Dr. Juliet Thorner 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 60 points under the grade 3 bar. 2372 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 22 points under the grade 3 bar. 2410 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 16 points under the grade 4 bar. 2457 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 13 points under the grade 5 bar. 2489 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	16,157	2398.6	− 2432	−33.4	× 136 / 498	−9.1
4	16,160	2430.6	− 2473	−42.4	× 121 / 498	−10.3
5	16,161	2469.0	− 2502	−33	× 131 / 498	−8.7
6	16,164	2533.7	− 2531	2.7	× 110 / 498	0.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−28

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	15,179	2416.9	− 2432	−15.1	× 113 / 485	−3.5
4	15,181	2448.6	− 2473	−24.4	× 125 / 485	−6.3
5	15,183	2480.1	− 2502	−21.9	× 117 / 485	−5.3
6	15,184	2533.3	− 2531	2.3	× 130 / 485	0.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−14

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	15,495	2446.4	− 2432	14.4	× 112 / 472	3.4
4	15,498	2454.8	− 2473	−18.2	× 117 / 472	−4.5
5	15,499	2461.3	− 2502	−40.7	× 128 / 472	−11
6	15,502	2513.7	− 2531	−17.3	× 115 / 472	−4.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−16

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	15,517	2429.1	− 2432	−2.9	× 122 / 487	−0.7
4	15,519	2472.9	− 2473	−0.1	× 115 / 487	0
5	15,521	2460.8	− 2502	−41.2	× 120 / 487	−10.2
6	15,523	2527.5	− 2531	−3.5	× 130 / 487	−0.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−12

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	15,626	2448.6	− 2432	16.6	× 123 / 483	4.2
4	15,627	2462.8	− 2473	−10.2	× 119 / 483	−2.5
5	15,628	2490.9	− 2502	−11.1	× 121 / 483	−2.8
6	15,629	2514.7	− 2531	−16.3	× 120 / 483	−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	15,666	2361.7	− 2432	−70.3	× 106 / 445	−16.7
4	15,667	2427.1	− 2473	−45.9	× 106 / 445	−10.9
5	15,668	2463.0	− 2502	−39	× 119 / 445	−10.4
6	15,669	2507.3	− 2531	−23.7	× 114 / 445	−6.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−44

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	15,618	2380.7	− 2432	−51.3	× 117 / 447	−13.4
4	15,619	2401.0	− 2473	−72	× 101 / 447	−16.3
5	15,620	2462.6	− 2502	−39.4	× 114 / 447	−10
6	15,621	2499.8	− 2531	−31.2	× 115 / 447	−8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−48

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	15,571	2378.3	− 2432	−53.7	× 127 / 486	−14
4	15,572	2415.5	− 2473	−57.5	× 133 / 486	−15.7
5	15,573	2431.5	− 2502	−70.5	× 108 / 486	−15.7
6	15,574	2495.4	− 2531	−35.6	× 118 / 486	−8.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−54

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	15,558	2370.2	− 2432	−61.8	× 106 / 482	−13.6
4	15,559	2413.1	− 2473	−59.9	× 136 / 482	−16.9
5	15,560	2462.7	− 2502	−39.3	× 130 / 482	−10.6
6	15,561	2475.1	− 2531	−55.9	× 110 / 482	−12.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−54

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	15,567	2371.9	− 2432	−60.1	× 93 / 476	−11.7
4	15,568	2409.6	− 2473	−63.4	× 106 / 476	−14.1
5	15,569	2456.6	− 2502	−45.4	× 141 / 476	−13.4
6	15,570	2488.7	− 2531	−42.3	× 136 / 476	−12.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−51

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −28, −14, −16, −12, −5, −44, −48, −54, −54, −51 → −32.6
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 14 · 2016→2017: 2 · 2017→2018: 4 · 2018→2019: 7 · 2019→2022: 39 · 2022→2023: 4 · 2023→2024: 6 · 2024→2025: 0 · 2025→2026: 3 → average 8.8
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 8.8 × 2.66 = 23.4. Upper limit −9.2, lower limit −56.

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.