Mountain View 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. 2434 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2465 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2519 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader meets the grade 6 bar. 2556 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	10,002	2430.8	− 2432	−1.2	× 107 / 408	−0.3
4	10,005	2458.0	− 2473	−15	× 102 / 408	−3.8
5	10,006	2516.5	− 2502	14.5	× 100 / 408	3.6
6	10,009	2542.8	− 2531	11.8	× 99 / 408	2.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						2

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	9,055	2457.8	− 2432	25.8	× 101 / 399	6.5
4	9,057	2472.6	− 2473	−0.4	× 106 / 399	−0.1
5	9,058	2524.9	− 2502	22.9	× 102 / 399	5.9
6	9,060	2575.5	− 2531	44.5	× 90 / 399	10
Sum, rounded to a whole point						22

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	9,364	2451.5	− 2432	19.5	× 97 / 401	4.7
4	9,366	2477.9	− 2473	4.9	× 100 / 401	1.2
5	9,369	2533.8	− 2502	31.8	× 102 / 401	8.1
6	9,371	2558.1	− 2531	27.1	× 102 / 401	6.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						21

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	9,385	2465.6	− 2432	33.6	× 96 / 385	8.4
4	9,386	2478.9	− 2473	5.9	× 95 / 385	1.5
5	9,389	2517.8	− 2502	15.8	× 96 / 385	3.9
6	9,390	2564.1	− 2531	33.1	× 98 / 385	8.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						22

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	9,456	2460.5	− 2432	28.5	× 80 / 349	6.5
4	9,457	2491.1	− 2473	18.1	× 89 / 349	4.6
5	9,458	2515.9	− 2502	13.9	× 77 / 349	3.1
6	9,459	2553.8	− 2531	22.8	× 103 / 349	6.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						21

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	9,425	2427.7	− 2432	−4.3	× 77 / 329	−1
4	9,426	2495.8	− 2473	22.8	× 85 / 329	5.9
5	9,427	2523.2	− 2502	21.2	× 91 / 329	5.9
6	9,428	2561.9	− 2531	30.9	× 76 / 329	7.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						18

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	9,401	2449.8	− 2432	17.8	× 71 / 327	3.9
4	9,402	2478.8	− 2473	5.8	× 80 / 327	1.4
5	9,403	2543.9	− 2502	41.9	× 84 / 327	10.8
6	9,404	2569.8	− 2531	38.8	× 92 / 327	10.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						27

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	9,357	2414.7	− 2432	−17.3	× 80 / 335	−4.1
4	9,358	2487.2	− 2473	14.2	× 80 / 335	3.4
5	9,359	2521.0	− 2502	19	× 86 / 335	4.9
6	9,360	2563.7	− 2531	32.7	× 89 / 335	8.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						13

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	9,338	2428.2	− 2432	−3.8	× 89 / 334	−1
4	9,339	2471.1	− 2473	−1.9	× 77 / 334	−0.4
5	9,340	2522.6	− 2502	20.6	× 82 / 334	5.1
6	9,341	2522.5	− 2531	−8.5	× 86 / 334	−2.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						1

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	9,356	2433.6	− 2432	1.6	× 90 / 350	0.4
4	9,357	2464.5	− 2473	−8.5	× 87 / 350	−2.1
5	9,358	2518.5	− 2502	16.5	× 78 / 350	3.7
6	9,359	2555.7	− 2531	24.7	× 95 / 350	6.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						9

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. 2, 22, 21, 22, 21, 18, 27, 13, 1, 9 → 15.6
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 20 · 2016→2017: 1 · 2017→2018: 1 · 2018→2019: 1 · 2019→2022: 3 · 2022→2023: 9 · 2023→2024: 14 · 2024→2025: 12 · 2025→2026: 8 → average 7.7
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 7.7 × 2.66 = 20.5. Upper limit 36.1, lower limit −4.9.

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.