Pinedale 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. 2435 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 24 points under the grade 3 bar. 2408 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 20 points under the grade 5 bar. 2482 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 26 points under the grade 6 bar. 2505 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	10,043	2422.1	− 2432	−9.9	× 68 / 242	−2.8
4	10,044	2421.4	− 2473	−51.6	× 66 / 242	−14.1
5	10,047	2465.9	− 2502	−36.1	× 61 / 242	−9.1
6	10,048	2491.1	− 2531	−39.9	× 47 / 242	−7.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−34

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	9,094	2392.1	− 2432	−39.9	× 63 / 257	−9.8
4	9,096	2440.0	− 2473	−33	× 69 / 257	−8.9
5	9,099	2479.1	− 2502	−22.9	× 64 / 257	−5.7
6	9,101	2527.2	− 2531	−3.8	× 61 / 257	−0.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−25

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	9,404	2406.8	− 2432	−25.2	× 72 / 265	−6.8
4	9,407	2400.8	− 2473	−72.2	× 63 / 265	−17.2
5	9,408	2464.5	− 2502	−37.5	× 67 / 265	−9.5
6	9,410	2504.3	− 2531	−26.7	× 63 / 265	−6.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−40

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	9,424	2416.7	− 2432	−15.3	× 75 / 277	−4.1
4	9,427	2453.6	− 2473	−19.4	× 72 / 277	−5
5	9,428	2450.3	− 2502	−51.7	× 67 / 277	−12.5
6	9,431	2504.2	− 2531	−26.8	× 63 / 277	−6.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−28

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	9,496	2415.5	− 2432	−16.5	× 72 / 282	−4.2
4	9,497	2453.5	− 2473	−19.5	× 74 / 282	−5.1
5	9,498	2486.0	− 2502	−16	× 68 / 282	−3.9
6	9,499	2462.0	− 2531	−69	× 68 / 282	−16.6
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	9,465	2371.9	− 2432	−60.1	× 63 / 275	−13.8
4	9,466	2441.1	− 2473	−31.9	× 70 / 275	−8.1
5	9,467	2454.6	− 2502	−47.4	× 77 / 275	−13.3
6	9,468	2518.4	− 2531	−12.6	× 65 / 275	−3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−38

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	9,441	2389.6	− 2432	−42.4	× 56 / 260	−9.1
4	9,442	2396.3	− 2473	−76.7	× 60 / 260	−17.7
5	9,443	2439.2	− 2502	−62.8	× 71 / 260	−17.1
6	9,444	2451.6	− 2531	−79.4	× 73 / 260	−22.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−66

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	9,397	2393.8	− 2432	−38.2	× 67 / 255	−10
4	9,398	2424.7	− 2473	−48.3	× 58 / 255	−11
5	9,399	2413.4	− 2502	−88.6	× 62 / 255	−21.5
6	9,400	2494.6	− 2531	−36.4	× 68 / 255	−9.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−52

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	9,378	2374.6	− 2432	−57.4	× 71 / 259	−15.7
4	9,379	2433.7	− 2473	−39.3	× 69 / 259	−10.5
5	9,380	2457.8	− 2502	−44.2	× 62 / 259	−10.6
6	9,381	2481.1	− 2531	−49.9	× 57 / 259	−11
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−48

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	9,396	2434.9	− 2432	2.9	× 54 / 247	0.6
4	9,397	2408.3	− 2473	−64.7	× 70 / 247	−18.3
5	9,398	2481.7	− 2502	−20.3	× 65 / 247	−5.3
6	9,399	2505.0	− 2531	−26	× 58 / 247	−6.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−29

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −34, −25, −40, −28, −30, −38, −66, −52, −48, −29 → −39
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 9 · 2016→2017: 15 · 2017→2018: 12 · 2018→2019: 2 · 2019→2022: 8 · 2022→2023: 28 · 2023→2024: 14 · 2024→2025: 4 · 2025→2026: 19 → average 12.3
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 12.3 × 2.66 = 32.7. Upper limit −6.3, lower limit −71.7.

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.