Sierra Madre Middle (Data source)
Source data for Sierra Madre 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 | 1079200 | 2527 | - | 2552 | = | -25 | * | (148 | / | 402) | = | -9.20398008 | ||
| 7 | 1079203 | 2548 | - | 2567 | = | -19 | * | (133 | / | 402) | = | -6.28606965 | ||
| 8 | 1079204 | 2538 | - | 2586 | = | -48 | * | (121 | / | 402) | = | -14.44776115 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2015 Difference From Standard for Sierra Madre Middle | -30 | ||||||||||||
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 | 33824 | 2568 | - | 2552 | = | 16 | * | (153 | / | 426) | = | 5.74647886 | ||
| 7 | 33825 | 2547 | - | 2567 | = | -20 | * | (142 | / | 426) | = | -6.66666666 | ||
| 8 | 33827 | 2587 | - | 2586 | = | 1 | * | (131 | / | 426) | = | 0.30751174 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2016 Difference From Standard for Sierra Madre Middle | -1 | ||||||||||||
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 | 34413 | 2553 | - | 2552 | = | 1 | * | (168 | / | 447) | = | 0.37583893 | ||
| 7 | 34415 | 2592 | - | 2567 | = | 25 | * | (154 | / | 447) | = | 8.61297538 | ||
| 8 | 34418 | 2553 | - | 2586 | = | -33 | * | (125 | / | 447) | = | -9.22818791 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2017 Difference From Standard for Sierra Madre Middle | 0 | ||||||||||||
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 | 34423 | 2571 | - | 2552 | = | 19 | * | (189 | / | 492) | = | 7.29878048 | ||
| 7 | 34425 | 2580 | - | 2567 | = | 13 | * | (168 | / | 492) | = | 4.43902438 | ||
| 8 | 34427 | 2600 | - | 2586 | = | 14 | * | (135 | / | 492) | = | 3.8414634 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2018 Difference From Standard for Sierra Madre Middle | 16 | ||||||||||||
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 | 34590 | 2559 | - | 2552 | = | 7 | * | (182 | / | 520) | = | 2.45 | ||
| 7 | 34591 | 2597 | - | 2567 | = | 30 | * | (178 | / | 520) | = | 10.26923076 | ||
| 8 | 34592 | 2601 | - | 2586 | = | 15 | * | (160 | / | 520) | = | 4.61538461 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2019 Difference From Standard for Sierra Madre Middle | 17 | ||||||||||||
Last steps
Compute the average
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Sum | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -30 | -1 | 0 | 16 | 17 | 2.0 | 0.4 |
Compute the Upper Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and add to the average: 63.5
Compute the Lower Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and subtract from the average: -62.5
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 | 27% | 24% | 23% | 27% | 24% |
| 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 Middle math proficiency
Zero+ meets standard.
20% less $meal
17% less $meal
18% less $meal
23% 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 Pasadena Unified (4)
| Charles W. Eliot Middle | Sierra Madre Middle | Washington Middle |
| Woodrow Wilson Middle |