Cypress Elementary: 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	49,072	2456.8	− 2432	24.8	× 570 / 2313	6.1
4	49,075	2502.0	− 2473	29	× 553 / 2313	6.9
5	49,076	2544.2	− 2502	42.2	× 573 / 2313	10.5
6	49,079	2567.0	− 2531	36	× 617 / 2313	9.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						33

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	45,608	2452.7	− 2432	20.7	× 542 / 2264	5
4	45,610	2509.1	− 2473	36.1	× 579 / 2264	9.2
5	45,612	2544.1	− 2502	42.1	× 549 / 2264	10.2
6	45,613	2577.0	− 2531	46	× 594 / 2264	12.1
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	46,822	2457.4	− 2432	25.4	× 589 / 2306	6.5
4	46,823	2498.9	− 2473	25.9	× 540 / 2306	6.1
5	46,826	2543.1	− 2502	41.1	× 611 / 2306	10.9
6	46,827	2570.1	− 2531	39.1	× 566 / 2306	9.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						33

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	46,832	2472.3	− 2432	40.3	× 522 / 2285	9.2
4	46,833	2508.4	− 2473	35.4	× 591 / 2285	9.2
5	46,836	2533.4	− 2502	31.4	× 558 / 2285	7.7
6	46,837	2585.1	− 2531	54.1	× 614 / 2285	14.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						41

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	47,006	2473.6	− 2432	41.6	× 543 / 2256	10
4	47,007	2513.7	− 2473	40.7	× 528 / 2256	9.5
5	47,008	2548.3	− 2502	46.3	× 596 / 2256	12.2
6	47,009	2573.6	− 2531	42.6	× 589 / 2256	11.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						43

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	46,844	2455.1	− 2432	23.1	× 489 / 1996	5.7
4	46,845	2520.9	− 2473	47.9	× 499 / 1996	12
5	46,846	2547.1	− 2502	45.1	× 482 / 1996	10.9
6	46,847	2586.8	− 2531	55.8	× 526 / 1996	14.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						43

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	46,832	2453.2	− 2432	21.2	× 435 / 1953	4.7
4	46,833	2509.3	− 2473	36.3	× 490 / 1953	9.1
5	46,834	2549.1	− 2502	47.1	× 510 / 1953	12.3
6	46,835	2572.8	− 2531	41.8	× 518 / 1953	11.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						37

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	46,687	2463.2	− 2432	31.2	× 439 / 1901	7.2
4	46,688	2506.4	− 2473	33.4	× 441 / 1901	7.7
5	46,689	2548.0	− 2502	46	× 499 / 1901	12.1
6	46,690	2578.6	− 2531	47.6	× 522 / 1901	13.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						40

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	46,445	2471.7	− 2432	39.7	× 411 / 1821	9
4	46,446	2521.9	− 2473	48.9	× 445 / 1821	11.9
5	46,447	2558.4	− 2502	56.4	× 462 / 1821	14.3
6	46,448	2581.3	− 2531	50.3	× 503 / 1821	13.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						49

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	46,315	2462.7	− 2432	30.7	× 403 / 1735	7.1
4	46,316	2518.0	− 2473	45	× 414 / 1735	10.7
5	46,317	2556.2	− 2502	54.2	× 453 / 1735	14.2
6	46,318	2576.5	− 2531	45.5	× 465 / 1735	12.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						44

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. 33, 36, 33, 41, 43, 43, 37, 40, 49, 44 → 39.9
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: 3 · 2017→2018: 8 · 2018→2019: 2 · 2019→2022: 0 · 2022→2023: 6 · 2023→2024: 3 · 2024→2025: 9 · 2025→2026: 5 → average 4.3
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 4.3 × 2.66 = 11.4. Upper limit 51.3, lower limit 28.5.

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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