Palos Verdes Intermediate (Data source)
Source data for Palos Verdes 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 |
||
| 6 | 1067811 | 2600 | - | 2552 | = | 48 | * | (318 | / | 915) | = | 16.68196718 | ||
| 7 | 1067812 | 2635 | - | 2567 | = | 68 | * | (250 | / | 915) | = | 18.57923492 | ||
| 8 | 1067815 | 2647 | - | 2586 | = | 61 | * | (347 | / | 915) | = | 23.13333329 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2015 Difference From Standard for Palos Verdes Intermediate | 58 | ||||||||||||
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 | 33482 | 2612 | - | 2552 | = | 60 | * | (258 | / | 816) | = | 18.9705882 | ||
| 7 | 33483 | 2629 | - | 2567 | = | 62 | * | (309 | / | 816) | = | 23.47794114 | ||
| 8 | 33485 | 2658 | - | 2586 | = | 72 | * | (249 | / | 816) | = | 21.97058818 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2016 Difference From Standard for Palos Verdes Intermediate | 64 | ||||||||||||
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 | 34083 | 2611 | - | 2552 | = | 59 | * | (278 | / | 847) | = | 19.36481698 | ||
| 7 | 34085 | 2623 | - | 2567 | = | 56 | * | (262 | / | 847) | = | 17.32231402 | ||
| 8 | 34087 | 2648 | - | 2586 | = | 62 | * | (307 | / | 847) | = | 22.47225501 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2017 Difference From Standard for Palos Verdes Intermediate | 59 | ||||||||||||
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 | 34087 | 2608 | - | 2552 | = | 56 | * | (264 | / | 816) | = | 18.11764702 | ||
| 7 | 34089 | 2629 | - | 2567 | = | 62 | * | (281 | / | 816) | = | 21.35049019 | ||
| 8 | 34091 | 2645 | - | 2586 | = | 59 | * | (271 | / | 816) | = | 19.59436274 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2018 Difference From Standard for Palos Verdes Intermediate | 59 | ||||||||||||
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 | 34252 | 2604 | - | 2552 | = | 52 | * | (284 | / | 847) | = | 17.43565522 | ||
| 7 | 34253 | 2632 | - | 2567 | = | 65 | * | (269 | / | 847) | = | 20.64344744 | ||
| 8 | 34254 | 2659 | - | 2586 | = | 73 | * | (294 | / | 847) | = | 25.33884297 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2019 Difference From Standard for Palos Verdes Intermediate | 63 | ||||||||||||
Last steps
Compute the average
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Sum | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 58 | 64 | 59 | 59 | 63 | 303.0 | 60.6 |
Compute the Upper Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and add to the average: 66.6
Compute the Lower Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and subtract from the average: 54.6
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% | 7% | 6% |
| Data source | 2015 data file | 2016 data file | 2017 data file | 2018 data file | 2019 data file |
Palos Verdes Peninsula 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.
Palos Verdes Intermediate math proficiency
Zero+ meets standard.
2% less $meal
1% less $meal
2% less $meal
7% less $meal
6% 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 Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified (3)
| Miraleste Intermediate | Palos Verdes Intermediate | Ridgecrest Intermediate |