Solano 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 6.

3rd The average 3rd grader meets the grade 3 bar. 2443 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2468 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2555 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader meets the grade 6 bar. 2609 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	32,123	2440.3	− 2432	8.3	× 42 / 154	2.3
4	32,126	2507.9	− 2473	34.9	× 39 / 154	8.8
5	32,127	2531.2	− 2502	29.2	× 38 / 154	7.2
6	32,130	2550.4	− 2531	19.4	× 35 / 154	4.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						23

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	30,337	2443.1	− 2432	11.1	× 27 / 142	2.1
4	30,339	2515.0	− 2473	42	× 43 / 142	12.7
5	30,342	2552.8	− 2502	50.8	× 38 / 142	13.6
6	30,343	2547.9	− 2531	16.9	× 34 / 142	4
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	30,902	2442.0	− 2432	10	× 35 / 128	2.7
4	30,904	2530.9	− 2473	57.9	× 23 / 128	10.4
5	30,907	2554.7	− 2502	52.7	× 43 / 128	17.7
6	30,909	2568.6	− 2531	37.6	× 27 / 128	7.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						39

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	30,949	2458.1	− 2432	26.1	× 48 / 145	8.6
4	30,951	2511.0	− 2473	38	× 38 / 145	10
5	30,953	2564.1	− 2502	62.1	× 25 / 145	10.7
6	30,955	2593.5	− 2531	62.5	× 34 / 145	14.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						44

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	31,121	2449.6	− 2432	17.6	× 32 / 143	3.9
4	31,122	2472.5	− 2473	−0.5	× 48 / 143	−0.2
5	31,123	2546.4	− 2502	44.4	× 37 / 143	11.5
6	31,124	2558.6	− 2531	27.6	× 26 / 143	5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						20

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	31,138	2465.4	− 2432	33.4	× 24 / 100	8
4	31,139	2475.2	− 2473	2.2	× 27 / 100	0.6
5	31,140	2545.0	− 2502	43	× 27 / 100	11.6
6	31,141	2530.8	− 2531	−0.2	× 22 / 100	0
Sum, rounded to a whole point						20

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	31,195	2454.9	− 2432	22.9	× 22 / 101	5
4	31,196	2499.4	− 2473	26.4	× 28 / 101	7.3
5	31,197	2507.9	− 2502	5.9	× 27 / 101	1.6
6	31,198	2566.5	− 2531	35.5	× 24 / 101	8.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						22

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	31,061	2461.0	− 2432	29	× 32 / 108	8.6
4	31,062	2533.9	− 2473	60.9	× 24 / 108	13.5
5	31,063	2554.6	− 2502	52.6	× 27 / 108	13.2
6	31,064	2552.0	− 2531	21	× 25 / 108	4.9
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	30,920	2429.6	− 2432	−2.4	× 25 / 102	−0.6
4	30,921	2526.6	− 2473	53.6	× 29 / 102	15.2
5	30,922	2543.3	− 2502	41.3	× 26 / 102	10.5
6	30,923	2602.1	− 2531	71.1	× 22 / 102	15.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						41

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	30,906	2443.2	− 2432	11.2	× 24 / 104	2.6
4	30,907	2468.3	− 2473	−4.7	× 28 / 104	−1.3
5	30,908	2554.7	− 2502	52.7	× 31 / 104	15.7
6	30,909	2609.0	− 2531	78	× 21 / 104	15.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						33

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. 23, 32, 39, 44, 20, 20, 22, 40, 41, 33 → 31.4
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 9 · 2016→2017: 7 · 2017→2018: 5 · 2018→2019: 24 · 2019→2022: 0 · 2022→2023: 2 · 2023→2024: 18 · 2024→2025: 1 · 2025→2026: 8 → average 8.2
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 8.2 × 2.66 = 21.8. Upper limit 53.2, lower limit 9.6.

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.