Murrieta 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	59,401	2430.2	− 2432	−1.8	× 1551 / 11682	−0.2
4	59,403	2472.9	− 2473	−0.1	× 1553 / 11682	0
5	59,405	2520.4	− 2502	18.4	× 1579 / 11682	2.5
6	59,407	2526.6	− 2531	−4.4	× 1652 / 11682	−0.6
7	59,410	2558.7	− 2552	6.7	× 1654 / 11682	0.9
8	59,411	2576.5	− 2567	9.5	× 1805 / 11682	1.5
11	59,414	2642.2	− 2583	59.2	× 1888 / 11682	9.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						14

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	55,121	2436.9	− 2432	4.9	× 1466 / 11770	0.6
4	55,123	2483.5	− 2473	10.5	× 1588 / 11770	1.4
5	55,125	2523.6	− 2502	21.6	× 1611 / 11770	3
6	55,128	2544.8	− 2531	13.8	× 1696 / 11770	2
7	55,130	2566.9	− 2552	14.9	× 1689 / 11770	2.1
8	55,131	2582.5	− 2567	15.5	× 1782 / 11770	2.3
11	55,134	2638.6	− 2583	55.6	× 1938 / 11770	9.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						21

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	56,732	2441.4	− 2432	9.4	× 1490 / 11941	1.2
4	56,734	2481.6	− 2473	8.6	× 1539 / 11941	1.1
5	56,736	2521.3	− 2502	19.3	× 1616 / 11941	2.6
6	56,738	2539.1	− 2531	8.1	× 1736 / 11941	1.2
7	56,741	2573.1	− 2552	21.1	× 1725 / 11941	3
8	56,742	2582.8	− 2567	15.8	× 1799 / 11941	2.4
11	56,745	2640.4	− 2583	57.4	× 2036 / 11941	9.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						21

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	56,833	2451.2	− 2432	19.2	× 1420 / 12029	2.3
4	56,835	2498.5	− 2473	25.5	× 1553 / 12029	3.3
5	56,837	2521.4	− 2502	19.4	× 1609 / 12029	2.6
6	56,839	2539.6	− 2531	8.6	× 1784 / 12029	1.3
7	56,841	2564.4	− 2552	12.4	× 1814 / 12029	1.9
8	56,843	2578.6	− 2567	11.6	× 1800 / 12029	1.7
11	56,845	2611.3	− 2583	28.3	× 2049 / 12029	4.8
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	57,078	2456.8	− 2432	24.8	× 1524 / 12059	3.1
4	57,079	2497.4	− 2473	24.4	× 1514 / 12059	3.1
5	57,080	2533.4	− 2502	31.4	× 1599 / 12059	4.2
6	57,081	2542.9	− 2531	11.9	× 1709 / 12059	1.7
7	57,082	2579.1	− 2552	27.1	× 1858 / 12059	4.2
8	57,083	2583.5	− 2567	16.5	× 1880 / 12059	2.6
11	57,084	2637.3	− 2583	54.3	× 1975 / 12059	8.9
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	57,174	2422.8	− 2432	−9.2	× 1477 / 11467	−1.2
4	57,175	2471.6	− 2473	−1.4	× 1560 / 11467	−0.2
5	57,176	2516.5	− 2502	14.5	× 1580 / 11467	2
6	57,177	2543.5	− 2531	12.5	× 1557 / 11467	1.7
7	57,178	2578.1	− 2552	26.1	× 1606 / 11467	3.7
8	57,179	2577.3	− 2567	10.3	× 1725 / 11467	1.5
11	57,180	2631.1	− 2583	48.1	× 1962 / 11467	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	57,139	2425.3	− 2432	−6.7	× 1457 / 11553	−0.8
4	57,140	2464.0	− 2473	−9	× 1518 / 11553	−1.2
5	57,141	2509.1	− 2502	7.1	× 1595 / 11553	1
6	57,142	2538.0	− 2531	7	× 1703 / 11553	1
7	57,143	2576.2	− 2552	24.2	× 1621 / 11553	3.4
8	57,144	2581.2	− 2567	14.2	× 1649 / 11553	2
11	57,145	2639.8	− 2583	56.8	× 2010 / 11553	9.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						15

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	57,037	2436.6	− 2432	4.6	× 1416 / 11179	0.6
4	57,038	2477.6	− 2473	4.6	× 1473 / 11179	0.6
5	57,039	2509.6	− 2502	7.6	× 1532 / 11179	1
6	57,040	2544.3	− 2531	13.3	× 1625 / 11179	1.9
7	57,041	2574.8	− 2552	22.8	× 1699 / 11179	3.5
8	57,042	2588.9	− 2567	21.9	× 1614 / 11179	3.2
11	57,043	2644.7	− 2583	61.7	× 1820 / 11179	10
Sum, rounded to a whole point						21

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	56,795	2446.4	− 2432	14.4	× 1466 / 11158	1.9
4	56,796	2481.1	− 2473	8.1	× 1445 / 11158	1
5	56,797	2529.2	− 2502	27.2	× 1499 / 11158	3.7
6	56,798	2544.3	− 2531	13.3	× 1561 / 11158	1.9
7	56,799	2581.3	− 2552	29.3	× 1667 / 11158	4.4
8	56,800	2587.6	− 2567	20.6	× 1699 / 11158	3.1
11	56,801	2651.0	− 2583	68	× 1821 / 11158	11.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						27

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	56,734	2434.6	− 2432	2.6	× 1258 / 10786	0.3
4	56,735	2485.8	− 2473	12.8	× 1490 / 10786	1.8
5	56,736	2528.3	− 2502	26.3	× 1469 / 10786	3.6
6	56,737	2543.6	− 2531	12.6	× 1545 / 10786	1.8
7	56,738	2583.7	− 2552	31.7	× 1580 / 10786	4.6
8	56,739	2594.1	− 2567	27.1	× 1670 / 10786	4.2
11	56,740	2649.9	− 2583	66.9	× 1774 / 10786	11
Sum, rounded to a whole point						27

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. 14, 21, 21, 18, 28, 16, 15, 21, 27, 27 → 20.8
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 7 · 2016→2017: 0 · 2017→2018: 3 · 2018→2019: 10 · 2019→2022: 12 · 2022→2023: 1 · 2023→2024: 6 · 2024→2025: 6 · 2025→2026: 0 → average 5
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 5 × 2.66 = 13.3. Upper limit 34.1, lower limit 7.5.

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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