Louise Van Meter Elementary (Data source)
Source data for Louise Van Meter 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 | 2671858 | 2477 | - | 2436 | = | 41 | * | (107 | / | 360) | = | 12.1861111 | ||
| 4 | 2671859 | 2502 | - | 2485 | = | 17 | * | (122 | / | 360) | = | 5.7611111 | ||
| 5 | 2671862 | 2556 | - | 2528 | = | 28 | * | (131 | / | 360) | = | 10.18888886 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2015 Difference From Standard for Louise Van Meter Elementary | 28 | ||||||||||||
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 | 81426 | 2488 | - | 2436 | = | 52 | * | (129 | / | 359) | = | 18.68523675 | ||
| 4 | 81429 | 2519 | - | 2485 | = | 34 | * | (111 | / | 359) | = | 10.5125348 | ||
| 5 | 81431 | 2567 | - | 2528 | = | 39 | * | (119 | / | 359) | = | 12.9275766 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2016 Difference From Standard for Louise Van Meter Elementary | 42 | ||||||||||||
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 | 83694 | 2479 | - | 2436 | = | 43 | * | (110 | / | 353) | = | 13.39943339 | ||
| 4 | 83697 | 2535 | - | 2485 | = | 50 | * | (123 | / | 353) | = | 17.4220963 | ||
| 5 | 83699 | 2560 | - | 2528 | = | 32 | * | (120 | / | 353) | = | 10.87818694 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2017 Difference From Standard for Louise Van Meter Elementary | 42 | ||||||||||||
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 | 83914 | 2481 | - | 2436 | = | 45 | * | (95 | / | 334) | = | 12.79940117 | ||
| 4 | 83916 | 2532 | - | 2485 | = | 47 | * | (113 | / | 334) | = | 15.90119759 | ||
| 5 | 83918 | 2577 | - | 2528 | = | 49 | * | (126 | / | 334) | = | 18.48502989 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2018 Difference From Standard for Louise Van Meter Elementary | 47 | ||||||||||||
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 | 84528 | 2488 | - | 2436 | = | 52 | * | (95 | / | 322) | = | 15.34161486 | ||
| 4 | 84529 | 2531 | - | 2485 | = | 46 | * | (103 | / | 322) | = | 14.7142857 | ||
| 5 | 84530 | 2581 | - | 2528 | = | 53 | * | (124 | / | 322) | = | 20.40993785 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2019 Difference From Standard for Louise Van Meter Elementary | 50 | ||||||||||||
Last steps
Compute the average
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Sum | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | 42 | 42 | 47 | 50 | 209.0 | 41.8 |
Compute the Upper Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and add to the average: 65.8
Compute the Lower Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and subtract from the average: 17.8
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 | 3% | 2% | 3% | 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.
Louise Van Meter Elementary math proficiency
Zero+ meets standard.
3% less $meal
2% less $meal
3% 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 |