Sam H. Lawson Middle (Data source)
Source data for Sam H. Lawson Middle
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 |
||
| 6 | 2635358 | 2642 | - | 2552 | = | 90 | * | (416 | / | 1165) | = | 32.13733905 | ||
| 7 | 2635361 | 2677 | - | 2567 | = | 110 | * | (369 | / | 1165) | = | 34.84120167 | ||
| 8 | 2635362 | 2690 | - | 2586 | = | 104 | * | (380 | / | 1165) | = | 33.92274673 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2015 Difference From Standard for Sam H. Lawson Middle | 101 | ||||||||||||
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 |
||
| 6 | 80353 | 2664 | - | 2552 | = | 112 | * | (460 | / | 1233) | = | 41.78426594 | ||
| 7 | 80356 | 2689 | - | 2567 | = | 122 | * | (411 | / | 1233) | = | 40.66666663 | ||
| 8 | 80358 | 2707 | - | 2586 | = | 121 | * | (362 | / | 1233) | = | 35.5247363 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2016 Difference From Standard for Sam H. Lawson Middle | 118 | ||||||||||||
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 |
||
| 6 | 82566 | 2653 | - | 2552 | = | 101 | * | (427 | / | 1297) | = | 33.25134918 | ||
| 7 | 82569 | 2695 | - | 2567 | = | 128 | * | (466 | / | 1297) | = | 45.98920576 | ||
| 8 | 82571 | 2713 | - | 2586 | = | 127 | * | (404 | / | 1297) | = | 39.55898222 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2017 Difference From Standard for Sam H. Lawson Middle | 119 | ||||||||||||
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 |
||
| 6 | 82774 | 2661 | - | 2552 | = | 109 | * | (370 | / | 1204) | = | 33.49667773 | ||
| 7 | 82775 | 2687 | - | 2567 | = | 120 | * | (397 | / | 1204) | = | 39.56810628 | ||
| 8 | 82778 | 2726 | - | 2586 | = | 140 | * | (437 | / | 1204) | = | 50.8139534 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2018 Difference From Standard for Sam H. Lawson Middle | 124 | ||||||||||||
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 |
||
| 6 | 83388 | 2644 | - | 2552 | = | 92 | * | (361 | / | 1103) | = | 30.11060741 | ||
| 7 | 83389 | 2687 | - | 2567 | = | 120 | * | (364 | / | 1103) | = | 39.60108792 | ||
| 8 | 83390 | 2711 | - | 2586 | = | 125 | * | (378 | / | 1103) | = | 42.83771525 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2019 Difference From Standard for Sam H. Lawson Middle | 113 | ||||||||||||
Last steps
Compute the average
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Sum | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | 118 | 119 | 124 | 113 | 575.0 | 115.0 |
Compute the Upper Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and add to the average: 139.0
Compute the Lower Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and subtract from the average: 91.0
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 | 3% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 5% |
| Data source | 2015 data file | 2016 data file | 2017 data file | 2018 data file | 2019 data file |
Cupertino Union 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.
Sam H. Lawson Middle math proficiency
Zero+ meets standard.
2% less $meal
2% less $meal
2% less $meal
4% less $meal
4% 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.
Intermediate/Middle Schools (Public) schools in Cupertino Union (5)
| Cupertino Middle | Joaquin Miller Middle | John F. Kennedy Middle |
| Sam H. Lawson Middle | Warren E. Hyde Middle |