Mokelumne Hill 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 6.

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 58 points under the grade 3 bar. 2374 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 20 points under the grade 3 bar. 2412 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 34 points under the grade 4 bar. 2439 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 10 points under the grade 5 bar. 2492 vs. 2502. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.

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
5	5,383	2440.1	− 2502	−61.9	× 17 / 33	−31.9
6	5,386	2509.3	− 2531	−21.7	× 16 / 33	−10.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−42

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	4,856	2449.8	− 2432	17.8	× 15 / 29	9.2
6	4,863	2503.9	− 2531	−27.1	× 14 / 29	−13.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−4

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	4,953	2412.0	− 2432	−20	× 16 / 34	−9.4
4	4,954	2466.7	− 2473	−6.3	× 18 / 34	−3.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−13

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	4,940	2415.3	− 2432	−16.7	× 17 / 52	−5.5
4	4,943	2476.3	− 2473	3.3	× 16 / 52	1
5	4,944	2520.9	− 2502	18.9	× 19 / 52	6.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						2

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	4,966	2403.3	− 2432	−28.7	× 14 / 66	−6.1
4	4,967	2468.8	− 2473	−4.2	× 13 / 66	−0.8
5	4,968	2491.2	− 2502	−10.8	× 20 / 66	−3.3
6	4,969	2557.6	− 2531	26.6	× 19 / 66	7.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−3

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	4,740	2370.4	− 2432	−61.6	× 16 / 70	−14.1
4	4,741	2430.6	− 2473	−42.4	× 16 / 70	−9.7
5	4,742	2410.2	− 2502	−91.8	× 17 / 70	−22.3
6	4,743	2484.1	− 2531	−46.9	× 21 / 70	−14.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−60

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	4,819	2417.4	− 2432	−14.6	× 20 / 87	−3.4
4	4,820	2414.4	− 2473	−58.6	× 22 / 87	−14.8
5	4,821	2453.8	− 2502	−48.2	× 25 / 87	−13.9
6	4,822	2470.0	− 2531	−61	× 20 / 87	−14
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−46

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	4,803	2452.4	− 2432	20.4	× 16 / 87	3.8
4	4,804	2453.0	− 2473	−20	× 21 / 87	−4.8
5	4,805	2460.5	− 2502	−41.5	× 22 / 87	−10.5
6	4,806	2478.4	− 2531	−52.6	× 28 / 87	−16.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−28

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	4,758	2373.5	− 2432	−58.5	× 21 / 83	−14.8
4	4,759	2455.7	− 2473	−17.3	× 17 / 83	−3.5
5	4,760	2466.3	− 2502	−35.7	× 24 / 83	−10.3
6	4,761	2508.6	− 2531	−22.4	× 21 / 83	−5.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−34

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	4,720	2412.4	− 2432	−19.6	× 29 / 88	−6.5
4	4,721	2426.5	− 2473	−46.5	× 23 / 88	−12.2
5	4,722	2481.9	− 2502	−20.1	× 19 / 88	−4.3
6	4,723	2519.9	− 2531	−11.1	× 17 / 88	−2.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−25

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	4,716	2373.8	− 2432	−58.2	× 24 / 93	−15
4	4,717	2412.0	− 2473	−61	× 27 / 93	−17.7
5	4,718	2439.3	− 2502	−62.7	× 22 / 93	−14.8
6	4,719	2492.1	− 2531	−38.9	× 20 / 93	−8.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−56

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −42, −4, −13, 2, −3, −60, −46, −28, −34, −25, −56 → −28.1
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 38 · 2016→2017: 9 · 2017→2018: 15 · 2018→2019: 5 · 2019→2021: 57 · 2021→2022: 14 · 2022→2023: 18 · 2023→2024: 6 · 2024→2025: 9 · 2025→2026: 31 → average 20.2
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 20.2 × 2.66 = 53.7. Upper limit 25.6, lower limit −81.8.

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.