Fairmeadow Elementary (Data source)
Source data for Fairmeadow 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 | 2700385 | 2507 | - | 2436 | = | 71 | * | (93 | / | 305) | = | 21.64918027 | ||
| 4 | 2700388 | 2552 | - | 2485 | = | 67 | * | (95 | / | 305) | = | 20.8688524 | ||
| 5 | 2700389 | 2592 | - | 2528 | = | 64 | * | (117 | / | 305) | = | 24.55081965 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2015 Difference From Standard for Fairmeadow Elementary | 67 | ||||||||||||
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 | 82231 | 2511 | - | 2436 | = | 75 | * | (90 | / | 276) | = | 24.4565217 | ||
| 4 | 82232 | 2554 | - | 2485 | = | 69 | * | (91 | / | 276) | = | 22.74999994 | ||
| 5 | 82234 | 2606 | - | 2528 | = | 78 | * | (95 | / | 276) | = | 26.84782604 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2016 Difference From Standard for Fairmeadow Elementary | 74 | ||||||||||||
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 | 84529 | 2497 | - | 2436 | = | 61 | * | (90 | / | 280) | = | 19.60714283 | ||
| 4 | 84530 | 2550 | - | 2485 | = | 65 | * | (95 | / | 280) | = | 22.05357141 | ||
| 5 | 84532 | 2588 | - | 2528 | = | 60 | * | (95 | / | 280) | = | 20.35714284 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2017 Difference From Standard for Fairmeadow Elementary | 62 | ||||||||||||
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 | 84745 | 2522 | - | 2436 | = | 86 | * | (84 | / | 273) | = | 26.4615384 | ||
| 4 | 84747 | 2553 | - | 2485 | = | 68 | * | (95 | / | 273) | = | 23.6630036 | ||
| 5 | 84749 | 2597 | - | 2528 | = | 69 | * | (94 | / | 273) | = | 23.75824174 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2018 Difference From Standard for Fairmeadow Elementary | 74 | ||||||||||||
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 | 85338 | 2528 | - | 2436 | = | 92 | * | (64 | / | 239) | = | 24.63598319 | ||
| 4 | 85339 | 2560 | - | 2485 | = | 75 | * | (82 | / | 239) | = | 25.73221755 | ||
| 5 | 85340 | 2587 | - | 2528 | = | 59 | * | (93 | / | 239) | = | 22.95815894 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2019 Difference From Standard for Fairmeadow Elementary | 73 | ||||||||||||
Last steps
Compute the average
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Sum | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67 | 74 | 62 | 74 | 73 | 350.0 | 70.0 |
Compute the Upper Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and add to the average: 85.0
Compute the Lower Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and subtract from the average: 55.0
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 | 7% | 7% | 9% | 10% | 9% |
| 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.
Fairmeadow Elementary math proficiency
Zero+ meets standard.
5% less $meal
6% less $meal
7% less $meal
9% less $meal
8% 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.