Orange Center 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 8.

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 27 points under the grade 3 bar. 2405 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 26 points under the grade 4 bar. 2447 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 11 points under the grade 5 bar. 2491 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 16 points under the grade 5 bar. 2487 vs. 2502. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores just under the grade 6 bar. 2522 vs. 2531. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader meets the grade 8 bar. 2568 vs. 2567.

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	11,644	2329.0	− 2432	−103	× 50 / 214	−24.1
4	11,647	2410.0	− 2473	−63	× 30 / 214	−8.8
5	11,648	2410.7	− 2502	−91.3	× 34 / 214	−14.5
6	11,651	2455.8	− 2531	−75.2	× 35 / 214	−12.3
7	11,652	2477.5	− 2552	−74.5	× 34 / 214	−11.8
8	11,655	2478.4	− 2567	−88.6	× 31 / 214	−12.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−84

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	10,657	2369.7	− 2432	−62.3	× 38 / 204	−11.6
4	10,658	2371.2	− 2473	−101.8	× 46 / 204	−23
5	10,661	2436.3	− 2502	−65.7	× 28 / 204	−9
6	10,663	2476.9	− 2531	−54.1	× 29 / 204	−7.7
7	10,665	2463.5	− 2552	−88.5	× 30 / 204	−13
8	10,667	2511.2	− 2567	−55.8	× 33 / 204	−9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−73

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	10,983	2408.2	− 2432	−23.8	× 23 / 190	−2.9
4	10,984	2417.3	− 2473	−55.7	× 39 / 190	−11.4
5	10,986	2431.6	− 2502	−70.4	× 41 / 190	−15.2
6	10,989	2514.1	− 2531	−16.9	× 29 / 190	−2.6
7	10,990	2491.8	− 2552	−60.2	× 30 / 190	−9.5
8	10,993	2520.3	− 2567	−46.7	× 28 / 190	−6.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−48

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	10,994	2402.2	− 2432	−29.8	× 34 / 191	−5.3
4	10,996	2459.5	− 2473	−13.5	× 24 / 191	−1.7
5	10,998	2452.5	− 2502	−49.5	× 35 / 191	−9.1
6	11,000	2484.3	− 2531	−46.7	× 41 / 191	−10
7	11,002	2559.6	− 2552	7.6	× 31 / 191	1.2
8	11,004	2548.0	− 2567	−19	× 26 / 191	−2.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−27

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	11,064	2356.4	− 2432	−75.6	× 34 / 211	−12.2
4	11,065	2429.9	− 2473	−43.1	× 32 / 211	−6.5
5	11,066	2455.6	− 2502	−46.4	× 26 / 211	−5.7
6	11,067	2491.8	− 2531	−39.2	× 37 / 211	−6.9
7	11,068	2520.0	− 2552	−32	× 48 / 211	−7.3
8	11,069	2583.8	− 2567	16.8	× 34 / 211	2.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−36

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	10,912	2361.3	− 2432	−70.7	× 26 / 185	−9.9
4	10,913	2398.8	− 2473	−74.2	× 31 / 185	−12.4
5	10,914	2417.9	− 2502	−84.1	× 30 / 185	−13.6
6	10,915	2488.5	− 2531	−42.5	× 34 / 185	−7.8
7	10,916	2512.5	− 2552	−39.5	× 27 / 185	−5.8
8	10,917	2556.4	− 2567	−10.6	× 37 / 185	−2.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−52

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	11,067	2357.2	− 2432	−74.8	× 27 / 171	−11.8
4	11,068	2425.2	− 2473	−47.8	× 28 / 171	−7.8
5	11,069	2472.7	− 2502	−29.3	× 32 / 171	−5.5
6	11,070	2469.3	− 2531	−61.7	× 25 / 171	−9
7	11,071	2521.8	− 2552	−30.2	× 30 / 171	−5.3
8	11,072	2509.4	− 2567	−57.6	× 29 / 171	−9.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−49

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	11,049	2364.0	− 2432	−68	× 32 / 160	−13.6
4	11,050	2428.2	− 2473	−44.8	× 27 / 160	−7.6
5	11,051	2470.9	− 2502	−31.1	× 21 / 160	−4.1
6	11,052	2499.1	− 2531	−31.9	× 29 / 160	−5.8
7	11,053	2519.8	− 2552	−32.2	× 25 / 160	−5
8	11,054	2548.5	− 2567	−18.5	× 26 / 160	−3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−39

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	11,017	2416.2	− 2432	−15.8	× 26 / 160	−2.6
4	11,018	2391.0	− 2473	−82	× 35 / 160	−17.9
5	11,019	2482.2	− 2502	−19.8	× 20 / 160	−2.5
6	11,020	2498.8	− 2531	−32.2	× 21 / 160	−4.2
7	11,021	2544.9	− 2552	−7.1	× 30 / 160	−1.3
8	11,022	2552.0	− 2567	−15	× 28 / 160	−2.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−31

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	10,954	2412.3	− 2432	−19.7	× 26 / 151	−3.4
4	10,955	2483.2	− 2473	10.2	× 24 / 151	1.6
5	10,956	2456.8	− 2502	−45.2	× 31 / 151	−9.3
6	10,957	2505.8	− 2531	−25.2	× 19 / 151	−3.2
7	10,958	2506.6	− 2552	−45.4	× 23 / 151	−6.9
8	10,959	2575.4	− 2567	8.4	× 28 / 151	1.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−20

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	10,982	2405.3	− 2432	−26.7	× 24 / 148	−4.3
4	10,983	2446.7	− 2473	−26.3	× 26 / 148	−4.6
5	10,984	2491.0	− 2502	−11	× 25 / 148	−1.9
6	10,985	2486.5	− 2531	−44.5	× 31 / 148	−9.3
7	10,986	2522.2	− 2552	−29.8	× 19 / 148	−3.8
8	10,987	2568.4	− 2567	1.4	× 23 / 148	0.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−24

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −84, −73, −48, −27, −36, −52, −49, −39, −31, −20, −24 → −43.9
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 11 · 2016→2017: 25 · 2017→2018: 21 · 2018→2019: 9 · 2019→2021: 16 · 2021→2022: 3 · 2022→2023: 10 · 2023→2024: 8 · 2024→2025: 11 · 2025→2026: 4 → average 11.8
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 11.8 × 2.66 = 31.4. Upper limit −12.5, lower limit −75.3.

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.