Mountain View 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 meets the grade 3 bar. 2463 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2471 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2504 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 6 bar. 2526 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	22,317	2431.8	− 2432	−0.2	× 83 / 318	−0.1
4	22,319	2447.3	− 2473	−25.7	× 67 / 318	−5.4
5	22,321	2495.9	− 2502	−6.1	× 80 / 318	−1.5
6	22,323	2529.4	− 2531	−1.6	× 88 / 318	−0.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−7

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	21,030	2402.0	− 2432	−30	× 84 / 321	−7.9
4	21,032	2450.3	− 2473	−22.7	× 83 / 321	−5.9
5	21,034	2478.4	− 2502	−23.6	× 75 / 321	−5.5
6	21,037	2516.9	− 2531	−14.1	× 79 / 321	−3.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−23

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	21,389	2438.5	− 2432	6.5	× 69 / 319	1.4
4	21,390	2440.3	− 2473	−32.7	× 89 / 319	−9.1
5	21,393	2504.3	− 2502	2.3	× 83 / 319	0.6
6	21,394	2540.1	− 2531	9.1	× 78 / 319	2.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−5

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	21,376	2420.0	− 2432	−12	× 64 / 314	−2.4
4	21,378	2458.2	− 2473	−14.8	× 67 / 314	−3.2
5	21,380	2475.4	− 2502	−26.6	× 99 / 314	−8.4
6	21,382	2548.5	− 2531	17.5	× 84 / 314	4.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−9

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	21,539	2436.7	− 2432	4.7	× 73 / 297	1.2
4	21,540	2479.0	− 2473	6	× 61 / 297	1.2
5	21,541	2502.5	− 2502	0.5	× 63 / 297	0.1
6	21,542	2540.9	− 2531	9.9	× 100 / 297	3.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						6

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	21,502	2414.3	− 2432	−17.7	× 45 / 210	−3.8
4	21,503	2482.1	− 2473	9.1	× 51 / 210	2.2
5	21,504	2487.9	− 2502	−14.1	× 50 / 210	−3.4
6	21,505	2518.4	− 2531	−12.6	× 64 / 210	−3.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−9

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	21,475	2406.6	− 2432	−25.4	× 43 / 176	−6.2
4	21,476	2431.9	− 2473	−41.1	× 33 / 176	−7.7
5	21,477	2519.5	− 2502	17.5	× 52 / 176	5.2
6	21,478	2512.8	− 2531	−18.2	× 48 / 176	−5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−14

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	21,343	2420.6	− 2432	−11.4	× 63 / 195	−3.7
4	21,344	2436.4	− 2473	−36.6	× 43 / 195	−8.1
5	21,345	2492.7	− 2502	−9.3	× 39 / 195	−1.9
6	21,346	2535.6	− 2531	4.6	× 50 / 195	1.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−12

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	21,252	2441.1	− 2432	9.1	× 59 / 187	2.9
4	21,253	2469.6	− 2473	−3.4	× 54 / 187	−1
5	21,254	2498.3	− 2502	−3.7	× 41 / 187	−0.8
6	21,255	2531.1	− 2531	0.1	× 33 / 187	0
Sum, rounded to a whole point						1

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	21,306	2462.5	− 2432	30.5	× 56 / 204	8.4
4	21,307	2470.6	− 2473	−2.4	× 58 / 204	−0.7
5	21,308	2503.5	− 2502	1.5	× 52 / 204	0.4
6	21,309	2525.6	− 2531	−5.4	× 38 / 204	−1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						7

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −7, −23, −5, −9, 6, −9, −14, −12, 1, 7 → −6.5
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 16 · 2016→2017: 18 · 2017→2018: 4 · 2018→2019: 15 · 2019→2022: 15 · 2022→2023: 5 · 2023→2024: 2 · 2024→2025: 13 · 2025→2026: 6 → average 10.4
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 10.4 × 2.66 = 27.7. Upper limit 21.2, lower limit −34.2.

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.