John C. Fremont 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. 2470 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader meets the grade 4 bar. 2522 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2589 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader meets the grade 6 bar. 2562 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	23,900	2463.0	− 2432	31	× 78 / 395	6.1
4	23,901	2505.6	− 2473	32.6	× 107 / 395	8.8
5	23,904	2561.7	− 2502	59.7	× 106 / 395	16
6	23,905	2557.7	− 2531	26.7	× 104 / 395	7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						38

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	22,382	2463.3	− 2432	31.3	× 97 / 401	7.6
4	22,383	2506.9	− 2473	33.9	× 81 / 401	6.8
5	22,386	2539.1	− 2502	37.1	× 111 / 401	10.3
6	22,387	2596.6	− 2531	65.6	× 112 / 401	18.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						43

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	22,812	2475.6	− 2432	43.6	× 80 / 385	9.1
4	22,815	2500.0	− 2473	27	× 106 / 385	7.4
5	22,817	2537.4	− 2502	35.4	× 85 / 385	7.8
6	22,818	2574.2	− 2531	43.2	× 114 / 385	12.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						37

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	22,809	2478.1	− 2432	46.1	× 102 / 395	11.9
4	22,812	2498.4	− 2473	25.4	× 96 / 395	6.2
5	22,813	2535.5	− 2502	33.5	× 107 / 395	9.1
6	22,816	2569.2	− 2531	38.2	× 90 / 395	8.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						36

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	22,987	2481.7	− 2432	49.7	× 86 / 393	10.9
4	22,988	2513.8	− 2473	40.8	× 103 / 393	10.7
5	22,989	2539.1	− 2502	37.1	× 92 / 393	8.7
6	22,990	2554.7	− 2531	23.7	× 112 / 393	6.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						37

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	22,954	2472.5	− 2432	40.5	× 82 / 345	9.6
4	22,955	2489.8	− 2473	16.8	× 82 / 345	4
5	22,956	2582.3	− 2502	80.3	× 86 / 345	20
6	22,957	2561.1	− 2531	30.1	× 95 / 345	8.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						42

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	22,927	2452.7	− 2432	20.7	× 67 / 322	4.3
4	22,928	2520.3	− 2473	47.3	× 87 / 322	12.8
5	22,929	2554.5	− 2502	52.5	× 81 / 322	13.2
6	22,930	2577.5	− 2531	46.5	× 87 / 322	12.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						43

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	22,783	2488.5	− 2432	56.5	× 80 / 328	13.8
4	22,784	2484.1	− 2473	11.1	× 73 / 328	2.5
5	22,785	2554.5	− 2502	52.5	× 91 / 328	14.6
6	22,786	2566.6	− 2531	35.6	× 84 / 328	9.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						40

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	22,694	2483.7	− 2432	51.7	× 86 / 342	13
4	22,695	2530.6	− 2473	57.6	× 82 / 342	13.8
5	22,696	2557.7	− 2502	55.7	× 72 / 342	11.7
6	22,697	2568.7	− 2531	37.7	× 102 / 342	11.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						50

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	22,750	2469.6	− 2432	37.6	× 60 / 307	7.3
4	22,751	2522.1	− 2473	49.1	× 91 / 307	14.6
5	22,752	2588.7	− 2502	86.7	× 83 / 307	23.4
6	22,753	2562.4	− 2531	31.4	× 73 / 307	7.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						53

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. 38, 43, 37, 36, 37, 42, 43, 40, 50, 53 → 41.9
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 5 · 2016→2017: 6 · 2017→2018: 1 · 2018→2019: 1 · 2019→2022: 5 · 2022→2023: 1 · 2023→2024: 3 · 2024→2025: 10 · 2025→2026: 3 → average 3.9
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 3.9 × 2.66 = 10.4. Upper limit 52.3, lower limit 31.5.

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.