Paramount Elementary (Data source)
Source data for Paramount 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 | 623055 | 2415 | - | 2436 | = | -21 | * | (60 | / | 192) | = | -6.5625 | ||
| 4 | 623058 | 2457 | - | 2485 | = | -28 | * | (49 | / | 192) | = | -7.14583332 | ||
| 5 | 623059 | 2450 | - | 2528 | = | -78 | * | (83 | / | 192) | = | -33.71874995 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2015 Difference From Standard for Paramount Elementary | -47 | ||||||||||||
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 | 19913 | 2433 | - | 2436 | = | -3 | * | (68 | / | 181) | = | -1.12707182 | ||
| 4 | 19915 | 2449 | - | 2485 | = | -36 | * | (61 | / | 181) | = | -12.13259666 | ||
| 5 | 19917 | 2476 | - | 2528 | = | -52 | * | (52 | / | 181) | = | -14.93922648 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2016 Difference From Standard for Paramount Elementary | -28 | ||||||||||||
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 | 20225 | 2438 | - | 2436 | = | 2 | * | (51 | / | 176) | = | 0.57954545 | ||
| 4 | 20227 | 2475 | - | 2485 | = | -10 | * | (69 | / | 176) | = | -3.92045454 | ||
| 5 | 20230 | 2481 | - | 2528 | = | -47 | * | (56 | / | 176) | = | -14.95454545 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2017 Difference From Standard for Paramount Elementary | -18 | ||||||||||||
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 | 20226 | 2432 | - | 2436 | = | -4 | * | (57 | / | 176) | = | -1.29545454 | ||
| 4 | 20228 | 2488 | - | 2485 | = | 3 | * | (48 | / | 176) | = | 0.81818182 | ||
| 5 | 20230 | 2508 | - | 2528 | = | -20 | * | (71 | / | 176) | = | -8.0681818 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2018 Difference From Standard for Paramount Elementary | -9 | ||||||||||||
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 | 20404 | 2483 | - | 2436 | = | 47 | * | (43 | / | 144) | = | 14.03472222 | ||
| 4 | 20405 | 2477 | - | 2485 | = | -8 | * | (51 | / | 144) | = | -2.83333333 | ||
| 5 | 20406 | 2489 | - | 2528 | = | -39 | * | (50 | / | 144) | = | -13.54166666 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2019 Difference From Standard for Paramount Elementary | -2 | ||||||||||||
Last steps
Compute the average
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Sum | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -47 | -28 | -18 | -9 | -2 | -104.0 | -20.8 |
Compute the Upper Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and add to the average: 30.2
Compute the Lower Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and subtract from the average: -71.8
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 | 85% | 89% | 85% | 88% | 81% |
| Data source | 2015 data file | 2016 data file | 2017 data file | 2018 data file | 2019 data file |
Azusa Unified school district | County of Los Angeles
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.
Paramount Elementary math proficiency
Zero+ meets standard.
72% less $meal
75% less $meal
68% less $meal
79% less $meal
72% 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.