Palos Verdes Peninsula High (Data source)
Source data for Palos Verdes Peninsula High
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 |
||
| 11 | 1067291 | 2679 | - | 2628 | = | 51 | * | (532 | / | 532) | = | 51.0 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2015 Difference From Standard for Palos Verdes Peninsula High | 51 | ||||||||||||
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 |
||
| 11 | 33466 | 2689 | - | 2628 | = | 61 | * | (592 | / | 592) | = | 61.0 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2016 Difference From Standard for Palos Verdes Peninsula High | 61 | ||||||||||||
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 |
||
| 11 | 34066 | 2698 | - | 2628 | = | 70 | * | (553 | / | 553) | = | 70.0 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2017 Difference From Standard for Palos Verdes Peninsula High | 70 | ||||||||||||
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 |
||
| 11 | 34071 | 2683 | - | 2628 | = | 55 | * | (580 | / | 580) | = | 55.0 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2018 Difference From Standard for Palos Verdes Peninsula High | 55 | ||||||||||||
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 |
||
| 11 | 34234 | 2713 | - | 2628 | = | 85 | * | (471 | / | 471) | = | 85.0 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2019 Difference From Standard for Palos Verdes Peninsula High | 85 | ||||||||||||
Last steps
Compute the average
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Sum | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | 61 | 70 | 55 | 85 | 322.0 | 64.4 |
Compute the Upper Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and add to the average: 103.4
Compute the Lower Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and subtract from the average: 25.4
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 | 3% | 4% | 4% | 8% | 9% |
| 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 Peninsula High math proficiency
Zero+ meets standard.
3% less $meal
3% less $meal
4% less $meal
7% less $meal
9% 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.
High Schools (Public) schools in Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified (2)
| Palos Verdes High | Palos Verdes Peninsula High |