Sky Country 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.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 17 points under the grade 3 bar. 2415 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2428 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2472 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2468 vs. 2473. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.

Students fluent in English

The closest these results come to reading alone: English is not in the way. Includes students who have only ever spoken English.

Grade bars 3rd 53 students Meets the grade 3 bar. 4th 52 students 35 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 51 students 10 points under the grade 5 bar. 6th 49 students 17 points under the grade 5 bar.

English learners

Students leave this group as they become fluent, so its average stays low even where they learn well.

Grade bars 3rd 16 students 91 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 12 students 49 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 12 students 43 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 12 students 34 points under the grade 3 bar.

the group's average that grade's own bar the distance between

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. The state leaves out any group of ten students or fewer, so a grade may be missing from the charts.

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	56,838	2387.6	− 2432	−44.4	× 89 / 377	−10.5
4	56,841	2416.7	− 2473	−56.3	× 95 / 377	−14.2
5	56,842	2455.8	− 2502	−46.2	× 102 / 377	−12.5
6	56,845	2492.8	− 2531	−38.2	× 91 / 377	−9.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−46

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	52,782	2408.3	− 2432	−23.7	× 111 / 427	−6.2
4	52,783	2450.1	− 2473	−22.9	× 104 / 427	−5.6
5	52,786	2466.5	− 2502	−35.5	× 105 / 427	−8.7
6	52,787	2477.9	− 2531	−53.1	× 107 / 427	−13.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−34

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	54,301	2389.3	− 2432	−42.7	× 127 / 463	−11.7
4	54,303	2454.1	− 2473	−18.9	× 111 / 463	−4.5
5	54,305	2468.9	− 2502	−33.1	× 109 / 463	−7.8
6	54,307	2490.9	− 2531	−40.1	× 116 / 463	−10
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−34

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	54,414	2388.8	− 2432	−43.2	× 139 / 496	−12.1
4	54,416	2433.4	− 2473	−39.6	× 125 / 496	−10
5	54,418	2463.1	− 2502	−38.9	× 117 / 496	−9.2
6	54,420	2498.9	− 2531	−32.1	× 115 / 496	−7.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−39

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	54,652	2416.3	− 2432	−15.7	× 67 / 256	−4.1
4	54,653	2431.5	− 2473	−41.5	× 69 / 256	−11.2
5	54,654	2480.8	− 2502	−21.2	× 57 / 256	−4.7
6	54,655	2501.7	− 2531	−29.3	× 63 / 256	−7.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−27

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	54,688	2382.0	− 2432	−50	× 62 / 227	−13.7
4	54,689	2424.5	− 2473	−48.5	× 42 / 227	−9
5	54,690	2463.1	− 2502	−38.9	× 64 / 227	−11
6	54,691	2460.5	− 2531	−70.5	× 59 / 227	−18.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−52

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	54,639	2394.8	− 2432	−37.2	× 51 / 226	−8.4
4	54,640	2419.0	− 2473	−54	× 64 / 226	−15.3
5	54,641	2457.7	− 2502	−44.3	× 45 / 226	−8.8
6	54,642	2477.0	− 2531	−54	× 66 / 226	−15.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−48

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	54,509	2413.7	− 2432	−18.3	× 57 / 229	−4.6
4	54,510	2402.0	− 2473	−71	× 57 / 229	−17.7
5	54,511	2471.3	− 2502	−30.7	× 66 / 229	−8.8
6	54,512	2490.0	− 2531	−41	× 49 / 229	−8.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−40

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	54,249	2401.1	− 2432	−30.9	× 68 / 254	−8.3
4	54,250	2423.8	− 2473	−49.2	× 63 / 254	−12.2
5	54,251	2461.6	− 2502	−40.4	× 56 / 254	−8.9
6	54,252	2495.3	− 2531	−35.7	× 67 / 254	−9.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−39

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	54,186	2414.6	− 2432	−17.4	× 69 / 257	−4.7
4	54,187	2427.9	− 2473	−45.1	× 64 / 257	−11.2
5	54,188	2472.1	− 2502	−29.9	× 63 / 257	−7.3
6	54,189	2467.9	− 2531	−63.1	× 61 / 257	−15
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−38

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −46, −34, −34, −39, −27, −52, −48, −40, −39, −38 → −39.7
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 12 · 2016→2017: 0 · 2017→2018: 5 · 2018→2019: 12 · 2019→2022: 25 · 2022→2023: 4 · 2023→2024: 8 · 2024→2025: 1 · 2025→2026: 1 → average 7.6
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 7.6 × 2.66 = 20.2. Upper limit −19.5, lower limit −59.9.

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.