Oakmont 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 21 points under the grade 3 bar. 2411 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader meets the grade 4 bar. 2494 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2505 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 22 points under the grade 6 bar. 2510 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	22,328	2375.3	− 2432	−56.7	× 45 / 142	−18
4	22,330	2441.5	− 2473	−31.5	× 30 / 142	−6.7
5	22,332	2492.8	− 2502	−9.2	× 31 / 142	−2
6	22,334	2522.3	− 2531	−8.7	× 36 / 142	−2.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−29

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	21,040	2392.7	− 2432	−39.3	× 36 / 136	−10.4
4	21,042	2411.4	− 2473	−61.6	× 40 / 136	−18.1
5	21,045	2480.1	− 2502	−21.9	× 30 / 136	−4.8
6	21,046	2533.3	− 2531	2.3	× 30 / 136	0.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−33

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	21,398	2439.3	− 2432	7.3	× 32 / 147	1.6
4	21,400	2470.4	− 2473	−2.6	× 37 / 147	−0.7
5	21,402	2466.5	− 2502	−35.5	× 45 / 147	−10.9
6	21,404	2549.8	− 2531	18.8	× 33 / 147	4.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−6

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	21,386	2444.2	− 2432	12.2	× 37 / 159	2.8
4	21,388	2476.0	− 2473	3	× 33 / 159	0.6
5	21,390	2512.1	− 2502	10.1	× 39 / 159	2.5
6	21,392	2512.5	− 2531	−18.5	× 50 / 159	−5.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						0

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	21,549	2448.4	− 2432	16.4	× 32 / 147	3.6
4	21,550	2460.3	− 2473	−12.7	× 39 / 147	−3.4
5	21,551	2465.6	− 2502	−36.4	× 37 / 147	−9.2
6	21,552	2527.2	− 2531	−3.8	× 39 / 147	−1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−10

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	21,512	2401.9	− 2432	−30.1	× 23 / 144	−4.8
4	21,513	2465.2	− 2473	−7.8	× 48 / 144	−2.6
5	21,514	2504.8	− 2502	2.8	× 41 / 144	0.8
6	21,515	2556.0	− 2531	25	× 32 / 144	5.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−1

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	21,485	2408.3	− 2432	−23.7	× 35 / 139	−6
4	21,486	2454.5	− 2473	−18.5	× 19 / 139	−2.5
5	21,487	2511.1	− 2502	9.1	× 42 / 139	2.7
6	21,488	2526.5	− 2531	−4.5	× 43 / 139	−1.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−7

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	21,353	2394.5	− 2432	−37.5	× 48 / 160	−11.3
4	21,354	2446.0	− 2473	−27	× 38 / 160	−6.4
5	21,355	2488.1	− 2502	−13.9	× 26 / 160	−2.3
6	21,356	2538.1	− 2531	7.1	× 48 / 160	2.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−18

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	21,262	2446.0	− 2432	14	× 31 / 139	3.1
4	21,263	2473.9	− 2473	0.9	× 47 / 139	0.3
5	21,264	2491.1	− 2502	−10.9	× 33 / 139	−2.6
6	21,265	2512.1	− 2531	−18.9	× 28 / 139	−3.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−3

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	21,316	2411.3	− 2432	−20.7	× 35 / 142	−5.1
4	21,317	2493.5	− 2473	20.5	× 30 / 142	4.3
5	21,318	2504.9	− 2502	2.9	× 42 / 142	0.9
6	21,319	2509.5	− 2531	−21.5	× 35 / 142	−5.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−5

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −29, −33, −6, 0, −10, −1, −7, −18, −3, −5 → −11.2
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 4 · 2016→2017: 27 · 2017→2018: 6 · 2018→2019: 10 · 2019→2022: 9 · 2022→2023: 6 · 2023→2024: 11 · 2024→2025: 15 · 2025→2026: 2 → average 10
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 10 × 2.66 = 26.6. Upper limit 15.4, lower limit −37.8.

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.