Ernie Pyle 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 44 points under the grade 3 bar. 2389 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2467 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2466 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 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	21,437	2406.0	− 2432	−26	× 91 / 278	−8.5
4	21,438	2438.1	− 2473	−34.9	× 61 / 278	−7.7
5	21,441	2486.4	− 2502	−15.6	× 57 / 278	−3.2
6	21,442	2516.0	− 2531	−15	× 69 / 278	−3.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−23

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	20,316	2403.3	− 2432	−28.7	× 71 / 299	−6.8
4	20,319	2451.2	− 2473	−21.8	× 80 / 299	−5.8
5	20,320	2466.8	− 2502	−35.2	× 60 / 299	−7.1
6	20,323	2516.1	− 2531	−14.9	× 88 / 299	−4.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−24

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	20,643	2393.6	− 2432	−38.4	× 65 / 288	−8.7
4	20,645	2447.5	− 2473	−25.5	× 68 / 288	−6
5	20,646	2469.9	− 2502	−32.1	× 87 / 288	−9.7
6	20,648	2502.9	− 2531	−28.1	× 68 / 288	−6.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−31

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	20,637	2412.1	− 2432	−19.9	× 67 / 293	−4.6
4	20,639	2462.5	− 2473	−10.5	× 70 / 293	−2.5
5	20,641	2471.5	− 2502	−30.5	× 68 / 293	−7.1
6	20,643	2493.8	− 2531	−37.2	× 88 / 293	−11.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−25

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	20,813	2410.1	− 2432	−21.9	× 77 / 288	−5.9
4	20,814	2468.1	− 2473	−4.9	× 68 / 288	−1.2
5	20,815	2497.2	− 2502	−4.8	× 73 / 288	−1.2
6	20,816	2486.2	− 2531	−44.8	× 70 / 288	−10.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−19

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	20,824	2398.9	− 2432	−33.1	× 47 / 206	−7.6
4	20,825	2455.7	− 2473	−17.3	× 53 / 206	−4.5
5	20,826	2457.6	− 2502	−44.4	× 45 / 206	−9.7
6	20,827	2489.7	− 2531	−41.3	× 61 / 206	−12.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−34

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	20,783	2439.9	− 2432	7.9	× 40 / 189	1.7
4	20,784	2455.3	− 2473	−17.7	× 39 / 189	−3.7
5	20,785	2469.7	− 2502	−32.3	× 59 / 189	−10.1
6	20,786	2503.2	− 2531	−27.8	× 51 / 189	−7.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−20

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	20,661	2389.3	− 2432	−42.7	× 51 / 194	−11.2
4	20,662	2466.4	− 2473	−6.6	× 36 / 194	−1.2
5	20,663	2460.8	− 2502	−41.2	× 48 / 194	−10.2
6	20,664	2491.7	− 2531	−39.3	× 59 / 194	−12
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−35

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	20,580	2417.1	− 2432	−14.9	× 47 / 194	−3.6
4	20,581	2435.5	− 2473	−37.5	× 60 / 194	−11.6
5	20,582	2459.9	− 2502	−42.1	× 34 / 194	−7.4
6	20,583	2514.9	− 2531	−16.1	× 53 / 194	−4.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−27

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	20,640	2388.5	− 2432	−43.5	× 51 / 195	−11.4
4	20,641	2467.0	− 2473	−6	× 48 / 195	−1.5
5	20,642	2465.6	− 2502	−36.4	× 64 / 195	−11.9
6	20,643	2538.3	− 2531	7.3	× 32 / 195	1.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−24

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −23, −24, −31, −25, −19, −34, −20, −35, −27, −24 → −26.2
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 1 · 2016→2017: 7 · 2017→2018: 6 · 2018→2019: 6 · 2019→2022: 15 · 2022→2023: 14 · 2023→2024: 15 · 2024→2025: 8 · 2025→2026: 3 → average 8.3
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 8.3 × 2.66 = 22.1. Upper limit −4.1, lower limit −48.3.

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.