El Tejon 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.

5th The average 5th grader scores 25 points under the grade 5 bar. 2477 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 22 points under the grade 6 bar. 2509 vs. 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores 20 points under the grade 7 bar. 2532 vs. 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores 11 points under the grade 7 bar. 2541 vs. 2552. The 8th-grade bar is 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
5	18,446	2429.7	− 2502	−72.3	× 42 / 193	−15.7
6	18,448	2425.6	− 2531	−105.4	× 45 / 193	−24.6
7	18,450	2469.0	− 2552	−83	× 58 / 193	−24.9
8	18,452	2515.5	− 2567	−51.5	× 48 / 193	−12.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−78

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	17,466	2433.4	− 2502	−68.6	× 56 / 218	−17.6
6	17,467	2491.6	− 2531	−39.4	× 51 / 218	−9.2
7	17,469	2515.4	− 2552	−36.6	× 53 / 218	−8.9
8	17,471	2572.5	− 2567	5.5	× 58 / 218	1.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−34

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	17,783	2472.8	− 2502	−29.2	× 51 / 215	−6.9
6	17,786	2469.4	− 2531	−61.6	× 53 / 215	−15.2
7	17,787	2537.8	− 2552	−14.2	× 51 / 215	−3.4
8	17,790	2573.1	− 2567	6.1	× 60 / 215	1.7
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
5	17,800	2484.6	− 2502	−17.4	× 50 / 212	−4.1
6	17,803	2496.0	− 2531	−35	× 57 / 212	−9.4
7	17,804	2541.9	− 2552	−10.1	× 55 / 212	−2.6
8	17,807	2572.8	− 2567	5.8	× 50 / 212	1.4
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
5	17,944	2466.3	− 2502	−35.7	× 45 / 193	−8.3
6	17,945	2522.8	− 2531	−8.2	× 42 / 193	−1.8
7	17,946	2561.9	− 2552	9.9	× 53 / 193	2.7
8	17,947	2541.8	− 2567	−25.2	× 53 / 193	−6.9
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
5	17,544	2487.1	− 2502	−14.9	× 48 / 166	−4.3
6	17,545	2460.1	− 2531	−70.9	× 32 / 166	−13.7
7	17,546	2510.7	− 2552	−41.3	× 37 / 166	−9.2
8	17,547	2568.2	− 2567	1.2	× 49 / 166	0.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−27

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	18,010	2490.2	− 2502	−11.8	× 45 / 176	−3
6	18,011	2498.5	− 2531	−32.5	× 53 / 176	−9.8
7	18,012	2506.8	− 2552	−45.2	× 36 / 176	−9.2
8	18,013	2532.7	− 2567	−34.3	× 42 / 176	−8.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−30

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	17,956	2470.5	− 2502	−31.5	× 49 / 190	−8.1
6	17,957	2503.8	− 2531	−27.2	× 48 / 190	−6.9
7	17,958	2521.8	− 2552	−30.2	× 53 / 190	−8.4
8	17,959	2495.0	− 2567	−72	× 40 / 190	−15.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−39

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	17,912	2453.0	− 2502	−49	× 54 / 221	−12
6	17,913	2470.4	− 2531	−60.6	× 53 / 221	−14.5
7	17,914	2525.8	− 2552	−26.2	× 57 / 221	−6.8
8	17,915	2537.4	− 2567	−29.6	× 57 / 221	−7.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−41

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	17,908	2468.4	− 2502	−33.6	× 50 / 215	−7.8
6	17,909	2493.4	− 2531	−37.6	× 53 / 215	−9.3
7	17,910	2501.3	− 2552	−50.7	× 53 / 215	−12.5
8	17,911	2582.1	− 2567	15.1	× 59 / 215	4.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−25

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	17,947	2477.2	− 2502	−24.8	× 49 / 213	−5.7
6	17,948	2509.0	− 2531	−22	× 49 / 213	−5.1
7	17,949	2532.4	− 2552	−19.6	× 58 / 213	−5.3
8	17,950	2540.7	− 2567	−26.3	× 57 / 213	−7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−23

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −78, −34, −24, −15, −14, −27, −30, −39, −41, −25, −23 → −31.8
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 44 · 2016→2017: 10 · 2017→2018: 9 · 2018→2019: 1 · 2019→2021: 13 · 2021→2022: 3 · 2022→2023: 9 · 2023→2024: 2 · 2024→2025: 16 · 2025→2026: 2 → average 10.9
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 10.9 × 2.66 = 29. Upper limit −2.8, lower limit −60.8.

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.