South Pasadena Senior High (Data source)
Source data for South Pasadena Senior 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 | 1116277 | 2645 | - | 2628 | = | 17 | * | (297 | / | 297) | = | 17.0 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2015 Difference From Standard for South Pasadena Senior High | 17 | ||||||||||||
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 | 34867 | 2680 | - | 2628 | = | 52 | * | (332 | / | 332) | = | 52.0 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2016 Difference From Standard for South Pasadena Senior High | 52 | ||||||||||||
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 | 35513 | 2683 | - | 2628 | = | 55 | * | (384 | / | 384) | = | 55.0 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2017 Difference From Standard for South Pasadena Senior High | 55 | ||||||||||||
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 | 35523 | 2684 | - | 2628 | = | 56 | * | (362 | / | 362) | = | 56.0 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2018 Difference From Standard for South Pasadena Senior High | 56 | ||||||||||||
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 | 35688 | 2684 | - | 2628 | = | 56 | * | (318 | / | 318) | = | 56.0 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2019 Difference From Standard for South Pasadena Senior High | 56 | ||||||||||||
Last steps
Compute the average
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Sum | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 52 | 55 | 56 | 56 | 236.0 | 47.2 |
Compute the Upper Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and add to the average: 95.2
Compute the Lower Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and subtract from the average: -0.8
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 | 17% | 15% | 15% | 22% | 20% |
| Data source | 2015 data file | 2016 data file | 2017 data file | 2018 data file | 2019 data file |
South 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.
South Pasadena Senior High math proficiency
Zero+ meets standard.
12% less $meal
10% less $meal
9% less $meal
18% less $meal
17% 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 South Pasadena Unified (1)
| South Pasadena Senior High |