Patriot 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 22 points under the grade 3 bar. 2410 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader meets the grade 4 bar. 2481 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 10 points under the grade 5 bar. 2492 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader meets the grade 6 bar. 2533 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	17,857	2416.5	− 2432	−15.5	× 110 / 466	−3.7
4	17,859	2466.1	− 2473	−6.9	× 115 / 466	−1.7
5	17,861	2482.0	− 2502	−20	× 119 / 466	−5.1
6	17,863	2518.7	− 2531	−12.3	× 122 / 466	−3.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−14

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	16,866	2427.6	− 2432	−4.4	× 120 / 493	−1.1
4	16,868	2478.8	− 2473	5.8	× 112 / 493	1.3
5	16,870	2519.4	− 2502	17.4	× 123 / 493	4.3
6	16,871	2530.8	− 2531	−0.2	× 138 / 493	−0.1
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	17,188	2429.5	− 2432	−2.5	× 103 / 467	−0.6
4	17,189	2459.6	− 2473	−13.4	× 125 / 467	−3.6
5	17,191	2515.8	− 2502	13.8	× 115 / 467	3.4
6	17,193	2545.2	− 2531	14.2	× 124 / 467	3.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						3

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	17,211	2433.6	− 2432	1.6	× 99 / 463	0.3
4	17,213	2486.1	− 2473	13.1	× 117 / 463	3.3
5	17,215	2519.2	− 2502	17.2	× 122 / 463	4.5
6	17,217	2543.9	− 2531	12.9	× 125 / 463	3.5
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	17,350	2437.7	− 2432	5.7	× 116 / 474	1.4
4	17,351	2477.4	− 2473	4.4	× 104 / 474	1
5	17,352	2518.7	− 2502	16.7	× 119 / 474	4.2
6	17,353	2564.2	− 2531	33.2	× 135 / 474	9.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						16

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	17,402	2408.6	− 2432	−23.4	× 128 / 521	−5.7
4	17,403	2461.9	− 2473	−11.1	× 117 / 521	−2.5
5	17,404	2475.6	− 2502	−26.4	× 133 / 521	−6.7
6	17,405	2515.7	− 2531	−15.3	× 143 / 521	−4.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−19

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	17,344	2412.8	− 2432	−19.2	× 123 / 517	−4.6
4	17,345	2471.9	− 2473	−1.1	× 130 / 517	−0.3
5	17,346	2484.8	− 2502	−17.2	× 118 / 517	−3.9
6	17,347	2519.6	− 2531	−11.4	× 146 / 517	−3.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−12

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	17,296	2413.5	− 2432	−18.5	× 138 / 517	−4.9
4	17,297	2456.3	− 2473	−16.7	× 125 / 517	−4
5	17,298	2487.2	− 2502	−14.8	× 140 / 517	−4
6	17,299	2514.9	− 2531	−16.1	× 114 / 517	−3.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−17

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	17,292	2432.0	− 2432	0	× 101 / 522	0
4	17,293	2463.5	− 2473	−9.5	× 137 / 522	−2.5
5	17,294	2494.0	− 2502	−8	× 136 / 522	−2.1
6	17,295	2535.0	− 2531	4	× 148 / 522	1.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−3

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	17,297	2410.1	− 2432	−21.9	× 116 / 510	−5
4	17,298	2480.6	− 2473	7.6	× 114 / 510	1.7
5	17,299	2491.7	− 2502	−10.3	× 138 / 510	−2.8
6	17,300	2533.3	− 2531	2.3	× 142 / 510	0.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−5

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −14, 5, 3, 12, 16, −19, −12, −17, −3, −5 → −3.4
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 19 · 2016→2017: 2 · 2017→2018: 9 · 2018→2019: 4 · 2019→2022: 35 · 2022→2023: 7 · 2023→2024: 5 · 2024→2025: 14 · 2025→2026: 2 → average 10.8
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 10.8 × 2.66 = 28.7. Upper limit 25.3, lower limit −32.1.

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.