Cuddeback 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 meets the grade 3 bar. 2461 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader meets the grade 4 bar. 2485 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2529 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader meets the grade 6 bar. 2539 vs. 2531.
7th The average 7th grader meets the grade 7 bar. 2604 vs. 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores just under the grade 8 bar. 2559 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	13,585	2414.1	− 2432	−17.9	× 16 / 66	−4.3
4	13,586	2464.5	− 2473	−8.5	× 16 / 66	−2.1
6	13,590	2521.6	− 2531	−9.4	× 12 / 66	−1.7
7	13,593	2504.5	− 2552	−47.5	× 11 / 66	−7.9
8	13,594	2533.7	− 2567	−33.3	× 11 / 66	−5.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−22

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	12,611	2384.0	− 2432	−48	× 13 / 54	−11.6
4	12,612	2410.9	− 2473	−62.1	× 15 / 54	−17.3
5	12,614	2461.4	− 2502	−40.6	× 13 / 54	−9.8
8	12,621	2556.1	− 2567	−10.9	× 13 / 54	−2.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−41

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	12,945	2451.4	− 2432	19.4	× 13 / 69	3.7
4	12,947	2458.9	− 2473	−14.1	× 14 / 69	−2.9
5	12,950	2444.0	− 2502	−58	× 15 / 69	−12.6
6	12,951	2468.8	− 2531	−62.2	× 16 / 69	−14.4
8	12,955	2580.7	− 2567	13.7	× 11 / 69	2.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−24

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	12,960	2413.9	− 2432	−18.1	× 13 / 72	−3.3
4	12,961	2447.7	− 2473	−25.3	× 14 / 72	−4.9
5	12,964	2464.4	− 2502	−37.6	× 14 / 72	−7.3
6	12,965	2459.1	− 2531	−71.9	× 16 / 72	−16
7	12,968	2579.3	− 2552	27.3	× 15 / 72	5.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−26

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	13,078	2472.1	− 2432	40.1	× 20 / 73	11
5	13,080	2532.2	− 2502	30.2	× 14 / 73	5.8
6	13,081	2507.1	− 2531	−23.9	× 14 / 73	−4.6
7	13,082	2523.7	− 2552	−28.3	× 14 / 73	−5.4
8	13,083	2584.8	− 2567	17.8	× 11 / 73	2.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						9

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	12,922	2451.1	− 2432	19.1	× 15 / 68	4.2
4	12,923	2466.1	− 2473	−6.9	× 14 / 68	−1.4
5	12,924	2524.1	− 2502	22.1	× 15 / 68	4.9
7	12,926	2571.3	− 2552	19.3	× 12 / 68	3.4
8	12,927	2565.3	− 2567	−1.7	× 12 / 68	−0.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						11

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	13,111	2403.3	− 2432	−28.7	× 20 / 81	−7.1
4	13,112	2463.1	− 2473	−9.9	× 21 / 81	−2.6
5	13,113	2539.7	− 2502	37.7	× 13 / 81	6.1
6	13,114	2507.6	− 2531	−23.4	× 16 / 81	−4.6
8	13,116	2550.5	− 2567	−16.5	× 11 / 81	−2.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−10

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	13,088	2419.9	− 2432	−12.1	× 18 / 87	−2.5
4	13,089	2431.2	− 2473	−41.8	× 19 / 87	−9.1
5	13,090	2486.8	− 2502	−15.2	× 21 / 87	−3.7
6	13,091	2519.2	− 2531	−11.8	× 13 / 87	−1.8
7	13,092	2565.3	− 2552	13.3	× 16 / 87	2.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−15

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	13,053	2469.0	− 2432	37	× 21 / 100	7.8
4	13,054	2444.2	− 2473	−28.8	× 15 / 100	−4.3
5	13,055	2475.1	− 2502	−26.9	× 17 / 100	−4.6
6	13,056	2503.7	− 2531	−27.3	× 24 / 100	−6.6
7	13,057	2577.1	− 2552	25.1	× 12 / 100	3
8	13,058	2554.9	− 2567	−12.1	× 11 / 100	−1.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−6

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	13,023	2480.5	− 2432	48.5	× 15 / 87	8.4
4	13,024	2476.2	− 2473	3.2	× 21 / 87	0.8
5	13,025	2508.6	− 2502	6.6	× 14 / 87	1.1
6	13,026	2532.9	− 2531	1.9	× 16 / 87	0.3
7	13,027	2532.8	− 2552	−19.2	× 21 / 87	−4.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						6

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	13,035	2461.1	− 2432	29.1	× 12 / 90	3.9
4	13,036	2484.5	− 2473	11.5	× 13 / 90	1.7
5	13,037	2528.6	− 2502	26.6	× 19 / 90	5.6
6	13,038	2538.6	− 2531	7.6	× 13 / 90	1.1
7	13,039	2603.6	− 2552	51.6	× 13 / 90	7.5
8	13,040	2559.1	− 2567	−7.9	× 20 / 90	−1.8
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. −22, −41, −24, −26, 9, 11, −10, −15, −6, 6, 18 → −9.1
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 19 · 2016→2017: 17 · 2017→2018: 2 · 2018→2019: 35 · 2019→2021: 2 · 2021→2022: 21 · 2022→2023: 5 · 2023→2024: 9 · 2024→2025: 12 · 2025→2026: 12 → average 13.4
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 13.4 × 2.66 = 35.6. Upper limit 26.5, lower limit −44.7.

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. From 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26.