Blossom Hill Elementary (Data source)
Source data for Blossom Hill 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 |
||
| 3 | 2671138 | 2492 | - | 2436 | = | 56 | * | (141 | / | 394) | = | 20.04060912 | ||
| 4 | 2671139 | 2537 | - | 2485 | = | 52 | * | (125 | / | 394) | = | 16.49746192 | ||
| 5 | 2671142 | 2569 | - | 2528 | = | 41 | * | (128 | / | 394) | = | 13.31979694 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2015 Difference From Standard for Blossom Hill Elementary | 50 | ||||||||||||
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 | 81403 | 2500 | - | 2436 | = | 64 | * | (116 | / | 386) | = | 19.23316058 | ||
| 4 | 81405 | 2555 | - | 2485 | = | 70 | * | (137 | / | 386) | = | 24.84455953 | ||
| 5 | 81407 | 2583 | - | 2528 | = | 55 | * | (133 | / | 386) | = | 18.95077718 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2016 Difference From Standard for Blossom Hill Elementary | 63 | ||||||||||||
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 | 83670 | 2498 | - | 2436 | = | 62 | * | (108 | / | 367) | = | 18.2452316 | ||
| 4 | 83673 | 2556 | - | 2485 | = | 71 | * | (118 | / | 367) | = | 22.82833784 | ||
| 5 | 83675 | 2585 | - | 2528 | = | 57 | * | (141 | / | 367) | = | 21.89918255 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2017 Difference From Standard for Blossom Hill Elementary | 63 | ||||||||||||
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 | 83891 | 2489 | - | 2436 | = | 53 | * | (96 | / | 331) | = | 15.37160118 | ||
| 4 | 83892 | 2542 | - | 2485 | = | 57 | * | (118 | / | 331) | = | 20.32024168 | ||
| 5 | 83895 | 2578 | - | 2528 | = | 50 | * | (117 | / | 331) | = | 17.673716 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2018 Difference From Standard for Blossom Hill Elementary | 53 | ||||||||||||
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 | 84504 | 2501 | - | 2436 | = | 65 | * | (96 | / | 307) | = | 20.3257329 | ||
| 4 | 84505 | 2557 | - | 2485 | = | 72 | * | (100 | / | 307) | = | 23.45276873 | ||
| 5 | 84506 | 2587 | - | 2528 | = | 59 | * | (111 | / | 307) | = | 21.3322475 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2019 Difference From Standard for Blossom Hill Elementary | 65 | ||||||||||||
Last steps
Compute the average
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Sum | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | 63 | 63 | 53 | 65 | 294.0 | 58.8 |
Compute the Upper Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and add to the average: 76.8
Compute the Lower Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and subtract from the average: 40.8
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 | 2% | 2% | 1% | 5% | 3% |
| Data source | 2015 data file | 2016 data file | 2017 data file | 2018 data file | 2019 data file |
Los Gatos 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.
Blossom Hill Elementary math proficiency
Zero+ meets standard.
1% less $meal
2% less $meal
1% less $meal
5% less $meal
3% 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.
Elementary School (Public) schools in Los Gatos Union Elementary (4)
| Blossom Hill Elementary | Daves Avenue Elementary | Lexington Elementary |
| Louise Van Meter Elementary |