Mariposa 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 7.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 107 points under the grade 3 bar. 2325 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 54 points under the grade 3 bar. 2378 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 10 points under the grade 3 bar. 2422 vs. 2432. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 12 points under the grade 3 bar. 2420 vs. 2432. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores just under the grade 6 bar. 2530 vs. 2531. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.

Students fluent in English

The closest these results come to reading alone: English is not in the way. Includes students who have only ever spoken English.

Grade bars 3rd 85 students 103 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 93 students 39 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 88 students Just under the grade 3 bar.

English learners

Students leave this group as they become fluent, so its average stays low even where they learn well.

Grade bars 3rd 14 students 136 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 25 students 108 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 12 students 45 points under the grade 3 bar.

the group's average that grade's own bar the distance between

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. The state leaves out any group of ten students or fewer, so a grade may be missing from the charts.

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	25,080	2371.3	− 2432	−60.7	× 83 / 499	−10.1
4	25,081	2368.0	− 2473	−105	× 92 / 499	−19.4
5	25,084	2389.5	− 2502	−112.5	× 103 / 499	−23.2
6	25,085	2434.0	− 2531	−97	× 80 / 499	−15.6
7	25,088	2520.2	− 2552	−31.8	× 75 / 499	−4.8
8	25,089	2525.6	− 2567	−41.4	× 66 / 499	−5.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−78

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	23,353	2384.8	− 2432	−47.2	× 83 / 326	−12
4	23,356	2414.2	− 2473	−58.8	× 88 / 326	−15.9
5	23,358	2438.9	− 2502	−63.1	× 80 / 326	−15.5
6	23,360	2440.7	− 2531	−90.3	× 75 / 326	−20.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−64

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	23,810	2400.7	− 2432	−31.3	× 83 / 324	−8
4	23,811	2389.9	− 2473	−83.1	× 84 / 324	−21.5
5	23,813	2450.5	− 2502	−51.5	× 78 / 324	−12.4
6	23,816	2431.4	− 2531	−99.6	× 79 / 324	−24.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−66

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	23,829	2373.6	− 2432	−58.4	× 83 / 311	−15.6
4	23,831	2438.6	− 2473	−34.4	× 76 / 311	−8.4
5	23,833	2444.6	− 2502	−57.4	× 88 / 311	−16.2
6	23,835	2447.5	− 2531	−83.5	× 64 / 311	−17.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−57

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	24,001	2406.3	− 2432	−25.7	× 75 / 321	−6
4	24,002	2400.5	− 2473	−72.5	× 75 / 321	−16.9
5	24,003	2468.5	− 2502	−33.5	× 86 / 321	−9
6	24,004	2437.8	− 2531	−93.2	× 85 / 321	−24.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−57

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	23,964	2375.2	− 2432	−56.8	× 93 / 357	−14.8
4	23,965	2394.7	− 2473	−78.3	× 87 / 357	−19.1
5	23,966	2418.5	− 2502	−83.5	× 87 / 357	−20.3
6	23,967	2459.2	− 2531	−71.8	× 90 / 357	−18.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−72

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	23,925	2346.3	− 2432	−85.7	× 123 / 423	−24.9
4	23,926	2413.4	− 2473	−59.6	× 110 / 423	−15.5
5	23,927	2424.4	− 2502	−77.6	× 105 / 423	−19.3
6	23,928	2470.1	− 2531	−60.9	× 85 / 423	−12.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−72

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	23,775	2341.5	− 2432	−90.5	× 107 / 414	−23.4
4	23,776	2376.1	− 2473	−96.9	× 118 / 414	−27.6
5	23,777	2385.6	− 2502	−116.4	× 123 / 414	−34.6
6	23,778	2492.5	− 2531	−38.5	× 66 / 414	−6.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−92

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	23,658	2331.9	− 2432	−100.1	× 107 / 429	−25
4	23,659	2381.5	− 2473	−91.5	× 117 / 429	−25
5	23,660	2399.7	− 2502	−102.3	× 121 / 429	−28.9
6	23,661	2481.0	− 2531	−50	× 84 / 429	−9.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−89

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	23,708	2324.7	− 2432	−107.3	× 99 / 467	−22.7
4	23,709	2378.4	− 2473	−94.6	× 118 / 467	−23.9
5	23,710	2422.2	− 2502	−79.8	× 100 / 467	−17.1
6	23,711	2420.4	− 2531	−110.6	× 91 / 467	−21.6
7	23,712	2529.5	− 2552	−22.5	× 59 / 467	−2.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−88

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −78, −64, −66, −57, −57, −72, −72, −92, −89, −88 → −73.5
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 14 · 2016→2017: 2 · 2017→2018: 9 · 2018→2019: 0 · 2019→2022: 15 · 2022→2023: 0 · 2023→2024: 20 · 2024→2025: 3 · 2025→2026: 1 → average 7.1
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 7.1 × 2.66 = 18.9. Upper limit −54.6, lower limit −92.4.

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.