Smith River 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 8.

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 24 points under the grade 3 bar. 2408 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 26 points under the grade 4 bar. 2447 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 11 points under the grade 4 bar. 2462 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader meets the grade 6 bar. 2532 vs. 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores 13 points under the grade 5 bar. 2489 vs. 2502. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores just under the grade 8 bar. 2563 vs. 2567.

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	8,659	2356.7	− 2432	−75.3	× 26 / 165	−11.9
4	8,660	2433.0	− 2473	−40	× 29 / 165	−7
5	8,663	2437.8	− 2502	−64.2	× 26 / 165	−10.1
6	8,664	2466.4	− 2531	−64.6	× 30 / 165	−11.7
7	8,667	2479.1	− 2552	−72.9	× 29 / 165	−12.8
8	8,668	2522.4	− 2567	−44.6	× 25 / 165	−6.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−60

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	7,769	2344.6	− 2432	−87.4	× 26 / 166	−13.7
4	7,771	2423.2	− 2473	−49.8	× 29 / 166	−8.7
5	7,773	2453.1	− 2502	−48.9	× 28 / 166	−8.2
6	7,775	2505.0	− 2531	−26	× 29 / 166	−4.5
7	7,777	2504.0	− 2552	−48	× 27 / 166	−7.8
8	7,778	2526.1	− 2567	−40.9	× 27 / 166	−6.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−50

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	8,014	2361.0	− 2432	−71	× 24 / 162	−10.5
4	8,017	2398.8	− 2473	−74.2	× 22 / 162	−10.1
5	8,018	2437.8	− 2502	−64.2	× 31 / 162	−12.3
6	8,020	2464.7	− 2531	−66.3	× 28 / 162	−11.5
7	8,023	2510.7	− 2552	−41.3	× 33 / 162	−8.4
8	8,025	2505.2	− 2567	−61.8	× 24 / 162	−9.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−62

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	8,032	2397.0	− 2432	−35	× 27 / 147	−6.4
4	8,035	2464.9	− 2473	−8.1	× 22 / 147	−1.2
5	8,036	2431.0	− 2502	−71	× 21 / 147	−10.1
6	8,039	2468.9	− 2531	−62.1	× 28 / 147	−11.8
7	8,041	2528.2	− 2552	−23.8	× 22 / 147	−3.6
8	8,042	2546.8	− 2567	−20.2	× 27 / 147	−3.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−37

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	8,080	2394.9	− 2432	−37.1	× 18 / 149	−4.5
4	8,081	2457.0	− 2473	−16	× 30 / 149	−3.2
5	8,082	2469.1	− 2502	−32.9	× 23 / 149	−5.1
6	8,083	2487.3	− 2531	−43.7	× 24 / 149	−7
7	8,084	2514.1	− 2552	−37.9	× 28 / 149	−7.1
8	8,085	2547.5	− 2567	−19.5	× 26 / 149	−3.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−30

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	8,001	2355.4	− 2432	−76.6	× 27 / 155	−13.3
4	8,002	2371.9	− 2473	−101.1	× 25 / 155	−16.3
5	8,003	2461.5	− 2502	−40.5	× 28 / 155	−7.3
6	8,004	2517.6	− 2531	−13.4	× 19 / 155	−1.6
7	8,005	2526.7	− 2552	−25.3	× 29 / 155	−4.7
8	8,006	2541.4	− 2567	−25.6	× 27 / 155	−4.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−48

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	7,985	2402.2	− 2432	−29.8	× 33 / 170	−5.8
4	7,986	2393.2	− 2473	−79.8	× 26 / 170	−12.2
5	7,987	2436.0	− 2502	−66	× 26 / 170	−10.1
6	7,988	2526.6	− 2531	−4.4	× 32 / 170	−0.8
7	7,989	2523.4	− 2552	−28.6	× 24 / 170	−4
8	7,990	2547.3	− 2567	−19.7	× 29 / 170	−3.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−36

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	7,929	2357.8	− 2432	−74.2	× 27 / 161	−12.4
4	7,930	2451.9	− 2473	−21.1	× 31 / 161	−4.1
5	7,931	2436.2	− 2502	−65.8	× 27 / 161	−11
6	7,932	2500.0	− 2531	−31	× 24 / 161	−4.6
7	7,933	2589.0	− 2552	37	× 32 / 161	7.4
8	7,934	2578.3	− 2567	11.3	× 20 / 161	1.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−23

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	7,884	2369.8	− 2432	−62.2	× 24 / 170	−8.8
4	7,885	2420.4	− 2473	−52.6	× 28 / 170	−8.7
5	7,886	2488.0	− 2502	−14	× 32 / 170	−2.6
6	7,887	2487.8	− 2531	−43.2	× 28 / 170	−7.1
7	7,888	2526.9	− 2552	−25.1	× 27 / 170	−4
8	7,889	2591.4	− 2567	24.4	× 31 / 170	4.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−27

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	7,890	2408.0	− 2432	−24	× 17 / 157	−2.6
4	7,891	2446.6	− 2473	−26.4	× 26 / 157	−4.4
5	7,892	2462.2	− 2502	−39.8	× 26 / 157	−6.6
6	7,893	2531.9	− 2531	0.9	× 32 / 157	0.2
7	7,894	2488.8	− 2552	−63.2	× 27 / 157	−10.9
8	7,895	2563.1	− 2567	−3.9	× 29 / 157	−0.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−25

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −60, −50, −62, −37, −30, −48, −36, −23, −27, −25 → −39.8
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 10 · 2016→2017: 12 · 2017→2018: 25 · 2018→2019: 7 · 2019→2022: 18 · 2022→2023: 12 · 2023→2024: 13 · 2024→2025: 4 · 2025→2026: 2 → average 11.4
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 11.4 × 2.66 = 30.3. Upper limit −9.5, lower limit −70.1.

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.