Herbert Hoover Elementary (Data source)
Source data for Herbert Hoover 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 | 2699311 | 2525 | - | 2436 | = | 89 | * | (69 | / | 213) | = | 28.83098583 | ||
| 4 | 2699314 | 2603 | - | 2485 | = | 118 | * | (72 | / | 213) | = | 39.88732394 | ||
| 5 | 2699315 | 2620 | - | 2528 | = | 92 | * | (72 | / | 213) | = | 31.09859155 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2015 Difference From Standard for Herbert Hoover Elementary | 100 | ||||||||||||
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 | 82199 | 2537 | - | 2436 | = | 101 | * | (66 | / | 210) | = | 31.74285711 | ||
| 4 | 82200 | 2599 | - | 2485 | = | 114 | * | (72 | / | 210) | = | 39.08571419 | ||
| 5 | 82203 | 2631 | - | 2528 | = | 103 | * | (72 | / | 210) | = | 35.31428563 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2016 Difference From Standard for Herbert Hoover Elementary | 106 | ||||||||||||
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 | 84497 | 2552 | - | 2436 | = | 116 | * | (69 | / | 205) | = | 39.04390234 | ||
| 4 | 84499 | 2611 | - | 2485 | = | 126 | * | (64 | / | 205) | = | 39.33658525 | ||
| 5 | 84501 | 2615 | - | 2528 | = | 87 | * | (72 | / | 205) | = | 30.55609754 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2017 Difference From Standard for Herbert Hoover Elementary | 109 | ||||||||||||
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 | 84713 | 2538 | - | 2436 | = | 102 | * | (69 | / | 206) | = | 34.16504851 | ||
| 4 | 84715 | 2592 | - | 2485 | = | 107 | * | (71 | / | 206) | = | 36.87864076 | ||
| 5 | 84717 | 2633 | - | 2528 | = | 105 | * | (66 | / | 206) | = | 33.64077665 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2018 Difference From Standard for Herbert Hoover Elementary | 105 | ||||||||||||
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 | 85306 | 2545 | - | 2436 | = | 109 | * | (68 | / | 205) | = | 36.15609755 | ||
| 4 | 85307 | 2577 | - | 2485 | = | 92 | * | (65 | / | 205) | = | 29.17073164 | ||
| 5 | 85308 | 2621 | - | 2528 | = | 93 | * | (72 | / | 205) | = | 32.66341462 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2019 Difference From Standard for Herbert Hoover Elementary | 98 | ||||||||||||
Last steps
Compute the average
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Sum | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 | 106 | 109 | 105 | 98 | 518.0 | 103.6 |
Compute the Upper Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and add to the average: 115.6
Compute the Lower Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and subtract from the average: 91.6
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% | 7% | 8% | 7% |
| 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.
Herbert Hoover Elementary math proficiency
Zero+ meets standard.
5% less $meal
5% less $meal
6% less $meal
7% less $meal
6% 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.