Greentree 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 meets the grade 3 bar. 2440 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2473 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2534 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 22 points under the grade 6 bar. 2509 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	53,128	2452.4	− 2432	20.4	× 76 / 305	5.1
4	53,129	2491.6	− 2473	18.6	× 59 / 305	3.6
5	53,132	2516.7	− 2502	14.7	× 83 / 305	4
6	53,133	2566.1	− 2531	35.1	× 87 / 305	10
Sum, rounded to a whole point						23

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	49,367	2456.0	− 2432	24	× 82 / 308	6.4
4	49,370	2503.1	− 2473	30.1	× 77 / 308	7.5
5	49,372	2535.9	− 2502	33.9	× 60 / 308	6.6
6	49,373	2549.2	− 2531	18.2	× 89 / 308	5.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						26

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	50,731	2456.4	− 2432	24.4	× 61 / 274	5.4
4	50,733	2505.5	− 2473	32.5	× 75 / 274	8.9
5	50,735	2526.0	− 2502	24	× 74 / 274	6.5
6	50,737	2580.7	− 2531	49.7	× 64 / 274	11.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						32

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	50,767	2457.5	− 2432	25.5	× 61 / 272	5.7
4	50,769	2484.9	− 2473	11.9	× 63 / 272	2.8
5	50,771	2532.0	− 2502	30	× 81 / 272	8.9
6	50,773	2571.7	− 2531	40.7	× 67 / 272	10
Sum, rounded to a whole point						27

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	50,970	2462.8	− 2432	30.8	× 73 / 282	8
4	50,971	2465.4	− 2473	−7.6	× 63 / 282	−1.7
5	50,972	2523.3	− 2502	21.3	× 63 / 282	4.8
6	50,973	2570.5	− 2531	39.5	× 83 / 282	11.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						23

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	50,896	2451.5	− 2432	19.5	× 61 / 255	4.7
4	50,897	2476.7	− 2473	3.7	× 56 / 255	0.8
5	50,898	2551.8	− 2502	49.8	× 65 / 255	12.7
6	50,899	2550.4	− 2531	19.4	× 73 / 255	5.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						24

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	50,862	2427.6	− 2432	−4.4	× 67 / 255	−1.2
4	50,863	2461.0	− 2473	−12	× 66 / 255	−3.1
5	50,864	2541.4	− 2502	39.4	× 56 / 255	8.7
6	50,865	2569.5	− 2531	38.5	× 66 / 255	10
Sum, rounded to a whole point						14

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	50,723	2453.5	− 2432	21.5	× 67 / 259	5.6
4	50,724	2448.1	− 2473	−24.9	× 67 / 259	−6.4
5	50,725	2533.5	− 2502	31.5	× 66 / 259	8
6	50,726	2542.0	− 2531	11	× 59 / 259	2.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						10

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	50,485	2436.3	− 2432	4.3	× 57 / 258	1
4	50,486	2496.5	− 2473	23.5	× 64 / 258	5.8
5	50,487	2504.7	− 2502	2.7	× 67 / 258	0.7
6	50,488	2551.5	− 2531	20.5	× 70 / 258	5.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						13

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	50,354	2440.0	− 2432	8	× 56 / 238	1.9
4	50,355	2472.6	− 2473	−0.4	× 59 / 238	−0.1
5	50,356	2533.6	− 2502	31.6	× 60 / 238	8
6	50,357	2509.2	− 2531	−21.8	× 63 / 238	−5.8
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. 23, 26, 32, 27, 23, 24, 14, 10, 13, 4 → 19.6
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: 6 · 2017→2018: 5 · 2018→2019: 4 · 2019→2022: 1 · 2022→2023: 10 · 2023→2024: 4 · 2024→2025: 3 · 2025→2026: 9 → average 5
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 5 × 2.66 = 13.3. Upper limit 32.9, lower limit 6.3.

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.