Mariposa 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 90 points under the grade 3 bar. 2342 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 49 points under the grade 3 bar. 2384 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 16 points under the grade 4 bar. 2457 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 18 points under the grade 5 bar. 2484 vs. 2502. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores just under the grade 7 bar. 2543 vs. 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores 16 points under the grade 6 bar. 2515 vs. 2531. The 8th-grade bar is 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	42,999	2368.8	− 2432	−63.2	× 43 / 226	−12
4	43,002	2423.7	− 2473	−49.3	× 36 / 226	−7.9
5	43,003	2489.6	− 2502	−12.4	× 40 / 226	−2.2
6	43,006	2479.7	− 2531	−51.3	× 31 / 226	−7
7	43,007	2483.5	− 2552	−68.5	× 33 / 226	−10
8	43,010	2540.4	− 2567	−26.6	× 43 / 226	−5.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−44

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	39,689	2419.8	− 2432	−12.2	× 44 / 269	−2
4	39,691	2433.7	− 2473	−39.3	× 48 / 269	−7
5	39,694	2483.4	− 2502	−18.6	× 44 / 269	−3
6	39,695	2501.8	− 2531	−29.2	× 48 / 269	−5.2
7	39,697	2503.4	− 2552	−48.6	× 41 / 269	−7.4
8	39,699	2557.0	− 2567	−10	× 44 / 269	−1.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−26

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	40,708	2425.8	− 2432	−6.2	× 43 / 269	−1
4	40,711	2450.5	− 2473	−22.5	× 47 / 269	−3.9
5	40,713	2463.0	− 2502	−39	× 52 / 269	−7.5
6	40,714	2524.6	− 2531	−6.4	× 43 / 269	−1
7	40,716	2527.5	− 2552	−24.5	× 46 / 269	−4.2
8	40,719	2546.1	− 2567	−20.9	× 38 / 269	−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	40,730	2426.3	− 2432	−5.7	× 40 / 285	−0.8
4	40,731	2428.4	− 2473	−44.6	× 42 / 285	−6.6
5	40,734	2475.7	− 2502	−26.3	× 52 / 285	−4.8
6	40,735	2541.3	− 2531	10.3	× 49 / 285	1.8
7	40,738	2524.8	− 2552	−27.2	× 45 / 285	−4.3
8	40,739	2579.3	− 2567	12.3	× 57 / 285	2.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−12

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	40,873	2402.2	− 2432	−29.8	× 36 / 261	−4.1
4	40,874	2445.7	− 2473	−27.3	× 37 / 261	−3.9
5	40,875	2443.3	− 2502	−58.7	× 47 / 261	−10.6
6	40,876	2551.2	− 2531	20.2	× 48 / 261	3.7
7	40,877	2542.6	− 2552	−9.4	× 46 / 261	−1.7
8	40,878	2566.4	− 2567	−0.6	× 47 / 261	−0.1
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	39,806	2367.9	− 2432	−64.1	× 36 / 238	−9.7
4	39,807	2451.1	− 2473	−21.9	× 38 / 238	−3.5
5	39,808	2428.3	− 2502	−73.7	× 38 / 238	−11.8
6	39,809	2501.8	− 2531	−29.2	× 35 / 238	−4.3
7	39,810	2552.1	− 2552	0.1	× 47 / 238	0
8	39,811	2587.3	− 2567	20.3	× 44 / 238	3.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−25

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	40,630	2415.8	− 2432	−16.2	× 37 / 230	−2.6
4	40,631	2401.4	− 2473	−71.6	× 33 / 230	−10.3
5	40,632	2445.2	− 2502	−56.8	× 39 / 230	−9.6
6	40,633	2453.2	− 2531	−77.8	× 34 / 230	−11.5
7	40,634	2536.3	− 2552	−15.7	× 35 / 230	−2.4
8	40,635	2563.9	− 2567	−3.1	× 52 / 230	−0.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−37

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	40,667	2397.9	− 2432	−34.1	× 37 / 232	−5.4
4	40,668	2418.5	− 2473	−54.5	× 41 / 232	−9.6
5	40,669	2457.6	− 2502	−44.4	× 37 / 232	−7.1
6	40,670	2462.3	− 2531	−68.7	× 44 / 232	−13
7	40,671	2515.1	− 2552	−36.9	× 39 / 232	−6.2
8	40,672	2565.8	− 2567	−1.2	× 34 / 232	−0.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−42

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	40,494	2379.7	− 2432	−52.3	× 42 / 249	−8.8
4	40,495	2440.0	− 2473	−33	× 39 / 249	−5.2
5	40,496	2433.3	− 2502	−68.7	× 44 / 249	−12.1
6	40,497	2487.5	− 2531	−43.5	× 36 / 249	−6.3
7	40,498	2557.6	− 2552	5.6	× 45 / 249	1
8	40,499	2526.3	− 2567	−40.7	× 43 / 249	−7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−38

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	40,277	2337.4	− 2432	−94.6	× 37 / 239	−14.6
4	40,278	2413.6	− 2473	−59.4	× 45 / 239	−11.2
5	40,279	2449.4	− 2502	−52.6	× 35 / 239	−7.7
6	40,280	2490.1	− 2531	−40.9	× 40 / 239	−6.8
7	40,281	2531.9	− 2552	−20.1	× 41 / 239	−3.4
8	40,282	2571.3	− 2567	4.3	× 41 / 239	0.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−43

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	40,183	2342.3	− 2432	−89.7	× 50 / 268	−16.7
4	40,184	2383.5	− 2473	−89.5	× 46 / 268	−15.4
5	40,185	2456.9	− 2502	−45.1	× 50 / 268	−8.4
6	40,186	2484.3	− 2531	−46.7	× 34 / 268	−5.9
7	40,187	2543.0	− 2552	−9	× 44 / 268	−1.5
8	40,188	2514.9	− 2567	−52.1	× 44 / 268	−8.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−56

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −44, −26, −21, −12, −17, −25, −37, −42, −38, −43, −56 → −32.8
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 18 · 2016→2017: 5 · 2017→2018: 9 · 2018→2019: 5 · 2019→2021: 8 · 2021→2022: 12 · 2022→2023: 5 · 2023→2024: 4 · 2024→2025: 5 · 2025→2026: 13 → average 8.4
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 8.4 × 2.66 = 22.3. Upper limit −10.5, lower limit −55.1.

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.