Merrill F. West High (Data source)
Source data for Merrill F. West High
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 |
||
| 11 | 2469412 | 2567 | - | 2628 | = | -61 | * | (529 | / | 529) | = | -61.0 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2015 Difference From Standard for Merrill F. West High | -61 | ||||||||||||
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 |
||
| 8 | 75285 | 0 | - | 2586 | = | * | (0 | / | 432) | = | ||||
| 11 | 75288 | 2564 | - | 2628 | = | -64 | * | (432 | / | 432) | = | -64.0 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2016 Difference From Standard for Merrill F. West High | -64 | ||||||||||||
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 |
||
| 11 | 77293 | 2531 | - | 2628 | = | -97 | * | (484 | / | 484) | = | -97.0 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2017 Difference From Standard for Merrill F. West High | -97 | ||||||||||||
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 |
||
| 11 | 77473 | 2551 | - | 2628 | = | -77 | * | (479 | / | 479) | = | -77.0 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2018 Difference From Standard for Merrill F. West High | -77 | ||||||||||||
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 |
||
| 11 | 77989 | 2573 | - | 2628 | = | -55 | * | (508 | / | 508) | = | -55.0 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2019 Difference From Standard for Merrill F. West High | -55 | ||||||||||||
Last steps
Compute the average
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Sum | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -61 | -64 | -97 | -77 | -55 | -354.0 | -70.8 |
Compute the Upper Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and add to the average: -22.8
Compute the Lower Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and subtract from the average: -118.8
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 | 47% | 49% | 53% | 56% | 57% |
| Data source | 2015 data file | 2016 data file | 2017 data file | 2018 data file | 2019 data file |
Tracy Joint Unified school district County of San Joaquin
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.
Merrill F. West High math proficiency
Zero+ meets standard.
38% less $meal
39% less $meal
41% less $meal
47% less $meal
47% 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.
High Schools (Public) schools in Tracy Joint Unified (3)
| John C. Kimball High | Merrill F. West High | Tracy High |