Miramonte 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 meets the grade 3 bar. 2470 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader meets the grade 4 bar. 2494 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2505 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader meets the grade 6 bar. 2562 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	9,966	2401.2	− 2432	−30.8	× 91 / 336	−8.3
4	9,969	2463.3	− 2473	−9.7	× 86 / 336	−2.5
5	9,970	2472.5	− 2502	−29.5	× 74 / 336	−6.5
6	9,973	2503.7	− 2531	−27.3	× 85 / 336	−6.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−24

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	9,018	2456.4	− 2432	24.4	× 78 / 312	6.1
4	9,021	2463.3	− 2473	−9.7	× 81 / 312	−2.5
5	9,023	2525.3	− 2502	23.3	× 84 / 312	6.3
6	9,025	2530.1	− 2531	−0.9	× 69 / 312	−0.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						10

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	9,326	2408.6	− 2432	−23.4	× 68 / 292	−5.4
4	9,329	2481.3	− 2473	8.3	× 70 / 292	2
5	9,330	2485.6	− 2502	−16.4	× 71 / 292	−4
6	9,333	2567.0	− 2531	36	× 83 / 292	10.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						3

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	9,349	2412.8	− 2432	−19.2	× 93 / 319	−5.6
4	9,351	2451.9	− 2473	−21.1	× 74 / 319	−4.9
5	9,353	2521.0	− 2502	19	× 73 / 319	4.3
6	9,355	2544.3	− 2531	13.3	× 79 / 319	3.3
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	9,420	2425.4	− 2432	−6.6	× 94 / 333	−1.9
4	9,421	2459.6	− 2473	−13.4	× 94 / 333	−3.8
5	9,422	2520.2	− 2502	18.2	× 71 / 333	3.9
6	9,423	2576.7	− 2531	45.7	× 74 / 333	10.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						8

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	9,389	2402.6	− 2432	−29.4	× 71 / 308	−6.8
4	9,390	2490.1	− 2473	17.1	× 83 / 308	4.6
5	9,391	2482.5	− 2502	−19.5	× 73 / 308	−4.6
6	9,392	2516.2	− 2531	−14.8	× 81 / 308	−3.9
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	9,365	2451.2	− 2432	19.2	× 71 / 304	4.5
4	9,366	2461.2	− 2473	−11.8	× 77 / 304	−3
5	9,367	2521.6	− 2502	19.6	× 89 / 304	5.7
6	9,368	2514.3	− 2531	−16.7	× 67 / 304	−3.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						4

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	9,321	2445.6	− 2432	13.6	× 81 / 319	3.5
4	9,322	2486.3	− 2473	13.3	× 74 / 319	3.1
5	9,323	2521.5	− 2502	19.5	× 76 / 319	4.6
6	9,324	2553.9	− 2531	22.9	× 88 / 319	6.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						18

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	9,302	2475.5	− 2432	43.5	× 86 / 333	11.2
4	9,303	2451.4	− 2473	−21.6	× 82 / 333	−5.3
5	9,304	2514.4	− 2502	12.4	× 82 / 333	3.1
6	9,305	2529.7	− 2531	−1.3	× 83 / 333	−0.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						9

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	9,320	2469.8	− 2432	37.8	× 66 / 299	8.3
4	9,321	2494.0	− 2473	21	× 91 / 299	6.4
5	9,322	2505.2	− 2502	3.2	× 75 / 299	0.8
6	9,323	2561.8	− 2531	30.8	× 67 / 299	6.9
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. −24, 10, 3, −3, 8, −11, 4, 18, 9, 22 → 3.6
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 34 · 2016→2017: 7 · 2017→2018: 6 · 2018→2019: 11 · 2019→2022: 19 · 2022→2023: 15 · 2023→2024: 14 · 2024→2025: 9 · 2025→2026: 13 → average 14.2
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 14.2 × 2.66 = 37.8. Upper limit 41.4, lower limit −34.2.

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.