Lake Don Pedro 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 107 points under the grade 3 bar. 2325 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 45 points under the grade 3 bar. 2388 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 21 points under the grade 3 bar. 2411 vs. 2432. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2472 vs. 2473. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores 10 points under the grade 6 bar. 2521 vs. 2531. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader meets the grade 8 bar. 2577 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	43,038	2374.1	− 2432	−57.9	× 27 / 131	−11.9
4	43,040	2414.4	− 2473	−58.6	× 30 / 131	−13.4
5	43,041	2455.2	− 2502	−46.8	× 15 / 131	−5.4
6	43,044	2490.4	− 2531	−40.6	× 19 / 131	−5.9
7	43,045	2550.2	− 2552	−1.8	× 20 / 131	−0.3
8	43,048	2550.0	− 2567	−17	× 20 / 131	−2.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−39

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	39,728	2383.3	− 2432	−48.7	× 16 / 113	−6.9
4	39,730	2416.0	− 2473	−57	× 21 / 113	−10.6
5	39,731	2507.1	− 2502	5.1	× 21 / 113	0.9
6	39,734	2480.8	− 2531	−50.2	× 15 / 113	−6.7
7	39,736	2499.1	− 2552	−52.9	× 17 / 113	−8
8	39,737	2543.0	− 2567	−24	× 23 / 113	−4.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−36

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	40,750	2356.9	− 2432	−75.1	× 22 / 120	−13.8
4	40,752	2485.4	− 2473	12.4	× 16 / 120	1.7
5	40,754	2496.5	− 2502	−5.5	× 24 / 120	−1.1
6	40,756	2505.1	− 2531	−25.9	× 21 / 120	−4.5
7	40,759	2554.5	− 2552	2.5	× 19 / 120	0.4
8	40,761	2566.1	− 2567	−0.9	× 18 / 120	−0.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−17

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	40,772	2384.4	− 2432	−47.6	× 26 / 125	−9.9
4	40,773	2452.0	− 2473	−21	× 22 / 125	−3.7
5	40,776	2516.9	− 2502	14.9	× 15 / 125	1.8
6	40,777	2467.5	− 2531	−63.5	× 25 / 125	−12.7
7	40,780	2532.0	− 2552	−20	× 22 / 125	−3.5
8	40,781	2577.1	− 2567	10.1	× 15 / 125	1.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−27

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	40,915	2411.4	− 2432	−20.6	× 16 / 114	−2.9
4	40,916	2435.7	− 2473	−37.3	× 21 / 114	−6.9
5	40,917	2512.9	− 2502	10.9	× 21 / 114	2
6	40,918	2523.2	− 2531	−7.8	× 17 / 114	−1.2
7	40,919	2529.5	− 2552	−22.5	× 20 / 114	−3.9
8	40,920	2581.6	− 2567	14.6	× 19 / 114	2.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−10

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	39,846	2332.3	− 2432	−99.7	× 17 / 110	−15.4
4	39,847	2461.0	− 2473	−12	× 15 / 110	−1.6
5	39,848	2482.0	− 2502	−20	× 13 / 110	−2.4
6	39,849	2416.6	− 2531	−114.4	× 21 / 110	−21.8
7	39,850	2511.0	− 2552	−41	× 23 / 110	−8.6
8	39,851	2558.9	− 2567	−8.1	× 21 / 110	−1.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−51

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	40,672	2360.0	− 2432	−72	× 17 / 119	−10.3
4	40,673	2451.3	− 2473	−21.7	× 18 / 119	−3.3
5	40,674	2472.3	− 2502	−29.7	× 17 / 119	−4.2
6	40,675	2431.5	− 2531	−99.5	× 15 / 119	−12.5
7	40,676	2531.5	− 2552	−20.5	× 21 / 119	−3.6
8	40,677	2508.9	− 2567	−58.1	× 31 / 119	−15.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−49

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	40,709	2344.6	− 2432	−87.4	× 22 / 124	−15.5
4	40,710	2400.5	− 2473	−72.5	× 19 / 124	−11.1
5	40,711	2409.2	− 2502	−92.8	× 19 / 124	−14.2
6	40,712	2452.9	− 2531	−78.1	× 21 / 124	−13.2
7	40,713	2480.1	− 2552	−71.9	× 20 / 124	−11.6
8	40,714	2435.5	− 2567	−131.5	× 23 / 124	−24.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−90

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	40,534	2359.4	− 2432	−72.6	× 18 / 113	−11.6
4	40,535	2386.9	− 2473	−86.1	× 19 / 113	−14.5
5	40,536	2407.2	− 2502	−94.8	× 18 / 113	−15.1
6	40,537	2448.7	− 2531	−82.3	× 19 / 113	−13.8
7	40,538	2478.5	− 2552	−73.5	× 21 / 113	−13.7
8	40,539	2529.8	− 2567	−37.2	× 18 / 113	−5.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−75

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	40,317	2342.4	− 2432	−89.6	× 22 / 115	−17.1
4	40,318	2396.9	− 2473	−76.1	× 23 / 115	−15.2
5	40,319	2457.6	− 2502	−44.4	× 17 / 115	−6.6
6	40,320	2463.8	− 2531	−67.2	× 18 / 115	−10.5
7	40,321	2536.0	− 2552	−16	× 19 / 115	−2.6
8	40,322	2533.6	− 2567	−33.4	× 16 / 115	−4.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−57

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	40,223	2325.1	− 2432	−106.9	× 15 / 112	−14.3
4	40,224	2387.5	− 2473	−85.5	× 16 / 112	−12.2
5	40,225	2410.8	− 2502	−91.2	× 24 / 112	−19.5
6	40,226	2472.0	− 2531	−59	× 19 / 112	−10
7	40,227	2520.9	− 2552	−31.1	× 18 / 112	−5
8	40,228	2576.5	− 2567	9.5	× 20 / 112	1.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−59

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −39, −36, −17, −27, −10, −51, −49, −90, −75, −57, −59 → −46.4
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 3 · 2016→2017: 19 · 2017→2018: 10 · 2018→2019: 17 · 2019→2021: 41 · 2021→2022: 2 · 2022→2023: 41 · 2023→2024: 15 · 2024→2025: 18 · 2025→2026: 2 → average 16.8
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 16.8 × 2.66 = 44.7. Upper limit −1.7, lower limit −91.1.

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.