Sequoia Middle (Data source)
Source data for Sequoia 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 |
||
| 7 | 3076983 | 2508 | - | 2567 | = | -59 | * | (288 | / | 571) | = | -29.7583187 | ||
| 8 | 3076986 | 2509 | - | 2586 | = | -77 | * | (283 | / | 571) | = | -38.16287213 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2015 Difference From Standard for Sequoia Middle | -68 | ||||||||||||
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 |
||
| 7 | 94734 | 2519 | - | 2567 | = | -48 | * | (297 | / | 577) | = | -24.70710571 | ||
| 8 | 94736 | 2537 | - | 2586 | = | -49 | * | (280 | / | 577) | = | -23.77816287 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2016 Difference From Standard for Sequoia Middle | -48 | ||||||||||||
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 |
||
| 7 | 97515 | 2486 | - | 2567 | = | -81 | * | (305 | / | 601) | = | -41.10648912 | ||
| 8 | 97517 | 2544 | - | 2586 | = | -42 | * | (296 | / | 601) | = | -20.68552412 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2017 Difference From Standard for Sequoia Middle | -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 |
||
| 7 | 97695 | 2498 | - | 2567 | = | -69 | * | (298 | / | 590) | = | -34.85084741 | ||
| 8 | 97696 | 2517 | - | 2586 | = | -69 | * | (292 | / | 590) | = | -34.14915253 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2018 Difference From Standard for Sequoia Middle | -69 | ||||||||||||
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 |
||
| 7 | 98345 | 2515 | - | 2567 | = | -52 | * | (300 | / | 592) | = | -26.35135131 | ||
| 8 | 98346 | 2516 | - | 2586 | = | -70 | * | (292 | / | 592) | = | -34.52702701 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2019 Difference From Standard for Sequoia Middle | -61 | ||||||||||||
Last steps
Compute the average
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Sum | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -68 | -48 | -62 | -69 | -61 | -308.0 | -61.6 |
Compute the Upper Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and add to the average: -37.6
Compute the Lower Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and subtract from the average: -85.6
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 | 78% | 70% | 80% | 69% | 65% |
| Data source | 2015 data file | 2016 data file | 2017 data file | 2018 data file | 2019 data file |
Porterville Unified school district | County of Tulare
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.
Sequoia Middle math proficiency
Zero+ meets standard.
74% less $meal
64% less $meal
79% less $meal
69% less $meal
65% 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 Porterville Unified (3)
| Bartlett Middle | Pioneer Middle | Sequoia Middle |