Skyblue Mesa 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 scores 17 points under the grade 3 bar. 2415 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2465 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2493 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 6 bar. 2523 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	37,376	2400.5	− 2432	−31.5	× 76 / 299	−8
4	37,378	2465.0	− 2473	−8	× 71 / 299	−1.9
5	37,380	2475.9	− 2502	−26.1	× 75 / 299	−6.5
6	37,382	2548.7	− 2531	17.7	× 77 / 299	4.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−12

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	34,773	2434.4	− 2432	2.4	× 69 / 284	0.6
4	34,775	2466.6	− 2473	−6.4	× 72 / 284	−1.6
5	34,777	2518.5	− 2502	16.5	× 74 / 284	4.3
6	34,778	2521.8	− 2531	−9.2	× 69 / 284	−2.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						1

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	35,419	2417.9	− 2432	−14.1	× 61 / 285	−3
4	35,420	2476.3	− 2473	3.3	× 75 / 285	0.9
5	35,422	2487.5	− 2502	−14.5	× 71 / 285	−3.6
6	35,425	2541.8	− 2531	10.8	× 78 / 285	3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−3

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	35,428	2395.2	− 2432	−36.8	× 54 / 272	−7.3
4	35,430	2487.2	− 2473	14.2	× 65 / 272	3.4
5	35,432	2507.4	− 2502	5.4	× 81 / 272	1.6
6	35,434	2505.5	− 2531	−25.5	× 72 / 272	−6.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−9

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	35,591	2408.4	− 2432	−23.6	× 79 / 296	−6.3
4	35,592	2454.3	− 2473	−18.7	× 63 / 296	−4
5	35,593	2521.8	− 2502	19.8	× 70 / 296	4.7
6	35,594	2536.2	− 2531	5.2	× 84 / 296	1.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−4

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	35,480	2420.0	− 2432	−12	× 72 / 303	−2.9
4	35,481	2473.5	− 2473	0.5	× 73 / 303	0.1
5	35,482	2515.3	− 2502	13.3	× 75 / 303	3.3
6	35,483	2526.7	− 2531	−4.3	× 83 / 303	−1.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−1

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	35,485	2388.1	− 2432	−43.9	× 84 / 325	−11.3
4	35,486	2460.5	− 2473	−12.5	× 77 / 325	−3
5	35,487	2458.6	− 2502	−43.4	× 82 / 325	−11
6	35,488	2515.5	− 2531	−15.5	× 82 / 325	−3.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−29

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	35,347	2392.6	− 2432	−39.4	× 101 / 337	−11.8
4	35,348	2435.8	− 2473	−37.2	× 83 / 337	−9.2
5	35,349	2490.9	− 2502	−11.1	× 70 / 337	−2.3
6	35,350	2500.6	− 2531	−30.4	× 83 / 337	−7.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−31

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	35,188	2404.0	− 2432	−28	× 69 / 324	−6
4	35,189	2455.1	− 2473	−17.9	× 106 / 324	−5.9
5	35,190	2508.8	− 2502	6.8	× 81 / 324	1.7
6	35,191	2562.4	− 2531	31.4	× 68 / 324	6.6
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	35,182	2415.0	− 2432	−17	× 78 / 327	−4.1
4	35,183	2464.7	− 2473	−8.3	× 68 / 327	−1.7
5	35,184	2493.4	− 2502	−8.6	× 102 / 327	−2.7
6	35,185	2522.6	− 2531	−8.4	× 79 / 327	−2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−10

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −12, 1, −3, −9, −4, −1, −29, −31, −4, −10 → −10.2
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 13 · 2016→2017: 4 · 2017→2018: 6 · 2018→2019: 5 · 2019→2022: 3 · 2022→2023: 28 · 2023→2024: 2 · 2024→2025: 27 · 2025→2026: 6 → average 10.4
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 10.4 × 2.66 = 27.7. Upper limit 17.5, lower limit −37.9.

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.