Pinetree 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.

3rd The average 3rd grader meets the grade 3 bar. 2448 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2467 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2518 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader meets the grade 6 bar. 2538 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	37,697	2420.7	− 2432	−11.3	× 84 / 354	−2.7
4	37,700	2484.9	− 2473	11.9	× 80 / 354	2.7
5	37,701	2506.3	− 2502	4.3	× 81 / 354	1
6	37,704	2548.2	− 2531	17.2	× 109 / 354	5.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						6

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	35,056	2472.8	− 2432	40.8	× 79 / 328	9.8
4	35,058	2466.4	− 2473	−6.6	× 79 / 328	−1.6
5	35,061	2525.4	− 2502	23.4	× 85 / 328	6.1
6	35,063	2547.7	− 2531	16.7	× 85 / 328	4.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						19

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	35,724	2470.1	− 2432	38.1	× 79 / 330	9.1
4	35,726	2507.7	− 2473	34.7	× 82 / 330	8.6
5	35,728	2504.1	− 2502	2.1	× 85 / 330	0.5
6	35,731	2548.8	− 2531	17.8	× 84 / 330	4.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						23

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	35,734	2443.2	− 2432	11.2	× 83 / 339	2.7
4	35,736	2513.4	− 2473	40.4	× 82 / 339	9.8
5	35,738	2525.1	− 2502	23.1	× 88 / 339	6
6	35,740	2541.9	− 2531	10.9	× 86 / 339	2.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						21

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	35,899	2441.0	− 2432	9	× 73 / 323	2
4	35,900	2498.1	− 2473	25.1	× 82 / 323	6.4
5	35,901	2531.4	− 2502	29.4	× 84 / 323	7.6
6	35,902	2570.5	− 2531	39.5	× 84 / 323	10.3
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	35,784	2430.3	− 2432	−1.7	× 84 / 304	−0.5
4	35,785	2492.5	− 2473	19.5	× 82 / 304	5.3
5	35,786	2519.7	− 2502	17.7	× 65 / 304	3.8
6	35,787	2531.7	− 2531	0.7	× 73 / 304	0.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						9

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	35,795	2443.8	− 2432	11.8	× 83 / 321	3.1
4	35,796	2489.3	− 2473	16.3	× 90 / 321	4.6
5	35,797	2511.7	− 2502	9.7	× 85 / 321	2.6
6	35,798	2541.1	− 2531	10.1	× 63 / 321	2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						12

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	35,651	2454.1	− 2432	22.1	× 92 / 351	5.8
4	35,652	2480.4	− 2473	7.4	× 82 / 351	1.7
5	35,653	2515.4	− 2502	13.4	× 89 / 351	3.4
6	35,654	2543.9	− 2531	12.9	× 88 / 351	3.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						14

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	35,494	2446.8	− 2432	14.8	× 79 / 341	3.4
4	35,495	2499.5	− 2473	26.5	× 92 / 341	7.1
5	35,496	2527.0	− 2502	25	× 81 / 341	5.9
6	35,497	2541.8	− 2531	10.8	× 89 / 341	2.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						19

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	35,490	2447.5	− 2432	15.5	× 91 / 347	4.1
4	35,491	2466.5	− 2473	−6.5	× 77 / 347	−1.4
5	35,492	2518.3	− 2502	16.3	× 90 / 347	4.2
6	35,493	2538.3	− 2531	7.3	× 89 / 347	1.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						9

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. 6, 19, 23, 21, 26, 9, 12, 14, 19, 9 → 15.8
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: 2 · 2018→2019: 5 · 2019→2022: 17 · 2022→2023: 3 · 2023→2024: 2 · 2024→2025: 5 · 2025→2026: 10 → average 6.8
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 6.8 × 2.66 = 18.1. Upper limit 33.9, lower limit −2.3.

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.