Starr 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. 2440 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader meets the grade 4 bar. 2482 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2495 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader meets the grade 6 bar. 2557 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	11,084	2424.5	− 2432	−7.5	× 68 / 223	−2.3
4	11,087	2446.1	− 2473	−26.9	× 54 / 223	−6.5
5	11,088	2464.3	− 2502	−37.7	× 53 / 223	−9
6	11,091	2499.4	− 2531	−31.6	× 48 / 223	−6.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−25

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	10,102	2422.1	− 2432	−9.9	× 74 / 243	−3
4	10,104	2438.3	− 2473	−34.7	× 69 / 243	−9.9
5	10,107	2484.6	− 2502	−17.4	× 51 / 243	−3.7
6	10,108	2531.0	− 2531	0	× 49 / 243	0
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−17

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	10,430	2458.7	− 2432	26.7	× 56 / 243	6.2
4	10,433	2448.6	− 2473	−24.4	× 74 / 243	−7.4
5	10,434	2479.6	− 2502	−22.4	× 60 / 243	−5.5
6	10,437	2524.8	− 2531	−6.2	× 53 / 243	−1.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−8

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	10,442	2451.4	− 2432	19.4	× 45 / 224	3.9
4	10,444	2453.1	− 2473	−19.9	× 57 / 224	−5.1
5	10,446	2480.0	− 2502	−22	× 66 / 224	−6.5
6	10,448	2528.8	− 2531	−2.2	× 56 / 224	−0.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−8

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	10,518	2473.8	− 2432	41.8	× 57 / 210	11.3
4	10,519	2464.0	− 2473	−9	× 50 / 210	−2.1
5	10,520	2477.5	− 2502	−24.5	× 40 / 210	−4.7
6	10,521	2521.0	− 2531	−10	× 63 / 210	−3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						2

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	10,511	2420.0	− 2432	−12	× 47 / 172	−3.3
4	10,512	2460.8	− 2473	−12.2	× 45 / 172	−3.2
5	10,513	2479.7	− 2502	−22.3	× 45 / 172	−5.8
6	10,514	2536.7	− 2531	5.7	× 35 / 172	1.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−11

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	10,499	2429.9	− 2432	−2.1	× 59 / 198	−0.6
4	10,500	2476.3	− 2473	3.3	× 44 / 198	0.7
5	10,501	2482.7	− 2502	−19.3	× 49 / 198	−4.8
6	10,502	2509.2	− 2531	−21.8	× 46 / 198	−5.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−10

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	10,465	2425.6	− 2432	−6.4	× 40 / 177	−1.4
4	10,466	2461.2	− 2473	−11.8	× 57 / 177	−3.8
5	10,467	2498.0	− 2502	−4	× 31 / 177	−0.7
6	10,468	2533.6	− 2531	2.6	× 49 / 177	0.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−5

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	10,442	2419.9	− 2432	−12.1	× 43 / 162	−3.2
4	10,443	2472.1	− 2473	−0.9	× 38 / 162	−0.2
5	10,444	2489.7	− 2502	−12.3	× 52 / 162	−3.9
6	10,445	2557.9	− 2531	26.9	× 29 / 162	4.8
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	10,474	2439.7	− 2432	7.7	× 38 / 169	1.7
4	10,475	2481.5	− 2473	8.5	× 46 / 169	2.3
5	10,476	2495.2	− 2502	−6.8	× 33 / 169	−1.3
6	10,477	2557.3	− 2531	26.3	× 52 / 169	8.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						11

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −25, −17, −8, −8, 2, −11, −10, −5, −3, 11 → −7.4
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 8 · 2016→2017: 9 · 2017→2018: 0 · 2018→2019: 10 · 2019→2022: 13 · 2022→2023: 1 · 2023→2024: 5 · 2024→2025: 2 · 2025→2026: 14 → average 6.9
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 6.9 × 2.66 = 18.4. Upper limit 11, lower limit −25.8.

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.