Aldama 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 22 points under the grade 3 bar. 2410 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 27 points under the grade 4 bar. 2446 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2508 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	29,251	2383.8	− 2432	−48.2	× 85 / 300	−13.7
4	29,254	2425.7	− 2473	−47.3	× 79 / 300	−12.5
5	29,255	2451.0	− 2502	−51	× 81 / 300	−13.8
6	29,258	2493.6	− 2531	−37.4	× 55 / 300	−6.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−47

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	27,473	2375.2	− 2432	−56.8	× 80 / 257	−17.7
4	27,476	2431.3	− 2473	−41.7	× 80 / 257	−13
5	27,477	2448.8	− 2502	−53.2	× 80 / 257	−16.6
6	27,480	2412.3	− 2531	−118.7	× 17 / 257	−7.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−55

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	28,048	2382.6	− 2432	−49.4	× 75 / 235	−15.8
4	28,051	2423.3	− 2473	−49.7	× 80 / 235	−16.9
5	28,052	2454.4	− 2502	−47.6	× 80 / 235	−16.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−49

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	28,100	2397.4	− 2432	−34.6	× 90 / 232	−13.4
4	28,102	2410.1	− 2473	−62.9	× 71 / 232	−19.2
5	28,104	2458.9	− 2502	−43.1	× 71 / 232	−13.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−46

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	28,275	2403.1	− 2432	−28.9	× 78 / 232	−9.7
4	28,276	2449.7	− 2473	−23.3	× 89 / 232	−8.9
5	28,277	2448.5	− 2502	−53.5	× 65 / 232	−15
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−34

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	28,310	2381.2	− 2432	−50.8	× 55 / 157	−17.8
4	28,311	2467.4	− 2473	−5.6	× 40 / 157	−1.4
5	28,312	2464.3	− 2502	−37.7	× 62 / 157	−14.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−34

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	28,373	2401.7	− 2432	−30.3	× 45 / 144	−9.5
4	28,374	2407.8	− 2473	−65.2	× 58 / 144	−26.3
5	28,375	2490.5	− 2502	−11.5	× 41 / 144	−3.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−39

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	28,239	2412.7	− 2432	−19.3	× 70 / 175	−7.7
4	28,240	2432.7	− 2473	−40.3	× 45 / 175	−10.4
5	28,241	2466.8	− 2502	−35.2	× 60 / 175	−12.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−30

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	28,102	2400.8	− 2432	−31.2	× 51 / 164	−9.7
4	28,103	2474.8	− 2473	1.8	× 64 / 164	0.7
5	28,104	2470.8	− 2502	−31.2	× 49 / 164	−9.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−18

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	28,096	2409.6	− 2432	−22.4	× 36 / 150	−5.4
4	28,097	2446.3	− 2473	−26.7	× 53 / 150	−9.4
5	28,098	2507.6	− 2502	5.6	× 61 / 150	2.3
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. −47, −55, −49, −46, −34, −34, −39, −30, −18, −13 → −36.5
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 8 · 2016→2017: 6 · 2017→2018: 3 · 2018→2019: 12 · 2019→2022: 0 · 2022→2023: 5 · 2023→2024: 9 · 2024→2025: 12 · 2025→2026: 5 → average 6.7
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 6.7 × 2.66 = 17.8. Upper limit −18.7, lower limit −54.3.

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.