Sycamore Canyon (Data source)
Source data for Sycamore Canyon
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 | 3158921 | 2497 | - | 2436 | = | 61 | * | (162 | / | 997) | = | 9.91173518 | ||
| 4 | 3158924 | 2526 | - | 2485 | = | 41 | * | (175 | / | 997) | = | 7.19658974 | ||
| 5 | 3158925 | 2576 | - | 2528 | = | 48 | * | (154 | / | 997) | = | 7.41424272 | ||
| 6 | 3158928 | 2586 | - | 2552 | = | 34 | * | (175 | / | 997) | = | 5.96790369 | ||
| 7 | 3158929 | 2625 | - | 2567 | = | 58 | * | (173 | / | 997) | = | 10.06419254 | ||
| 8 | 3158932 | 2635 | - | 2586 | = | 49 | * | (158 | / | 997) | = | 7.76529587 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2015 Difference From Standard for Sycamore Canyon | 48 | ||||||||||||
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 | 97347 | 2483 | - | 2436 | = | 47 | * | (117 | / | 963) | = | 5.71028037 | ||
| 4 | 97348 | 2542 | - | 2485 | = | 57 | * | (158 | / | 963) | = | 9.35202488 | ||
| 5 | 97350 | 2551 | - | 2528 | = | 23 | * | (180 | / | 963) | = | 4.2990654 | ||
| 6 | 97353 | 2602 | - | 2552 | = | 50 | * | (165 | / | 963) | = | 8.56697815 | ||
| 7 | 97354 | 2628 | - | 2567 | = | 61 | * | (174 | / | 963) | = | 11.02180684 | ||
| 8 | 97357 | 2657 | - | 2586 | = | 71 | * | (169 | / | 963) | = | 12.46002075 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2016 Difference From Standard for Sycamore Canyon | 51 | ||||||||||||
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 | 100172 | 2491 | - | 2436 | = | 55 | * | (133 | / | 921) | = | 7.94245381 | ||
| 4 | 100174 | 2525 | - | 2485 | = | 40 | * | (121 | / | 921) | = | 5.2551574 | ||
| 5 | 100175 | 2579 | - | 2528 | = | 51 | * | (158 | / | 921) | = | 8.74918566 | ||
| 6 | 100177 | 2603 | - | 2552 | = | 51 | * | (176 | / | 921) | = | 9.74592833 | ||
| 7 | 100180 | 2638 | - | 2567 | = | 71 | * | (165 | / | 921) | = | 12.71986967 | ||
| 8 | 100182 | 2663 | - | 2586 | = | 77 | * | (168 | / | 921) | = | 14.04560257 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2017 Difference From Standard for Sycamore Canyon | 58 | ||||||||||||
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 | 100326 | 2492 | - | 2436 | = | 56 | * | (130 | / | 900) | = | 8.08888886 | ||
| 4 | 100329 | 2535 | - | 2485 | = | 50 | * | (131 | / | 900) | = | 7.27777775 | ||
| 5 | 100330 | 2555 | - | 2528 | = | 27 | * | (123 | / | 900) | = | 3.68999998 | ||
| 6 | 100333 | 2627 | - | 2552 | = | 75 | * | (172 | / | 900) | = | 14.33333333 | ||
| 7 | 100335 | 2635 | - | 2567 | = | 68 | * | (176 | / | 900) | = | 13.29777774 | ||
| 8 | 100336 | 2663 | - | 2586 | = | 77 | * | (168 | / | 900) | = | 14.37333328 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2018 Difference From Standard for Sycamore Canyon | 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 | 100994 | 2507 | - | 2436 | = | 71 | * | (132 | / | 879) | = | 10.66211601 | ||
| 4 | 100995 | 2529 | - | 2485 | = | 44 | * | (127 | / | 879) | = | 6.3572241 | ||
| 5 | 100996 | 2573 | - | 2528 | = | 45 | * | (138 | / | 879) | = | 7.06484642 | ||
| 6 | 100997 | 2598 | - | 2552 | = | 46 | * | (135 | / | 879) | = | 7.06484638 | ||
| 7 | 100998 | 2648 | - | 2567 | = | 81 | * | (178 | / | 879) | = | 16.40273036 | ||
| 8 | 100999 | 2655 | - | 2586 | = | 69 | * | (169 | / | 879) | = | 13.26621158 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2019 Difference From Standard for Sycamore Canyon | 61 | ||||||||||||
Last steps
Compute the average
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Sum | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | 51 | 58 | 61 | 61 | 279.0 | 55.8 |
Compute the Upper Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and add to the average: 70.8
Compute the Lower Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and subtract from the average: 40.8
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 | 1% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% |
| Data source | 2015 data file | 2016 data file | 2017 data file | 2018 data file | 2019 data file |
Conejo Valley Unified school district | County of Ventura
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 Canyon math proficiency
Zero+ meets standard.
1% less $meal
1% less $meal
1% less $meal
2% less $meal
2% 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.