Roeding 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 32 points under the grade 3 bar. 2400 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 23 points under the grade 3 bar. 2410 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2468 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2468 vs. 2473. 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 3rd 62 students 33 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 76 students 15 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 98 students Just under the grade 4 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 3rd 27 students 31 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 20 students 53 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 13 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	10,867	2352.5	− 2432	−79.5	× 104 / 383	−21.6
4	10,869	2381.4	− 2473	−91.6	× 91 / 383	−21.8
5	10,871	2435.4	− 2502	−66.6	× 95 / 383	−16.5
6	10,873	2448.9	− 2531	−82.1	× 93 / 383	−19.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−80

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	9,884	2345.0	− 2432	−87	× 119 / 372	−27.8
4	9,886	2399.2	− 2473	−73.8	× 96 / 372	−19
5	9,889	2438.6	− 2502	−63.4	× 100 / 372	−17
6	9,890	2425.1	− 2531	−105.9	× 57 / 372	−16.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−80

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	10,212	2387.8	− 2432	−44.2	× 117 / 411	−12.6
4	10,215	2412.5	− 2473	−60.5	× 115 / 411	−16.9
5	10,217	2429.0	− 2502	−73	× 100 / 411	−17.8
6	10,219	2454.6	− 2531	−76.4	× 79 / 411	−14.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−62

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	10,231	2361.4	− 2432	−70.6	× 81 / 385	−14.9
4	10,233	2422.1	− 2473	−50.9	× 107 / 385	−14.1
5	10,235	2419.8	− 2502	−82.2	× 110 / 385	−23.5
6	10,237	2444.9	− 2531	−86.1	× 87 / 385	−19.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−72

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	10,306	2421.4	− 2432	−10.6	× 88 / 368	−2.5
4	10,307	2399.4	− 2473	−73.6	× 89 / 368	−17.8
5	10,308	2460.4	− 2502	−41.6	× 108 / 368	−12.2
6	10,309	2457.8	− 2531	−73.2	× 83 / 368	−16.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−49

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	10,299	2362.6	− 2432	−69.4	× 74 / 270	−19
4	10,300	2390.0	− 2473	−83	× 70 / 270	−21.5
5	10,301	2458.4	− 2502	−43.6	× 80 / 270	−12.9
6	10,302	2479.7	− 2531	−51.3	× 46 / 270	−8.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−62

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	10,287	2351.6	− 2432	−80.4	× 79 / 302	−21
4	10,288	2394.2	− 2473	−78.8	× 81 / 302	−21.1
5	10,289	2434.9	− 2502	−67.1	× 71 / 302	−15.8
6	10,290	2454.9	− 2531	−76.1	× 71 / 302	−17.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−76

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	10,253	2366.9	− 2432	−65.1	× 97 / 332	−19
4	10,254	2407.4	− 2473	−65.6	× 86 / 332	−17
5	10,255	2443.5	− 2502	−58.5	× 87 / 332	−15.3
6	10,256	2471.4	− 2531	−59.6	× 62 / 332	−11.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−62

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	10,230	2378.2	− 2432	−53.8	× 99 / 356	−15
4	10,231	2426.3	− 2473	−46.7	× 102 / 356	−13.4
5	10,232	2466.0	− 2502	−36	× 82 / 356	−8.3
6	10,233	2462.0	− 2531	−69	× 73 / 356	−14.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−51

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	10,262	2399.6	− 2432	−32.4	× 89 / 364	−7.9
4	10,263	2409.5	− 2473	−63.5	× 96 / 364	−16.7
5	10,264	2468.0	− 2502	−34	× 111 / 364	−10.4
6	10,265	2468.2	− 2531	−62.8	× 68 / 364	−11.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−47

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −80, −80, −62, −72, −49, −62, −76, −62, −51, −47 → −64.1
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 0 · 2016→2017: 18 · 2017→2018: 10 · 2018→2019: 23 · 2019→2022: 13 · 2022→2023: 14 · 2023→2024: 14 · 2024→2025: 11 · 2025→2026: 4 → average 11.9
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 11.9 × 2.66 = 31.7. Upper limit −32.4, lower limit −95.8.

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.