Collins 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 52 points under the grade 3 bar. 2380 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 18 points under the grade 4 bar. 2455 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2427 vs. 2432. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 22 points under the grade 6 bar. 2509 vs. 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
3	7,641	2404.8	− 2432	−27.2	× 57 / 204	−7.6
4	7,642	2442.0	− 2473	−31	× 47 / 204	−7.1
5	7,645	2475.2	− 2502	−26.8	× 49 / 204	−6.4
6	7,646	2504.1	− 2531	−26.9	× 51 / 204	−6.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−28

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	6,825	2392.5	− 2432	−39.5	× 46 / 194	−9.4
4	6,826	2454.4	− 2473	−18.6	× 58 / 194	−5.6
5	6,828	2451.0	− 2502	−51	× 41 / 194	−10.8
6	6,831	2498.1	− 2531	−32.9	× 49 / 194	−8.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−34

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	7,037	2369.0	− 2432	−63	× 44 / 170	−16.3
4	7,038	2447.4	− 2473	−25.6	× 41 / 170	−6.2
5	7,040	2483.9	− 2502	−18.1	× 54 / 170	−5.7
6	7,043	2471.4	− 2531	−59.6	× 31 / 170	−10.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−39

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	7,055	2385.8	− 2432	−46.2	× 43 / 178	−11.2
4	7,056	2455.0	− 2473	−18	× 36 / 178	−3.6
5	7,059	2445.3	− 2502	−56.7	× 43 / 178	−13.7
6	7,060	2495.9	− 2531	−35.1	× 56 / 178	−11
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−40

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	7,096	2425.1	− 2432	−6.9	× 52 / 171	−2.1
4	7,097	2418.4	− 2473	−54.6	× 45 / 171	−14.4
5	7,098	2485.7	− 2502	−16.3	× 28 / 171	−2.7
6	7,099	2494.6	− 2531	−36.4	× 46 / 171	−9.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−29

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	7,037	2371.8	− 2432	−60.2	× 29 / 148	−11.8
4	7,038	2442.6	− 2473	−30.4	× 41 / 148	−8.4
5	7,039	2468.7	− 2502	−33.3	× 35 / 148	−7.9
6	7,040	2520.7	− 2531	−10.3	× 43 / 148	−3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−31

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	7,025	2383.0	− 2432	−49	× 43 / 147	−14.3
4	7,026	2402.7	− 2473	−70.3	× 27 / 147	−12.9
5	7,027	2429.5	− 2502	−72.5	× 40 / 147	−19.7
6	7,028	2499.7	− 2531	−31.3	× 37 / 147	−7.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−55

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	6,972	2397.8	− 2432	−34.2	× 38 / 141	−9.2
4	6,973	2416.7	− 2473	−56.3	× 38 / 141	−15.2
5	6,974	2425.0	− 2502	−77	× 31 / 141	−16.9
6	6,975	2534.4	− 2531	3.4	× 34 / 141	0.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−40

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	6,932	2403.6	− 2432	−28.4	× 44 / 135	−9.3
4	6,933	2417.7	− 2473	−55.3	× 29 / 135	−11.9
5	6,934	2460.3	− 2502	−41.7	× 34 / 135	−10.5
6	6,935	2494.7	− 2531	−36.3	× 28 / 135	−7.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−39

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	6,936	2380.4	− 2432	−51.6	× 36 / 124	−15
4	6,937	2455.3	− 2473	−17.7	× 35 / 124	−5
5	6,938	2427.0	− 2502	−75	× 22 / 124	−13.3
6	6,939	2508.9	− 2531	−22.1	× 31 / 124	−5.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−39

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −28, −34, −39, −40, −29, −31, −55, −40, −39, −39 → −37.4
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 6 · 2016→2017: 5 · 2017→2018: 1 · 2018→2019: 11 · 2019→2022: 2 · 2022→2023: 24 · 2023→2024: 15 · 2024→2025: 1 · 2025→2026: 0 → average 7.2
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 7.2 × 2.66 = 19.2. Upper limit −18.2, lower limit −56.6.

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.