Mint Canyon Community 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.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 58 points under the grade 3 bar. 2374 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 12 points under the grade 4 bar. 2461 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 21 points under the grade 5 bar. 2481 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 6 bar. 2526 vs. 2531.

Students fluent in English

The closest these results come to reading alone: English is not in the way. Includes students who have only ever spoken English.

Grade bars 3rd 42 students 41 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 51 students Meets the grade 4 bar. 5th 47 students Meets the grade 5 bar.

English learners

Students leave this group as they become fluent, so its average stays low even where they learn well.

Grade bars 3rd 23 students 87 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 15 students 46 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 14 students 25 points under the grade 3 bar.

the group's average that grade's own bar the distance between

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. The state leaves out any group of ten students or fewer, so a grade may be missing from the charts.

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	37,658	2392.6	− 2432	−39.4	× 73 / 289	−10
4	37,659	2454.0	− 2473	−19	× 74 / 289	−4.9
5	37,662	2509.0	− 2502	7	× 64 / 289	1.6
6	37,663	2515.3	− 2531	−15.7	× 78 / 289	−4.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−18

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	35,017	2398.9	− 2432	−33.1	× 57 / 264	−7.1
4	35,019	2469.6	− 2473	−3.4	× 69 / 264	−0.9
5	35,021	2491.6	− 2502	−10.4	× 74 / 264	−2.9
6	35,023	2510.0	− 2531	−21	× 64 / 264	−5.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−16

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	35,684	2432.5	− 2432	0.5	× 69 / 259	0.1
4	35,686	2467.6	− 2473	−5.4	× 53 / 259	−1.1
5	35,689	2505.9	− 2502	3.9	× 62 / 259	0.9
6	35,691	2497.3	− 2531	−33.7	× 75 / 259	−9.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−10

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	35,694	2444.7	− 2432	12.7	× 54 / 242	2.8
4	35,696	2513.1	− 2473	40.1	× 62 / 242	10.3
5	35,698	2498.7	− 2502	−3.3	× 56 / 242	−0.8
6	35,700	2533.4	− 2531	2.4	× 70 / 242	0.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						13

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	35,859	2406.7	− 2432	−25.3	× 54 / 241	−5.7
4	35,860	2481.9	− 2473	8.9	× 62 / 241	2.3
5	35,861	2544.0	− 2502	42	× 64 / 241	11.2
6	35,862	2522.8	− 2531	−8.2	× 61 / 241	−2.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						6

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	35,744	2409.3	− 2432	−22.7	× 61 / 313	−4.4
4	35,745	2453.4	− 2473	−19.6	× 77 / 313	−4.8
5	35,746	2482.3	− 2502	−19.7	× 98 / 313	−6.2
6	35,747	2510.1	− 2531	−20.9	× 77 / 313	−5.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−21

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	35,755	2420.4	− 2432	−11.6	× 88 / 273	−3.7
4	35,756	2471.3	− 2473	−1.7	× 46 / 273	−0.3
5	35,757	2499.7	− 2502	−2.3	× 59 / 273	−0.5
6	35,758	2495.7	− 2531	−35.3	× 80 / 273	−10.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−15

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	35,611	2412.3	− 2432	−19.7	× 59 / 253	−4.6
4	35,612	2466.1	− 2473	−6.9	× 87 / 253	−2.4
5	35,613	2476.4	− 2502	−25.6	× 48 / 253	−4.9
6	35,614	2490.2	− 2531	−40.8	× 59 / 253	−9.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−21

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	35,454	2395.2	− 2432	−36.8	× 71 / 267	−9.8
4	35,455	2453.8	− 2473	−19.2	× 62 / 267	−4.5
5	35,456	2500.6	− 2502	−1.4	× 84 / 267	−0.4
6	35,457	2501.1	− 2531	−29.9	× 50 / 267	−5.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−20

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	35,450	2374.4	− 2432	−57.6	× 65 / 269	−13.9
4	35,451	2461.4	− 2473	−11.6	× 66 / 269	−2.8
5	35,452	2481.2	− 2502	−20.8	× 61 / 269	−4.7
6	35,453	2525.7	− 2531	−5.3	× 77 / 269	−1.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−23

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −18, −16, −10, 13, 6, −21, −15, −21, −20, −23 → −12.5
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 2 · 2016→2017: 6 · 2017→2018: 23 · 2018→2019: 7 · 2019→2022: 27 · 2022→2023: 6 · 2023→2024: 6 · 2024→2025: 1 · 2025→2026: 3 → average 9
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 9 × 2.66 = 23.9. Upper limit 11.4, lower limit −36.4.

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.