P. W. Engvall 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 24 points under the grade 3 bar. 2408 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader meets the grade 4 bar. 2497 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2511 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader meets the grade 6 bar. 2538 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	19,057	2397.3	− 2432	−34.7	× 104 / 366	−9.9
4	19,058	2439.4	− 2473	−33.6	× 99 / 366	−9.1
5	19,061	2493.8	− 2502	−8.2	× 82 / 366	−1.8
6	19,062	2512.0	− 2531	−19	× 81 / 366	−4.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−25

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	18,068	2407.4	− 2432	−24.6	× 96 / 373	−6.3
4	18,069	2468.6	− 2473	−4.4	× 108 / 373	−1.3
5	18,072	2493.5	− 2502	−8.5	× 84 / 373	−1.9
6	18,073	2519.6	− 2531	−11.4	× 85 / 373	−2.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−12

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	18,402	2422.2	− 2432	−9.8	× 100 / 368	−2.7
4	18,404	2466.7	− 2473	−6.3	× 101 / 368	−1.7
5	18,405	2494.8	− 2502	−7.2	× 88 / 368	−1.7
6	18,408	2527.4	− 2531	−3.6	× 79 / 368	−0.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−7

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	18,431	2417.9	− 2432	−14.1	× 113 / 390	−4.1
4	18,432	2504.7	− 2473	31.7	× 95 / 390	7.7
5	18,435	2470.6	− 2502	−31.4	× 94 / 390	−7.6
6	18,436	2494.5	− 2531	−36.5	× 88 / 390	−8.2
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	18,563	2405.2	− 2432	−26.8	× 105 / 407	−6.9
4	18,564	2490.1	− 2473	17.1	× 117 / 407	4.9
5	18,565	2515.6	− 2502	13.6	× 93 / 407	3.1
6	18,566	2485.6	− 2531	−45.4	× 92 / 407	−10.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−9

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	18,108	2409.9	− 2432	−22.1	× 103 / 395	−5.8
4	18,109	2485.1	− 2473	12.1	× 103 / 395	3.2
5	18,110	2483.0	− 2502	−19	× 101 / 395	−4.9
6	18,111	2545.1	− 2531	14.1	× 88 / 395	3.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−4

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	18,610	2437.2	− 2432	5.2	× 94 / 334	1.5
4	18,611	2472.4	− 2473	−0.6	× 77 / 334	−0.1
5	18,612	2512.5	− 2502	10.5	× 87 / 334	2.7
6	18,613	2487.4	− 2531	−43.6	× 76 / 334	−9.9
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	18,553	2411.8	− 2432	−20.2	× 67 / 316	−4.3
4	18,554	2492.3	− 2473	19.3	× 95 / 316	5.8
5	18,555	2500.0	− 2502	−2	× 77 / 316	−0.5
6	18,556	2546.1	− 2531	15.1	× 77 / 316	3.7
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	18,510	2428.7	− 2432	−3.3	× 70 / 299	−0.8
4	18,511	2476.1	− 2473	3.1	× 71 / 299	0.7
5	18,512	2505.8	− 2502	3.8	× 90 / 299	1.1
6	18,513	2536.9	− 2531	5.9	× 68 / 299	1.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						2

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	18,510	2436.1	− 2432	4.1	× 71 / 306	1
4	18,511	2498.6	− 2473	25.6	× 76 / 306	6.4
5	18,512	2492.1	− 2502	−9.9	× 76 / 306	−2.5
6	18,513	2542.4	− 2531	11.4	× 83 / 306	3.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						8

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	18,543	2408.3	− 2432	−23.7	× 69 / 285	−5.7
4	18,544	2496.7	− 2473	23.7	× 73 / 285	6.1
5	18,545	2511.1	− 2502	9.1	× 78 / 285	2.5
6	18,546	2537.5	− 2531	6.5	× 65 / 285	1.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						4

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −25, −12, −7, −12, −9, −4, −6, 5, 2, 8, 4 → −5.1
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 13 · 2016→2017: 5 · 2017→2018: 5 · 2018→2019: 3 · 2019→2021: 5 · 2021→2022: 2 · 2022→2023: 11 · 2023→2024: 3 · 2024→2025: 6 · 2025→2026: 4 → average 5.7
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 5.7 × 2.66 = 15.2. Upper limit 10.1, lower limit −20.3.

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.