Ellen Fletcher Middle (Data source)
Source data for Ellen Fletcher 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 | 2703124 | 2617 | - | 2552 | = | 65 | * | (230 | / | 703) | = | 21.26600281 | ||
| 7 | 2703125 | 2637 | - | 2567 | = | 70 | * | (236 | / | 703) | = | 23.49928875 | ||
| 8 | 2703128 | 2682 | - | 2586 | = | 96 | * | (237 | / | 703) | = | 32.3641536 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2015 Difference From Standard for Ellen Fletcher Middle | 77 | ||||||||||||
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 | 82319 | 2611 | - | 2552 | = | 59 | * | (251 | / | 736) | = | 20.12092387 | ||
| 7 | 82320 | 2643 | - | 2567 | = | 76 | * | (254 | / | 736) | = | 26.22826082 | ||
| 8 | 82323 | 2687 | - | 2586 | = | 101 | * | (231 | / | 736) | = | 31.6997282 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2016 Difference From Standard for Ellen Fletcher Middle | 78 | ||||||||||||
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 | 84613 | 2634 | - | 2552 | = | 82 | * | (219 | / | 703) | = | 25.54480794 | ||
| 7 | 84614 | 2644 | - | 2567 | = | 77 | * | (240 | / | 703) | = | 26.28733993 | ||
| 8 | 84617 | 2677 | - | 2586 | = | 91 | * | (244 | / | 703) | = | 31.58463727 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2017 Difference From Standard for Ellen Fletcher Middle | 83 | ||||||||||||
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 | 84830 | 2631 | - | 2552 | = | 79 | * | (228 | / | 669) | = | 26.92376675 | ||
| 7 | 84832 | 2658 | - | 2567 | = | 91 | * | (215 | / | 669) | = | 29.24514193 | ||
| 8 | 84834 | 2679 | - | 2586 | = | 93 | * | (226 | / | 669) | = | 31.41704033 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2018 Difference From Standard for Ellen Fletcher Middle | 88 | ||||||||||||
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 | 85424 | 2627 | - | 2552 | = | 75 | * | (209 | / | 636) | = | 24.6462264 | ||
| 7 | 85425 | 2658 | - | 2567 | = | 91 | * | (215 | / | 636) | = | 30.76257857 | ||
| 8 | 85426 | 2684 | - | 2586 | = | 98 | * | (212 | / | 636) | = | 32.66666663 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2019 Difference From Standard for Ellen Fletcher Middle | 88 | ||||||||||||
Last steps
Compute the average
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Sum | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77 | 78 | 83 | 88 | 88 | 414.0 | 82.8 |
Compute the Upper Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and add to the average: 97.8
Compute the Lower Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and subtract from the average: 67.8
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 | 11% | 10% | 11% | 13% | 12% |
| Data source | 2015 data file | 2016 data file | 2017 data file | 2018 data file | 2019 data file |
Palo Alto Unified 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.
Ellen Fletcher Middle math proficiency
Zero+ meets standard.
8% less $meal
8% less $meal
9% less $meal
11% less $meal
10% 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 Palo Alto Unified (3)
| Ellen Fletcher Middle | Frank S. Greene Jr. Middle | Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle |