Nancy Cory 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 56 points under the grade 3 bar. 2376 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2431 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2467 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 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	25,129	2393.0	− 2432	−39	× 87 / 362	−9.4
4	25,131	2428.0	− 2473	−45	× 82 / 362	−10.2
5	25,133	2455.9	− 2502	−46.1	× 101 / 362	−12.9
6	25,135	2490.7	− 2531	−40.3	× 92 / 362	−10.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−43

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	23,397	2404.6	− 2432	−27.4	× 96 / 382	−6.9
4	23,400	2446.7	− 2473	−26.3	× 97 / 382	−6.7
5	23,402	2463.0	− 2502	−39	× 98 / 382	−10
6	23,403	2497.6	− 2531	−33.4	× 91 / 382	−8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−32

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	23,853	2399.9	− 2432	−32.1	× 93 / 393	−7.6
4	23,855	2434.6	− 2473	−38.4	× 102 / 393	−10
5	23,857	2464.4	− 2502	−37.6	× 110 / 393	−10.5
6	23,860	2505.5	− 2531	−25.5	× 88 / 393	−5.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−34

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	23,873	2408.3	− 2432	−23.7	× 106 / 405	−6.2
4	23,875	2424.0	− 2473	−49	× 104 / 405	−12.6
5	23,877	2468.2	− 2502	−33.8	× 107 / 405	−8.9
6	23,879	2518.3	− 2531	−12.7	× 88 / 405	−2.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−30

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	24,045	2400.1	− 2432	−31.9	× 122 / 432	−9
4	24,046	2446.8	− 2473	−26.2	× 110 / 432	−6.7
5	24,047	2463.3	− 2502	−38.7	× 111 / 432	−9.9
6	24,048	2501.7	− 2531	−29.3	× 89 / 432	−6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−32

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	24,008	2377.9	− 2432	−54.1	× 122 / 362	−18.2
4	24,009	2414.6	− 2473	−58.4	× 124 / 362	−20
5	24,010	2429.6	− 2502	−72.4	× 116 / 362	−23.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−61

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	23,969	2384.7	− 2432	−47.3	× 138 / 399	−16.4
4	23,970	2409.0	− 2473	−64	× 129 / 399	−20.7
5	23,971	2459.8	− 2502	−42.2	× 132 / 399	−14
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−51

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	23,819	2390.9	− 2432	−41.1	× 103 / 374	−11.3
4	23,820	2421.0	− 2473	−52	× 139 / 374	−19.3
5	23,821	2437.9	− 2502	−64.1	× 132 / 374	−22.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−53

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	23,702	2401.0	− 2432	−31	× 118 / 370	−9.9
4	23,703	2461.9	− 2473	−11.1	× 106 / 370	−3.2
5	23,704	2465.1	− 2502	−36.9	× 146 / 370	−14.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−28

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	23,756	2376.3	− 2432	−55.7	× 123 / 367	−18.7
4	23,757	2430.8	− 2473	−42.2	× 124 / 367	−14.3
5	23,758	2467.4	− 2502	−34.6	× 120 / 367	−11.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−44

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −43, −32, −34, −30, −32, −61, −51, −53, −28, −44 → −40.8
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: 2 · 2017→2018: 4 · 2018→2019: 2 · 2019→2022: 29 · 2022→2023: 10 · 2023→2024: 2 · 2024→2025: 25 · 2025→2026: 16 → average 11.2
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 11.2 × 2.66 = 29.8. Upper limit −11, lower limit −70.6.

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.