Thurston Middle (Data source)
Source data for Thurston Middle
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 |
||
| 6 | 1488338 | 2570 | - | 2552 | = | 18 | * | (221 | / | 770) | = | 5.16623377 | ||
| 7 | 1488339 | 2596 | - | 2567 | = | 29 | * | (254 | / | 770) | = | 9.56623374 | ||
| 8 | 1488342 | 2607 | - | 2586 | = | 21 | * | (295 | / | 770) | = | 8.04545454 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2015 Difference From Standard for Thurston Middle | 23 | ||||||||||||
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 |
||
| 6 | 46720 | 2593 | - | 2552 | = | 41 | * | (231 | / | 705) | = | 13.43404253 | ||
| 7 | 46722 | 2590 | - | 2567 | = | 23 | * | (214 | / | 705) | = | 6.98156028 | ||
| 8 | 46724 | 2640 | - | 2586 | = | 54 | * | (260 | / | 705) | = | 19.9148936 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2016 Difference From Standard for Thurston Middle | 40 | ||||||||||||
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 |
||
| 6 | 47989 | 2600 | - | 2552 | = | 48 | * | (276 | / | 739) | = | 17.92692826 | ||
| 7 | 47990 | 2621 | - | 2567 | = | 54 | * | (242 | / | 739) | = | 17.68335586 | ||
| 8 | 47993 | 2621 | - | 2586 | = | 35 | * | (221 | / | 739) | = | 10.46684709 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2017 Difference From Standard for Thurston Middle | 46 | ||||||||||||
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 |
||
| 6 | 47991 | 2605 | - | 2552 | = | 53 | * | (242 | / | 761) | = | 16.85413928 | ||
| 7 | 47992 | 2623 | - | 2567 | = | 56 | * | (276 | / | 761) | = | 20.31011825 | ||
| 8 | 47995 | 2651 | - | 2586 | = | 65 | * | (243 | / | 761) | = | 20.75558472 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2018 Difference From Standard for Thurston Middle | 58 | ||||||||||||
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 |
||
| 6 | 48169 | 2619 | - | 2552 | = | 67 | * | (196 | / | 728) | = | 18.03846152 | ||
| 7 | 48170 | 2625 | - | 2567 | = | 58 | * | (256 | / | 728) | = | 20.39560436 | ||
| 8 | 48171 | 2653 | - | 2586 | = | 67 | * | (276 | / | 728) | = | 25.40109889 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2019 Difference From Standard for Thurston Middle | 64 | ||||||||||||
Last steps
Compute the average
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Sum | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 40 | 46 | 58 | 64 | 231.0 | 46.2 |
Compute the Upper Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and add to the average: 94.2
Compute the Lower Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and subtract from the average: -1.8
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 | 8% | 9% | 9% | 13% | 12% |
| Data source | 2015 data file | 2016 data file | 2017 data file | 2018 data file | 2019 data file |
Laguna Beach Unified school district | County of Orange
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.
Thurston Middle math proficiency
Zero+ meets standard.
6% less $meal
8% less $meal
9% less $meal
13% less $meal
10% 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.
Intermediate/Middle Schools (Public) schools in Laguna Beach Unified (1)
| Thurston Middle |