Fern Drive 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 6.

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 15 points under the grade 3 bar. 2418 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 22 points under the grade 4 bar. 2451 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2514 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader meets the grade 6 bar. 2543 vs. 2531.

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	49,320	2397.4	− 2432	−34.6	× 76 / 352	−7.5
4	49,322	2442.7	− 2473	−30.3	× 88 / 352	−7.6
5	49,324	2485.3	− 2502	−16.7	× 92 / 352	−4.4
6	49,326	2535.7	− 2531	4.7	× 96 / 352	1.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−18

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	45,840	2406.9	− 2432	−25.1	× 80 / 327	−6.1
4	45,841	2478.3	− 2473	5.3	× 76 / 327	1.2
5	45,843	2477.7	− 2502	−24.3	× 78 / 327	−5.8
6	45,845	2537.2	− 2531	6.2	× 93 / 327	1.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−9

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	47,065	2403.8	− 2432	−28.2	× 76 / 301	−7.1
4	47,068	2451.3	− 2473	−21.7	× 79 / 301	−5.7
5	47,070	2487.9	− 2502	−14.1	× 76 / 301	−3.6
6	47,072	2514.2	− 2531	−16.8	× 70 / 301	−3.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−20

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	47,076	2443.2	− 2432	11.2	× 77 / 313	2.8
4	47,078	2474.1	− 2473	1.1	× 82 / 313	0.3
5	47,079	2501.2	− 2502	−0.8	× 76 / 313	−0.2
6	47,082	2551.1	− 2531	20.1	× 78 / 313	5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						8

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	47,248	2442.5	− 2432	10.5	× 56 / 283	2.1
4	47,249	2481.1	− 2473	8.1	× 76 / 283	2.2
5	47,250	2508.2	− 2502	6.2	× 80 / 283	1.8
6	47,251	2551.3	− 2531	20.3	× 71 / 283	5.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						11

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	47,100	2418.1	− 2432	−13.9	× 50 / 216	−3.2
4	47,101	2451.8	− 2473	−21.2	× 56 / 216	−5.5
5	47,102	2478.6	− 2502	−23.4	× 61 / 216	−6.6
6	47,103	2569.3	− 2531	38.3	× 49 / 216	8.7
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	47,082	2408.7	− 2432	−23.3	× 50 / 212	−5.5
4	47,083	2445.9	− 2473	−27.1	× 48 / 212	−6.1
5	47,084	2488.2	− 2502	−13.8	× 54 / 212	−3.5
6	47,085	2548.6	− 2531	17.6	× 60 / 212	5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−10

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	46,935	2406.1	− 2432	−25.9	× 66 / 210	−8.1
4	46,936	2432.1	− 2473	−40.9	× 47 / 210	−9.2
5	46,937	2506.1	− 2502	4.1	× 42 / 210	0.8
6	46,938	2542.4	− 2531	11.4	× 55 / 210	3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−13

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	46,697	2400.3	− 2432	−31.7	× 58 / 217	−8.5
4	46,698	2451.2	− 2473	−21.8	× 62 / 217	−6.2
5	46,699	2501.1	− 2502	−0.9	× 49 / 217	−0.2
6	46,700	2556.3	− 2531	25.3	× 48 / 217	5.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−9

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	46,565	2417.5	− 2432	−14.5	× 61 / 226	−3.9
4	46,566	2450.9	− 2473	−22.1	× 56 / 226	−5.5
5	46,567	2513.6	− 2502	11.6	× 62 / 226	3.2
6	46,568	2543.1	− 2531	12.1	× 47 / 226	2.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−4

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −18, −9, −20, 8, 11, −7, −10, −13, −9, −4 → −7.1
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: 11 · 2017→2018: 28 · 2018→2019: 3 · 2019→2022: 18 · 2022→2023: 3 · 2023→2024: 3 · 2024→2025: 4 · 2025→2026: 5 → average 9.3
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 9.3 × 2.66 = 24.7. Upper limit 17.6, lower limit −31.8.

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.