Mid-City's Prescott School of Enriched Sciences (Data source)
Source data for Mid-City's Prescott School of Enriched Sciences
2015
Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | ||||||||||||
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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 |
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3 | 854444 | 2383 | - | 2436 | = | -53 | * | (43 | / | 158) | = | -14.42405059 | ||
4 | 854447 | 2411 | - | 2485 | = | -74 | * | (57 | / | 158) | = | -26.69620248 | ||
5 | 854448 | 2434 | - | 2528 | = | -94 | * | (58 | / | 158) | = | -34.50632906 | ||
Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2015 Difference From Standard for Mid-City's Prescott School of Enriched Sciences | -76 |
2016
Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | ||||||||||||
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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 |
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3 | 27027 | 2430 | - | 2436 | = | -6 | * | (38 | / | 151) | = | -1.50993377 | ||
4 | 27028 | 2446 | - | 2485 | = | -39 | * | (54 | / | 151) | = | -13.94701987 | ||
5 | 27030 | 2499 | - | 2528 | = | -29 | * | (59 | / | 151) | = | -11.3311258 | ||
Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2016 Difference From Standard for Mid-City's Prescott School of Enriched Sciences | -27 |
2017
Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | ||||||||||||
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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 |
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3 | 27606 | 2377 | - | 2436 | = | -59 | * | (46 | / | 160) | = | -16.9625 | ||
4 | 27608 | 2452 | - | 2485 | = | -33 | * | (56 | / | 160) | = | -11.55 | ||
5 | 27610 | 2452 | - | 2528 | = | -76 | * | (58 | / | 160) | = | -27.55 | ||
Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2017 Difference From Standard for Mid-City's Prescott School of Enriched Sciences | -56 |
2018
Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | ||||||||||||
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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 |
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3 | 27652 | 2416 | - | 2436 | = | -20 | * | (46 | / | 159) | = | -5.78616352 | ||
4 | 27655 | 2459 | - | 2485 | = | -26 | * | (56 | / | 159) | = | -9.15723268 | ||
5 | 27656 | 2477 | - | 2528 | = | -51 | * | (57 | / | 159) | = | -18.28301887 | ||
Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2018 Difference From Standard for Mid-City's Prescott School of Enriched Sciences | -33 |
2019
Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | ||||||||||||
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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 |
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3 | 27838 | 2444 | - | 2436 | = | 8 | * | (45 | / | 161) | = | 2.23602484 | ||
4 | 27839 | 2480 | - | 2485 | = | -5 | * | (57 | / | 161) | = | -1.77018634 | ||
5 | 27840 | 2468 | - | 2528 | = | -60 | * | (59 | / | 161) | = | -21.98757762 | ||
Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2019 Difference From Standard for Mid-City's Prescott School of Enriched Sciences | -22 |
Last steps
Compute the average
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Sum | Average |
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-76 | -27 | -56 | -33 | -22 | -214.0 | -42.8 |
Compute the Upper Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and add to the average: 23.2
Compute the Lower Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and subtract from the average: -108.8
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 | |
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Percent | 73% | 84% | 88% | 82% | 78% |
Data source | 2015 data file | 2016 data file | 2017 data file | 2018 data file | 2019 data file |
Los Angeles 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.
Mid-City's Prescott School of Enriched Sciences math proficiency
Zero+ meets standard.

61% less $meal

64% less $meal

64% less $meal

67% less $meal

66% 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.