Pajaro Valley High (Data source)
Source data for Pajaro Valley 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 | 2746335 | 2517 | - | 2628 | = | -111 | * | (304 | / | 304) | = | -111.0 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2015 Difference From Standard for Pajaro Valley High | -111 | ||||||||||||
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 | 83508 | 2519 | - | 2628 | = | -109 | * | (309 | / | 309) | = | -109.0 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2016 Difference From Standard for Pajaro Valley High | -109 | ||||||||||||
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 | 85831 | 2515 | - | 2628 | = | -113 | * | (274 | / | 274) | = | -113.0 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2017 Difference From Standard for Pajaro Valley High | -113 | ||||||||||||
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 | 86057 | 2517 | - | 2628 | = | -111 | * | (282 | / | 282) | = | -111.0 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2018 Difference From Standard for Pajaro Valley High | -111 | ||||||||||||
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 | 86648 | 2510 | - | 2628 | = | -118 | * | (298 | / | 298) | = | -118.0 | ||
| Step 4 | SUM Weighted Distance From Standard to get 2019 Difference From Standard for Pajaro Valley High | -118 | ||||||||||||
Last steps
Compute the average
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Sum | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -111 | -109 | -113 | -111 | -118 | -562.0 | -112.4 |
Compute the Upper Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and add to the average: -103.4
Compute the Lower Control Limit
Simply compute the standard deviation and multiply by 3 and subtract from the average: -121.4
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 | 86% | 88% | 86% | 86% | 91% |
| Data source | 2015 data file | 2016 data file | 2017 data file | 2018 data file | 2019 data file |
Pajaro Valley Unified school district | County of Santa Cruz
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.
Pajaro Valley High math proficiency
Zero+ meets standard.
75% less $meal
78% less $meal
77% less $meal
78% less $meal
81% 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 Pajaro Valley Unified (3)
| Aptos High | Pajaro Valley High | Watsonville High |