Hidden Springs 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 5.

3rd The average 3rd grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2423 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader meets the grade 4 bar. 2476 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2515 vs. 2502.

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	57,348	2389.6	− 2432	−42.4	× 108 / 307	−14.9
4	57,351	2428.4	− 2473	−44.6	× 99 / 307	−14.4
5	57,352	2483.2	− 2502	−18.8	× 100 / 307	−6.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−35

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	53,249	2377.5	− 2432	−54.5	× 92 / 301	−16.7
4	53,252	2447.3	− 2473	−25.7	× 110 / 301	−9.4
5	53,253	2457.4	− 2502	−44.6	× 99 / 301	−14.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−41

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	54,805	2378.9	− 2432	−53.1	× 98 / 297	−17.5
4	54,807	2470.3	− 2473	−2.7	× 96 / 297	−0.9
5	54,808	2481.7	− 2502	−20.3	× 103 / 297	−7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−25

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	54,914	2400.1	− 2432	−31.9	× 86 / 283	−9.7
4	54,916	2453.1	− 2473	−19.9	× 99 / 283	−7
5	54,918	2456.4	− 2502	−45.6	× 98 / 283	−15.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−32

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	55,162	2414.9	− 2432	−17.1	× 73 / 249	−5
4	55,163	2476.3	− 2473	3.3	× 74 / 249	1
5	55,164	2488.5	− 2502	−13.5	× 102 / 249	−5.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−10

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	55,216	2418.1	− 2432	−13.9	× 99 / 281	−4.9
4	55,217	2458.8	− 2473	−14.2	× 83 / 281	−4.2
5	55,218	2472.0	− 2502	−30	× 99 / 281	−10.6
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	55,167	2430.4	− 2432	−1.6	× 74 / 259	−0.5
4	55,168	2456.2	− 2473	−16.8	× 100 / 259	−6.5
5	55,169	2466.7	− 2502	−35.3	× 85 / 259	−11.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−19

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	55,041	2422.8	− 2432	−9.2	× 88 / 268	−3
4	55,042	2462.9	− 2473	−10.1	× 83 / 268	−3.1
5	55,043	2503.4	− 2502	1.4	× 97 / 268	0.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−6

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	54,795	2428.0	− 2432	−4	× 99 / 275	−1.4
4	54,796	2472.1	− 2473	−0.9	× 88 / 275	−0.3
5	54,797	2504.5	− 2502	2.5	× 88 / 275	0.8
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	54,706	2422.8	− 2432	−9.2	× 85 / 265	−3
4	54,707	2475.8	− 2473	2.8	× 90 / 265	1
5	54,708	2515.2	− 2502	13.2	× 90 / 265	4.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						2

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −35, −41, −25, −32, −10, −20, −19, −6, −1, 2 → −18.7
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 6 · 2016→2017: 16 · 2017→2018: 7 · 2018→2019: 22 · 2019→2022: 10 · 2022→2023: 1 · 2023→2024: 13 · 2024→2025: 5 · 2025→2026: 3 → average 9.2
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 9.2 × 2.66 = 24.5. Upper limit 5.8, lower limit −43.2.

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. From 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26.