McManus (John A.) Elementary: english

The shaded band is this school's normal range. If nothing about how it works changes, nearly every future year should land inside it. Zero means the typical student just meets the state standard. The small numbers under the years are how many students were tested.

Measured against the grade bars

The state's English test uses one scale for every grade, so a score means the same thing in grade 3 as in grade 5.

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 33 points under the grade 3 bar. 2399 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 22 points under the grade 3 bar. 2411 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 22 points under the grade 4 bar. 2451 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.

2026 results. The English test covers reading, writing, listening and research together. "Meets standard" is the state's mark for being on track for that grade.

Step 1 · Each year's result

For each grade tested, take the average (mean) scale score from the California Department of Education's results file, and subtract the lowest score that counts as "Standard Met" for that grade. That is the grade's distance from standard. Weight each grade by its share of the students tested, then add the grades up. Grades where the state hides the average because ten or fewer students tested are left out entirely.

2015 from sb_ca2015_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	4,517	2412.9	− 2432	−19.1	× 58 / 266	−4.2
4	4,518	2436.5	− 2473	−36.5	× 64 / 266	−8.8
5	4,521	2477.3	− 2502	−24.7	× 68 / 266	−6.3
6	4,523	2505.2	− 2531	−25.8	× 76 / 266	−7.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−27

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	4,023	2413.8	− 2432	−18.2	× 76 / 271	−5.1
4	4,024	2450.6	− 2473	−22.4	× 54 / 271	−4.5
5	4,027	2472.4	− 2502	−29.6	× 71 / 271	−7.8
6	4,028	2498.5	− 2531	−32.5	× 70 / 271	−8.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−26

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	4,111	2367.7	− 2432	−64.3	× 51 / 177	−18.5
4	4,112	2441.0	− 2473	−32	× 71 / 177	−12.8
5	4,115	2460.9	− 2502	−41.1	× 55 / 177	−12.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−44

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	4,112	2405.6	− 2432	−26.4	× 66 / 184	−9.5
4	4,115	2403.7	− 2473	−69.3	× 46 / 184	−17.3
5	4,116	2462.1	− 2502	−39.9	× 72 / 184	−15.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−42

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	4,162	2380.4	− 2432	−51.6	× 66 / 187	−18.2
4	4,163	2451.7	− 2473	−21.3	× 63 / 187	−7.2
5	4,164	2481.4	− 2502	−20.6	× 58 / 187	−6.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−32

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	4,080	2375.2	− 2432	−56.8	× 62 / 184	−19.1
4	4,081	2408.7	− 2473	−64.3	× 70 / 184	−24.5
5	4,082	2445.8	− 2502	−56.2	× 52 / 184	−15.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−59

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	4,061	2375.2	− 2432	−56.8	× 62 / 192	−18.3
4	4,062	2424.2	− 2473	−48.8	× 60 / 192	−15.3
5	4,063	2441.4	− 2502	−60.6	× 70 / 192	−22.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−56

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	4,026	2384.5	− 2432	−47.5	× 62 / 182	−16.2
4	4,027	2430.8	− 2473	−42.2	× 56 / 182	−13
5	4,028	2483.6	− 2502	−18.4	× 64 / 182	−6.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−36

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	3,980	2388.9	− 2432	−43.1	× 63 / 191	−14.2
4	3,981	2397.2	− 2473	−75.8	× 64 / 191	−25.4
5	3,982	2456.9	− 2502	−45.1	× 64 / 191	−15.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−55

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	3,958	2398.7	− 2432	−33.3	× 71 / 197	−12
4	3,959	2410.5	− 2473	−62.5	× 63 / 197	−20
5	3,960	2450.7	− 2502	−51.3	× 63 / 197	−16.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−48

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −27, −26, −44, −42, −32, −59, −56, −36, −55, −48 → −42.5
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 1 · 2016→2017: 18 · 2017→2018: 2 · 2018→2019: 10 · 2019→2022: 27 · 2022→2023: 3 · 2023→2024: 20 · 2024→2025: 19 · 2025→2026: 7 → average 11.9
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 11.9 × 2.66 = 31.7. Upper limit −10.8, lower limit −74.2.

Why 2.66? It is the standard factor from quality control, the work of Walter Shewhart and W. Edwards Deming. It turns "how much the result typically changes in a year" into "how far it can wander by chance alone".

Years with no result (no state tests were given in spring 2020) are skipped: the year-to-year change runs from the last year with a result to the next one.

Step 3 · Free or reduced-price meals

The share of enrolled students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. From 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26.