Saddleback Valley Unified: 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	52,402	2437.3	− 2432	5.3	× 2046 / 14861	0.7
4	52,404	2481.4	− 2473	8.4	× 1998 / 14861	1.1
5	52,406	2521.7	− 2502	19.7	× 2129 / 14861	2.8
6	52,408	2550.9	− 2531	19.9	× 2190 / 14861	2.9
7	52,410	2581.8	− 2552	29.8	× 2162 / 14861	4.3
8	52,412	2586.7	− 2567	19.7	× 2145 / 14861	2.8
11	52,414	2627.0	− 2583	44	× 2191 / 14861	6.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						21

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	48,684	2443.2	− 2432	11.2	× 1919 / 14619	1.5
4	48,686	2491.8	− 2473	18.8	× 2048 / 14619	2.6
5	48,688	2529.1	− 2502	27.1	× 2036 / 14619	3.8
6	48,690	2559.2	− 2531	28.2	× 2123 / 14619	4.1
7	48,691	2592.6	− 2552	40.6	× 2154 / 14619	6
8	48,693	2606.3	− 2567	39.3	× 2164 / 14619	5.8
11	48,696	2633.0	− 2583	50	× 2175 / 14619	7.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						31

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	50,004	2437.9	− 2432	5.9	× 1940 / 14432	0.8
4	50,006	2479.6	− 2473	6.6	× 1913 / 14432	0.9
5	50,008	2522.9	− 2502	20.9	× 2007 / 14432	2.9
6	50,010	2555.6	− 2531	24.6	× 2010 / 14432	3.4
7	50,011	2591.0	− 2552	39	× 2080 / 14432	5.6
8	50,014	2597.3	− 2567	30.3	× 2132 / 14432	4.5
11	50,016	2653.2	− 2583	70.2	× 2350 / 14432	11.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						30

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	50,019	2445.2	− 2432	13.2	× 1803 / 13945	1.7
4	50,022	2492.7	− 2473	19.7	× 1956 / 13945	2.8
5	50,023	2525.0	− 2502	23	× 1923 / 13945	3.2
6	50,026	2555.3	− 2531	24.3	× 1997 / 13945	3.5
7	50,027	2589.3	− 2552	37.3	× 2000 / 13945	5.3
8	50,030	2599.6	− 2567	32.6	× 2084 / 13945	4.9
11	50,031	2634.7	− 2583	51.7	× 2182 / 13945	8.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						29

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	50,210	2439.7	− 2432	7.7	× 1770 / 13429	1
4	50,211	2490.1	− 2473	17.1	× 1810 / 13429	2.3
5	50,212	2533.4	− 2502	31.4	× 1923 / 13429	4.5
6	50,213	2556.8	− 2531	25.8	× 1922 / 13429	3.7
7	50,214	2589.8	− 2552	37.8	× 1915 / 13429	5.4
8	50,215	2600.9	− 2567	33.9	× 1960 / 13429	4.9
11	50,216	2628.4	− 2583	45.4	× 2129 / 13429	7.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						29

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
11	48,945	2645.1	− 2583	62.1	× 1579 / 1579	62.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						62

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	50,120	2426.7	− 2432	−5.3	× 1664 / 12136	−0.7
4	50,121	2486.2	− 2473	13.2	× 1670 / 12136	1.8
5	50,122	2515.5	− 2502	13.5	× 1683 / 12136	1.9
6	50,123	2545.8	− 2531	14.8	× 1718 / 12136	2.1
7	50,124	2580.9	− 2552	28.9	× 1672 / 12136	4
8	50,125	2587.8	− 2567	20.8	× 1771 / 12136	3
11	50,126	2631.3	− 2583	48.3	× 1958 / 12136	7.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						20

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	50,080	2432.9	− 2432	0.9	× 1710 / 11946	0.1
4	50,081	2479.1	− 2473	6.1	× 1674 / 11946	0.9
5	50,082	2523.2	− 2502	21.2	× 1668 / 11946	3
6	50,083	2548.0	− 2531	17	× 1658 / 11946	2.4
7	50,084	2580.3	− 2552	28.3	× 1627 / 11946	3.9
8	50,085	2579.8	− 2567	12.8	× 1640 / 11946	1.8
11	50,086	2618.7	− 2583	35.7	× 1969 / 11946	5.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						18

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	49,935	2426.3	− 2432	−5.7	× 1587 / 11671	−0.8
4	49,936	2478.4	− 2473	5.4	× 1681 / 11671	0.8
5	49,937	2524.5	− 2502	22.5	× 1652 / 11671	3.2
6	49,938	2558.4	− 2531	27.4	× 1649 / 11671	3.9
7	49,939	2574.3	− 2552	22.3	× 1645 / 11671	3.1
8	49,940	2582.8	− 2567	15.8	× 1618 / 11671	2.2
11	49,941	2617.6	− 2583	34.6	× 1839 / 11671	5.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						18

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	49,691	2434.6	− 2432	2.6	× 1606 / 11521	0.4
4	49,692	2477.9	− 2473	4.9	× 1605 / 11521	0.7
5	49,693	2524.5	− 2502	22.5	× 1671 / 11521	3.3
6	49,694	2561.1	− 2531	30.1	× 1646 / 11521	4.3
7	49,695	2578.3	− 2552	26.3	× 1619 / 11521	3.7
8	49,696	2579.4	− 2567	12.4	× 1594 / 11521	1.7
11	49,697	2619.5	− 2583	36.5	× 1780 / 11521	5.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						20

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	49,568	2436.3	− 2432	4.3	× 1552 / 11292	0.6
4	49,569	2478.3	− 2473	5.3	× 1603 / 11292	0.8
5	49,570	2520.9	− 2502	18.9	× 1576 / 11292	2.6
6	49,571	2551.7	− 2531	20.7	× 1623 / 11292	3
7	49,572	2580.6	− 2552	28.6	× 1623 / 11292	4.1
8	49,573	2583.3	− 2567	16.3	× 1617 / 11292	2.3
11	49,574	2613.3	− 2583	30.3	× 1698 / 11292	4.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						18

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. 21, 31, 30, 29, 29, 62, 20, 18, 18, 20, 18 → 26.9
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 10 · 2016→2017: 1 · 2017→2018: 1 · 2018→2019: 0 · 2019→2021: 33 · 2021→2022: 42 · 2022→2023: 2 · 2023→2024: 0 · 2024→2025: 2 · 2025→2026: 2 → 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 51.6, lower limit 2.2.

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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