Fountain Valley 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	49,150	2452.0	− 2432	20	× 596 / 4274	2.8
4	49,153	2496.4	− 2473	23.4	× 679 / 4274	3.7
5	49,154	2538.4	− 2502	36.4	× 724 / 4274	6.2
6	49,157	2557.5	− 2531	26.5	× 738 / 4274	4.6
7	49,158	2593.4	− 2552	41.4	× 795 / 4274	7.7
8	49,161	2616.3	− 2567	49.3	× 742 / 4274	8.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						34

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	45,680	2465.8	− 2432	33.8	× 653 / 4314	5.1
4	45,681	2516.4	− 2473	43.4	× 618 / 4314	6.2
5	45,684	2545.4	− 2502	43.4	× 694 / 4314	7
6	45,686	2573.9	− 2531	42.9	× 753 / 4314	7.5
7	45,687	2604.1	− 2552	52.1	× 775 / 4314	9.4
8	45,690	2621.4	− 2567	54.4	× 821 / 4314	10.4
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	46,895	2470.2	− 2432	38.2	× 672 / 4310	6
4	46,898	2512.5	− 2473	39.5	× 671 / 4310	6.1
5	46,899	2555.4	− 2502	53.4	× 633 / 4310	7.8
6	46,902	2574.4	− 2531	43.4	× 759 / 4310	7.6
7	46,903	2611.6	− 2552	59.6	× 811 / 4310	11.2
8	46,905	2632.6	− 2567	65.6	× 764 / 4310	11.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						50

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	46,902	2476.7	− 2432	44.7	× 601 / 4292	6.3
4	46,904	2526.6	− 2473	53.6	× 693 / 4292	8.7
5	46,906	2551.4	− 2502	49.4	× 675 / 4292	7.8
6	46,908	2582.8	− 2531	51.8	× 690 / 4292	8.3
7	46,910	2600.6	− 2552	48.6	× 815 / 4292	9.2
8	46,912	2630.5	− 2567	63.5	× 818 / 4292	12.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						52

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	47,080	2475.0	− 2432	43	× 624 / 4233	6.3
4	47,081	2524.6	− 2473	51.6	× 626 / 4233	7.6
5	47,082	2573.3	− 2502	71.3	× 704 / 4233	11.9
6	47,083	2588.4	− 2531	57.4	× 726 / 4233	9.8
7	47,084	2618.9	− 2552	66.9	× 731 / 4233	11.6
8	47,085	2630.1	− 2567	63.1	× 822 / 4233	12.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						59

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	46,924	2477.9	− 2432	45.9	× 606 / 4012	6.9
4	46,925	2526.9	− 2473	53.9	× 627 / 4012	8.4
5	46,926	2555.8	− 2502	53.8	× 653 / 4012	8.8
6	46,927	2590.5	− 2531	59.5	× 662 / 4012	9.8
7	46,928	2620.5	− 2552	68.5	× 696 / 4012	11.9
8	46,929	2640.9	− 2567	73.9	× 768 / 4012	14.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						60

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	46,908	2487.2	− 2432	55.2	× 622 / 3990	8.6
4	46,909	2531.0	− 2473	58	× 611 / 3990	8.9
5	46,910	2571.0	− 2502	69	× 644 / 3990	11.1
6	46,911	2584.0	− 2531	53	× 707 / 3990	9.4
7	46,912	2621.8	− 2552	69.8	× 705 / 3990	12.3
8	46,913	2628.4	− 2567	61.4	× 701 / 3990	10.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						61

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	46,761	2488.6	− 2432	56.6	× 607 / 3970	8.7
4	46,762	2535.5	− 2473	62.5	× 621 / 3970	9.8
5	46,763	2572.3	− 2502	70.3	× 623 / 3970	11
6	46,764	2587.6	− 2531	56.6	× 685 / 3970	9.8
7	46,765	2617.9	− 2552	65.9	× 720 / 3970	12
8	46,766	2644.8	− 2567	77.8	× 714 / 3970	14
Sum, rounded to a whole point						65

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	46,519	2494.8	− 2432	62.8	× 579 / 3984	9.1
4	46,520	2535.9	− 2473	62.9	× 616 / 3984	9.7
5	46,521	2580.7	− 2502	78.7	× 632 / 3984	12.5
6	46,522	2600.6	− 2531	69.6	× 695 / 3984	12.1
7	46,523	2623.6	− 2552	71.6	× 728 / 3984	13.1
8	46,524	2647.5	− 2567	80.5	× 734 / 3984	14.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						71

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	46,389	2489.8	− 2432	57.8	× 534 / 3921	7.9
4	46,390	2540.3	− 2473	67.3	× 595 / 3921	10.2
5	46,391	2569.5	− 2502	67.5	× 635 / 3921	10.9
6	46,392	2605.7	− 2531	74.7	× 680 / 3921	13
7	46,393	2629.5	− 2552	77.5	× 736 / 3921	14.5
8	46,394	2644.3	− 2567	77.3	× 741 / 3921	14.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						71

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. 34, 46, 50, 52, 59, 60, 61, 65, 71, 71 → 56.9
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 12 · 2016→2017: 4 · 2017→2018: 2 · 2018→2019: 7 · 2019→2022: 1 · 2022→2023: 1 · 2023→2024: 4 · 2024→2025: 6 · 2025→2026: 0 → average 4.1
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 4.1 × 2.66 = 10.9. Upper limit 67.8, lower limit 46.

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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