Foothill 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 30 points under the grade 3 bar. 2402 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2469 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2525 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 27 points under the grade 5 bar. 2475 vs. 2502. 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	12,755	2380.9	− 2432	−51.1	× 67 / 323	−10.6
4	12,758	2475.1	− 2473	2.1	× 86 / 323	0.6
5	12,759	2483.0	− 2502	−19	× 88 / 323	−5.2
6	12,762	2514.1	− 2531	−16.9	× 82 / 323	−4.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−20

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	11,778	2421.1	− 2432	−10.9	× 92 / 343	−2.9
4	11,781	2421.4	− 2473	−51.6	× 73 / 343	−11
5	11,783	2494.1	− 2502	−7.9	× 90 / 343	−2.1
6	11,785	2501.5	− 2531	−29.5	× 88 / 343	−7.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−24

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	12,109	2424.1	− 2432	−7.9	× 87 / 362	−1.9
4	12,111	2457.5	− 2473	−15.5	× 98 / 362	−4.2
5	12,113	2443.6	− 2502	−58.4	× 78 / 362	−12.6
6	12,115	2532.5	− 2531	1.5	× 99 / 362	0.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−18

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	12,145	2433.7	− 2432	1.7	× 82 / 342	0.4
4	12,146	2449.8	− 2473	−23.2	× 86 / 342	−5.8
5	12,149	2477.0	− 2502	−25	× 95 / 342	−6.9
6	12,150	2477.3	− 2531	−53.7	× 79 / 342	−12.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−25

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	12,232	2403.3	− 2432	−28.7	× 95 / 347	−7.9
4	12,233	2470.7	− 2473	−2.3	× 83 / 347	−0.6
5	12,234	2493.6	− 2502	−8.4	× 81 / 347	−2
6	12,235	2516.6	− 2531	−14.4	× 88 / 347	−3.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−14

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	12,054	2421.4	− 2432	−10.6	× 64 / 271	−2.5
4	12,055	2464.3	− 2473	−8.7	× 79 / 271	−2.5
5	12,056	2508.5	− 2502	6.5	× 68 / 271	1.6
6	12,057	2524.7	− 2531	−6.3	× 60 / 271	−1.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−5

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	12,241	2400.5	− 2432	−31.5	× 83 / 317	−8.2
4	12,242	2478.2	− 2473	5.2	× 65 / 317	1.1
5	12,243	2480.5	− 2502	−21.5	× 96 / 317	−6.5
6	12,244	2495.2	− 2531	−35.8	× 73 / 317	−8.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−22

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	12,220	2406.1	− 2432	−25.9	× 99 / 372	−6.9
4	12,221	2470.3	− 2473	−2.7	× 90 / 372	−0.7
5	12,222	2447.4	− 2502	−54.6	× 77 / 372	−11.3
6	12,223	2456.2	− 2531	−74.8	× 106 / 372	−21.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−40

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	12,183	2420.2	− 2432	−11.8	× 85 / 349	−2.9
4	12,184	2442.6	− 2473	−30.4	× 94 / 349	−8.2
5	12,185	2461.3	− 2502	−40.7	× 92 / 349	−10.7
6	12,186	2484.0	− 2531	−47	× 78 / 349	−10.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−32

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	12,138	2385.9	− 2432	−46.1	× 86 / 352	−11.3
4	12,139	2464.7	− 2473	−8.3	× 86 / 352	−2
5	12,140	2464.0	− 2502	−38	× 95 / 352	−10.3
6	12,141	2487.1	− 2531	−43.9	× 85 / 352	−10.6
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	12,164	2401.8	− 2432	−30.2	× 82 / 337	−7.3
4	12,165	2469.1	− 2473	−3.9	× 83 / 337	−1
5	12,166	2525.1	− 2502	23.1	× 81 / 337	5.6
6	12,167	2475.2	− 2531	−55.8	× 91 / 337	−15.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−18

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −20, −24, −18, −25, −14, −5, −22, −40, −32, −34, −18 → −22.9
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 4 · 2016→2017: 6 · 2017→2018: 7 · 2018→2019: 11 · 2019→2021: 9 · 2021→2022: 17 · 2022→2023: 18 · 2023→2024: 8 · 2024→2025: 2 · 2025→2026: 16 → average 9.8
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 9.8 × 2.66 = 26.1. Upper limit 3.2, lower limit −49.

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.