La Merced Intermediate (Data source)
Source data for La Merced Intermediate
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 |
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| 6 | 1039424 | 2464 | - | 2552 | = | -88 | * | (412 | / | 1240) | = | -29.23870963 | ||
| 7 | 1039427 | 2488 | - | 2567 | = | -79 | * | (438 | / | 1240) | = | -27.90483867 | ||
| 8 | 1039428 | 2497 | - | 2586 | = | -89 | * | (390 | / | 1240) | = | -27.99193548 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2015 Difference From Standard for La Merced Intermediate | -85 | ||||||||||||
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 |
||
| 6 | 32643 | 2471 | - | 2552 | = | -81 | * | (402 | / | 1275) | = | -25.53882348 | ||
| 7 | 32644 | 2468 | - | 2567 | = | -99 | * | (432 | / | 1275) | = | -33.54352937 | ||
| 8 | 32647 | 2507 | - | 2586 | = | -79 | * | (441 | / | 1275) | = | -27.32470581 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2016 Difference From Standard for La Merced Intermediate | -86 | ||||||||||||
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 |
||
| 6 | 33215 | 2466 | - | 2552 | = | -86 | * | (381 | / | 1209) | = | -27.10173694 | ||
| 7 | 33217 | 2473 | - | 2567 | = | -94 | * | (396 | / | 1209) | = | -30.78908186 | ||
| 8 | 33218 | 2501 | - | 2586 | = | -85 | * | (432 | / | 1209) | = | -30.37220842 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2017 Difference From Standard for La Merced Intermediate | -88 | ||||||||||||
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 |
||
| 6 | 33232 | 2460 | - | 2552 | = | -92 | * | (380 | / | 1137) | = | -30.74758128 | ||
| 7 | 33234 | 2459 | - | 2567 | = | -108 | * | (375 | / | 1137) | = | -35.62005272 | ||
| 8 | 33236 | 2507 | - | 2586 | = | -79 | * | (382 | / | 1137) | = | -26.54177655 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2018 Difference From Standard for La Merced Intermediate | -93 | ||||||||||||
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 |
||
| 6 | 33408 | 2483 | - | 2552 | = | -69 | * | (316 | / | 1051) | = | -20.74595621 | ||
| 7 | 33409 | 2449 | - | 2567 | = | -118 | * | (357 | / | 1051) | = | -40.08182676 | ||
| 8 | 33410 | 2480 | - | 2586 | = | -106 | * | (378 | / | 1051) | = | -38.12369171 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2019 Difference From Standard for La Merced Intermediate | -99 | ||||||||||||
Last steps
Compute the average
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Sum | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -85 | -86 | -88 | -93 | -99 | -451.0 | -90.2 |
Compute the Upper Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and add to the average: -75.2
Compute the Lower Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and subtract from the average: -105.2
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 | 84% | 84% | 88% | 76% | 87% |
| Data source | 2015 data file | 2016 data file | 2017 data file | 2018 data file | 2019 data file |
Montebello 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.
La Merced Intermediate math proficiency
Zero+ meets standard.
73% less $meal
74% less $meal
79% less $meal
69% less $meal
79% 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.
Intermediate/Middle Schools (Public) schools in Montebello Unified (6)
| Bell Gardens Intermediate | Eastmont Intermediate | La Merced Intermediate |
| Macy Intermediate | Montebello Intermediate | Suva Intermediate |