Paramount Park Middle (Data source)
Source data for Paramount Park Middle
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 | 1072532 | 2454 | - | 2552 | = | -98 | * | (278 | / | 789) | = | -34.52978452 | ||
| 7 | 1072533 | 2473 | - | 2567 | = | -94 | * | (255 | / | 789) | = | -30.3802281 | ||
| 8 | 1072536 | 2514 | - | 2586 | = | -72 | * | (256 | / | 789) | = | -23.3612167 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2015 Difference From Standard for Paramount Park Middle | -88 | ||||||||||||
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 | 33618 | 2472 | - | 2552 | = | -80 | * | (247 | / | 785) | = | -25.17197448 | ||
| 7 | 33620 | 2489 | - | 2567 | = | -78 | * | (279 | / | 785) | = | -27.72229294 | ||
| 8 | 33621 | 2519 | - | 2586 | = | -67 | * | (259 | / | 785) | = | -22.10573244 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2016 Difference From Standard for Paramount Park Middle | -75 | ||||||||||||
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 | 34214 | 2493 | - | 2552 | = | -59 | * | (242 | / | 785) | = | -18.18853499 | ||
| 7 | 34216 | 2500 | - | 2567 | = | -67 | * | (265 | / | 785) | = | -22.61783434 | ||
| 8 | 34218 | 2535 | - | 2586 | = | -51 | * | (278 | / | 785) | = | -18.06114648 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2017 Difference From Standard for Paramount Park Middle | -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 | 34219 | 2482 | - | 2552 | = | -70 | * | (277 | / | 794) | = | -24.42065486 | ||
| 7 | 34221 | 2495 | - | 2567 | = | -72 | * | (252 | / | 794) | = | -22.85138534 | ||
| 8 | 34223 | 2545 | - | 2586 | = | -41 | * | (265 | / | 794) | = | -13.68387907 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2018 Difference From Standard for Paramount Park Middle | -61 | ||||||||||||
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 | 34384 | 2478 | - | 2552 | = | -74 | * | (219 | / | 743) | = | -21.81157467 | ||
| 7 | 34385 | 2495 | - | 2567 | = | -72 | * | (270 | / | 743) | = | -26.16419916 | ||
| 8 | 34386 | 2532 | - | 2586 | = | -54 | * | (254 | / | 743) | = | -18.46029609 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2019 Difference From Standard for Paramount Park Middle | -66 | ||||||||||||
Last steps
Compute the average
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Sum | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -88 | -75 | -59 | -61 | -66 | -349.0 | -69.8 |
Compute the Upper Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and add to the average: -36.8
Compute the Lower Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and subtract from the average: -102.8
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percent | 95% | 92% | 94% | 91% | 96% |
| Data source | 2015 data file | 2016 data file | 2017 data file | 2018 data file | 2019 data file |
Paramount 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.
Paramount Park Middle math proficiency
Zero+ meets standard.
87% less $meal
84% less $meal
83% less $meal
84% less $meal
87% 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 Paramount Unified (3)
| Alondra Middle | Frank J. Zamboni | Paramount Park Middle |