Sycamore Elementary (Data source)
Source data for Sycamore 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 | 2786594 | 2410 | - | 2436 | = | -26 | * | (28 | / | 92) | = | -7.91304348 | ||
4 | 2786595 | 2410 | - | 2485 | = | -75 | * | (29 | / | 92) | = | -23.64130433 | ||
5 | 2786598 | 2450 | - | 2528 | = | -78 | * | (35 | / | 92) | = | -29.673913 | ||
Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2015 Difference From Standard for Sycamore Elementary | -61 |
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 | 84949 | 2412 | - | 2436 | = | -24 | * | (18 | / | 75) | = | -5.76 | ||
4 | 84951 | 2456 | - | 2485 | = | -29 | * | (30 | / | 75) | = | -11.6 | ||
5 | 84952 | 2440 | - | 2528 | = | -88 | * | (27 | / | 75) | = | -31.68 | ||
Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2016 Difference From Standard for Sycamore Elementary | -49 |
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 | 87301 | 2379 | - | 2436 | = | -57 | * | (27 | / | 83) | = | -18.54216863 | ||
4 | 87302 | 2432 | - | 2485 | = | -53 | * | (26 | / | 83) | = | -16.60240964 | ||
5 | 87305 | 2475 | - | 2528 | = | -53 | * | (30 | / | 83) | = | -19.1566265 | ||
Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2017 Difference From Standard for Sycamore Elementary | -54 |
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 | 87555 | 2381 | - | 2436 | = | -55 | * | (29 | / | 89) | = | -17.92134828 | ||
4 | 87556 | 2422 | - | 2485 | = | -63 | * | (31 | / | 89) | = | -21.94382018 | ||
5 | 87559 | 2444 | - | 2528 | = | -84 | * | (29 | / | 89) | = | -27.37078646 | ||
Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2018 Difference From Standard for Sycamore Elementary | -67 |
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 |
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3 | 88190 | 2403 | - | 2436 | = | -33 | * | (30 | / | 86) | = | -11.5116279 | ||
4 | 88191 | 2431 | - | 2485 | = | -54 | * | (24 | / | 86) | = | -15.06976742 | ||
5 | 88192 | 2450 | - | 2528 | = | -78 | * | (32 | / | 86) | = | -29.02325579 | ||
Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2019 Difference From Standard for Sycamore Elementary | -56 |
Last steps
Compute the average
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Sum | Average |
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-61 | -49 | -54 | -67 | -56 | -287.0 | -57.4 |
Compute the Upper Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and add to the average: -39.4
Compute the Lower Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and subtract from the average: -75.4
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 | 87% | 88% | 80% | 77% | 82% |
Data source | 2015 data file | 2016 data file | 2017 data file | 2018 data file | 2019 data file |
Redding Elementary school district | County of Shasta
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.
Sycamore Elementary math proficiency
Zero+ meets standard.

76% less $meal

77% less $meal

70% less $meal

72% less $meal

80% 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 Redding Elementary (6)
Bonny View Elementary | Cypress Elementary | Juniper |
Manzanita Elementary | Sycamore Elementary | Turtle Bay |