Pioneer Valley High (Data source)
Source data for Pioneer Valley High
2015
Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | ||||||||||||
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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 |
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11 | 2596226 | 2542 | - | 2628 | = | -86 | * | (612 | / | 612) | = | -86.0 | ||
Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2015 Difference From Standard for Pioneer Valley High | -86 |
2016
Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | ||||||||||||
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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 |
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11 | 79156 | 2542 | - | 2628 | = | -86 | * | (613 | / | 613) | = | -86.0 | ||
Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2016 Difference From Standard for Pioneer Valley High | -86 |
2017
Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | ||||||||||||
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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 |
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11 | 81307 | 2537 | - | 2628 | = | -91 | * | (622 | / | 622) | = | -91.0 | ||
Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2017 Difference From Standard for Pioneer Valley High | -91 |
2018
Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | ||||||||||||
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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 |
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11 | 81456 | 2535 | - | 2628 | = | -93 | * | (562 | / | 562) | = | -93.0 | ||
Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2018 Difference From Standard for Pioneer Valley High | -93 |
2019
Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | ||||||||||||
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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 |
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11 | 81986 | 2566 | - | 2628 | = | -62 | * | (597 | / | 597) | = | -62.0 | ||
Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2019 Difference From Standard for Pioneer Valley High | -62 |
Last steps
Compute the average
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Sum | Average |
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-86 | -86 | -91 | -93 | -62 | -418.0 | -83.6 |
Compute the Upper Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and add to the average: -47.6
Compute the Lower Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and subtract from the average: -119.6
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 | |
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Percent | 67% | 74% | 73% | 74% | 76% |
Data source | 2015 data file | 2016 data file | 2017 data file | 2018 data file | 2019 data file |
Santa Maria Joint Union High school district County of Santa Barbara
THIS chart shows what the school system "wants"
PLUS a "special" or "outside" cause of variation, parent education.
NOT what teachers want.
NOT what principals want.
NOT what parents want.
Pioneer Valley High math proficiency
Zero+ meets standard.
50% less $meal
57% less $meal
54% less $meal
62% less $meal
64% 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 Santa Maria Joint Union High (3)
Ernest Righetti High | Pioneer Valley High | Santa Maria High |