Alta Vista Alternative High (Data source)
Source data for Alta Vista Alternative 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 | 2600243 | 2520 | - | 2628 | = | -108 | * | (32 | / | 32) | = | -108.0 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2015 Difference From Standard for Alta Vista Alternative High | -108 | ||||||||||||
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 |
||
| 11 | 79290 | 2574 | - | 2628 | = | -54 | * | (39 | / | 39) | = | -54.0 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2016 Difference From Standard for Alta Vista Alternative High | -54 | ||||||||||||
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 | 81456 | 2533 | - | 2628 | = | -95 | * | (37 | / | 37) | = | -95.0 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2017 Difference From Standard for Alta Vista Alternative High | -95 | ||||||||||||
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 | 81645 | 2558 | - | 2628 | = | -70 | * | (35 | / | 35) | = | -70.0 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2018 Difference From Standard for Alta Vista Alternative High | -70 | ||||||||||||
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 | 82164 | 2555 | - | 2628 | = | -73 | * | (39 | / | 39) | = | -73.0 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2019 Difference From Standard for Alta Vista Alternative High | -73 | ||||||||||||
Last steps
Compute the average
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Sum | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -108 | -54 | -95 | -70 | -73 | -400.0 | -80.0 |
Compute the Upper Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and add to the average: -17.0
Compute the Lower Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and subtract from the average: -143.0
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percent | 41% | 33% | 25% | 38% | 41% |
| Data source | 2015 data file | 2016 data file | 2017 data file | 2018 data file | 2019 data file |
Santa Barbara Unified school district | County of Santa Barbara
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.
Alta Vista Alternative High math proficiency
Zero+ meets standard.
29% less $meal
30% less $meal
24% less $meal
37% less $meal
39% 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 Santa Barbara Unified (2)
| Alta Vista Alternative High | Alta Vista Alternative Junior High |