Palm Crest Elementary (Data source)
Source data for Palm Crest 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 | 737064 | 2496 | - | 2436 | = | 60 | * | (99 | / | 376) | = | 15.79787232 | ||
| 4 | 737065 | 2565 | - | 2485 | = | 80 | * | (89 | / | 376) | = | 18.93617016 | ||
| 5 | 737068 | 2591 | - | 2528 | = | 63 | * | (86 | / | 376) | = | 14.40957445 | ||
| 6 | 737069 | 2628 | - | 2552 | = | 76 | * | (102 | / | 376) | = | 20.61702122 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2015 Difference From Standard for Palm Crest Elementary | 70 | ||||||||||||
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 | 23210 | 2505 | - | 2436 | = | 69 | * | (84 | / | 383) | = | 15.13315921 | ||
| 4 | 23213 | 2571 | - | 2485 | = | 86 | * | (109 | / | 383) | = | 24.4751958 | ||
| 5 | 23214 | 2616 | - | 2528 | = | 88 | * | (88 | / | 383) | = | 20.21932114 | ||
| 6 | 23217 | 2658 | - | 2552 | = | 106 | * | (102 | / | 383) | = | 28.22976492 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2016 Difference From Standard for Palm Crest Elementary | 88 | ||||||||||||
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 | 23670 | 2518 | - | 2436 | = | 82 | * | (87 | / | 401) | = | 17.79052361 | ||
| 4 | 23672 | 2563 | - | 2485 | = | 78 | * | (91 | / | 401) | = | 17.7007481 | ||
| 5 | 23675 | 2598 | - | 2528 | = | 70 | * | (118 | / | 401) | = | 20.59850373 | ||
| 6 | 23676 | 2654 | - | 2552 | = | 102 | * | (105 | / | 401) | = | 26.70822937 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2017 Difference From Standard for Palm Crest Elementary | 83 | ||||||||||||
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 | 23689 | 2525 | - | 2436 | = | 89 | * | (86 | / | 403) | = | 18.99255577 | ||
| 4 | 23691 | 2576 | - | 2485 | = | 91 | * | (86 | / | 403) | = | 19.41935477 | ||
| 5 | 23693 | 2605 | - | 2528 | = | 77 | * | (112 | / | 403) | = | 21.39950366 | ||
| 6 | 23695 | 2652 | - | 2552 | = | 100 | * | (119 | / | 403) | = | 29.5285359 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2018 Difference From Standard for Palm Crest Elementary | 89 | ||||||||||||
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 | 23863 | 2517 | - | 2436 | = | 81 | * | (104 | / | 416) | = | 20.25 | ||
| 4 | 23864 | 2567 | - | 2485 | = | 82 | * | (89 | / | 416) | = | 17.54326917 | ||
| 5 | 23865 | 2608 | - | 2528 | = | 80 | * | (105 | / | 416) | = | 20.19230768 | ||
| 6 | 23866 | 2656 | - | 2552 | = | 104 | * | (118 | / | 416) | = | 29.49999998 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2019 Difference From Standard for Palm Crest Elementary | 87 | ||||||||||||
Last steps
Compute the average
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Sum | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70 | 88 | 83 | 89 | 87 | 417.0 | 83.4 |
Compute the Upper Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and add to the average: 104.4
Compute the Lower Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and subtract from the average: 62.4
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percent | 2% | 2% | 2% | 5% | 5% |
| Data source | 2015 data file | 2016 data file | 2017 data file | 2018 data file | 2019 data file |
La Canada 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.
Palm Crest Elementary math proficiency
Zero+ meets standard.
1% less $meal
2% less $meal
1% less $meal
5% less $meal
5% 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 La Canada Unified (3)
| La Canada Elementary | Palm Crest Elementary | Paradise Canyon Elementary |