Downey Unified: english

The shaded band is this district'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.

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	22,657	2416.8	− 2432	−15.2	× 1470 / 11741	−1.9
4	22,658	2458.1	− 2473	−14.9	× 1484 / 11741	−1.9
5	22,661	2490.7	− 2502	−11.3	× 1502 / 11741	−1.4
6	22,663	2512.0	− 2531	−19	× 1717 / 11741	−2.8
7	22,664	2525.0	− 2552	−27	× 1782 / 11741	−4.1
8	22,666	2545.1	− 2567	−21.9	× 1845 / 11741	−3.4
11	22,669	2601.0	− 2583	18	× 1941 / 11741	3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−13

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	21,300	2427.8	− 2432	−4.2	× 1452 / 11795	−0.5
4	21,303	2470.9	− 2473	−2.1	× 1523 / 11795	−0.3
5	21,305	2501.3	− 2502	−0.7	× 1533 / 11795	−0.1
6	21,307	2520.7	− 2531	−10.3	× 1622 / 11795	−1.4
7	21,309	2541.0	− 2552	−11	× 1797 / 11795	−1.7
8	21,310	2552.9	− 2567	−14.1	× 1808 / 11795	−2.2
11	21,312	2615.9	− 2583	32.9	× 2060 / 11795	5.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						0

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	21,686	2428.0	− 2432	−4	× 1437 / 11572	−0.5
4	21,689	2472.9	− 2473	−0.1	× 1490 / 11572	0
5	21,690	2499.0	− 2502	−3	× 1516 / 11572	−0.4
6	21,693	2521.2	− 2531	−9.8	× 1654 / 11572	−1.4
7	21,694	2542.0	− 2552	−10	× 1713 / 11572	−1.5
8	21,696	2547.9	− 2567	−19.1	× 1785 / 11572	−2.9
11	21,698	2618.4	− 2583	35.4	× 1977 / 11572	6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−1

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	21,661	2435.1	− 2432	3.1	× 1307 / 11350	0.4
4	21,663	2484.4	− 2473	11.4	× 1471 / 11350	1.5
5	21,665	2499.9	− 2502	−2.1	× 1518 / 11350	−0.3
6	21,667	2524.0	− 2531	−7	× 1599 / 11350	−1
7	21,669	2541.6	− 2552	−10.4	× 1712 / 11350	−1.6
8	21,671	2550.2	− 2567	−16.8	× 1737 / 11350	−2.6
11	21,673	2589.0	− 2583	6	× 2006 / 11350	1.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−3

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	21,827	2437.2	− 2432	5.2	× 1434 / 11223	0.7
4	21,828	2474.7	− 2473	1.7	× 1343 / 11223	0.2
5	21,829	2510.7	− 2502	8.7	× 1514 / 11223	1.2
6	21,830	2527.2	− 2531	−3.8	× 1609 / 11223	−0.5
7	21,831	2543.8	− 2552	−8.2	× 1671 / 11223	−1.2
8	21,832	2559.5	− 2567	−7.5	× 1738 / 11223	−1.2
11	21,833	2590.1	− 2583	7.1	× 1914 / 11223	1.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						0

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	21,794	2410.0	− 2432	−22	× 1398 / 11316	−2.7
4	21,795	2464.6	− 2473	−8.4	× 1520 / 11316	−1.1
5	21,796	2487.7	− 2502	−14.3	× 1488 / 11316	−1.9
6	21,797	2510.6	− 2531	−20.4	× 1634 / 11316	−2.9
7	21,798	2531.7	− 2552	−20.3	× 1631 / 11316	−2.9
8	21,799	2545.4	− 2567	−21.6	× 1726 / 11316	−3.3
11	21,800	2601.3	− 2583	18.3	× 1919 / 11316	3.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−12

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	21,763	2423.2	− 2432	−8.8	× 1380 / 11261	−1.1
4	21,764	2464.1	− 2473	−8.9	× 1419 / 11261	−1.1
5	21,765	2496.7	− 2502	−5.3	× 1542 / 11261	−0.7
6	21,766	2514.9	− 2531	−16.1	× 1633 / 11261	−2.3
7	21,767	2545.4	− 2552	−6.6	× 1719 / 11261	−1
8	21,768	2548.5	− 2567	−18.5	× 1678 / 11261	−2.8
11	21,769	2602.3	− 2583	19.3	× 1890 / 11261	3.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−6

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	21,639	2421.2	− 2432	−10.8	× 1412 / 11158	−1.4
4	21,640	2471.6	− 2473	−1.4	× 1424 / 11158	−0.2
5	21,641	2493.6	− 2502	−8.4	× 1447 / 11158	−1.1
6	21,642	2528.2	− 2531	−2.8	× 1622 / 11158	−0.4
7	21,643	2546.2	− 2552	−5.8	× 1651 / 11158	−0.9
8	21,644	2553.5	− 2567	−13.5	× 1713 / 11158	−2.1
11	21,645	2611.8	− 2583	28.8	× 1889 / 11158	4.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−1

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	21,546	2434.4	− 2432	2.4	× 1459 / 11275	0.3
4	21,547	2479.3	− 2473	6.3	× 1441 / 11275	0.8
5	21,548	2508.8	− 2502	6.8	× 1460 / 11275	0.9
6	21,549	2532.4	− 2531	1.4	× 1622 / 11275	0.2
7	21,550	2557.1	− 2552	5.1	× 1697 / 11275	0.8
8	21,551	2556.8	− 2567	−10.2	× 1654 / 11275	−1.5
11	21,552	2613.0	− 2583	30	× 1942 / 11275	5.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						7

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	21,602	2444.4	− 2432	12.4	× 1421 / 11319	1.6
4	21,603	2475.5	− 2473	2.5	× 1491 / 11319	0.3
5	21,604	2513.5	− 2502	11.5	× 1455 / 11319	1.5
6	21,605	2536.3	− 2531	5.3	× 1635 / 11319	0.8
7	21,606	2565.0	− 2552	13	× 1711 / 11319	2
8	21,607	2574.9	− 2567	7.9	× 1749 / 11319	1.2
11	21,608	2618.3	− 2583	35.3	× 1857 / 11319	5.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						13

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −13, 0, −1, −3, 0, −12, −6, −1, 7, 13 → −1.6
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 13 · 2016→2017: 1 · 2017→2018: 2 · 2018→2019: 3 · 2019→2022: 12 · 2022→2023: 6 · 2023→2024: 5 · 2024→2025: 8 · 2025→2026: 6 → average 6.2
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 6.2 × 2.66 = 16.5. Upper limit 14.9, lower limit −18.1.

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 — for a district, the total across its schools. From 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26.

Downey Unified

Step 1 · Each year's result

2015 from sb_ca2015_1_csv_v3.zip

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Step 3 · Free or reduced-price meals

Schools in Downey Unified

Elementary schools

Middle schools

High schools

Alternative and special schools

Other schools