Ronald E. McNair 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. 2467 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader meets the grade 4 bar. 2549 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2512 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 10 points under the grade 6 bar. 2521 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	38,975	2328.7	− 2432	−103.3	× 83 / 276	−31.1
4	38,977	2373.3	− 2473	−99.7	× 101 / 276	−36.5
5	38,979	2417.1	− 2502	−84.9	× 92 / 276	−28.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−96

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	36,144	2384.4	− 2432	−47.6	× 82 / 268	−14.6
4	36,147	2401.3	− 2473	−71.7	× 87 / 268	−23.3
5	36,149	2438.5	− 2502	−63.5	× 99 / 268	−23.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−61

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	36,891	2403.4	− 2432	−28.6	× 83 / 258	−9.2
4	36,893	2425.2	− 2473	−47.8	× 82 / 258	−15.2
5	36,895	2465.5	− 2502	−36.5	× 93 / 258	−13.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−38

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	36,860	2388.0	− 2432	−44	× 72 / 231	−13.7
4	36,862	2426.8	− 2473	−46.2	× 86 / 231	−17.2
5	36,864	2468.2	− 2502	−33.8	× 73 / 231	−10.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−42

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	37,045	2408.7	− 2432	−23.3	× 51 / 220	−5.4
4	37,046	2430.7	− 2473	−42.3	× 68 / 220	−13.1
5	37,047	2486.4	− 2502	−15.6	× 76 / 220	−5.4
6	37,048	2554.3	− 2531	23.3	× 25 / 220	2.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−21

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	36,962	2413.4	− 2432	−18.6	× 54 / 184	−5.5
4	36,963	2458.8	− 2473	−14.2	× 48 / 184	−3.7
5	36,964	2475.0	− 2502	−27	× 50 / 184	−7.3
6	36,965	2507.6	− 2531	−23.4	× 32 / 184	−4.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−21

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	36,995	2402.4	− 2432	−29.6	× 33 / 172	−5.7
4	36,996	2441.1	− 2473	−31.9	× 59 / 172	−10.9
5	36,997	2498.9	− 2502	−3.1	× 51 / 172	−0.9
6	36,998	2509.3	− 2531	−21.7	× 29 / 172	−3.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−21

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	36,845	2466.7	− 2432	34.7	× 41 / 163	8.7
4	36,846	2454.0	− 2473	−19	× 32 / 163	−3.7
5	36,847	2475.0	− 2502	−27	× 59 / 163	−9.8
6	36,848	2534.5	− 2531	3.5	× 31 / 163	0.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−4

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	36,680	2513.5	− 2432	81.5	× 51 / 166	25
4	36,681	2476.4	− 2473	3.4	× 38 / 166	0.8
5	36,682	2499.0	− 2502	−3	× 34 / 166	−0.6
6	36,683	2508.4	− 2531	−22.6	× 43 / 166	−5.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						19

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	36,672	2466.5	− 2432	34.5	× 38 / 168	7.8
4	36,673	2548.7	− 2473	75.7	× 54 / 168	24.3
5	36,674	2511.7	− 2502	9.7	× 50 / 168	2.9
6	36,675	2520.7	− 2531	−10.3	× 26 / 168	−1.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						33

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −96, −61, −38, −42, −21, −21, −21, −4, 19, 33 → −25.2
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 35 · 2016→2017: 23 · 2017→2018: 4 · 2018→2019: 21 · 2019→2022: 0 · 2022→2023: 0 · 2023→2024: 17 · 2024→2025: 23 · 2025→2026: 14 → average 15.2
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 15.2 × 2.66 = 40.4. Upper limit 15.2, lower limit −65.6.

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.