Independence 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 meets the grade 3 bar. 2447 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader meets the grade 4 bar. 2473 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2522 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader meets the grade 6 bar. 2566 vs. 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	17,841	2434.8	− 2432	2.8	× 96 / 359	0.7
4	17,843	2452.1	− 2473	−20.9	× 87 / 359	−5.1
5	17,845	2477.3	− 2502	−24.7	× 83 / 359	−5.7
6	17,847	2552.0	− 2531	21	× 93 / 359	5.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−5

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	16,849	2425.7	− 2432	−6.3	× 104 / 389	−1.7
4	16,852	2463.4	− 2473	−9.6	× 105 / 389	−2.6
5	16,854	2519.7	− 2502	17.7	× 90 / 389	4.1
6	16,855	2553.9	− 2531	22.9	× 90 / 389	5.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						5

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	17,171	2414.3	− 2432	−17.7	× 95 / 416	−4
4	17,173	2475.7	− 2473	2.7	× 109 / 416	0.7
5	17,175	2515.3	− 2502	13.3	× 109 / 416	3.5
6	17,177	2567.4	− 2531	36.4	× 103 / 416	9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						9

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	17,194	2424.8	− 2432	−7.2	× 96 / 436	−1.6
4	17,196	2488.7	− 2473	15.7	× 113 / 436	4.1
5	17,198	2541.1	− 2502	39.1	× 115 / 436	10.3
6	17,200	2563.0	− 2531	32	× 112 / 436	8.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						21

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	17,334	2438.8	− 2432	6.8	× 96 / 430	1.5
4	17,335	2493.2	− 2473	20.2	× 98 / 430	4.6
5	17,336	2526.8	− 2502	24.8	× 119 / 430	6.9
6	17,337	2567.6	− 2531	36.6	× 117 / 430	10
Sum, rounded to a whole point						23

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	17,386	2406.1	− 2432	−25.9	× 86 / 418	−5.3
4	17,387	2461.4	− 2473	−11.6	× 107 / 418	−3
5	17,388	2531.7	− 2502	29.7	× 111 / 418	7.9
6	17,389	2554.9	− 2531	23.9	× 114 / 418	6.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						6

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	17,324	2408.3	− 2432	−23.7	× 98 / 415	−5.6
4	17,325	2437.5	− 2473	−35.5	× 87 / 415	−7.4
5	17,326	2504.3	− 2502	2.3	× 110 / 415	0.6
6	17,327	2555.6	− 2531	24.6	× 120 / 415	7.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−5

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	17,279	2450.6	− 2432	18.6	× 80 / 392	3.8
4	17,280	2448.5	− 2473	−24.5	× 110 / 392	−6.9
5	17,281	2512.2	− 2502	10.2	× 87 / 392	2.3
6	17,282	2544.8	− 2531	13.8	× 115 / 392	4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						3

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	17,276	2429.6	− 2432	−2.4	× 95 / 373	−0.6
4	17,277	2486.8	− 2473	13.8	× 82 / 373	3
5	17,278	2512.2	− 2502	10.2	× 112 / 373	3.1
6	17,279	2582.2	− 2531	51.2	× 84 / 373	11.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						17

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	17,281	2447.4	− 2432	15.4	× 80 / 383	3.2
4	17,282	2473.1	− 2473	0.1	× 100 / 383	0
5	17,283	2521.6	− 2502	19.6	× 85 / 383	4.3
6	17,284	2565.8	− 2531	34.8	× 118 / 383	10.7
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. −5, 5, 9, 21, 23, 6, −5, 3, 17, 18 → 9.2
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 10 · 2016→2017: 4 · 2017→2018: 12 · 2018→2019: 2 · 2019→2022: 17 · 2022→2023: 11 · 2023→2024: 8 · 2024→2025: 14 · 2025→2026: 1 → 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 32.6, lower limit −14.2.

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.