Pasadena High (Data source)
Source data for Pasadena 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 |
||
| 8 | 1080995 | 0 | - | 2586 | = | * | (0 | / | 453) | = | ||||
| 11 | 1080997 | 2562 | - | 2628 | = | -66 | * | (453 | / | 453) | = | -66.0 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2015 Difference From Standard for Pasadena High | -66 | ||||||||||||
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 | 33873 | 2574 | - | 2628 | = | -54 | * | (416 | / | 416) | = | -54.0 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2016 Difference From Standard for Pasadena High | -54 | ||||||||||||
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 | 34463 | 2563 | - | 2628 | = | -65 | * | (436 | / | 436) | = | -65.0 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2017 Difference From Standard for Pasadena High | -65 | ||||||||||||
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 | 34466 | 2554 | - | 2628 | = | -74 | * | (376 | / | 376) | = | -74.0 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2018 Difference From Standard for Pasadena High | -74 | ||||||||||||
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 | 34636 | 2544 | - | 2628 | = | -84 | * | (363 | / | 363) | = | -84.0 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2019 Difference From Standard for Pasadena High | -84 | ||||||||||||
Last steps
Compute the average
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Sum | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -66 | -54 | -65 | -74 | -84 | -343.0 | -68.6 |
Compute the Upper Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and add to the average: -35.6
Compute the Lower Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and subtract from the average: -101.6
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 | 67% | 60% | 59% | 60% | 59% |
| Data source | 2015 data file | 2016 data file | 2017 data file | 2018 data file | 2019 data file |
Pasadena 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.
Pasadena High math proficiency
Zero+ meets standard.
52% less $meal
46% less $meal
47% less $meal
51% less $meal
50% 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 Pasadena Unified (2)
| John Muir High | Pasadena High |