Pacific Union Elementary: english

The shaded band is this district'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.

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	11,659	2324.4	− 2432	−107.6	× 43 / 243	−19
4	11,661	2388.8	− 2473	−84.2	× 44 / 243	−15.2
5	11,663	2411.4	− 2502	−90.6	× 41 / 243	−15.3
6	11,665	2460.6	− 2531	−70.4	× 38 / 243	−11
7	11,667	2530.6	− 2552	−21.4	× 40 / 243	−3.5
8	11,669	2529.3	− 2567	−37.7	× 37 / 243	−5.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−70

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	10,671	2365.5	− 2432	−66.5	× 43 / 258	−11.1
4	10,672	2417.7	− 2473	−55.3	× 43 / 258	−9.2
5	10,674	2428.1	− 2502	−73.9	× 46 / 258	−13.2
6	10,677	2443.3	− 2531	−87.7	× 39 / 258	−13.3
7	10,679	2535.8	− 2552	−16.2	× 43 / 258	−2.7
8	10,681	2563.2	− 2567	−3.8	× 44 / 258	−0.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−50

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	10,997	2381.5	− 2432	−50.5	× 41 / 251	−8.2
4	10,998	2428.0	− 2473	−45	× 43 / 251	−7.7
5	11,001	2425.3	− 2502	−76.7	× 44 / 251	−13.4
6	11,002	2444.4	− 2531	−86.6	× 47 / 251	−16.2
7	11,005	2543.0	− 2552	−9	× 37 / 251	−1.3
8	11,007	2578.1	− 2567	11.1	× 39 / 251	1.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−45

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	11,008	2363.4	− 2432	−68.6	× 40 / 250	−11
4	11,011	2480.0	− 2473	7	× 43 / 250	1.2
5	11,012	2460.4	− 2502	−41.6	× 44 / 250	−7.3
6	11,015	2508.5	− 2531	−22.5	× 42 / 250	−3.8
7	11,016	2563.4	− 2552	11.4	× 47 / 250	2.1
8	11,019	2591.9	− 2567	24.9	× 34 / 250	3.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−15

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	11,078	2361.6	− 2432	−70.4	× 42 / 266	−11.1
4	11,079	2415.0	− 2473	−58	× 38 / 266	−8.3
5	11,080	2489.2	− 2502	−12.8	× 47 / 266	−2.3
6	11,081	2489.4	− 2531	−41.6	× 49 / 266	−7.7
7	11,082	2555.9	− 2552	3.9	× 45 / 266	0.7
8	11,083	2565.3	− 2567	−1.7	× 45 / 266	−0.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−29

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	11,081	2406.1	− 2432	−25.9	× 48 / 244	−5.1
4	11,082	2429.2	− 2473	−43.8	× 32 / 244	−5.7
5	11,083	2435.4	− 2502	−66.6	× 40 / 244	−10.9
6	11,084	2481.2	− 2531	−49.8	× 47 / 244	−9.6
7	11,085	2549.6	− 2552	−2.4	× 39 / 244	−0.4
8	11,086	2606.2	− 2567	39.2	× 38 / 244	6.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−26

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	11,063	2405.2	− 2432	−26.8	× 35 / 222	−4.2
4	11,064	2429.3	− 2473	−43.7	× 43 / 222	−8.5
5	11,065	2466.2	− 2502	−35.8	× 30 / 222	−4.8
6	11,066	2468.0	− 2531	−63	× 41 / 222	−11.6
7	11,067	2551.2	− 2552	−0.8	× 40 / 222	−0.1
8	11,068	2566.6	− 2567	−0.4	× 33 / 222	−0.1
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	11,031	2408.2	− 2432	−23.8	× 31 / 215	−3.4
4	11,032	2404.5	− 2473	−68.5	× 35 / 215	−11.2
5	11,033	2464.0	− 2502	−38	× 42 / 215	−7.4
6	11,034	2508.4	− 2531	−22.6	× 28 / 215	−2.9
7	11,035	2559.0	− 2552	7	× 39 / 215	1.3
8	11,036	2553.6	− 2567	−13.4	× 40 / 215	−2.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−26

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	10,968	2385.8	− 2432	−46.2	× 37 / 211	−8.1
4	10,969	2381.1	− 2473	−91.9	× 28 / 211	−12.2
5	10,970	2456.7	− 2502	−45.3	× 32 / 211	−6.9
6	10,971	2489.0	− 2531	−42	× 42 / 211	−8.4
7	10,972	2545.6	− 2552	−6.4	× 35 / 211	−1.1
8	10,973	2584.6	− 2567	17.6	× 37 / 211	3.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−34

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	10,996	2419.8	− 2432	−12.2	× 52 / 225	−2.8
4	10,997	2396.9	− 2473	−76.1	× 39 / 225	−13.2
5	10,998	2408.1	− 2502	−93.9	× 28 / 225	−11.7
6	10,999	2496.8	− 2531	−34.2	× 27 / 225	−4.1
7	11,000	2553.4	− 2552	1.4	× 44 / 225	0.3
8	11,001	2542.2	− 2567	−24.8	× 35 / 225	−3.9
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. −70, −50, −45, −15, −29, −26, −29, −26, −34, −35 → −35.9
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 20 · 2016→2017: 5 · 2017→2018: 30 · 2018→2019: 14 · 2019→2022: 3 · 2022→2023: 3 · 2023→2024: 3 · 2024→2025: 8 · 2025→2026: 1 → average 9.7
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 9.7 × 2.66 = 25.8. Upper limit −10.1, lower limit −61.7.

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 — for a district, the total across its schools. From 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26.

Schools in Pacific Union Elementary

K–8 schools

Pacific Union Elementary