Montevideo 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 just under the grade 3 bar. 2431 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 15 points under the grade 4 bar. 2458 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2543 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader meets the grade 6 bar. 2546 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	52,549	2403.9	− 2432	−28.1	× 72 / 258	−7.8
4	52,551	2481.7	− 2473	8.7	× 49 / 258	1.7
5	52,554	2508.4	− 2502	6.4	× 65 / 258	1.6
6	52,556	2552.2	− 2531	21.2	× 72 / 258	5.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						1

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	48,826	2445.9	− 2432	13.9	× 56 / 242	3.2
4	48,828	2479.4	− 2473	6.4	× 70 / 242	1.9
5	48,829	2529.3	− 2502	27.3	× 51 / 242	5.8
6	48,831	2547.2	− 2531	16.2	× 65 / 242	4.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						15

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	50,162	2432.3	− 2432	0.3	× 52 / 223	0.1
4	50,163	2460.2	− 2473	−12.8	× 54 / 223	−3.1
5	50,165	2495.1	− 2502	−6.9	× 67 / 223	−2.1
6	50,167	2563.2	− 2531	32.2	× 50 / 223	7.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						2

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	50,189	2455.7	− 2432	23.7	× 45 / 197	5.4
4	50,191	2486.7	− 2473	13.7	× 43 / 197	3
5	50,193	2520.4	− 2502	18.4	× 49 / 197	4.6
6	50,195	2547.7	− 2531	16.7	× 60 / 197	5.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						18

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	50,378	2451.1	− 2432	19.1	× 40 / 162	4.7
4	50,379	2496.6	− 2473	23.6	× 42 / 162	6.1
5	50,380	2528.6	− 2502	26.6	× 36 / 162	5.9
6	50,381	2572.6	− 2531	41.6	× 44 / 162	11.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						28

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	50,280	2421.8	− 2432	−10.2	× 57 / 299	−1.9
4	50,281	2494.9	− 2473	21.9	× 67 / 299	4.9
5	50,282	2509.1	− 2502	7.1	× 82 / 299	1.9
6	50,283	2543.6	− 2531	12.6	× 93 / 299	3.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						9

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	50,240	2423.7	− 2432	−8.3	× 63 / 278	−1.9
4	50,241	2484.8	− 2473	11.8	× 60 / 278	2.5
5	50,242	2503.8	− 2502	1.8	× 69 / 278	0.4
6	50,243	2540.0	− 2531	9	× 86 / 278	2.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						4

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	50,095	2429.3	− 2432	−2.7	× 60 / 246	−0.7
4	50,096	2489.8	− 2473	16.8	× 57 / 246	3.9
5	50,097	2518.8	− 2502	16.8	× 62 / 246	4.2
6	50,098	2551.5	− 2531	20.5	× 67 / 246	5.6
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	49,851	2415.2	− 2432	−16.8	× 53 / 234	−3.8
4	49,852	2473.2	− 2473	0.2	× 63 / 234	0.1
5	49,853	2521.3	− 2502	19.3	× 54 / 234	4.5
6	49,854	2543.7	− 2531	12.7	× 64 / 234	3.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						4

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	49,728	2430.8	− 2432	−1.2	× 51 / 225	−0.3
4	49,729	2457.6	− 2473	−15.4	× 57 / 225	−3.9
5	49,730	2542.8	− 2502	40.8	× 63 / 225	11.4
6	49,731	2545.8	− 2531	14.8	× 54 / 225	3.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						11

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. 1, 15, 2, 18, 28, 9, 4, 13, 4, 11 → 10.5
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 14 · 2016→2017: 13 · 2017→2018: 16 · 2018→2019: 10 · 2019→2022: 19 · 2022→2023: 5 · 2023→2024: 9 · 2024→2025: 9 · 2025→2026: 7 → average 11.3
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 11.3 × 2.66 = 30.1. Upper limit 40.6, lower limit −19.6.

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.