Ben Lomond 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 5.

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 33 points under the grade 3 bar. 2399 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 27 points under the grade 4 bar. 2447 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 17 points under the grade 5 bar. 2485 vs. 2502.

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	22,434	2408.1	− 2432	−23.9	× 76 / 233	−7.8
4	22,436	2430.3	− 2473	−42.7	× 80 / 233	−14.7
5	22,438	2485.7	− 2502	−16.3	× 77 / 233	−5.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−28

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	21,127	2407.6	− 2432	−24.4	× 64 / 228	−6.8
4	21,128	2449.6	− 2473	−23.4	× 79 / 228	−8.1
5	21,130	2495.6	− 2502	−6.4	× 85 / 228	−2.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−17

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	21,494	2415.5	− 2432	−16.5	× 78 / 226	−5.7
4	21,496	2474.5	− 2473	1.5	× 68 / 226	0.5
5	21,499	2524.6	− 2502	22.6	× 80 / 226	8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						3

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	21,482	2408.3	− 2432	−23.7	× 69 / 215	−7.6
4	21,484	2452.8	− 2473	−20.2	× 77 / 215	−7.2
5	21,486	2503.3	− 2502	1.3	× 69 / 215	0.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−14

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	21,651	2437.3	− 2432	5.3	× 80 / 217	2
4	21,652	2458.2	− 2473	−14.8	× 60 / 217	−4.1
5	21,653	2515.7	− 2502	13.7	× 77 / 217	4.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						3

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	21,626	2393.1	− 2432	−38.9	× 55 / 188	−11.4
4	21,627	2465.7	− 2473	−7.3	× 61 / 188	−2.4
5	21,628	2502.6	− 2502	0.6	× 72 / 188	0.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−14

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	21,601	2408.8	− 2432	−23.2	× 66 / 191	−8
4	21,602	2443.2	− 2473	−29.8	× 62 / 191	−9.7
5	21,603	2509.5	− 2502	7.5	× 63 / 191	2.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−15

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	21,467	2401.9	− 2432	−30.1	× 66 / 201	−9.9
4	21,468	2469.3	− 2473	−3.7	× 69 / 201	−1.3
5	21,469	2475.7	− 2502	−26.3	× 66 / 201	−8.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−20

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	21,374	2396.6	− 2432	−35.4	× 80 / 223	−12.7
4	21,375	2449.1	− 2473	−23.9	× 73 / 223	−7.8
5	21,376	2499.2	− 2502	−2.8	× 70 / 223	−0.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−21

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	21,430	2398.6	− 2432	−33.4	× 99 / 246	−13.4
4	21,431	2446.5	− 2473	−26.5	× 76 / 246	−8.2
5	21,432	2485.4	− 2502	−16.6	× 71 / 246	−4.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−26

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −28, −17, 3, −14, 3, −14, −15, −20, −21, −26 → −14.9
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 11 · 2016→2017: 20 · 2017→2018: 17 · 2018→2019: 17 · 2019→2022: 17 · 2022→2023: 1 · 2023→2024: 5 · 2024→2025: 1 · 2025→2026: 5 → 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 12.8, lower limit −42.6.

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.