Lee Vining 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 7.

Many students here are still learning English, and this test is given in English. In 2026, 14 of the 39 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 84 points under the grade 3 bar. 2349 vs. 2432.
6th The average 6th grader meets the grade 6 bar. 2585 vs. 2531.
7th The average 7th grader meets the grade 7 bar. 2578 vs. 2552.

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
5	45,190	2478.6	− 2502	−23.4	× 15 / 30	−11.7
6	45,191	2526.1	− 2531	−4.9	× 15 / 30	−2.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−14

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	41,890	2377.3	− 2432	−54.7	× 12 / 57	−11.5
5	41,893	2472.2	− 2502	−29.8	× 11 / 57	−5.8
6	41,895	2509.6	− 2531	−21.4	× 19 / 57	−7.1
7	41,897	2560.3	− 2552	8.3	× 15 / 57	2.2
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
4	42,932	2431.9	− 2473	−41.1	× 11 / 54	−8.4
6	42,936	2502.6	− 2531	−28.4	× 12 / 54	−6.3
7	42,939	2531.0	− 2552	−21	× 16 / 54	−6.2
8	42,941	2599.3	− 2567	32.3	× 15 / 54	9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−12

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	42,941	2552.7	− 2552	0.7	× 12 / 28	0.3
8	42,944	2549.6	− 2567	−17.4	× 16 / 28	−9.9
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
6	43,052	2514.4	− 2531	−16.6	× 11 / 23	−7.9
8	43,054	2587.0	− 2567	20	× 12 / 23	10.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						2

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	41,919	2413.1	− 2432	−18.9	× 12 / 35	−6.5
4	41,920	2453.2	− 2473	−19.8	× 11 / 35	−6.2
8	41,924	2598.4	− 2567	31.4	× 12 / 35	10.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−2

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	42,784	2449.5	− 2432	17.5	× 11 / 34	5.7
4	42,785	2474.6	− 2473	1.6	× 11 / 34	0.5
5	42,786	2505.4	− 2502	3.4	× 12 / 34	1.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						7

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	42,797	2415.6	− 2432	−16.4	× 13 / 47	−4.5
4	42,798	2467.7	− 2473	−5.3	× 11 / 47	−1.2
5	42,799	2511.5	− 2502	9.5	× 11 / 47	2.2
6	42,800	2536.8	− 2531	5.8	× 12 / 47	1.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−2

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
4	42,623	2508.4	− 2473	35.4	× 13 / 47	9.8
5	42,624	2507.7	− 2502	5.7	× 11 / 47	1.3
6	42,625	2535.5	− 2531	4.5	× 12 / 47	1.1
7	42,626	2540.2	− 2552	−11.8	× 11 / 47	−2.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						10

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	42,375	2528.5	− 2502	26.5	× 13 / 46	7.5
6	42,376	2545.6	− 2531	14.6	× 11 / 46	3.5
7	42,377	2581.5	− 2552	29.5	× 11 / 46	7.1
8	42,378	2566.8	− 2567	−0.2	× 11 / 46	0
Sum, rounded to a whole point						18

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	42,277	2348.5	− 2432	−83.5	× 14 / 39	−30
6	42,280	2585.0	− 2531	54	× 14 / 39	19.4
7	42,281	2578.4	− 2552	26.4	× 11 / 39	7.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−3

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −14, −22, −12, −10, 2, −2, 7, −2, 10, 18, −3 → −2.5
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 8 · 2016→2017: 10 · 2017→2018: 2 · 2018→2019: 12 · 2019→2021: 4 · 2021→2022: 9 · 2022→2023: 9 · 2023→2024: 12 · 2024→2025: 8 · 2025→2026: 21 → average 9.5
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 9.5 × 2.66 = 25.3. Upper limit 22.8, lower limit −27.8.

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.