Meadow Heights Elementary (Data source)
Source data for Meadow Heights Elementary
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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3 | 2554829 | 2420 | - | 2436 | = | -16 | * | (53 | / | 172) | = | -4.93023254 | ||
4 | 2554832 | 2482 | - | 2485 | = | -3 | * | (63 | / | 172) | = | -1.09883721 | ||
5 | 2554833 | 2495 | - | 2528 | = | -33 | * | (56 | / | 172) | = | -10.74418604 | ||
Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2015 Difference From Standard for Meadow Heights Elementary | -17 |
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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3 | 77858 | 2433 | - | 2436 | = | -3 | * | (49 | / | 168) | = | -0.875 | ||
4 | 77859 | 2448 | - | 2485 | = | -37 | * | (54 | / | 168) | = | -11.89285713 | ||
5 | 77861 | 2504 | - | 2528 | = | -24 | * | (65 | / | 168) | = | -9.28571426 | ||
Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2016 Difference From Standard for Meadow Heights Elementary | -22 |
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 |
||
3 | 80011 | 2434 | - | 2436 | = | -2 | * | (51 | / | 146) | = | -0.69863014 | ||
4 | 80013 | 2445 | - | 2485 | = | -40 | * | (48 | / | 146) | = | -13.15068492 | ||
5 | 80014 | 2469 | - | 2528 | = | -59 | * | (47 | / | 146) | = | -18.99315067 | ||
Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2017 Difference From Standard for Meadow Heights Elementary | -33 |
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 |
||
3 | 80160 | 2454 | - | 2436 | = | 18 | * | (54 | / | 154) | = | 6.3116883 | ||
4 | 80162 | 2459 | - | 2485 | = | -26 | * | (50 | / | 154) | = | -8.44155842 | ||
5 | 80163 | 2474 | - | 2528 | = | -54 | * | (50 | / | 154) | = | -17.5324675 | ||
Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2018 Difference From Standard for Meadow Heights Elementary | -20 |
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 |
||
3 | 80653 | 2463 | - | 2436 | = | 27 | * | (52 | / | 166) | = | 8.45783132 | ||
4 | 80654 | 2479 | - | 2485 | = | -6 | * | (57 | / | 166) | = | -2.06024096 | ||
5 | 80655 | 2490 | - | 2528 | = | -38 | * | (57 | / | 166) | = | -13.04819273 | ||
Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2019 Difference From Standard for Meadow Heights Elementary | -7 |
Last steps
Compute the average
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Sum | Average |
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-17 | -22 | -33 | -20 | -7 | -99.0 | -19.8 |
Compute the Upper Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and add to the average: 7.2
Compute the Lower Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and subtract from the average: -46.8
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 | |
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Percent | 33% | 30% | 39% | 37% | 38% |
Data source | 2015 data file | 2016 data file | 2017 data file | 2018 data file | 2019 data file |
San Mateo-Foster City school district County of San Mateo
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.
Meadow Heights Elementary math proficiency
Zero+ meets standard.
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31% less $meal
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27% less $meal
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36% less $meal
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34% less $meal
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35% 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.