Paradise Canyon Elementary (Data source)
Source data for Paradise Canyon 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 | 737385 | 2479 | - | 2436 | = | 43 | * | (101 | / | 409) | = | 10.6185819 | ||
| 4 | 737388 | 2541 | - | 2485 | = | 56 | * | (86 | / | 409) | = | 11.77506109 | ||
| 5 | 737389 | 2575 | - | 2528 | = | 47 | * | (118 | / | 409) | = | 13.55990218 | ||
| 6 | 737392 | 2618 | - | 2552 | = | 66 | * | (104 | / | 409) | = | 16.78239605 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2015 Difference From Standard for Paradise Canyon Elementary | 53 | ||||||||||||
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 | 23220 | 2511 | - | 2436 | = | 75 | * | (110 | / | 424) | = | 19.45754715 | ||
| 4 | 23223 | 2555 | - | 2485 | = | 70 | * | (110 | / | 424) | = | 18.16037734 | ||
| 5 | 23224 | 2581 | - | 2528 | = | 53 | * | (88 | / | 424) | = | 10.99999996 | ||
| 6 | 23227 | 2629 | - | 2552 | = | 77 | * | (116 | / | 424) | = | 21.06603769 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2016 Difference From Standard for Paradise Canyon Elementary | 70 | ||||||||||||
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 | 23681 | 2504 | - | 2436 | = | 68 | * | (102 | / | 425) | = | 16.32 | ||
| 4 | 23682 | 2556 | - | 2485 | = | 71 | * | (119 | / | 425) | = | 19.88 | ||
| 5 | 23684 | 2589 | - | 2528 | = | 61 | * | (116 | / | 425) | = | 16.64941174 | ||
| 6 | 23686 | 2626 | - | 2552 | = | 74 | * | (88 | / | 425) | = | 15.3223529 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2017 Difference From Standard for Paradise Canyon Elementary | 68 | ||||||||||||
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 | 23698 | 2504 | - | 2436 | = | 68 | * | (110 | / | 456) | = | 16.40350876 | ||
| 4 | 23700 | 2564 | - | 2485 | = | 79 | * | (113 | / | 456) | = | 19.57675434 | ||
| 5 | 23702 | 2594 | - | 2528 | = | 66 | * | (115 | / | 456) | = | 16.64473681 | ||
| 6 | 23704 | 2620 | - | 2552 | = | 68 | * | (118 | / | 456) | = | 17.59649117 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2018 Difference From Standard for Paradise Canyon Elementary | 70 | ||||||||||||
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 | 23873 | 2514 | - | 2436 | = | 78 | * | (106 | / | 453) | = | 18.25165555 | ||
| 4 | 23874 | 2549 | - | 2485 | = | 64 | * | (114 | / | 453) | = | 16.10596026 | ||
| 5 | 23875 | 2598 | - | 2528 | = | 70 | * | (115 | / | 453) | = | 17.77041938 | ||
| 6 | 23876 | 2625 | - | 2552 | = | 73 | * | (118 | / | 453) | = | 19.01545252 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2019 Difference From Standard for Paradise Canyon Elementary | 71 | ||||||||||||
Last steps
Compute the average
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Sum | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | 70 | 68 | 70 | 71 | 332.0 | 66.4 |
Compute the Upper Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and add to the average: 87.4
Compute the Lower Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and subtract from the average: 45.4
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 | 1% | 2% | 1% | 4% | 4% |
| 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.
Paradise Canyon Elementary math proficiency
Zero+ meets standard.
1% less $meal
1% less $meal
1% less $meal
4% less $meal
4% 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 |