Sierra Madre Elementary (Data source)
Source data for Sierra Madre Elementary
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 |
||
| 3 | 1084291 | 2454 | - | 2436 | = | 18 | * | (120 | / | 386) | = | 5.59585492 | ||
| 4 | 1084292 | 2503 | - | 2485 | = | 18 | * | (142 | / | 386) | = | 6.62176165 | ||
| 5 | 1084295 | 2563 | - | 2528 | = | 35 | * | (124 | / | 386) | = | 11.24352331 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2015 Difference From Standard for Sierra Madre Elementary | 23 | ||||||||||||
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 |
||
| 3 | 33984 | 2444 | - | 2436 | = | 8 | * | (110 | / | 371) | = | 2.37196765 | ||
| 4 | 33985 | 2517 | - | 2485 | = | 32 | * | (122 | / | 371) | = | 10.52291104 | ||
| 5 | 33988 | 2561 | - | 2528 | = | 33 | * | (139 | / | 371) | = | 12.36388138 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2016 Difference From Standard for Sierra Madre Elementary | 25 | ||||||||||||
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 |
||
| 3 | 34579 | 2457 | - | 2436 | = | 21 | * | (113 | / | 343) | = | 6.91836734 | ||
| 4 | 34581 | 2501 | - | 2485 | = | 16 | * | (111 | / | 343) | = | 5.17784256 | ||
| 5 | 34584 | 2562 | - | 2528 | = | 34 | * | (119 | / | 343) | = | 11.79591835 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2017 Difference From Standard for Sierra Madre Elementary | 24 | ||||||||||||
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 |
||
| 3 | 34582 | 2466 | - | 2436 | = | 30 | * | (103 | / | 347) | = | 8.90489913 | ||
| 4 | 34585 | 2520 | - | 2485 | = | 35 | * | (133 | / | 347) | = | 13.41498557 | ||
| 5 | 34586 | 2556 | - | 2528 | = | 28 | * | (111 | / | 347) | = | 8.95677233 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2018 Difference From Standard for Sierra Madre Elementary | 31 | ||||||||||||
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 |
||
| 3 | 34754 | 2463 | - | 2436 | = | 27 | * | (114 | / | 356) | = | 8.64606741 | ||
| 4 | 34755 | 2532 | - | 2485 | = | 47 | * | (111 | / | 356) | = | 14.65449434 | ||
| 5 | 34756 | 2552 | - | 2528 | = | 24 | * | (131 | / | 356) | = | 8.83146067 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2019 Difference From Standard for Sierra Madre Elementary | 32 | ||||||||||||
Last steps
Compute the average
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Sum | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 25 | 24 | 31 | 32 | 135.0 | 27.0 |
Compute the Upper Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and add to the average: 39.0
Compute the Lower Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and subtract from the average: 15.0
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 | 21% | 20% | 18% | 20% | 18% |
| 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.
Sierra Madre Elementary math proficiency
Zero+ meets standard.
16% less $meal
16% less $meal
13% less $meal
16% less $meal
15% 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.