Olinda 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 72 points under the grade 3 bar. 2360 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 11 points under the grade 4 bar. 2462 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2513 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader meets the grade 6 bar. 2544 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	7,815	2409.3	− 2432	−22.7	× 47 / 162	−6.6
4	7,816	2492.0	− 2473	19	× 38 / 162	4.5
5	7,819	2529.6	− 2502	27.6	× 49 / 162	8.3
6	7,820	2590.2	− 2531	59.2	× 28 / 162	10.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						16

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	6,999	2408.3	− 2432	−23.7	× 37 / 163	−5.4
4	7,000	2470.1	− 2473	−2.9	× 54 / 163	−1
5	7,002	2514.6	− 2502	12.6	× 32 / 163	2.5
6	7,005	2538.3	− 2531	7.3	× 40 / 163	1.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−2

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	7,210	2426.7	− 2432	−5.3	× 46 / 146	−1.7
4	7,213	2466.0	− 2473	−7	× 36 / 146	−1.7
5	7,214	2514.5	− 2502	12.5	× 41 / 146	3.5
6	7,217	2553.7	− 2531	22.7	× 23 / 146	3.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						4

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	7,229	2405.0	− 2432	−27	× 44 / 161	−7.4
4	7,230	2475.0	− 2473	2	× 51 / 161	0.6
5	7,233	2499.4	− 2502	−2.6	× 34 / 161	−0.5
6	7,234	2551.3	− 2531	20.3	× 32 / 161	4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−3

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	7,272	2403.4	− 2432	−28.6	× 47 / 165	−8.1
4	7,273	2473.3	− 2473	0.3	× 43 / 165	0.1
5	7,274	2522.0	− 2502	20	× 46 / 165	5.6
6	7,275	2523.5	− 2531	−7.5	× 29 / 165	−1.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−4

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	7,215	2405.7	− 2432	−26.3	× 56 / 171	−8.6
4	7,216	2485.4	− 2473	12.4	× 54 / 171	3.9
5	7,217	2467.9	− 2502	−34.1	× 32 / 171	−6.4
6	7,218	2534.4	− 2531	3.4	× 29 / 171	0.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−11

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	7,203	2431.6	− 2432	−0.4	× 42 / 168	−0.1
4	7,204	2464.0	− 2473	−9	× 53 / 168	−2.8
5	7,205	2498.9	− 2502	−3.1	× 47 / 168	−0.9
6	7,206	2526.5	− 2531	−4.5	× 26 / 168	−0.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−5

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	7,150	2413.2	− 2432	−18.8	× 42 / 170	−4.6
4	7,151	2452.6	− 2473	−20.4	× 43 / 170	−5.2
5	7,152	2483.7	− 2502	−18.3	× 48 / 170	−5.2
6	7,153	2535.5	− 2531	4.5	× 37 / 170	1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−14

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	7,110	2417.7	− 2432	−14.3	× 43 / 170	−3.6
4	7,111	2441.5	− 2473	−31.5	× 43 / 170	−8
5	7,112	2523.3	− 2502	21.3	× 42 / 170	5.3
6	7,113	2537.0	− 2531	6	× 42 / 170	1.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−5

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	7,114	2359.9	− 2432	−72.1	× 37 / 149	−17.9
4	7,115	2462.4	− 2473	−10.6	× 41 / 149	−2.9
5	7,116	2513.1	− 2502	11.1	× 37 / 149	2.8
6	7,117	2544.4	− 2531	13.4	× 34 / 149	3.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−15

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. 16, −2, 4, −3, −4, −11, −5, −14, −5, −15 → −3.9
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 18 · 2016→2017: 6 · 2017→2018: 7 · 2018→2019: 1 · 2019→2022: 7 · 2022→2023: 6 · 2023→2024: 9 · 2024→2025: 9 · 2025→2026: 10 → average 8.1
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 8.1 × 2.66 = 21.5. Upper limit 17.6, lower limit −25.4.

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.