San Ramon Valley Unified: english

The shaded band is this district'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.

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	8,091	2479.4	− 2432	47.4	× 2492 / 16972	7
4	8,093	2528.8	− 2473	55.8	× 2468 / 16972	8.1
5	8,095	2570.4	− 2502	68.4	× 2512 / 16972	10.1
6	8,097	2596.4	− 2531	65.4	× 2609 / 16972	10.1
7	8,099	2618.7	− 2552	66.7	× 2539 / 16972	10
8	8,101	2633.6	− 2567	66.6	× 2505 / 16972	9.8
11	8,103	2674.0	− 2583	91	× 1847 / 16972	9.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						65

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	7,235	2485.1	− 2432	53.1	× 2319 / 17220	7.2
4	7,237	2535.0	− 2473	62	× 2524 / 17220	9.1
5	7,238	2574.6	− 2502	72.6	× 2519 / 17220	10.6
6	7,240	2605.4	− 2531	74.4	× 2553 / 17220	11
7	7,242	2626.1	− 2552	74.1	× 2630 / 17220	11.3
8	7,245	2636.5	− 2567	69.5	× 2529 / 17220	10.2
11	7,246	2690.4	− 2583	107.4	× 2146 / 17220	13.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						73

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	7,446	2484.1	− 2432	52.1	× 2283 / 17542	6.8
4	7,448	2529.0	− 2473	56	× 2372 / 17542	7.6
5	7,450	2567.1	− 2502	65.1	× 2604 / 17542	9.7
6	7,453	2600.9	− 2531	69.9	× 2544 / 17542	10.1
7	7,454	2628.8	− 2552	76.8	× 2608 / 17542	11.4
8	7,456	2637.9	− 2567	70.9	× 2631 / 17542	10.6
11	7,459	2689.8	− 2583	106.8	× 2500 / 17542	15.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						71

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	7,465	2489.7	− 2432	57.7	× 2200 / 17328	7.3
4	7,466	2535.8	− 2473	62.8	× 2341 / 17328	8.5
5	7,469	2572.5	− 2502	70.5	× 2417 / 17328	9.8
6	7,470	2595.5	− 2531	64.5	× 2638 / 17328	9.8
7	7,473	2627.7	− 2552	75.7	× 2589 / 17328	11.3
8	7,474	2639.7	− 2567	72.7	× 2659 / 17328	11.2
11	7,477	2688.4	− 2583	105.4	× 2484 / 17328	15.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						73

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	7,514	2485.6	− 2432	53.6	× 2250 / 17187	7
4	7,515	2534.1	− 2473	61.1	× 2235 / 17187	7.9
5	7,516	2577.4	− 2502	75.4	× 2389 / 17187	10.5
6	7,517	2598.8	− 2531	67.8	× 2491 / 17187	9.8
7	7,518	2628.4	− 2552	76.4	× 2678 / 17187	11.9
8	7,519	2640.9	− 2567	73.9	× 2611 / 17187	11.2
11	7,520	2683.2	− 2583	100.2	× 2533 / 17187	14.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						73

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
11	7,312	2725.3	− 2583	142.3	× 82 / 82	142.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						142

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	7,441	2483.3	− 2432	51.3	× 1886 / 15350	6.3
4	7,442	2535.9	− 2473	62.9	× 2093 / 15350	8.6
5	7,443	2571.4	− 2502	69.4	× 2199 / 15350	9.9
6	7,444	2591.9	− 2531	60.9	× 2324 / 15350	9.2
7	7,445	2620.5	− 2552	68.5	× 2270 / 15350	10.1
8	7,446	2636.1	− 2567	69.1	× 2390 / 15350	10.8
11	7,447	2680.4	− 2583	97.4	× 2188 / 15350	13.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						69

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	7,431	2482.1	− 2432	50.1	× 2048 / 15380	6.7
4	7,432	2534.1	− 2473	61.1	× 1966 / 15380	7.8
5	7,433	2575.8	− 2502	73.8	× 2137 / 15380	10.3
6	7,434	2589.3	− 2531	58.3	× 2233 / 15380	8.5
7	7,435	2622.6	− 2552	70.6	× 2325 / 15380	10.7
8	7,436	2624.3	− 2567	57.3	× 2297 / 15380	8.6
11	7,437	2663.4	− 2583	80.4	× 2374 / 15380	12.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						65

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	7,375	2472.4	− 2432	40.4	× 1828 / 15083	4.9
4	7,376	2527.8	− 2473	54.8	× 2091 / 15083	7.6
5	7,377	2568.2	− 2502	66.2	× 2022 / 15083	8.9
6	7,378	2596.7	− 2531	65.7	× 2206 / 15083	9.6
7	7,379	2620.7	− 2552	68.7	× 2261 / 15083	10.3
8	7,380	2625.4	− 2567	58.4	× 2325 / 15083	9
11	7,381	2662.1	− 2583	79.1	× 2350 / 15083	12.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						63

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	7,334	2477.9	− 2432	45.9	× 1879 / 14744	5.8
4	7,335	2531.8	− 2473	58.8	× 1870 / 14744	7.5
5	7,336	2577.8	− 2502	75.8	× 2128 / 14744	10.9
6	7,337	2600.7	− 2531	69.7	× 2028 / 14744	9.6
7	7,338	2636.1	− 2552	84.1	× 2207 / 14744	12.6
8	7,339	2641.2	− 2567	74.2	× 2258 / 14744	11.4
11	7,340	2666.4	− 2583	83.4	× 2374 / 14744	13.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						71

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	7,338	2484.6	− 2432	52.6	× 1789 / 14273	6.6
4	7,339	2532.3	− 2473	59.3	× 1904 / 14273	7.9
5	7,340	2575.2	− 2502	73.2	× 1916 / 14273	9.8
6	7,341	2600.9	− 2531	69.9	× 2159 / 14273	10.6
7	7,342	2631.7	− 2552	79.7	× 2028 / 14273	11.3
8	7,343	2648.3	− 2567	81.3	× 2185 / 14273	12.4
11	7,344	2672.9	− 2583	89.9	× 2292 / 14273	14.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						73

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. 65, 73, 71, 73, 73, 142, 69, 65, 63, 71, 73 → 76.2
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 8 · 2016→2017: 2 · 2017→2018: 2 · 2018→2019: 0 · 2019→2021: 69 · 2021→2022: 73 · 2022→2023: 4 · 2023→2024: 2 · 2024→2025: 8 · 2025→2026: 2 → average 17
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 17 × 2.66 = 45.2. Upper limit 121.4, lower limit 31.

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 — for a district, the total across its schools. From 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26.

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