Weigand 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 scores 23 points under the grade 3 bar. 2409 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2469 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2510 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	32,616	2330.2	− 2432	−101.8	× 71 / 189	−38.2
4	32,618	2361.2	− 2473	−111.8	× 56 / 189	−33.1
5	32,620	2381.3	− 2502	−120.7	× 62 / 189	−39.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−111

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	30,827	2372.8	− 2432	−59.2	× 67 / 196	−20.2
4	30,830	2374.9	− 2473	−98.1	× 74 / 196	−37
5	30,831	2393.2	− 2502	−108.8	× 55 / 196	−30.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−88

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	31,393	2360.2	− 2432	−71.8	× 69 / 198	−25
4	31,395	2374.8	− 2473	−98.2	× 67 / 198	−33.2
5	31,397	2405.8	− 2502	−96.2	× 62 / 198	−30.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−88

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	31,440	2351.2	− 2432	−80.8	× 68 / 210	−26.2
4	31,441	2395.4	− 2473	−77.6	× 72 / 210	−26.6
5	31,444	2417.7	− 2502	−84.3	× 70 / 210	−28.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−81

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	31,613	2346.4	− 2432	−85.6	× 63 / 199	−27.1
4	31,614	2373.3	− 2473	−99.7	× 66 / 199	−33.1
5	31,615	2416.0	− 2502	−86	× 70 / 199	−30.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−90

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	31,634	2371.0	− 2432	−61	× 46 / 152	−18.5
4	31,635	2415.0	− 2473	−58	× 48 / 152	−18.3
5	31,636	2406.4	− 2502	−95.6	× 58 / 152	−36.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−73

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	31,691	2372.2	− 2432	−59.8	× 61 / 156	−23.4
4	31,692	2415.4	− 2473	−57.6	× 45 / 156	−16.6
5	31,693	2442.0	− 2502	−60	× 50 / 156	−19.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−59

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	31,557	2405.5	− 2432	−26.5	× 49 / 156	−8.3
4	31,558	2403.9	− 2473	−69.1	× 58 / 156	−25.7
5	31,559	2444.8	− 2502	−57.2	× 49 / 156	−18
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−52

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	31,416	2435.6	− 2432	3.6	× 40 / 139	1
4	31,417	2455.4	− 2473	−17.6	× 46 / 139	−5.8
5	31,418	2471.5	− 2502	−30.5	× 53 / 139	−11.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−16

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	31,404	2408.6	− 2432	−23.4	× 37 / 129	−6.7
4	31,405	2468.6	− 2473	−4.4	× 43 / 129	−1.5
5	31,406	2510.0	− 2502	8	× 49 / 129	3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−5

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −111, −88, −88, −81, −90, −73, −59, −52, −16, −5 → −66.3
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 23 · 2016→2017: 0 · 2017→2018: 7 · 2018→2019: 9 · 2019→2022: 17 · 2022→2023: 14 · 2023→2024: 7 · 2024→2025: 36 · 2025→2026: 11 → average 13.8
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 13.8 × 2.66 = 36.7. Upper limit −29.6, lower limit −103.

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.