Whittier High (Data source)
Source data for Whittier 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 | 1152802 | 2548 | - | 2628 | = | -80 | * | (505 | / | 505) | = | -80.0 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2015 Difference From Standard for Whittier High | -80 | ||||||||||||
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 | 35870 | 2558 | - | 2628 | = | -70 | * | (477 | / | 477) | = | -70.0 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2016 Difference From Standard for Whittier High | -70 | ||||||||||||
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 | 36579 | 2564 | - | 2628 | = | -64 | * | (433 | / | 433) | = | -64.0 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2017 Difference From Standard for Whittier High | -64 | ||||||||||||
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 | 36566 | 2579 | - | 2628 | = | -49 | * | (428 | / | 428) | = | -49.0 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2018 Difference From Standard for Whittier High | -49 | ||||||||||||
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 | 36726 | 2575 | - | 2628 | = | -53 | * | (418 | / | 418) | = | -53.0 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2019 Difference From Standard for Whittier High | -53 | ||||||||||||
Last steps
Compute the average
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Sum | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -80 | -70 | -64 | -49 | -53 | -316.0 | -63.2 |
Compute the Upper Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and add to the average: -27.2
Compute the Lower Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and subtract from the average: -99.2
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 | 77% | 75% | 73% | 76% | 77% |
| Data source | 2015 data file | 2016 data file | 2017 data file | 2018 data file | 2019 data file |
Whittier Union High 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.
Whittier High math proficiency
Zero+ meets standard.
62% less $meal
60% less $meal
60% less $meal
66% less $meal
66% 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 Whittier Union High (5)
| California High | La Serna High | Pioneer High |
| Santa Fe High | Whittier High |