Horace Cureton Elementary (Data source)
Source data for Horace Cureton Elementary
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 |
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| 3 | 2617814 | 2381 | - | 2436 | = | -55 | * | (91 | / | 267) | = | -18.74531835 | ||
| 4 | 2617817 | 2406 | - | 2485 | = | -79 | * | (89 | / | 267) | = | -26.33333331 | ||
| 5 | 2617818 | 2448 | - | 2528 | = | -80 | * | (87 | / | 267) | = | -26.06741568 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2015 Difference From Standard for Horace Cureton Elementary | -71 | ||||||||||||
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 |
||
| 3 | 79885 | 2375 | - | 2436 | = | -61 | * | (96 | / | 264) | = | -22.18181814 | ||
| 4 | 79887 | 2431 | - | 2485 | = | -54 | * | (89 | / | 264) | = | -18.20454545 | ||
| 5 | 79890 | 2432 | - | 2528 | = | -96 | * | (79 | / | 264) | = | -28.7272727 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2016 Difference From Standard for Horace Cureton Elementary | -69 | ||||||||||||
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 |
||
| 3 | 82070 | 2403 | - | 2436 | = | -33 | * | (79 | / | 270) | = | -9.65555554 | ||
| 4 | 82072 | 2426 | - | 2485 | = | -59 | * | (95 | / | 270) | = | -20.75925921 | ||
| 5 | 82074 | 2467 | - | 2528 | = | -61 | * | (96 | / | 270) | = | -21.68888886 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2017 Difference From Standard for Horace Cureton Elementary | -52 | ||||||||||||
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 |
||
| 3 | 82269 | 2392 | - | 2436 | = | -44 | * | (76 | / | 226) | = | -14.79646014 | ||
| 4 | 82271 | 2451 | - | 2485 | = | -34 | * | (68 | / | 226) | = | -10.23008847 | ||
| 5 | 82273 | 2448 | - | 2528 | = | -80 | * | (82 | / | 226) | = | -29.02654864 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2018 Difference From Standard for Horace Cureton Elementary | -54 | ||||||||||||
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 |
||
| 3 | 82884 | 2372 | - | 2436 | = | -64 | * | (60 | / | 204) | = | -18.82352941 | ||
| 4 | 82885 | 2414 | - | 2485 | = | -71 | * | (73 | / | 204) | = | -25.40686273 | ||
| 5 | 82886 | 2483 | - | 2528 | = | -45 | * | (71 | / | 204) | = | -15.66176468 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2019 Difference From Standard for Horace Cureton Elementary | -60 | ||||||||||||
Last steps
Compute the average
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Sum | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -71 | -69 | -52 | -54 | -60 | -306.0 | -61.2 |
Compute the Upper Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and add to the average: -37.2
Compute the Lower Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and subtract from the average: -85.2
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 | 86% | 87% | 88% | 84% | 87% |
| Data source | 2015 data file | 2016 data file | 2017 data file | 2018 data file | 2019 data file |
Alum Rock Union Elementary school district | County of Santa Clara
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.
Horace Cureton Elementary math proficiency
Zero+ meets standard.
71% less $meal
73% less $meal
74% less $meal
72% less $meal
69% 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.