Kit Carson 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 77 points under the grade 3 bar. 2355 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 37 points under the grade 3 bar. 2395 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 15 points under the grade 4 bar. 2458 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 18 points under the grade 5 bar. 2484 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 meets the grade 8 bar. 2575 vs. 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	18,960	2368.3	− 2432	−63.7	× 56 / 278	−12.8
4	18,963	2365.2	− 2473	−107.8	× 41 / 278	−15.9
5	18,964	2399.5	− 2502	−102.5	× 52 / 278	−19.2
6	18,967	2479.8	− 2531	−51.2	× 35 / 278	−6.4
7	18,968	2541.1	− 2552	−10.9	× 57 / 278	−2.2
8	18,971	2569.4	− 2567	2.4	× 37 / 278	0.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−56

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	17,970	2368.6	− 2432	−63.4	× 31 / 260	−7.6
4	17,972	2417.0	− 2473	−56	× 51 / 260	−11
5	17,974	2465.8	− 2502	−36.2	× 40 / 260	−5.6
6	17,976	2479.1	− 2531	−51.9	× 51 / 260	−10.2
7	17,978	2557.8	− 2552	5.8	× 33 / 260	0.7
8	17,980	2585.7	− 2567	18.7	× 54 / 260	3.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−30

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	18,306	2369.6	− 2432	−62.4	× 42 / 255	−10.3
4	18,307	2401.0	− 2473	−72	× 35 / 255	−9.9
5	18,310	2439.7	− 2502	−62.3	× 54 / 255	−13.2
6	18,311	2509.7	− 2531	−21.3	× 41 / 255	−3.4
7	18,314	2514.5	− 2552	−37.5	× 47 / 255	−6.9
8	18,315	2568.0	− 2567	1	× 36 / 255	0.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−44

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	18,333	2390.4	− 2432	−41.6	× 44 / 258	−7.1
4	18,334	2410.9	− 2473	−62.1	× 38 / 258	−9.1
5	18,337	2456.4	− 2502	−45.6	× 37 / 258	−6.5
6	18,338	2499.4	− 2531	−31.6	× 53 / 258	−6.5
7	18,341	2526.8	− 2552	−25.2	× 41 / 258	−4
8	18,342	2566.1	− 2567	−0.9	× 45 / 258	−0.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−33

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	18,469	2359.6	− 2432	−72.4	× 37 / 256	−10.5
4	18,470	2399.8	− 2473	−73.2	× 44 / 256	−12.6
5	18,471	2456.8	− 2502	−45.2	× 39 / 256	−6.9
6	18,472	2527.1	− 2531	−3.9	× 37 / 256	−0.6
7	18,473	2518.9	− 2552	−33.1	× 55 / 256	−7.1
8	18,474	2565.6	− 2567	−1.4	× 44 / 256	−0.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−38

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	18,016	2352.9	− 2432	−79.1	× 48 / 240	−15.8
4	18,017	2395.0	− 2473	−78	× 37 / 240	−12
5	18,018	2445.2	− 2502	−56.8	× 37 / 240	−8.8
6	18,019	2491.8	− 2531	−39.2	× 44 / 240	−7.2
7	18,020	2525.0	− 2552	−27	× 39 / 240	−4.4
8	18,021	2555.6	− 2567	−11.4	× 35 / 240	−1.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−50

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	18,504	2327.8	− 2432	−104.2	× 30 / 245	−12.8
4	18,505	2422.7	− 2473	−50.3	× 50 / 245	−10.3
5	18,506	2410.6	− 2502	−91.4	× 39 / 245	−14.5
6	18,507	2525.7	− 2531	−5.3	× 39 / 245	−0.8
7	18,508	2525.1	− 2552	−26.9	× 44 / 245	−4.8
8	18,509	2546.6	− 2567	−20.4	× 43 / 245	−3.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−47

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	18,447	2360.3	− 2432	−71.7	× 45 / 254	−12.7
4	18,448	2411.2	− 2473	−61.8	× 32 / 254	−7.8
5	18,449	2465.6	− 2502	−36.4	× 44 / 254	−6.3
6	18,450	2499.9	− 2531	−31.1	× 44 / 254	−5.4
7	18,451	2522.1	− 2552	−29.9	× 43 / 254	−5.1
8	18,452	2538.2	− 2567	−28.8	× 46 / 254	−5.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−42

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	18,406	2346.7	− 2432	−85.3	× 42 / 264	−13.6
4	18,407	2409.3	− 2473	−63.7	× 42 / 264	−10.1
5	18,408	2420.4	− 2502	−81.6	× 32 / 264	−9.9
6	18,409	2486.2	− 2531	−44.8	× 58 / 264	−9.8
7	18,410	2512.2	− 2552	−39.8	× 47 / 264	−7.1
8	18,411	2547.3	− 2567	−19.7	× 43 / 264	−3.2
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	18,400	2377.5	− 2432	−54.5	× 28 / 227	−6.7
4	18,401	2418.8	− 2473	−54.2	× 34 / 227	−8.1
5	18,402	2457.6	− 2502	−44.4	× 42 / 227	−8.2
6	18,403	2472.0	− 2531	−59	× 31 / 227	−8.1
7	18,404	2554.8	− 2552	2.8	× 54 / 227	0.7
8	18,405	2566.6	− 2567	−0.4	× 38 / 227	−0.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−31

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	18,439	2355.0	− 2432	−77	× 33 / 213	−11.9
4	18,440	2395.1	− 2473	−77.9	× 30 / 213	−11
5	18,441	2458.4	− 2502	−43.6	× 34 / 213	−7
6	18,442	2483.6	− 2531	−47.4	× 39 / 213	−8.7
7	18,443	2496.7	− 2552	−55.3	× 23 / 213	−6
8	18,444	2575.0	− 2567	8	× 54 / 213	2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−42

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −56, −30, −44, −33, −38, −50, −47, −42, −54, −31, −42 → −42.5
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 26 · 2016→2017: 14 · 2017→2018: 11 · 2018→2019: 5 · 2019→2021: 12 · 2021→2022: 3 · 2022→2023: 5 · 2023→2024: 12 · 2024→2025: 23 · 2025→2026: 11 → average 12.2
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 12.2 × 2.66 = 32.5. Upper limit −10, lower limit −75.

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.