Las Juntas 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 22 points under the grade 3 bar. 2410 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2423 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2509 vs. 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	6,612	2392.9	− 2432	−39.1	× 69 / 226	−11.9
4	6,615	2417.2	− 2473	−55.8	× 89 / 226	−22
5	6,616	2459.5	− 2502	−42.5	× 68 / 226	−12.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−47

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	5,969	2390.8	− 2432	−41.2	× 57 / 203	−11.6
4	5,970	2446.6	− 2473	−26.4	× 57 / 203	−7.4
5	5,973	2463.6	− 2502	−38.4	× 89 / 203	−16.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−36

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	6,140	2373.2	− 2432	−58.8	× 64 / 180	−20.9
4	6,142	2434.2	− 2473	−38.8	× 56 / 180	−12.1
5	6,144	2454.3	− 2502	−47.7	× 60 / 180	−15.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−49

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	6,129	2386.7	− 2432	−45.3	× 66 / 184	−16.2
4	6,130	2418.5	− 2473	−54.5	× 61 / 184	−18.1
5	6,133	2460.9	− 2502	−41.1	× 57 / 184	−12.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−47

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	6,186	2383.5	− 2432	−48.5	× 46 / 166	−13.4
4	6,187	2419.1	− 2473	−53.9	× 61 / 166	−19.8
5	6,188	2458.9	− 2502	−43.1	× 59 / 166	−15.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−49

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	6,081	2388.9	− 2432	−43.1	× 47 / 149	−13.6
4	6,082	2438.1	− 2473	−34.9	× 56 / 149	−13.1
5	6,083	2501.3	− 2502	−0.7	× 46 / 149	−0.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−27

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	6,069	2362.0	− 2432	−70	× 47 / 153	−21.5
4	6,070	2448.2	− 2473	−24.8	× 49 / 153	−7.9
5	6,071	2491.7	− 2502	−10.3	× 57 / 153	−3.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−33

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	6,002	2406.5	− 2432	−25.5	× 71 / 170	−10.7
4	6,003	2419.9	− 2473	−53.1	× 42 / 170	−13.1
5	6,004	2472.3	− 2502	−29.7	× 57 / 170	−10
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	5,970	2393.9	− 2432	−38.1	× 41 / 152	−10.3
4	5,971	2452.3	− 2473	−20.7	× 68 / 152	−9.3
5	5,972	2447.8	− 2502	−54.2	× 43 / 152	−15.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−35

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	5,978	2409.7	− 2432	−22.3	× 61 / 152	−8.9
4	5,979	2422.8	− 2473	−50.2	× 32 / 152	−10.6
5	5,980	2508.5	− 2502	6.5	× 59 / 152	2.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−17

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −47, −36, −49, −47, −49, −27, −33, −34, −35, −17 → −37.4
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 11 · 2016→2017: 13 · 2017→2018: 2 · 2018→2019: 2 · 2019→2022: 22 · 2022→2023: 6 · 2023→2024: 1 · 2024→2025: 1 · 2025→2026: 18 → average 8.4
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 8.4 × 2.66 = 22.3. Upper limit −15.1, lower limit −59.7.

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.