Bass Lake Joint Union 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	41,115	2400.2	− 2432	−31.8	× 95 / 539	−5.6
4	41,118	2445.9	− 2473	−27.1	× 80 / 539	−4
5	41,119	2492.3	− 2502	−9.7	× 87 / 539	−1.6
6	41,122	2513.1	− 2531	−17.9	× 95 / 539	−3.2
7	41,123	2522.5	− 2552	−29.5	× 95 / 539	−5.2
8	41,126	2553.9	− 2567	−13.1	× 87 / 539	−2.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−22

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	38,018	2420.6	− 2432	−11.4	× 98 / 546	−2
4	38,020	2453.5	− 2473	−19.5	× 89 / 546	−3.2
5	38,022	2471.0	− 2502	−31	× 87 / 546	−4.9
6	38,025	2516.0	− 2531	−15	× 83 / 546	−2.3
7	38,026	2537.9	− 2552	−14.1	× 95 / 546	−2.5
8	38,028	2524.0	− 2567	−43	× 94 / 546	−7.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−22

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	38,921	2417.1	− 2432	−14.9	× 102 / 531	−2.9
4	38,923	2466.3	− 2473	−6.7	× 92 / 531	−1.2
5	38,924	2456.6	− 2502	−45.4	× 91 / 531	−7.8
6	38,927	2489.2	− 2531	−41.8	× 87 / 531	−6.8
7	38,928	2552.5	− 2552	0.5	× 89 / 531	0.1
8	38,931	2549.9	− 2567	−17.1	× 70 / 531	−2.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−21

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	38,942	2428.9	− 2432	−3.1	× 90 / 557	−0.5
4	38,943	2465.6	− 2473	−7.4	× 106 / 557	−1.4
5	38,946	2486.6	− 2502	−15.4	× 92 / 557	−2.5
6	38,947	2473.3	− 2531	−57.7	× 97 / 557	−10
7	38,950	2530.3	− 2552	−21.7	× 87 / 557	−3.4
8	38,951	2566.4	− 2567	−0.6	× 85 / 557	−0.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−18

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	39,097	2391.8	− 2432	−40.2	× 97 / 563	−6.9
4	39,098	2487.1	− 2473	14.1	× 84 / 563	2.1
5	39,099	2504.0	− 2502	2	× 110 / 563	0.4
6	39,100	2502.4	− 2531	−28.6	× 86 / 563	−4.4
7	39,101	2523.6	− 2552	−28.4	× 99 / 563	−5
8	39,102	2548.2	− 2567	−18.8	× 87 / 563	−2.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−17

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	38,082	2385.8	− 2432	−46.2	× 82 / 489	−7.7
4	38,083	2442.2	− 2473	−30.8	× 88 / 489	−5.5
5	38,084	2459.9	− 2502	−42.1	× 83 / 489	−7.1
6	38,085	2506.9	− 2531	−24.1	× 74 / 489	−3.6
7	38,086	2531.8	− 2552	−20.2	× 89 / 489	−3.7
8	38,087	2530.9	− 2567	−36.1	× 73 / 489	−5.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−33

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	38,844	2391.8	− 2432	−40.2	× 89 / 535	−6.7
4	38,845	2469.0	− 2473	−4	× 81 / 535	−0.6
5	38,846	2481.5	− 2502	−20.5	× 99 / 535	−3.8
6	38,847	2471.8	− 2531	−59.2	× 90 / 535	−10
7	38,848	2513.9	− 2552	−38.1	× 85 / 535	−6.1
8	38,849	2544.0	− 2567	−23	× 91 / 535	−3.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−31

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	38,899	2382.8	− 2432	−49.2	× 83 / 519	−7.9
4	38,900	2442.9	− 2473	−30.1	× 84 / 519	−4.9
5	38,901	2518.2	− 2502	16.2	× 88 / 519	2.7
6	38,902	2495.1	− 2531	−35.9	× 94 / 519	−6.5
7	38,903	2491.3	− 2552	−60.7	× 87 / 519	−10.2
8	38,904	2548.7	− 2567	−18.3	× 83 / 519	−2.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−30

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	38,731	2386.0	− 2432	−46	× 72 / 509	−6.5
4	38,732	2437.3	− 2473	−35.7	× 83 / 509	−5.8
5	38,733	2460.0	− 2502	−42	× 85 / 509	−7
6	38,734	2487.6	− 2531	−43.4	× 87 / 509	−7.4
7	38,735	2489.1	− 2552	−62.9	× 101 / 509	−12.5
8	38,736	2509.4	− 2567	−57.6	× 81 / 509	−9.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−48

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	38,504	2381.5	− 2432	−50.5	× 111 / 537	−10.4
4	38,505	2460.9	− 2473	−12.1	× 78 / 537	−1.8
5	38,506	2477.4	− 2502	−24.6	× 82 / 537	−3.8
6	38,507	2487.1	− 2531	−43.9	× 85 / 537	−6.9
7	38,508	2523.8	− 2552	−28.2	× 84 / 537	−4.4
8	38,509	2544.8	− 2567	−22.2	× 97 / 537	−4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−31

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	38,435	2381.6	− 2432	−50.4	× 68 / 503	−6.8
4	38,436	2429.9	− 2473	−43.1	× 111 / 503	−9.5
5	38,437	2472.7	− 2502	−29.3	× 76 / 503	−4.4
6	38,438	2443.4	− 2531	−87.6	× 80 / 503	−13.9
7	38,439	2519.3	− 2552	−32.7	× 83 / 503	−5.4
8	38,440	2570.1	− 2567	3.1	× 85 / 503	0.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−40

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −22, −22, −21, −18, −17, −33, −31, −30, −48, −31, −40 → −28.5
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 0 · 2016→2017: 1 · 2017→2018: 3 · 2018→2019: 1 · 2019→2021: 16 · 2021→2022: 2 · 2022→2023: 1 · 2023→2024: 18 · 2024→2025: 17 · 2025→2026: 9 → 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 −10.4, lower limit −46.6.

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 Bass Lake Joint Union Elementary