Annalee Avenue 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 meets the grade 3 bar. 2450 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 40 points under the grade 4 bar. 2434 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2499 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	29,336	2306.1	− 2432	−125.9	× 33 / 130	−32
4	29,338	2357.8	− 2473	−115.2	× 39 / 130	−34.6
5	29,340	2401.0	− 2502	−101	× 28 / 130	−21.8
6	29,342	2420.2	− 2531	−110.8	× 30 / 130	−25.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−114

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	27,557	2337.5	− 2432	−94.5	× 28 / 109	−24.3
4	27,560	2384.3	− 2473	−88.7	× 36 / 109	−29.3
5	27,561	2415.4	− 2502	−86.6	× 34 / 109	−27
6	27,564	2436.8	− 2531	−94.2	× 11 / 109	−9.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−90

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	28,131	2361.1	− 2432	−70.9	× 30 / 110	−19.3
4	28,133	2412.4	− 2473	−60.6	× 25 / 110	−13.8
5	28,134	2447.0	− 2502	−55	× 30 / 110	−15
6	28,137	2472.1	− 2531	−58.9	× 25 / 110	−13.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−61

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	28,182	2381.3	− 2432	−50.7	× 32 / 113	−14.4
4	28,184	2379.6	− 2473	−93.4	× 28 / 113	−23.1
5	28,186	2447.9	− 2502	−54.1	× 28 / 113	−13.4
6	28,188	2476.1	− 2531	−54.9	× 25 / 113	−12.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−63

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	28,357	2409.7	− 2432	−22.3	× 39 / 125	−7
4	28,358	2424.8	− 2473	−48.2	× 33 / 125	−12.7
5	28,359	2489.6	− 2502	−12.4	× 33 / 125	−3.3
6	28,360	2465.9	− 2531	−65.1	× 20 / 125	−10.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−33

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	28,392	2393.2	− 2432	−38.8	× 39 / 103	−14.7
4	28,393	2460.8	− 2473	−12.2	× 37 / 103	−4.4
5	28,394	2502.6	− 2502	0.6	× 27 / 103	0.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−19

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	28,455	2426.0	− 2432	−6	× 27 / 101	−1.6
4	28,456	2459.0	− 2473	−14	× 39 / 101	−5.4
5	28,457	2471.8	− 2502	−30.2	× 35 / 101	−10.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−17

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	28,321	2433.0	− 2432	1	× 28 / 99	0.3
4	28,322	2509.6	− 2473	36.6	× 27 / 99	10
5	28,323	2492.1	− 2502	−9.9	× 44 / 99	−4.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						6

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	28,184	2381.4	− 2432	−50.6	× 34 / 100	−17.2
4	28,185	2463.5	− 2473	−9.5	× 37 / 100	−3.5
5	28,186	2560.6	− 2502	58.6	× 29 / 100	17
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−4

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	28,178	2450.0	− 2432	18	× 29 / 109	4.8
4	28,179	2433.5	− 2473	−39.5	× 39 / 109	−14.1
5	28,180	2498.5	− 2502	−3.5	× 41 / 109	−1.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−11

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −114, −90, −61, −63, −33, −19, −17, 6, −4, −11 → −40.6
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 24 · 2016→2017: 29 · 2017→2018: 2 · 2018→2019: 30 · 2019→2022: 14 · 2022→2023: 2 · 2023→2024: 23 · 2024→2025: 10 · 2025→2026: 7 → average 15.7
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 15.7 × 2.66 = 41.8. Upper limit 1.2, lower limit −82.4.

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.