Quartz Hill 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 18 points under the grade 3 bar. 2414 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 24 points under the grade 4 bar. 2449 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 15 points under the grade 5 bar. 2487 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader meets the grade 6 bar. 2564 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	38,394	2399.0	− 2432	−33	× 121 / 476	−8.4
4	38,395	2462.8	− 2473	−10.2	× 116 / 476	−2.5
5	38,398	2483.7	− 2502	−18.3	× 111 / 476	−4.3
6	38,399	2516.7	− 2531	−14.3	× 128 / 476	−3.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−19

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	35,655	2386.7	− 2432	−45.3	× 118 / 458	−11.7
4	35,656	2442.5	− 2473	−30.5	× 130 / 458	−8.7
5	35,658	2491.1	− 2502	−10.9	× 120 / 458	−2.9
6	35,661	2487.8	− 2531	−43.2	× 90 / 458	−8.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−32

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	36,356	2369.1	− 2432	−62.9	× 115 / 485	−14.9
4	36,359	2456.6	− 2473	−16.4	× 119 / 485	−4
5	36,361	2461.2	− 2502	−40.8	× 143 / 485	−12
6	36,362	2515.2	− 2531	−15.8	× 108 / 485	−3.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−34

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	36,347	2392.1	− 2432	−39.9	× 121 / 504	−9.6
4	36,349	2441.7	− 2473	−31.3	× 126 / 504	−7.8
5	36,351	2477.9	− 2502	−24.1	× 126 / 504	−6
6	36,353	2515.1	− 2531	−15.9	× 131 / 504	−4.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−28

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	36,505	2409.9	− 2432	−22.1	× 109 / 472	−5.1
4	36,506	2446.2	− 2473	−26.8	× 131 / 472	−7.4
5	36,507	2448.1	− 2502	−53.9	× 133 / 472	−15.2
6	36,508	2525.2	− 2531	−5.8	× 99 / 472	−1.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−29

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	36,410	2385.4	− 2432	−46.6	× 101 / 435	−10.8
4	36,411	2464.4	− 2473	−8.6	× 118 / 435	−2.3
5	36,412	2486.1	− 2502	−15.9	× 109 / 435	−4
6	36,413	2526.9	− 2531	−4.1	× 107 / 435	−1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−18

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	36,415	2412.0	− 2432	−20	× 120 / 480	−5
4	36,416	2447.8	− 2473	−25.2	× 115 / 480	−6
5	36,417	2491.1	− 2502	−10.9	× 129 / 480	−2.9
6	36,418	2537.2	− 2531	6.2	× 116 / 480	1.5
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	36,263	2417.8	− 2432	−14.2	× 121 / 479	−3.6
4	36,264	2460.6	− 2473	−12.4	× 118 / 479	−3.1
5	36,265	2486.4	− 2502	−15.6	× 106 / 479	−3.5
6	36,266	2542.0	− 2531	11	× 134 / 479	3.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−7

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	36,102	2411.7	− 2432	−20.3	× 114 / 440	−5.3
4	36,103	2469.4	− 2473	−3.6	× 112 / 440	−0.9
5	36,104	2499.7	− 2502	−2.3	× 110 / 440	−0.6
6	36,105	2550.9	− 2531	19.9	× 104 / 440	4.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−2

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	36,094	2414.2	− 2432	−17.8	× 116 / 454	−4.5
4	36,095	2448.8	− 2473	−24.2	× 122 / 454	−6.5
5	36,096	2487.1	− 2502	−14.9	× 118 / 454	−3.9
6	36,097	2564.2	− 2531	33.2	× 98 / 454	7.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−8

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −19, −32, −34, −28, −29, −18, −12, −7, −2, −8 → −18.9
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: 2 · 2017→2018: 6 · 2018→2019: 1 · 2019→2022: 11 · 2022→2023: 6 · 2023→2024: 5 · 2024→2025: 5 · 2025→2026: 6 → average 6.1
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 6.1 × 2.66 = 16.2. Upper limit −2.7, lower limit −35.1.

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.