Independence High (Data source)
Source data for Independence High
2015
Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | ||||||||||||
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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 |
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11 | 2356115 | 2588 | - | 2628 | = | -40 | * | (10 | / | 10) | = | -40.0 | ||
Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2015 Difference From Standard for Independence High | -40 |
2016
Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | ||||||||||||
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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 |
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11 | 72001 | 2513 | - | 2628 | = | -115 | * | (13 | / | 13) | = | -115.0 | ||
Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2016 Difference From Standard for Independence High | -115 |
2017
Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | ||||||||||||
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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 |
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11 | 73979 | 2512 | - | 2628 | = | -116 | * | (14 | / | 14) | = | -116.0 | ||
Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2017 Difference From Standard for Independence High | -116 |
2018
Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | ||||||||||||
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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 |
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11 | 74154 | 2527 | - | 2628 | = | -101 | * | (14 | / | 14) | = | -101.0 | ||
Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2018 Difference From Standard for Independence High | -101 |
2019
Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | ||||||||||||
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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 |
||
11 | 74677 | 0 | - | 2628 | = | * | (8 | / | 8) | = | ||||
Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2019 Difference From Standard for Independence High |
Last steps
Compute the average
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Sum | Average |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
-40 | -115 | -116 | -101 | -372.0 | -74.4 |
Compute the Upper Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and add to the average: 12.0
Compute the Lower Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and subtract from the average: -198.0
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 | |
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Percent | 53% | 60% | 57% | 57% | 53% |
Data source | 2015 data file | 2016 data file | 2017 data file | 2018 data file | 2019 data file |
San Francisco Unified school district | County of San Francisco
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.
Independence High math proficiency
Zero+ meets standard.

49% less $meal

55% less $meal

54% less $meal

53% 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.
Alternative Schools of Choice schools in San Francisco Unified (5)
Academy (The)- SF @McAteer | Asawa (Ruth) SF Sch of the Arts, A Public School | Independence High |
Jordan (June) School for Equity | S.F. International High |