Pinkham Elementary (Data source)
Source data for Pinkham 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 | 3072233 | 2400 | - | 2436 | = | -36 | * | (55 | / | 268) | = | -7.38805968 | ||
| 4 | 3072234 | 2425 | - | 2485 | = | -60 | * | (74 | / | 268) | = | -16.56716412 | ||
| 5 | 3072237 | 2463 | - | 2528 | = | -65 | * | (77 | / | 268) | = | -18.67537308 | ||
| 6 | 3072238 | 2497 | - | 2552 | = | -55 | * | (62 | / | 268) | = | -12.72388057 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2015 Difference From Standard for Pinkham Elementary | -55 | ||||||||||||
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 | 94573 | 2393 | - | 2436 | = | -43 | * | (61 | / | 289) | = | -9.07612455 | ||
| 4 | 94574 | 2450 | - | 2485 | = | -35 | * | (66 | / | 289) | = | -7.99307957 | ||
| 5 | 94576 | 2474 | - | 2528 | = | -54 | * | (83 | / | 289) | = | -15.50865047 | ||
| 6 | 94578 | 2510 | - | 2552 | = | -42 | * | (79 | / | 289) | = | -11.48096884 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2016 Difference From Standard for Pinkham Elementary | -44 | ||||||||||||
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 | 97353 | 2401 | - | 2436 | = | -35 | * | (68 | / | 275) | = | -8.65454545 | ||
| 4 | 97356 | 2450 | - | 2485 | = | -35 | * | (65 | / | 275) | = | -8.27272726 | ||
| 5 | 97358 | 2467 | - | 2528 | = | -61 | * | (62 | / | 275) | = | -13.75272725 | ||
| 6 | 97359 | 2535 | - | 2552 | = | -17 | * | (80 | / | 275) | = | -4.94545453 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2017 Difference From Standard for Pinkham Elementary | -36 | ||||||||||||
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 | 97532 | 2400 | - | 2436 | = | -36 | * | (83 | / | 282) | = | -10.59574468 | ||
| 4 | 97535 | 2437 | - | 2485 | = | -48 | * | (70 | / | 282) | = | -11.9148936 | ||
| 5 | 97536 | 2446 | - | 2528 | = | -82 | * | (69 | / | 282) | = | -20.06382978 | ||
| 6 | 97539 | 2465 | - | 2552 | = | -87 | * | (60 | / | 282) | = | -18.51063826 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2018 Difference From Standard for Pinkham Elementary | -61 | ||||||||||||
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 | 98185 | 2402 | - | 2436 | = | -34 | * | (63 | / | 259) | = | -8.27027026 | ||
| 4 | 98186 | 2459 | - | 2485 | = | -26 | * | (77 | / | 259) | = | -7.72972972 | ||
| 5 | 98187 | 2455 | - | 2528 | = | -73 | * | (58 | / | 259) | = | -16.34749028 | ||
| 6 | 98188 | 2497 | - | 2552 | = | -55 | * | (61 | / | 259) | = | -12.95366793 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2019 Difference From Standard for Pinkham Elementary | -45 | ||||||||||||
Last steps
Compute the average
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Sum | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -55 | -44 | -36 | -61 | -45 | -241.0 | -48.2 |
Compute the Upper Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and add to the average: -21.2
Compute the Lower Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and subtract from the average: -75.2
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 | 80% | 81% | 81% | 77% | 81% |
| Data source | 2015 data file | 2016 data file | 2017 data file | 2018 data file | 2019 data file |
Visalia 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.
Pinkham Elementary math proficiency
Zero+ meets standard.
70% less $meal
75% less $meal
74% less $meal
73% less $meal
74% 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.