Utah Street 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 8.

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 70 points under the grade 3 bar. 2362 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 38 points under the grade 3 bar. 2394 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2431 vs. 2432. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 13 points under the grade 4 bar. 2460 vs. 2473. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores 19 points under the grade 7 bar. 2533 vs. 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores just under the grade 8 bar. 2559 vs. 2567.

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	32,425	2364.3	− 2432	−67.7	× 44 / 309	−9.6
4	32,427	2421.5	− 2473	−51.5	× 43 / 309	−7.2
5	32,429	2449.6	− 2502	−52.4	× 47 / 309	−8
6	32,431	2485.4	− 2531	−45.6	× 57 / 309	−8.4
7	32,433	2495.2	− 2552	−56.8	× 59 / 309	−10.8
8	32,435	2538.3	− 2567	−28.7	× 59 / 309	−5.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−50

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	30,640	2381.0	− 2432	−51	× 44 / 285	−7.9
4	30,642	2429.1	− 2473	−43.9	× 48 / 285	−7.4
5	30,644	2468.6	− 2502	−33.4	× 36 / 285	−4.2
6	30,646	2495.1	− 2531	−35.9	× 46 / 285	−5.8
7	30,647	2523.6	− 2552	−28.4	× 54 / 285	−5.4
8	30,649	2545.5	− 2567	−21.5	× 57 / 285	−4.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−35

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	31,205	2371.8	− 2432	−60.2	× 57 / 310	−11.1
4	31,206	2429.3	− 2473	−43.7	× 43 / 310	−6.1
5	31,208	2452.6	− 2502	−49.4	× 51 / 310	−8.1
6	31,211	2497.5	− 2531	−33.5	× 42 / 310	−4.5
7	31,212	2490.0	− 2552	−62	× 57 / 310	−11.4
8	31,215	2562.3	− 2567	−4.7	× 60 / 310	−0.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−42

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	31,251	2398.2	− 2432	−33.8	× 35 / 285	−4.2
4	31,253	2443.7	− 2473	−29.3	× 55 / 285	−5.7
5	31,255	2465.8	− 2502	−36.2	× 48 / 285	−6.1
6	31,257	2511.8	− 2531	−19.2	× 51 / 285	−3.4
7	31,259	2509.8	− 2552	−42.2	× 43 / 285	−6.4
8	31,261	2522.4	− 2567	−44.6	× 53 / 285	−8.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−34

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	31,423	2361.7	− 2432	−70.3	× 34 / 249	−9.6
4	31,424	2452.6	− 2473	−20.4	× 25 / 249	−2
5	31,425	2470.5	− 2502	−31.5	× 53 / 249	−6.7
6	31,426	2495.5	− 2531	−35.5	× 47 / 249	−6.7
7	31,427	2556.3	− 2552	4.3	× 51 / 249	0.9
8	31,428	2556.0	− 2567	−11	× 39 / 249	−1.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−26

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	31,440	2398.3	− 2432	−33.7	× 38 / 247	−5.2
4	31,441	2425.1	− 2473	−47.9	× 32 / 247	−6.2
5	31,442	2461.8	− 2502	−40.2	× 33 / 247	−5.4
6	31,443	2470.2	− 2531	−60.8	× 42 / 247	−10.3
7	31,444	2512.3	− 2552	−39.7	× 40 / 247	−6.4
8	31,445	2553.2	− 2567	−13.8	× 62 / 247	−3.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−37

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	31,497	2365.8	− 2432	−66.2	× 28 / 228	−8.1
4	31,498	2403.7	− 2473	−69.3	× 39 / 228	−11.9
5	31,499	2419.6	− 2502	−82.4	× 32 / 228	−11.6
6	31,500	2492.2	− 2531	−38.8	× 40 / 228	−6.8
7	31,501	2511.3	− 2552	−40.7	× 43 / 228	−7.7
8	31,502	2525.9	− 2567	−41.1	× 46 / 228	−8.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−54

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	31,363	2399.8	− 2432	−32.2	× 23 / 227	−3.3
4	31,364	2380.7	− 2473	−92.3	× 30 / 227	−12.2
5	31,365	2442.2	− 2502	−59.8	× 41 / 227	−10.8
6	31,366	2480.5	− 2531	−50.5	× 43 / 227	−9.6
7	31,367	2550.7	− 2552	−1.3	× 46 / 227	−0.3
8	31,368	2540.6	− 2567	−26.4	× 44 / 227	−5.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−41

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	31,222	2370.4	− 2432	−61.6	× 40 / 241	−10.2
4	31,223	2386.4	− 2473	−86.6	× 31 / 241	−11.1
5	31,224	2450.9	− 2502	−51.1	× 29 / 241	−6.1
6	31,225	2490.9	− 2531	−40.1	× 41 / 241	−6.8
7	31,226	2508.2	− 2552	−43.8	× 53 / 241	−9.6
8	31,227	2569.1	− 2567	2.1	× 47 / 241	0.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−44

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	31,210	2362.3	− 2432	−69.7	× 28 / 239	−8.2
4	31,211	2394.4	− 2473	−78.6	× 43 / 239	−14.1
5	31,212	2430.8	− 2502	−71.2	× 38 / 239	−11.3
6	31,213	2459.9	− 2531	−71.1	× 36 / 239	−10.7
7	31,214	2532.7	− 2552	−19.3	× 44 / 239	−3.6
8	31,215	2559.2	− 2567	−7.8	× 50 / 239	−1.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−50

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −50, −35, −42, −34, −26, −37, −54, −41, −44, −50 → −41.3
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 15 · 2016→2017: 7 · 2017→2018: 8 · 2018→2019: 8 · 2019→2022: 11 · 2022→2023: 17 · 2023→2024: 13 · 2024→2025: 3 · 2025→2026: 6 → average 9.8
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 9.8 × 2.66 = 26.1. Upper limit −15.2, lower limit −67.4.

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.