Norseman 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.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 60 points under the grade 3 bar. 2372 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 15 points under the grade 3 bar. 2417 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2470 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 22 points under the grade 5 bar. 2480 vs. 2502. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.

Students fluent in English

The closest these results come to reading alone: English is not in the way. Includes students who have only ever spoken English.

Grade bars 5th 50 students Just under the grade 4 bar. 6th 59 students 15 points under the grade 5 bar.

English learners

Students leave this group as they become fluent, so its average stays low even where they learn well.

Grade bars 5th 13 students 11 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 14 students 20 points under the grade 4 bar.

the group's average that grade's own bar the distance between

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. The state leaves out any group of ten students or fewer, so a grade may be missing from the charts.

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	10,826	2337.2	− 2432	−94.8	× 116 / 387	−28.4
4	10,829	2388.6	− 2473	−84.4	× 85 / 387	−18.5
5	10,830	2410.1	− 2502	−91.9	× 115 / 387	−27.3
6	10,833	2451.5	− 2531	−79.5	× 71 / 387	−14.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−89

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	9,844	2365.8	− 2432	−66.2	× 101 / 405	−16.5
4	9,847	2381.0	− 2473	−92	× 120 / 405	−27.3
5	9,848	2436.5	− 2502	−65.5	× 79 / 405	−12.8
6	9,851	2442.8	− 2531	−88.2	× 105 / 405	−22.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−79

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	10,173	2348.7	− 2432	−83.3	× 93 / 401	−19.3
4	10,175	2415.2	− 2473	−57.8	× 104 / 401	−15
5	10,176	2444.3	− 2502	−57.7	× 120 / 401	−17.3
6	10,179	2494.5	− 2531	−36.5	× 84 / 401	−7.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−59

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	10,190	2356.4	− 2432	−75.6	× 93 / 426	−16.5
4	10,193	2404.9	− 2473	−68.1	× 102 / 426	−16.3
5	10,194	2445.6	− 2502	−56.4	× 109 / 426	−14.4
6	10,196	2468.5	− 2531	−62.5	× 122 / 426	−17.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−65

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	10,266	2347.5	− 2432	−84.5	× 87 / 394	−18.7
4	10,267	2391.5	− 2473	−81.5	× 102 / 394	−21.1
5	10,268	2416.7	− 2502	−85.3	× 105 / 394	−22.7
6	10,269	2488.2	− 2531	−42.8	× 100 / 394	−10.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−73

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	10,259	2356.0	− 2432	−76	× 76 / 310	−18.6
4	10,260	2396.7	− 2473	−76.3	× 103 / 310	−25.4
5	10,261	2451.6	− 2502	−50.4	× 70 / 310	−11.4
6	10,262	2468.0	− 2531	−63	× 61 / 310	−12.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−68

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	10,247	2320.8	− 2432	−111.2	× 80 / 335	−26.6
4	10,248	2391.5	− 2473	−81.5	× 81 / 335	−19.7
5	10,249	2451.5	− 2502	−50.5	× 99 / 335	−14.9
6	10,250	2484.9	− 2531	−46.1	× 75 / 335	−10.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−72

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	10,213	2369.6	− 2432	−62.4	× 79 / 341	−14.5
4	10,214	2392.5	− 2473	−80.5	× 80 / 341	−18.9
5	10,215	2451.5	− 2502	−50.5	× 85 / 341	−12.6
6	10,216	2502.0	− 2531	−29	× 97 / 341	−8.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−54

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	10,190	2368.4	− 2432	−63.6	× 63 / 280	−14.3
4	10,191	2409.0	− 2473	−64	× 62 / 280	−14.2
5	10,192	2427.2	− 2502	−74.8	× 76 / 280	−20.3
6	10,193	2509.8	− 2531	−21.2	× 79 / 280	−6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−55

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	10,222	2371.8	− 2432	−60.2	× 68 / 262	−15.6
4	10,223	2417.2	− 2473	−55.8	× 58 / 262	−12.4
5	10,224	2469.6	− 2502	−32.4	× 63 / 262	−7.8
6	10,225	2480.3	− 2531	−50.7	× 73 / 262	−14.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−50

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −89, −79, −59, −65, −73, −68, −72, −54, −55, −50 → −66.4
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 10 · 2016→2017: 20 · 2017→2018: 6 · 2018→2019: 8 · 2019→2022: 5 · 2022→2023: 4 · 2023→2024: 18 · 2024→2025: 1 · 2025→2026: 5 → average 8.6
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 8.6 × 2.66 = 22.9. Upper limit −43.5, lower limit −89.3.

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.