Rivergold 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 8.

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 27 points under the grade 3 bar. 2405 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 10 points under the grade 3 bar. 2422 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2467 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 6 bar. 2526 vs. 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores just under the grade 7 bar. 2544 vs. 2552.
8th The average 8th grader meets the grade 8 bar. 2573 vs. 2567.

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	41,756	2404.5	− 2432	−27.5	× 57 / 356	−4.4
4	41,757	2442.4	− 2473	−30.6	× 55 / 356	−4.7
5	41,760	2511.3	− 2502	9.3	× 56 / 356	1.5
6	41,761	2514.7	− 2531	−16.3	× 64 / 356	−2.9
7	41,764	2553.6	− 2552	1.6	× 65 / 356	0.3
8	41,765	2579.4	− 2567	12.4	× 59 / 356	2.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−8

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	38,636	2437.0	− 2432	5	× 60 / 342	0.9
4	38,638	2471.0	− 2473	−2	× 47 / 342	−0.3
5	38,639	2497.2	− 2502	−4.8	× 62 / 342	−0.9
6	38,641	2503.6	− 2531	−27.4	× 54 / 342	−4.3
7	38,643	2547.3	− 2552	−4.7	× 59 / 342	−0.8
8	38,646	2585.3	− 2567	18.3	× 60 / 342	3.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−2

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	39,582	2449.0	− 2432	17	× 51 / 331	2.6
4	39,584	2459.6	− 2473	−13.4	× 54 / 331	−2.2
5	39,587	2514.5	− 2502	12.5	× 47 / 331	1.8
6	39,589	2513.7	− 2531	−17.3	× 59 / 331	−3.1
7	39,590	2543.3	− 2552	−8.7	× 52 / 331	−1.4
8	39,593	2554.0	− 2567	−13	× 68 / 331	−2.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−5

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	39,607	2445.9	− 2432	13.9	× 35 / 298	1.6
4	39,610	2484.8	− 2473	11.8	× 52 / 298	2.1
5	39,611	2547.2	− 2502	45.2	× 53 / 298	8
6	39,614	2526.1	− 2531	−4.9	× 50 / 298	−0.8
7	39,615	2560.9	− 2552	8.9	× 59 / 298	1.8
8	39,618	2552.9	− 2567	−14.1	× 49 / 298	−2.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						10

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	39,759	2423.1	− 2432	−8.9	× 48 / 277	−1.5
4	39,760	2462.1	− 2473	−10.9	× 28 / 277	−1.1
5	39,761	2567.8	− 2502	65.8	× 51 / 277	12.1
6	39,762	2577.7	− 2531	46.7	× 51 / 277	8.6
7	39,763	2557.0	− 2552	5	× 42 / 277	0.8
8	39,764	2550.9	− 2567	−16.1	× 57 / 277	−3.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						16

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	38,736	2401.3	− 2432	−30.7	× 33 / 184	−5.5
4	38,737	2424.3	− 2473	−48.7	× 40 / 184	−10.6
5	38,738	2478.4	− 2502	−23.6	× 27 / 184	−3.5
6	38,739	2555.2	− 2531	24.2	× 27 / 184	3.6
7	38,740	2536.7	− 2552	−15.3	× 26 / 184	−2.2
8	38,741	2570.9	− 2567	3.9	× 31 / 184	0.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−18

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	39,542	2387.5	− 2432	−44.5	× 47 / 221	−9.5
4	39,543	2442.2	− 2473	−30.8	× 35 / 221	−4.9
5	39,544	2495.9	− 2502	−6.1	× 44 / 221	−1.2
6	39,545	2493.0	− 2531	−38	× 32 / 221	−5.5
7	39,546	2533.0	− 2552	−19	× 28 / 221	−2.4
8	39,547	2539.5	− 2567	−27.5	× 35 / 221	−4.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−28

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	39,603	2434.3	− 2432	2.3	× 43 / 255	0.4
4	39,604	2413.3	− 2473	−59.7	× 56 / 255	−13.1
5	39,605	2500.3	− 2502	−1.7	× 38 / 255	−0.3
6	39,606	2497.6	− 2531	−33.4	× 50 / 255	−6.5
7	39,607	2470.2	− 2552	−81.8	× 39 / 255	−12.5
8	39,608	2511.8	− 2567	−55.2	× 29 / 255	−6.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−38

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	39,420	2388.4	− 2432	−43.6	× 45 / 276	−7.1
4	39,421	2459.3	− 2473	−13.7	× 44 / 276	−2.2
5	39,422	2452.8	− 2502	−49.2	× 57 / 276	−10.2
6	39,423	2475.5	− 2531	−55.5	× 42 / 276	−8.4
7	39,424	2512.1	− 2552	−39.9	× 51 / 276	−7.4
8	39,425	2454.0	− 2567	−113	× 37 / 276	−15.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−50

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	39,195	2404.4	− 2432	−27.6	× 40 / 281	−3.9
4	39,196	2449.0	− 2473	−24	× 45 / 281	−3.8
5	39,197	2502.2	− 2502	0.2	× 43 / 281	0
6	39,198	2509.5	− 2531	−21.5	× 57 / 281	−4.4
7	39,199	2553.2	− 2552	1.2	× 45 / 281	0.2
8	39,200	2559.8	− 2567	−7.2	× 51 / 281	−1.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−13

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	39,125	2405.1	− 2432	−26.9	× 40 / 277	−3.9
4	39,126	2422.2	− 2473	−50.8	× 44 / 277	−8.1
5	39,127	2466.9	− 2502	−35.1	× 48 / 277	−6.1
6	39,128	2525.6	− 2531	−5.4	× 45 / 277	−0.9
7	39,129	2544.4	− 2552	−7.6	× 52 / 277	−1.4
8	39,130	2573.3	− 2567	6.3	× 48 / 277	1.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−19

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −8, −2, −5, 10, 16, −18, −28, −38, −50, −13, −19 → −14.1
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 6 · 2016→2017: 3 · 2017→2018: 15 · 2018→2019: 6 · 2019→2021: 34 · 2021→2022: 10 · 2022→2023: 10 · 2023→2024: 12 · 2024→2025: 37 · 2025→2026: 6 → average 13.9
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 13.9 × 2.66 = 37. Upper limit 22.9, lower limit −51.1.

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.