| 5 | 40314 | 2565 | - | 2528 | = | 37 | * | (72 | / | 238) | = | 11.1932773 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2019 Difference From Standard for Pleasant Valley Elementary | 25 | ||||||||||||
Last steps
Compute the average
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Sum | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 25 | 82.0 | 16.4 |
Compute the Upper Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and add to the average: 43.4
Compute the Lower Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and subtract from the average: -10.6
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 | 10% | 8% | 10% | 12% | 9% |
| Data source | 2015 data file | 2016 data file | 2017 data file | 2018 data file | 2019 data file |
Novato Unified school district County of Marin
Just a coincidence? That's absurd.
It's a system that causes this pattern to repeat.
THIS chart shows what the
follow-the-schedule method wants.
NOT what teachers want.
NOT what principals want.
NOT what parents want.
Pleasant Valley Elementary math proficiency
Zero+ meets standard.
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• 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 Novato Unified (8)
| Hamilton Meadow Park | Loma Verde Elementary | Lu Sutton Elementary |
| Lynwood Elementary | Olive Elementary | Pleasant Valley Elementary |
| Rancho Elementary | San Ramon Elementary |