Pacific Grove Unified: 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	45,985	2449.3	− 2432	17.3	× 148 / 1057	2.4
4	45,987	2506.7	− 2473	33.7	× 143 / 1057	4.6
5	45,989	2547.5	− 2502	45.5	× 159 / 1057	6.8
6	45,991	2550.3	− 2531	19.3	× 150 / 1057	2.7
7	45,994	2580.0	− 2552	28	× 157 / 1057	4.2
8	45,995	2596.2	− 2567	29.2	× 154 / 1057	4.3
11	45,997	2662.4	− 2583	79.4	× 146 / 1057	11
Sum, rounded to a whole point						36

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	42,691	2469.0	− 2432	37	× 144 / 1075	5
4	42,693	2505.6	− 2473	32.6	× 148 / 1075	4.5
5	42,695	2543.2	− 2502	41.2	× 143 / 1075	5.5
6	42,698	2581.3	− 2531	50.3	× 184 / 1075	8.6
7	42,700	2580.2	− 2552	28.2	× 159 / 1075	4.2
8	42,701	2606.7	− 2567	39.7	× 154 / 1075	5.7
11	42,704	2681.5	− 2583	98.5	× 143 / 1075	13.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						46

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	43,760	2448.0	− 2432	16	× 142 / 1052	2.2
4	43,763	2529.9	− 2473	56.9	× 149 / 1052	8.1
5	43,765	2548.8	− 2502	46.8	× 147 / 1052	6.5
6	43,767	2589.5	− 2531	58.5	× 150 / 1052	8.3
7	43,768	2609.2	− 2552	57.2	× 179 / 1052	9.7
8	43,771	2595.6	− 2567	28.6	× 156 / 1052	4.2
11	43,772	2652.4	− 2583	69.4	× 129 / 1052	8.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						48

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	43,783	2470.0	− 2432	38	× 145 / 1070	5.1
4	43,786	2523.2	− 2473	50.2	× 139 / 1070	6.5
5	43,787	2570.9	− 2502	68.9	× 159 / 1070	10.2
6	43,790	2591.2	− 2531	60.2	× 150 / 1070	8.4
7	43,791	2600.8	− 2552	48.8	× 155 / 1070	7.1
8	43,794	2615.8	− 2567	48.8	× 180 / 1070	8.2
11	43,795	2657.2	− 2583	74.2	× 142 / 1070	9.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						55

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	43,906	2481.5	− 2432	49.5	× 130 / 1031	6.2
4	43,907	2529.0	− 2473	56	× 152 / 1031	8.3
5	43,908	2567.1	− 2502	65.1	× 127 / 1031	8
6	43,909	2602.2	− 2531	71.2	× 174 / 1031	12
7	43,910	2625.3	− 2552	73.3	× 140 / 1031	10
8	43,911	2632.8	− 2567	65.8	× 159 / 1031	10.1
11	43,912	2669.1	− 2583	86.1	× 149 / 1031	12.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						67

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	43,640	2467.8	− 2432	35.8	× 129 / 927	5
4	43,641	2521.6	− 2473	48.6	× 139 / 927	7.3
5	43,642	2557.4	− 2502	55.4	× 144 / 927	8.6
6	43,643	2565.8	− 2531	34.8	× 133 / 927	5
7	43,644	2605.4	− 2552	53.4	× 136 / 927	7.8
8	43,645	2627.6	− 2567	60.6	× 123 / 927	8
11	43,646	2668.0	− 2583	85	× 123 / 927	11.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						53

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	43,632	2469.5	− 2432	37.5	× 137 / 911	5.6
4	43,633	2503.3	− 2473	30.3	× 133 / 911	4.4
5	43,634	2544.0	− 2502	42	× 128 / 911	5.9
6	43,635	2585.3	− 2531	54.3	× 149 / 911	8.9
7	43,636	2585.5	− 2552	33.5	× 138 / 911	5.1
8	43,637	2615.7	− 2567	48.7	× 122 / 911	6.5
11	43,638	2652.0	− 2583	69	× 104 / 911	7.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						44

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	43,454	2479.6	− 2432	47.6	× 108 / 937	5.5
4	43,455	2511.2	− 2473	38.2	× 130 / 937	5.3
5	43,456	2529.9	− 2502	27.9	× 133 / 937	4
6	43,457	2571.4	− 2531	40.4	× 138 / 937	6
7	43,458	2606.7	− 2552	54.7	× 151 / 937	8.8
8	43,459	2610.4	− 2567	43.4	× 139 / 937	6.4
11	43,460	2699.3	− 2583	116.3	× 138 / 937	17.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						53

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	43,203	2464.9	− 2432	32.9	× 131 / 893	4.8
4	43,204	2501.1	− 2473	28.1	× 109 / 893	3.4
5	43,205	2558.0	− 2502	56	× 126 / 893	7.9
6	43,206	2569.1	− 2531	38.1	× 136 / 893	5.8
7	43,207	2606.9	− 2552	54.9	× 143 / 893	8.8
8	43,208	2632.1	− 2567	65.1	× 138 / 893	10.1
11	43,209	2679.5	− 2583	96.5	× 110 / 893	11.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						53

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	43,089	2475.8	− 2432	43.8	× 89 / 832	4.7
4	43,090	2500.1	− 2473	27.1	× 135 / 832	4.4
5	43,091	2531.7	− 2502	29.7	× 104 / 832	3.7
6	43,092	2597.0	− 2531	66	× 130 / 832	10.3
7	43,093	2587.2	− 2552	35.2	× 136 / 832	5.8
8	43,094	2614.3	− 2567	47.3	× 132 / 832	7.5
11	43,095	2671.8	− 2583	88.8	× 106 / 832	11.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						48

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. 36, 46, 48, 55, 67, 53, 44, 53, 53, 48 → 50.3
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 10 · 2016→2017: 2 · 2017→2018: 7 · 2018→2019: 12 · 2019→2022: 14 · 2022→2023: 9 · 2023→2024: 9 · 2024→2025: 0 · 2025→2026: 5 → average 7.6
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 7.6 × 2.66 = 20.2. Upper limit 70.5, lower limit 30.1.

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 — 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.

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