Antelope Creek 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 26 points under the grade 3 bar. 2406 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 23 points under the grade 4 bar. 2451 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2500 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader meets the grade 6 bar. 2572 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	54,808	2416.5	− 2432	−15.5	× 53 / 237	−3.5
4	54,811	2449.1	− 2473	−23.9	× 47 / 237	−4.7
5	54,812	2495.1	− 2502	−6.9	× 76 / 237	−2.2
6	54,815	2551.1	− 2531	20.1	× 61 / 237	5.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−5

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	50,908	2424.1	− 2432	−7.9	× 74 / 272	−2.1
4	50,909	2467.2	− 2473	−5.8	× 60 / 272	−1.3
5	50,912	2519.2	− 2502	17.2	× 60 / 272	3.8
6	50,914	2565.8	− 2531	34.8	× 78 / 272	10
Sum, rounded to a whole point						10

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	52,368	2435.2	− 2432	3.2	× 68 / 246	0.9
4	52,369	2452.2	− 2473	−20.8	× 63 / 246	−5.3
5	52,372	2515.8	− 2502	13.8	× 58 / 246	3.3
6	52,374	2568.5	− 2531	37.5	× 57 / 246	8.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						8

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	52,433	2443.1	− 2432	11.1	× 76 / 256	3.3
4	52,436	2483.3	− 2473	10.3	× 61 / 256	2.5
5	52,437	2544.2	− 2502	42.2	× 62 / 256	10.2
6	52,440	2562.5	− 2531	31.5	× 57 / 256	7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						23

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	52,604	2456.2	− 2432	24.2	× 66 / 255	6.3
4	52,605	2489.6	− 2473	16.6	× 64 / 255	4.2
5	52,606	2549.0	− 2502	47	× 62 / 255	11.4
6	52,607	2581.1	− 2531	50.1	× 63 / 255	12.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						34

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	52,592	2417.2	− 2432	−14.8	× 67 / 251	−4
4	52,593	2480.3	− 2473	7.3	× 66 / 251	1.9
5	52,594	2542.7	− 2502	40.7	× 58 / 251	9.4
6	52,595	2565.1	− 2531	34.1	× 60 / 251	8.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						16

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	52,553	2441.6	− 2432	9.6	× 59 / 244	2.3
4	52,554	2471.1	− 2473	−1.9	× 64 / 244	−0.5
5	52,555	2520.4	− 2502	18.4	× 65 / 244	4.9
6	52,556	2564.6	− 2531	33.6	× 56 / 244	7.7
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	52,387	2391.1	− 2432	−40.9	× 61 / 253	−9.9
4	52,388	2475.8	− 2473	2.8	× 65 / 253	0.7
5	52,389	2520.6	− 2502	18.6	× 64 / 253	4.7
6	52,390	2597.7	− 2531	66.7	× 63 / 253	16.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						12

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	52,151	2395.0	− 2432	−37	× 65 / 255	−9.4
4	52,152	2443.4	− 2473	−29.6	× 63 / 255	−7.3
5	52,153	2534.8	− 2502	32.8	× 64 / 255	8.2
6	52,154	2570.7	− 2531	39.7	× 63 / 255	9.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						1

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	52,040	2405.6	− 2432	−26.4	× 71 / 259	−7.2
4	52,041	2450.5	− 2473	−22.5	× 62 / 259	−5.4
5	52,042	2499.8	− 2502	−2.2	× 62 / 259	−0.5
6	52,043	2572.4	− 2531	41.4	× 64 / 259	10.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−3

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −5, 10, 8, 23, 34, 16, 14, 12, 1, −3 → 11
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 15 · 2016→2017: 2 · 2017→2018: 15 · 2018→2019: 11 · 2019→2022: 18 · 2022→2023: 2 · 2023→2024: 2 · 2024→2025: 11 · 2025→2026: 4 → average 8.9
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 8.9 × 2.66 = 23.7. Upper limit 34.7, lower limit −12.7.

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.