Biola-Pershing 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 50 points under the grade 3 bar. 2382 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 28 points under the grade 3 bar. 2404 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2464 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader meets the grade 6 bar. 2532 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	12,394	2339.7	− 2432	−92.3	× 33 / 112	−27.2
4	12,395	2460.1	− 2473	−12.9	× 22 / 112	−2.5
5	12,398	2456.7	− 2502	−45.3	× 32 / 112	−12.9
6	12,399	2516.6	− 2531	−14.4	× 25 / 112	−3.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−46

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	11,421	2396.3	− 2432	−35.7	× 29 / 117	−8.8
4	11,422	2422.8	− 2473	−50.2	× 31 / 117	−13.3
5	11,424	2487.2	− 2502	−14.8	× 25 / 117	−3.2
6	11,427	2546.0	− 2531	15	× 32 / 117	4.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−21

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	11,753	2364.4	− 2432	−67.6	× 27 / 113	−16.2
4	11,755	2469.8	− 2473	−3.2	× 30 / 113	−0.8
5	11,756	2467.0	− 2502	−35	× 30 / 113	−9.3
6	11,758	2549.7	− 2531	18.7	× 26 / 113	4.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−22

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	11,788	2367.6	− 2432	−64.4	× 28 / 113	−16
4	11,791	2465.1	− 2473	−7.9	× 27 / 113	−1.9
5	11,792	2517.4	− 2502	15.4	× 28 / 113	3.8
6	11,795	2515.1	− 2531	−15.9	× 30 / 113	−4.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−18

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	11,876	2406.4	− 2432	−25.6	× 25 / 107	−6
4	11,877	2446.0	− 2473	−27	× 29 / 107	−7.3
5	11,878	2493.8	− 2502	−8.2	× 27 / 107	−2.1
6	11,879	2549.5	− 2531	18.5	× 26 / 107	4.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−11

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	11,867	2381.7	− 2432	−50.3	× 41 / 126	−16.4
4	11,868	2399.0	− 2473	−74	× 22 / 126	−12.9
5	11,869	2444.5	− 2502	−57.5	× 35 / 126	−16
6	11,870	2552.9	− 2531	21.9	× 28 / 126	4.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−40

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	11,850	2378.2	− 2432	−53.8	× 23 / 123	−10.1
4	11,851	2452.8	− 2473	−20.2	× 41 / 123	−6.7
5	11,852	2446.2	− 2502	−55.8	× 20 / 123	−9.1
6	11,853	2518.6	− 2531	−12.4	× 39 / 123	−3.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−30

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	11,813	2342.5	− 2432	−89.5	× 26 / 107	−21.7
4	11,814	2475.9	− 2473	2.9	× 23 / 107	0.6
5	11,815	2477.0	− 2502	−25	× 40 / 107	−9.3
6	11,816	2547.2	− 2531	16.2	× 18 / 107	2.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−28

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	11,756	2403.9	− 2432	−28.1	× 27 / 114	−6.7
4	11,757	2430.6	− 2473	−42.4	× 25 / 114	−9.3
5	11,758	2504.7	− 2502	2.7	× 21 / 114	0.5
6	11,759	2538.8	− 2531	7.8	× 41 / 114	2.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−13

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	11,786	2382.1	− 2432	−49.9	× 27 / 98	−13.7
4	11,787	2404.4	− 2473	−68.6	× 26 / 98	−18.2
5	11,788	2464.2	− 2502	−37.8	× 26 / 98	−10
6	11,789	2531.6	− 2531	0.6	× 19 / 98	0.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−42

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −46, −21, −22, −18, −11, −40, −30, −28, −13, −42 → −27.1
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 25 · 2016→2017: 1 · 2017→2018: 4 · 2018→2019: 7 · 2019→2022: 29 · 2022→2023: 10 · 2023→2024: 2 · 2024→2025: 15 · 2025→2026: 29 → average 13.6
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 13.6 × 2.66 = 36.2. Upper limit 9.1, lower limit −63.3.

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.