South Whittier Elementary: english

The shaded band is this district'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.

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	37,530	2361.8	− 2432	−70.2	× 358 / 2105	−11.9
4	37,532	2395.5	− 2473	−77.5	× 343 / 2105	−12.6
5	37,534	2452.1	− 2502	−49.9	× 314 / 2105	−7.4
6	37,536	2478.6	− 2531	−52.4	× 371 / 2105	−9.2
7	37,538	2503.9	− 2552	−48.1	× 364 / 2105	−8.3
8	37,540	2527.4	− 2567	−39.6	× 355 / 2105	−6.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−56

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	34,905	2382.4	− 2432	−49.6	× 296 / 2070	−7.1
4	34,906	2407.8	− 2473	−65.2	× 359 / 2070	−11.3
5	34,908	2444.4	− 2502	−57.6	× 345 / 2070	−9.6
6	34,910	2495.0	− 2531	−36	× 333 / 2070	−5.8
7	34,912	2511.2	− 2552	−40.8	× 367 / 2070	−7.2
8	34,915	2520.9	− 2567	−46.1	× 370 / 2070	−8.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−49

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	35,562	2382.3	− 2432	−49.7	× 309 / 1938	−7.9
4	35,564	2424.7	− 2473	−48.3	× 294 / 1938	−7.3
5	35,567	2461.4	− 2502	−40.6	× 343 / 1938	−7.2
6	35,569	2486.6	− 2531	−44.4	× 331 / 1938	−7.6
7	35,571	2518.3	− 2552	−33.7	× 314 / 1938	−5.5
8	35,572	2514.8	− 2567	−52.2	× 347 / 1938	−9.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−45

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	35,575	2394.4	− 2432	−37.6	× 290 / 1864	−5.8
4	35,577	2427.8	− 2473	−45.2	× 308 / 1864	−7.5
5	35,579	2464.5	− 2502	−37.5	× 302 / 1864	−6.1
6	35,581	2500.3	− 2531	−30.7	× 341 / 1864	−5.6
7	35,583	2502.6	− 2552	−49.4	× 320 / 1864	−8.5
8	35,585	2536.3	− 2567	−30.7	× 303 / 1864	−5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−38

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	35,737	2394.0	− 2432	−38	× 254 / 1807	−5.3
4	35,738	2440.8	− 2473	−32.2	× 285 / 1807	−5.1
5	35,739	2470.5	− 2502	−31.5	× 308 / 1807	−5.4
6	35,740	2505.5	− 2531	−25.5	× 301 / 1807	−4.2
7	35,741	2514.3	− 2552	−37.7	× 327 / 1807	−6.8
8	35,742	2509.2	− 2567	−57.8	× 332 / 1807	−10.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−37

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	35,626	2358.2	− 2432	−73.8	× 233 / 1548	−11.1
4	35,627	2409.3	− 2473	−63.7	× 274 / 1548	−11.3
5	35,628	2468.5	− 2502	−33.5	× 238 / 1548	−5.2
6	35,629	2493.2	− 2531	−37.8	× 240 / 1548	−5.9
7	35,630	2514.8	− 2552	−37.2	× 261 / 1548	−6.3
8	35,631	2508.2	− 2567	−58.8	× 302 / 1548	−11.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−51

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	35,631	2377.6	− 2432	−54.4	× 246 / 1449	−9.2
4	35,632	2403.3	− 2473	−69.7	× 230 / 1449	−11.1
5	35,633	2460.4	− 2502	−41.6	× 265 / 1449	−7.6
6	35,634	2499.4	− 2531	−31.6	× 237 / 1449	−5.2
7	35,635	2518.1	− 2552	−33.9	× 220 / 1449	−5.1
8	35,636	2516.3	− 2567	−50.7	× 251 / 1449	−8.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−47

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	35,491	2383.0	− 2432	−49	× 239 / 1399	−8.4
4	35,492	2422.2	− 2473	−50.8	× 234 / 1399	−8.5
5	35,493	2455.1	− 2502	−46.9	× 225 / 1399	−7.5
6	35,494	2499.5	− 2531	−31.5	× 265 / 1399	−6
7	35,495	2506.2	− 2552	−45.8	× 218 / 1399	−7.1
8	35,496	2517.0	− 2567	−50	× 218 / 1399	−7.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−45

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	35,332	2390.0	− 2432	−42	× 239 / 1382	−7.3
4	35,333	2435.4	− 2473	−37.6	× 229 / 1382	−6.2
5	35,334	2477.9	− 2502	−24.1	× 235 / 1382	−4.1
6	35,335	2496.5	− 2531	−34.5	× 218 / 1382	−5.4
7	35,336	2499.6	− 2552	−52.4	× 243 / 1382	−9.2
8	35,337	2519.5	− 2567	−47.5	× 218 / 1382	−7.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−40

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	35,324	2395.2	− 2432	−36.8	× 212 / 1350	−5.8
4	35,325	2431.0	− 2473	−42	× 241 / 1350	−7.5
5	35,326	2475.6	− 2502	−26.4	× 232 / 1350	−4.5
6	35,327	2518.5	− 2531	−12.5	× 232 / 1350	−2.1
7	35,328	2499.7	− 2552	−52.3	× 191 / 1350	−7.4
8	35,329	2540.4	− 2567	−26.6	× 242 / 1350	−4.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−32

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −56, −49, −45, −38, −37, −51, −47, −45, −40, −32 → −44
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 7 · 2016→2017: 4 · 2017→2018: 7 · 2018→2019: 1 · 2019→2022: 14 · 2022→2023: 4 · 2023→2024: 2 · 2024→2025: 5 · 2025→2026: 8 → average 5.8
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 5.8 × 2.66 = 15.4. Upper limit −28.6, lower limit −59.4.

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 — for a district, the total across its schools. From 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26.

Schools in South Whittier Elementary

Elementary schools

Middle schools

Richard L. Graves Middle