Juarez (Benito) 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 37 points under the grade 3 bar. 2395 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 13 points under the grade 3 bar. 2419 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 15 points under the grade 5 bar. 2487 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2501 vs. 2502. The 6th-grade bar is 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	20,607	2373.9	− 2432	−58.1	× 48 / 216	−12.9
4	20,610	2435.6	− 2473	−37.4	× 49 / 216	−8.5
5	20,611	2484.3	− 2502	−17.7	× 54 / 216	−4.4
6	20,614	2512.0	− 2531	−19	× 65 / 216	−5.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−32

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	19,567	2413.0	− 2432	−19	× 44 / 194	−4.3
4	19,568	2443.9	− 2473	−29.1	× 46 / 194	−6.9
5	19,570	2488.2	− 2502	−13.8	× 49 / 194	−3.5
6	19,573	2528.3	− 2531	−2.7	× 55 / 194	−0.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−15

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	19,860	2382.1	− 2432	−49.9	× 56 / 217	−12.9
4	19,862	2434.8	− 2473	−38.2	× 47 / 217	−8.3
5	19,865	2478.4	− 2502	−23.6	× 56 / 217	−6.1
6	19,866	2528.5	− 2531	−2.5	× 58 / 217	−0.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−28

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	19,860	2421.0	− 2432	−11	× 41 / 204	−2.2
4	19,862	2436.2	− 2473	−36.8	× 59 / 204	−10.6
5	19,864	2470.7	− 2502	−31.3	× 45 / 204	−6.9
6	19,866	2521.5	− 2531	−9.5	× 59 / 204	−2.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−23

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	20,039	2418.0	− 2432	−14	× 50 / 209	−3.3
4	20,040	2470.4	− 2473	−2.6	× 43 / 209	−0.5
5	20,041	2469.0	− 2502	−33	× 62 / 209	−9.8
6	20,042	2527.9	− 2531	−3.1	× 54 / 209	−0.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−14

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	20,062	2387.5	− 2432	−44.5	× 47 / 185	−11.3
4	20,063	2431.2	− 2473	−41.8	× 49 / 185	−11.1
5	20,064	2477.4	− 2502	−24.6	× 44 / 185	−5.9
6	20,065	2525.5	− 2531	−5.5	× 45 / 185	−1.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−30

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	20,037	2377.0	− 2432	−55	× 45 / 191	−13
4	20,038	2395.6	− 2473	−77.4	× 45 / 191	−18.2
5	20,039	2486.2	− 2502	−15.8	× 49 / 191	−4.1
6	20,040	2535.4	− 2531	4.4	× 52 / 191	1.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−34

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	19,973	2388.4	− 2432	−43.6	× 36 / 176	−8.9
4	19,974	2419.4	− 2473	−53.6	× 46 / 176	−14
5	19,975	2431.1	− 2502	−70.9	× 45 / 176	−18.1
6	19,976	2532.6	− 2531	1.6	× 49 / 176	0.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−41

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	19,910	2406.1	− 2432	−25.9	× 44 / 168	−6.8
4	19,911	2439.6	− 2473	−33.4	× 43 / 168	−8.5
5	19,912	2476.0	− 2502	−26	× 39 / 168	−6
6	19,913	2524.4	− 2531	−6.6	× 42 / 168	−1.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−23

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	19,982	2395.1	− 2432	−36.9	× 34 / 158	−7.9
4	19,983	2418.6	− 2473	−54.4	× 45 / 158	−15.5
5	19,984	2486.7	− 2502	−15.3	× 38 / 158	−3.7
6	19,985	2500.7	− 2531	−30.3	× 41 / 158	−7.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−35

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −32, −15, −28, −23, −14, −30, −34, −41, −23, −35 → −27.5
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 17 · 2016→2017: 13 · 2017→2018: 5 · 2018→2019: 9 · 2019→2022: 16 · 2022→2023: 4 · 2023→2024: 7 · 2024→2025: 18 · 2025→2026: 12 → average 11.2
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 11.2 × 2.66 = 29.8. Upper limit 2.3, lower limit −57.3.

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.