Wade Thomas Elementary (Data source)
Source data for Wade Thomas 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 | 1268083 | 2491 | - | 2436 | = | 55 | * | (73 | / | 198) | = | 20.27777774 | ||
| 4 | 1268086 | 2539 | - | 2485 | = | 54 | * | (52 | / | 198) | = | 14.18181815 | ||
| 5 | 1268087 | 2570 | - | 2528 | = | 42 | * | (73 | / | 198) | = | 15.48484846 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2015 Difference From Standard for Wade Thomas Elementary | 50 | ||||||||||||
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 | 39553 | 2479 | - | 2436 | = | 43 | * | (59 | / | 187) | = | 13.5668449 | ||
| 4 | 39554 | 2549 | - | 2485 | = | 64 | * | (72 | / | 187) | = | 24.64171117 | ||
| 5 | 39557 | 2587 | - | 2528 | = | 59 | * | (56 | / | 187) | = | 17.66844916 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2016 Difference From Standard for Wade Thomas Elementary | 56 | ||||||||||||
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 | 40586 | 2485 | - | 2436 | = | 49 | * | (71 | / | 201) | = | 17.30845767 | ||
| 4 | 40587 | 2543 | - | 2485 | = | 58 | * | (59 | / | 201) | = | 17.0248756 | ||
| 5 | 40590 | 2588 | - | 2528 | = | 60 | * | (71 | / | 201) | = | 21.1940298 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2017 Difference From Standard for Wade Thomas Elementary | 56 | ||||||||||||
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 | 40585 | 2502 | - | 2436 | = | 66 | * | (57 | / | 186) | = | 20.22580639 | ||
| 4 | 40586 | 2551 | - | 2485 | = | 66 | * | (76 | / | 186) | = | 26.9677419 | ||
| 5 | 40589 | 2575 | - | 2528 | = | 47 | * | (53 | / | 186) | = | 13.39247309 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2018 Difference From Standard for Wade Thomas Elementary | 61 | ||||||||||||
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 | 40726 | 2490 | - | 2436 | = | 54 | * | (55 | / | 188) | = | 15.79787231 | ||
| 4 | 40727 | 2570 | - | 2485 | = | 85 | * | (56 | / | 188) | = | 25.3191489 | ||
| 5 | 40728 | 2562 | - | 2528 | = | 34 | * | (77 | / | 188) | = | 13.92553191 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2019 Difference From Standard for Wade Thomas Elementary | 55 | ||||||||||||
Last steps
Compute the average
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Sum | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | 56 | 56 | 61 | 55 | 278.0 | 55.6 |
Compute the Upper Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and add to the average: 64.6
Compute the Lower Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and subtract from the average: 46.6
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 | 9% | 9% | 8% | 5% | 7% |
| Data source | 2015 data file | 2016 data file | 2017 data file | 2018 data file | 2019 data file |
Ross Valley Elementary school district | County of Marin
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.
Wade Thomas Elementary math proficiency
Zero+ meets standard.
8% less $meal
9% less $meal
8% less $meal
5% less $meal
7% 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 Ross Valley Elementary (4)
| Brookside Elementary | Hidden Valley Elementary | Manor Elementary |
| Wade Thomas Elementary |