Weldon 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. 2432 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader meets the grade 4 bar. 2476 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2515 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 13 points under the grade 6 bar. 2518 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	9,951	2434.1	− 2432	2.1	× 87 / 358	0.5
4	9,952	2442.5	− 2473	−30.5	× 91 / 358	−7.8
5	9,955	2451.0	− 2502	−51	× 87 / 358	−12.4
6	9,956	2518.6	− 2531	−12.4	× 93 / 358	−3.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−23

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	9,002	2426.7	− 2432	−5.3	× 80 / 357	−1.2
4	9,004	2469.5	− 2473	−3.5	× 92 / 357	−0.9
5	9,006	2466.1	− 2502	−35.9	× 93 / 357	−9.4
6	9,008	2520.0	− 2531	−11	× 92 / 357	−2.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−14

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	9,310	2436.7	− 2432	4.7	× 96 / 353	1.3
4	9,313	2457.6	− 2473	−15.4	× 84 / 353	−3.7
5	9,315	2517.1	− 2502	15.1	× 87 / 353	3.7
6	9,316	2545.1	− 2531	14.1	× 86 / 353	3.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						5

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	9,333	2421.1	− 2432	−10.9	× 79 / 362	−2.4
4	9,334	2463.7	− 2473	−9.3	× 100 / 362	−2.6
5	9,337	2466.2	− 2502	−35.8	× 81 / 362	−8
6	9,338	2570.2	− 2531	39.2	× 102 / 362	11
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−2

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	9,404	2443.2	− 2432	11.2	× 85 / 344	2.8
4	9,405	2464.4	− 2473	−8.6	× 80 / 344	−2
5	9,406	2496.3	− 2502	−5.7	× 97 / 344	−1.6
6	9,407	2531.8	− 2531	0.8	× 82 / 344	0.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−1

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	9,373	2397.3	− 2432	−34.7	× 86 / 307	−9.7
4	9,374	2444.3	− 2473	−28.7	× 79 / 307	−7.4
5	9,375	2478.6	− 2502	−23.4	× 74 / 307	−5.6
6	9,376	2546.1	− 2531	15.1	× 68 / 307	3.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−19

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	9,349	2376.9	− 2432	−55.1	× 80 / 316	−13.9
4	9,350	2419.9	− 2473	−53.1	× 82 / 316	−13.8
5	9,351	2480.8	− 2502	−21.2	× 83 / 316	−5.6
6	9,352	2509.8	− 2531	−21.2	× 71 / 316	−4.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−38

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	9,305	2425.2	− 2432	−6.8	× 54 / 279	−1.3
4	9,306	2417.3	− 2473	−55.7	× 73 / 279	−14.6
5	9,307	2486.6	− 2502	−15.4	× 77 / 279	−4.3
6	9,308	2504.9	− 2531	−26.1	× 75 / 279	−7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−27

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	9,286	2440.6	− 2432	8.6	× 66 / 273	2.1
4	9,287	2484.1	− 2473	11.1	× 62 / 273	2.5
5	9,288	2483.3	− 2502	−18.7	× 67 / 273	−4.6
6	9,289	2542.4	− 2531	11.4	× 78 / 273	3.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						3

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	9,304	2432.4	− 2432	0.4	× 67 / 267	0.1
4	9,305	2475.8	− 2473	2.8	× 73 / 267	0.8
5	9,306	2515.0	− 2502	13	× 65 / 267	3.2
6	9,307	2518.0	− 2531	−13	× 62 / 267	−3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						1

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −23, −14, 5, −2, −1, −19, −38, −27, 3, 1 → −11.5
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: 19 · 2017→2018: 7 · 2018→2019: 1 · 2019→2022: 18 · 2022→2023: 19 · 2023→2024: 11 · 2024→2025: 30 · 2025→2026: 2 → average 12.9
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 12.9 × 2.66 = 34.3. Upper limit 22.8, lower limit −45.8.

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.