Argonaut Elementary (Data source)
Source data for Argonaut Elementary
2015
Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | ||||||||||||
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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 |
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3 | 2726343 | 2513 | - | 2436 | = | 77 | * | (82 | / | 280) | = | 22.54999993 | ||
4 | 2726345 | 2587 | - | 2485 | = | 102 | * | (89 | / | 280) | = | 32.42142848 | ||
5 | 2726347 | 2642 | - | 2528 | = | 114 | * | (109 | / | 280) | = | 44.3785714 | ||
Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2015 Difference From Standard for Argonaut Elementary | 99 |
2016
Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | ||||||||||||
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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 |
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3 | 82925 | 2541 | - | 2436 | = | 105 | * | (66 | / | 254) | = | 27.2834645 | ||
4 | 82926 | 2589 | - | 2485 | = | 104 | * | (88 | / | 254) | = | 36.03149597 | ||
5 | 82929 | 2637 | - | 2528 | = | 109 | * | (100 | / | 254) | = | 42.91338578 | ||
Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2016 Difference From Standard for Argonaut Elementary | 106 |
2017
Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | ||||||||||||
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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 |
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3 | 85239 | 2548 | - | 2436 | = | 112 | * | (60 | / | 226) | = | 29.7345132 | ||
4 | 85241 | 2595 | - | 2485 | = | 110 | * | (72 | / | 226) | = | 35.0442477 | ||
5 | 85243 | 2643 | - | 2528 | = | 115 | * | (94 | / | 226) | = | 47.83185835 | ||
Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2017 Difference From Standard for Argonaut Elementary | 113 |
2018
Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | ||||||||||||
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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 |
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3 | 85457 | 2543 | - | 2436 | = | 107 | * | (69 | / | 203) | = | 36.36945804 | ||
4 | 85458 | 2600 | - | 2485 | = | 115 | * | (55 | / | 203) | = | 31.1576354 | ||
5 | 85461 | 2644 | - | 2528 | = | 116 | * | (79 | / | 203) | = | 45.14285708 | ||
Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2018 Difference From Standard for Argonaut Elementary | 113 |
2019
Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | ||||||||||||
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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 | 86048 | 2541 | - | 2436 | = | 105 | * | (57 | / | 182) | = | 32.88461537 | ||
4 | 86049 | 2590 | - | 2485 | = | 105 | * | (71 | / | 182) | = | 40.96153845 | ||
5 | 86050 | 2640 | - | 2528 | = | 112 | * | (54 | / | 182) | = | 33.23076915 | ||
Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2019 Difference From Standard for Argonaut Elementary | 107 |
Last steps
Compute the average
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Sum | Average |
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99 | 106 | 113 | 113 | 107 | 538.0 | 107.6 |
Compute the Upper Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and add to the average: 122.6
Compute the Lower Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and subtract from the average: 92.6
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 | |
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Percent | 0% | 0% | 0% | 2% | 1% |
Data source | 2015 data file | 2016 data file | 2017 data file | 2018 data file | 2019 data file |
Saratoga 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.
Argonaut Elementary math proficiency
Zero+ meets standard.

0% less $meal

0% less $meal

0% less $meal

2% less $meal

1% 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 Saratoga Union Elementary (3)
Argonaut Elementary | Foothill Elementary | Saratoga Elementary |