Lo-Inyo 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 41 points under the grade 3 bar. 2391 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2430 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2526 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 6 bar. 2524 vs. 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores 20 points under the grade 7 bar. 2532 vs. 2552.
8th The average 8th grader meets the grade 8 bar. 2567 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	15,523	2393.1	− 2432	−38.9	× 31 / 154	−7.8
4	15,524	2447.3	− 2473	−25.7	× 25 / 154	−4.2
5	15,527	2428.2	− 2502	−73.8	× 28 / 154	−13.4
6	15,529	2476.0	− 2531	−55	× 26 / 154	−9.3
7	15,530	2499.2	− 2552	−52.8	× 23 / 154	−7.9
8	15,533	2519.2	− 2567	−47.8	× 21 / 154	−6.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−49

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	14,526	2410.1	− 2432	−21.9	× 33 / 156	−4.6
4	14,529	2451.6	− 2473	−21.4	× 25 / 156	−3.4
5	14,530	2497.7	− 2502	−4.3	× 25 / 156	−0.7
6	14,533	2458.2	− 2531	−72.8	× 27 / 156	−12.6
7	14,535	2530.2	− 2552	−21.8	× 25 / 156	−3.5
8	14,537	2551.2	− 2567	−15.8	× 21 / 156	−2.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−27

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	14,849	2428.8	− 2432	−3.2	× 14 / 134	−0.3
4	14,851	2450.2	− 2473	−22.8	× 24 / 134	−4.1
5	14,853	2463.7	− 2502	−38.3	× 23 / 134	−6.6
6	14,856	2504.9	− 2531	−26.1	× 23 / 134	−4.5
7	14,857	2489.0	− 2552	−63	× 26 / 134	−12.2
8	14,860	2542.0	− 2567	−25	× 24 / 134	−4.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−32

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
4	14,873	2432.7	− 2473	−40.3	× 14 / 116	−4.9
5	14,876	2488.2	− 2502	−13.8	× 27 / 116	−3.2
6	14,877	2505.8	− 2531	−25.2	× 25 / 116	−5.4
7	14,880	2552.0	− 2552	0	× 22 / 116	0
8	14,881	2527.1	− 2567	−39.9	× 28 / 116	−9.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−23

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	14,958	2422.7	− 2432	−9.3	× 21 / 137	−1.4
4	14,959	2466.6	− 2473	−6.4	× 23 / 137	−1.1
5	14,960	2496.2	− 2502	−5.8	× 14 / 137	−0.6
6	14,961	2506.9	− 2531	−24.1	× 31 / 137	−5.5
7	14,962	2549.4	− 2552	−2.6	× 28 / 137	−0.5
8	14,963	2601.2	− 2567	34.2	× 20 / 137	5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−4

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	14,632	2408.1	− 2432	−23.9	× 29 / 135	−5.1
4	14,633	2429.7	− 2473	−43.3	× 19 / 135	−6.1
5	14,634	2499.8	− 2502	−2.2	× 19 / 135	−0.3
6	14,635	2514.3	− 2531	−16.7	× 26 / 135	−3.2
7	14,636	2560.0	− 2552	8	× 14 / 135	0.8
8	14,637	2567.8	− 2567	0.8	× 28 / 135	0.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−14

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	14,974	2350.9	− 2432	−81.1	× 16 / 125	−10.4
4	14,975	2441.9	− 2473	−31.1	× 32 / 125	−8
5	14,976	2476.7	− 2502	−25.3	× 20 / 125	−4
6	14,977	2520.2	− 2531	−10.8	× 18 / 125	−1.6
7	14,978	2531.4	− 2552	−20.6	× 23 / 125	−3.8
8	14,979	2578.7	− 2567	11.7	× 16 / 125	1.5
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	14,932	2409.8	− 2432	−22.2	× 27 / 132	−4.5
4	14,933	2411.3	− 2473	−61.7	× 18 / 132	−8.4
5	14,934	2459.6	− 2502	−42.4	× 30 / 132	−9.6
6	14,935	2498.9	− 2531	−32.1	× 20 / 132	−4.9
7	14,936	2543.3	− 2552	−8.7	× 16 / 132	−1.1
8	14,937	2523.8	− 2567	−43.2	× 21 / 132	−6.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−35

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	14,875	2381.9	− 2432	−50.1	× 18 / 116	−7.8
4	14,876	2456.5	− 2473	−16.5	× 22 / 116	−3.1
5	14,877	2434.0	− 2502	−68	× 17 / 116	−10
6	14,878	2491.2	− 2531	−39.8	× 25 / 116	−8.6
7	14,879	2546.0	− 2552	−6	× 19 / 116	−1
8	14,880	2563.1	− 2567	−3.9	× 15 / 116	−0.5
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	14,851	2392.9	− 2432	−39.1	× 17 / 127	−5.2
4	14,852	2434.8	− 2473	−38.2	× 18 / 127	−5.4
5	14,853	2489.7	− 2502	−12.3	× 26 / 127	−2.5
6	14,854	2436.6	− 2531	−94.4	× 18 / 127	−13.4
7	14,855	2513.7	− 2552	−38.3	× 27 / 127	−8.1
8	14,856	2569.1	− 2567	2.1	× 21 / 127	0.3
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	14,873	2391.0	− 2432	−41	× 28 / 133	−8.6
4	14,874	2430.1	− 2473	−42.9	× 17 / 133	−5.5
5	14,875	2525.6	− 2502	23.6	× 18 / 133	3.2
6	14,876	2523.8	− 2531	−7.2	× 27 / 133	−1.5
7	14,877	2531.9	− 2552	−20.1	× 15 / 133	−2.3
8	14,878	2567.2	− 2567	0.2	× 28 / 133	0
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−15

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −49, −27, −32, −23, −4, −14, −26, −35, −31, −34, −15 → −26.4
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 22 · 2016→2017: 5 · 2017→2018: 9 · 2018→2019: 19 · 2019→2021: 10 · 2021→2022: 12 · 2022→2023: 9 · 2023→2024: 4 · 2024→2025: 3 · 2025→2026: 19 → average 11.2
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 11.2 × 2.66 = 29.8. Upper limit 3.4, lower limit −56.2.

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.