Madison 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 22 points under the grade 3 bar. 2410 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 30 points under the grade 4 bar. 2443 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 24 points under the grade 5 bar. 2478 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 14 points under the grade 6 bar. 2517 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	12,428	2372.5	− 2432	−59.5	× 98 / 379	−15.4
4	12,429	2403.8	− 2473	−69.2	× 93 / 379	−17
5	12,432	2430.5	− 2502	−71.5	× 90 / 379	−17
6	12,433	2439.0	− 2531	−92	× 98 / 379	−23.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−73

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	11,454	2360.3	− 2432	−71.7	× 89 / 371	−17.2
4	11,457	2410.9	− 2473	−62.1	× 102 / 371	−17.1
5	11,458	2446.8	− 2502	−55.2	× 90 / 371	−13.4
6	11,460	2475.7	− 2531	−55.3	× 90 / 371	−13.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−61

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	11,786	2381.9	− 2432	−50.1	× 108 / 393	−13.8
4	11,788	2425.9	− 2473	−47.1	× 88 / 393	−10.5
5	11,791	2446.5	− 2502	−55.5	× 100 / 393	−14.1
6	11,792	2481.7	− 2531	−49.3	× 97 / 393	−12.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−51

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	11,822	2425.6	− 2432	−6.4	× 84 / 384	−1.4
4	11,824	2450.0	− 2473	−23	× 101 / 384	−6
5	11,826	2455.5	− 2502	−46.5	× 92 / 384	−11.1
6	11,828	2485.4	− 2531	−45.6	× 107 / 384	−12.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−31

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	11,910	2407.4	− 2432	−24.6	× 87 / 379	−5.6
4	11,911	2458.5	− 2473	−14.5	× 88 / 379	−3.4
5	11,912	2466.7	− 2502	−35.3	× 106 / 379	−9.9
6	11,913	2507.0	− 2531	−24	× 98 / 379	−6.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−25

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	11,901	2397.3	− 2432	−34.7	× 47 / 232	−7
4	11,902	2418.1	− 2473	−54.9	× 66 / 232	−15.6
5	11,903	2422.6	− 2502	−79.4	× 55 / 232	−18.8
6	11,904	2498.4	− 2531	−32.6	× 64 / 232	−9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−50

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	11,884	2406.5	− 2432	−25.5	× 56 / 221	−6.5
4	11,885	2419.8	− 2473	−53.2	× 49 / 221	−11.8
5	11,886	2458.5	− 2502	−43.5	× 59 / 221	−11.6
6	11,887	2477.9	− 2531	−53.1	× 57 / 221	−13.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−44

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	11,847	2425.9	− 2432	−6.1	× 48 / 230	−1.3
4	11,848	2458.3	− 2473	−14.7	× 64 / 230	−4.1
5	11,849	2455.5	− 2502	−46.5	× 56 / 230	−11.3
6	11,850	2513.3	− 2531	−17.7	× 62 / 230	−4.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−21

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	11,790	2412.9	− 2432	−19.1	× 49 / 209	−4.5
4	11,791	2460.1	− 2473	−12.9	× 44 / 209	−2.7
5	11,792	2477.1	− 2502	−24.9	× 67 / 209	−8
6	11,793	2520.5	− 2531	−10.5	× 49 / 209	−2.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−18

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	11,820	2410.3	− 2432	−21.7	× 56 / 225	−5.4
4	11,821	2443.4	− 2473	−29.6	× 55 / 225	−7.2
5	11,822	2478.1	− 2502	−23.9	× 48 / 225	−5.1
6	11,823	2516.6	− 2531	−14.4	× 66 / 225	−4.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−22

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −73, −61, −51, −31, −25, −50, −44, −21, −18, −22 → −39.6
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 12 · 2016→2017: 10 · 2017→2018: 20 · 2018→2019: 6 · 2019→2022: 25 · 2022→2023: 6 · 2023→2024: 23 · 2024→2025: 3 · 2025→2026: 4 → average 12.1
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 12.1 × 2.66 = 32.2. Upper limit −7.4, lower limit −71.8.

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.