Susan B. Anthony 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 scores 57 points under the grade 3 bar. 2375 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2424 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2533 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2467 vs. 2473. The 6th-grade bar is 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	11,170	2360.8	− 2432	−71.2	× 70 / 215	−23.2
4	11,173	2383.3	− 2473	−89.7	× 52 / 215	−21.7
5	11,175	2413.5	− 2502	−88.5	× 41 / 215	−16.9
6	11,176	2458.7	− 2531	−72.3	× 52 / 215	−17.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−79

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	10,189	2373.8	− 2432	−58.2	× 60 / 223	−15.7
4	10,191	2379.6	− 2473	−93.4	× 69 / 223	−28.9
5	10,192	2442.8	− 2502	−59.2	× 47 / 223	−12.5
6	10,195	2487.4	− 2531	−43.6	× 47 / 223	−9.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−66

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	10,516	2413.3	− 2432	−18.7	× 51 / 215	−4.4
4	10,519	2404.3	− 2473	−68.7	× 66 / 215	−21.1
5	10,520	2422.2	− 2502	−79.8	× 52 / 215	−19.3
6	10,522	2506.3	− 2531	−24.7	× 46 / 215	−5.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−50

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	10,529	2418.3	− 2432	−13.7	× 60 / 239	−3.4
4	10,530	2415.6	− 2473	−57.4	× 55 / 239	−13.2
5	10,533	2443.7	− 2502	−58.3	× 70 / 239	−17.1
6	10,534	2502.4	− 2531	−28.6	× 54 / 239	−6.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−40

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	10,604	2419.4	− 2432	−12.6	× 58 / 246	−3
4	10,605	2421.9	− 2473	−51.1	× 63 / 246	−13.1
5	10,606	2469.2	− 2502	−32.8	× 54 / 246	−7.2
6	10,607	2489.7	− 2531	−41.3	× 71 / 246	−11.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−35

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	10,597	2356.7	− 2432	−75.3	× 61 / 211	−21.8
4	10,598	2450.1	− 2473	−22.9	× 52 / 211	−5.6
5	10,599	2476.8	− 2502	−25.2	× 52 / 211	−6.2
6	10,600	2500.0	− 2531	−31	× 46 / 211	−6.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−40

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	10,585	2401.1	− 2432	−30.9	× 48 / 211	−7
4	10,586	2450.5	− 2473	−22.5	× 60 / 211	−6.4
5	10,587	2447.2	− 2502	−54.8	× 54 / 211	−14
6	10,588	2525.0	− 2531	−6	× 49 / 211	−1.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−29

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	10,551	2394.9	− 2432	−37.1	× 45 / 216	−7.7
4	10,552	2403.5	− 2473	−69.5	× 52 / 216	−16.7
5	10,553	2447.4	− 2502	−54.6	× 68 / 216	−17.2
6	10,554	2505.8	− 2531	−25.2	× 51 / 216	−6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−48

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	10,528	2375.1	− 2432	−56.9	× 48 / 199	−13.7
4	10,529	2425.1	− 2473	−47.9	× 46 / 199	−11.1
5	10,530	2442.3	− 2502	−59.7	× 43 / 199	−12.9
6	10,531	2458.8	− 2531	−72.2	× 62 / 199	−22.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−60

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	10,560	2375.3	− 2432	−56.7	× 41 / 162	−14.4
4	10,561	2424.1	− 2473	−48.9	× 39 / 162	−11.8
5	10,562	2533.3	− 2502	31.3	× 40 / 162	7.7
6	10,563	2467.3	− 2531	−63.7	× 42 / 162	−16.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−35

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −79, −66, −50, −40, −35, −40, −29, −48, −60, −35 → −48.2
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 13 · 2016→2017: 16 · 2017→2018: 10 · 2018→2019: 5 · 2019→2022: 5 · 2022→2023: 11 · 2023→2024: 19 · 2024→2025: 12 · 2025→2026: 25 → 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 −13.9, lower limit −82.5.

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.