San Antonio 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 meets the grade 3 bar. 2454 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 20 points under the grade 4 bar. 2453 vs. 2473.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2465 vs. 2473. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores 15 points under the grade 6 bar. 2516 vs. 2531. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores just under the grade 7 bar. 2543 vs. 2552. 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	46,259	2335.0	− 2432	−97	× 1 / 97	−1
4	46,262	2407.7	− 2473	−65.3	× 24 / 97	−16.2
5	46,263	2462.7	− 2502	−39.3	× 18 / 97	−7.3
6	46,266	2537.1	− 2531	6.1	× 11 / 97	0.7
7	46,267	2562.5	− 2552	10.5	× 24 / 97	2.6
8	46,270	2615.5	− 2567	48.5	× 19 / 97	9.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−12

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	42,965	2369.3	− 2432	−62.7	× 19 / 115	−10.4
4	42,968	2428.2	− 2473	−44.8	× 13 / 115	−5.1
5	42,970	2473.5	− 2502	−28.5	× 24 / 115	−5.9
6	42,972	2508.3	− 2531	−22.7	× 18 / 115	−3.6
7	42,973	2558.3	− 2552	6.3	× 18 / 115	1
8	42,975	2579.5	− 2567	12.5	× 23 / 115	2.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−21

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	44,037	2329.1	− 2432	−102.9	× 12 / 111	−11.1
4	44,039	2395.5	− 2473	−77.5	× 25 / 111	−17.5
5	44,040	2424.3	− 2502	−77.7	× 14 / 111	−9.8
6	44,043	2489.3	− 2531	−41.7	× 26 / 111	−9.8
7	44,044	2578.6	− 2552	26.6	× 15 / 111	3.6
8	44,047	2549.4	− 2567	−17.6	× 19 / 111	−3
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	44,053	2345.8	− 2432	−86.2	× 13 / 82	−13.7
4	44,056	2376.4	− 2473	−96.6	× 12 / 82	−14.1
5	44,058	2420.2	− 2502	−81.8	× 20 / 82	−20
6	44,060	2507.2	− 2531	−23.8	× 12 / 82	−3.5
7	44,062	2524.0	− 2552	−28	× 25 / 82	−8.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−60

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	44,180	2486.6	− 2502	−15.4	× 13 / 50	−4
6	44,181	2488.5	− 2531	−42.5	× 16 / 50	−13.6
8	44,183	2578.0	− 2567	11	× 21 / 50	4.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−13

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	43,938	2405.7	− 2432	−26.3	× 20 / 80	−6.6
4	43,939	2381.1	− 2473	−91.9	× 15 / 80	−17.2
5	43,940	2409.9	− 2502	−92.1	× 16 / 80	−18.4
6	43,941	2481.4	− 2531	−49.6	× 14 / 80	−8.7
8	43,943	2542.7	− 2567	−24.3	× 15 / 80	−4.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−55

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	43,926	2370.3	− 2432	−61.7	× 17 / 90	−11.7
4	43,927	2402.8	− 2473	−70.2	× 20 / 90	−15.6
5	43,928	2395.6	− 2502	−106.4	× 15 / 90	−17.7
6	43,929	2431.6	− 2531	−99.4	× 14 / 90	−15.5
7	43,930	2543.1	− 2552	−8.9	× 13 / 90	−1.3
8	43,931	2523.1	− 2567	−43.9	× 11 / 90	−5.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−67

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	43,752	2346.1	− 2432	−85.9	× 12 / 96	−10.7
4	43,753	2406.0	− 2473	−67	× 18 / 96	−12.6
5	43,754	2435.7	− 2502	−66.3	× 20 / 96	−13.8
6	43,755	2409.9	− 2531	−121.1	× 14 / 96	−17.7
7	43,756	2471.1	− 2552	−80.9	× 17 / 96	−14.3
8	43,757	2543.3	− 2567	−23.7	× 15 / 96	−3.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−73

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	43,501	2333.0	− 2432	−99	× 20 / 90	−22
5	43,503	2451.3	− 2502	−50.7	× 16 / 90	−9
6	43,504	2509.9	− 2531	−21.1	× 19 / 90	−4.5
7	43,505	2518.2	− 2552	−33.8	× 14 / 90	−5.3
8	43,506	2525.4	− 2567	−41.6	× 21 / 90	−9.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−50

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	43,387	2453.8	− 2432	21.8	× 12 / 80	3.3
4	43,388	2453.2	− 2473	−19.8	× 20 / 80	−5
6	43,390	2465.0	− 2531	−66	× 15 / 80	−12.4
7	43,391	2516.3	− 2552	−35.7	× 20 / 80	−8.9
8	43,392	2543.2	− 2567	−23.8	× 13 / 80	−3.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−27

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −12, −21, −48, −60, −13, −55, −67, −73, −50, −27 → −42.6
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 9 · 2016→2017: 27 · 2017→2018: 12 · 2018→2019: 47 · 2019→2022: 42 · 2022→2023: 12 · 2023→2024: 6 · 2024→2025: 23 · 2025→2026: 23 → average 22.3
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 22.3 × 2.66 = 59.3. Upper limit 16.7, lower limit −101.9.

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.