Pond 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 just under the grade 3 bar. 2424 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 26 points under the grade 4 bar. 2447 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 22 points under the grade 5 bar. 2480 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2498 vs. 2502. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2497 vs. 2502. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores 14 points under the grade 6 bar. 2517 vs. 2531. 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
3	17,755	2370.7	− 2432	−61.3	× 26 / 146	−10.9
4	17,757	2409.6	− 2473	−63.4	× 23 / 146	−10
5	17,759	2522.6	− 2502	20.6	× 25 / 146	3.5
6	17,761	2498.6	− 2531	−32.4	× 22 / 146	−4.9
7	17,763	2575.9	− 2552	23.9	× 26 / 146	4.3
8	17,765	2532.2	− 2567	−34.8	× 24 / 146	−5.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−24

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	16,763	2361.0	− 2432	−71	× 25 / 144	−12.3
4	16,765	2451.0	− 2473	−22	× 26 / 144	−4
5	16,768	2507.0	− 2502	5	× 25 / 144	0.9
6	16,770	2545.7	− 2531	14.7	× 24 / 144	2.5
7	16,771	2498.0	− 2552	−54	× 21 / 144	−7.9
8	16,773	2616.4	− 2567	49.4	× 23 / 144	7.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−13

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	17,085	2354.7	− 2432	−77.3	× 20 / 126	−12.3
4	17,087	2414.2	− 2473	−58.8	× 23 / 126	−10.7
5	17,090	2448.7	− 2502	−53.3	× 23 / 126	−9.7
6	17,092	2517.7	− 2531	−13.3	× 22 / 126	−2.3
7	17,094	2509.2	− 2552	−42.8	× 21 / 126	−7.1
8	17,096	2543.1	− 2567	−23.9	× 17 / 126	−3.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−45

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	17,104	2400.4	− 2432	−31.6	× 22 / 132	−5.3
4	17,106	2420.5	− 2473	−52.5	× 21 / 132	−8.4
5	17,108	2487.2	− 2502	−14.8	× 22 / 132	−2.5
6	17,110	2523.0	− 2531	−8	× 24 / 132	−1.5
7	17,112	2551.8	− 2552	−0.2	× 22 / 132	0
8	17,114	2604.6	− 2567	37.6	× 21 / 132	6
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	17,250	2337.4	− 2432	−94.6	× 17 / 124	−13
4	17,251	2429.8	− 2473	−43.2	× 20 / 124	−7
5	17,252	2464.8	− 2502	−37.2	× 20 / 124	−6
6	17,253	2506.0	− 2531	−25	× 22 / 124	−4.4
7	17,254	2557.3	− 2552	5.3	× 21 / 124	0.9
8	17,255	2559.2	− 2567	−7.8	× 24 / 124	−1.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−31

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	16,842	2366.7	− 2432	−65.3	× 20 / 109	−12
4	16,843	2412.5	− 2473	−60.5	× 15 / 109	−8.3
5	16,844	2463.6	− 2502	−38.4	× 15 / 109	−5.3
6	16,845	2512.6	− 2531	−18.4	× 22 / 109	−3.7
7	16,846	2541.5	− 2552	−10.5	× 20 / 109	−1.9
8	16,847	2597.1	− 2567	30.1	× 17 / 109	4.7
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
3	17,300	2404.7	− 2432	−27.3	× 23 / 122	−5.1
4	17,301	2421.0	− 2473	−52	× 20 / 122	−8.5
5	17,302	2442.2	− 2502	−59.8	× 22 / 122	−10.8
6	17,303	2447.0	− 2531	−84	× 15 / 122	−10.3
7	17,304	2539.8	− 2552	−12.2	× 22 / 122	−2.2
8	17,305	2544.5	− 2567	−22.5	× 20 / 122	−3.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−41

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	17,238	2395.4	− 2432	−36.6	× 14 / 109	−4.7
4	17,239	2425.3	− 2473	−47.7	× 18 / 109	−7.9
5	17,240	2436.0	− 2502	−66	× 23 / 109	−13.9
6	17,241	2456.4	− 2531	−74.6	× 18 / 109	−12.3
7	17,242	2533.1	− 2552	−18.9	× 14 / 109	−2.4
8	17,243	2591.0	− 2567	24	× 22 / 109	4.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−36

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	17,193	2399.6	− 2432	−32.4	× 16 / 105	−4.9
4	17,194	2433.2	− 2473	−39.8	× 14 / 105	−5.3
5	17,195	2429.1	− 2502	−72.9	× 18 / 105	−12.5
6	17,196	2466.1	− 2531	−64.9	× 20 / 105	−12.4
7	17,197	2476.7	− 2552	−75.3	× 22 / 105	−15.8
8	17,198	2554.1	− 2567	−12.9	× 15 / 105	−1.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−53

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	17,186	2392.3	− 2432	−39.7	× 27 / 117	−9.2
4	17,187	2430.7	− 2473	−42.3	× 15 / 117	−5.4
5	17,188	2461.4	− 2502	−40.6	× 15 / 117	−5.2
6	17,189	2464.2	− 2531	−66.8	× 18 / 117	−10.3
7	17,190	2477.3	− 2552	−74.7	× 19 / 117	−12.1
8	17,191	2527.0	− 2567	−40	× 23 / 117	−7.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−50

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	17,195	2424.3	− 2432	−7.7	× 17 / 110	−1.2
4	17,196	2446.8	− 2473	−26.2	× 26 / 110	−6.2
5	17,197	2479.7	− 2502	−22.3	× 15 / 110	−3
6	17,198	2498.0	− 2531	−33	× 15 / 110	−4.5
7	17,199	2496.7	− 2552	−55.3	× 17 / 110	−8.5
8	17,200	2517.0	− 2567	−50	× 20 / 110	−9.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−33

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −24, −13, −45, −12, −31, −27, −41, −36, −53, −50, −33 → −33.2
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 11 · 2016→2017: 32 · 2017→2018: 33 · 2018→2019: 19 · 2019→2021: 4 · 2021→2022: 14 · 2022→2023: 5 · 2023→2024: 17 · 2024→2025: 3 · 2025→2026: 17 → average 15.5
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 15.5 × 2.66 = 41.2. Upper limit 8, lower limit −74.4.

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.