Felix J. Appleby 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 8.

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 69 points under the grade 3 bar. 2364 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 31 points under the grade 3 bar. 2401 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 42 points under the grade 3 bar. 2390 vs. 2432. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2473 vs. 2473. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores 26 points under the grade 6 bar. 2506 vs. 2531. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores just under the grade 7 bar. 2543 vs. 2552. The 8th-grade bar is 2567.

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	57,773	2346.3	− 2432	−85.7	× 94 / 424	−19
4	57,775	2400.4	− 2473	−72.6	× 80 / 424	−13.7
5	57,777	2412.4	− 2502	−89.6	× 85 / 424	−18
6	57,779	2472.7	− 2531	−58.3	× 89 / 424	−12.2
7	57,781	2511.8	− 2552	−40.2	× 76 / 424	−7.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−70

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	53,625	2379.9	− 2432	−52.1	× 78 / 503	−8.1
4	53,628	2384.4	− 2473	−88.6	× 94 / 503	−16.6
5	53,629	2458.1	− 2502	−43.9	× 84 / 503	−7.3
6	53,632	2479.8	− 2531	−51.2	× 77 / 503	−7.8
7	53,634	2511.2	− 2552	−40.8	× 82 / 503	−6.7
8	53,636	2511.0	− 2567	−56	× 88 / 503	−9.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−56

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	55,182	2407.3	− 2432	−24.7	× 72 / 471	−3.8
4	55,184	2409.6	− 2473	−63.4	× 79 / 471	−10.6
5	55,187	2431.1	− 2502	−70.9	× 92 / 471	−13.8
6	55,189	2515.1	− 2531	−15.9	× 83 / 471	−2.8
7	55,190	2512.0	− 2552	−40	× 70 / 471	−5.9
8	55,193	2589.4	− 2567	22.4	× 75 / 471	3.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−33

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	55,277	2379.3	− 2432	−52.7	× 67 / 501	−7
4	55,279	2407.7	− 2473	−65.3	× 80 / 501	−10.4
5	55,281	2465.7	− 2502	−36.3	× 93 / 501	−6.7
6	55,283	2489.4	− 2531	−41.6	× 93 / 501	−7.7
7	55,285	2532.0	− 2552	−20	× 98 / 501	−3.9
8	55,287	2585.0	− 2567	18	× 70 / 501	2.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−33

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	55,532	2394.4	− 2432	−37.6	× 74 / 467	−6
4	55,533	2413.0	− 2473	−60	× 66 / 467	−8.5
5	55,534	2469.0	− 2502	−33	× 72 / 467	−5.1
6	55,535	2511.0	− 2531	−20	× 76 / 467	−3.3
7	55,536	2541.6	− 2552	−10.4	× 89 / 467	−2
8	55,537	2588.8	− 2567	21.8	× 90 / 467	4.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−21

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	55,586	2378.8	− 2432	−53.2	× 66 / 398	−8.8
4	55,587	2394.0	− 2473	−79	× 67 / 398	−13.3
5	55,588	2428.1	− 2502	−73.9	× 78 / 398	−14.5
6	55,589	2481.3	− 2531	−49.7	× 70 / 398	−8.7
7	55,590	2557.8	− 2552	5.8	× 59 / 398	0.9
8	55,591	2553.5	− 2567	−13.5	× 58 / 398	−2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−46

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	55,535	2370.7	− 2432	−61.3	× 70 / 411	−10.4
4	55,536	2430.9	− 2473	−42.1	× 62 / 411	−6.4
5	55,537	2403.1	− 2502	−98.9	× 77 / 411	−18.5
6	55,538	2461.3	− 2531	−69.7	× 75 / 411	−12.7
7	55,539	2546.2	− 2552	−5.8	× 66 / 411	−0.9
8	55,540	2538.8	− 2567	−28.2	× 61 / 411	−4.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−53

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	55,411	2356.8	− 2432	−75.2	× 63 / 383	−12.4
4	55,412	2404.8	− 2473	−68.2	× 67 / 383	−11.9
5	55,413	2470.5	− 2502	−31.5	× 62 / 383	−5.1
6	55,414	2470.8	− 2531	−60.2	× 68 / 383	−10.7
7	55,415	2491.3	− 2552	−60.7	× 61 / 383	−9.7
8	55,416	2552.9	− 2567	−14.1	× 62 / 383	−2.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−52

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	55,163	2354.8	− 2432	−77.2	× 62 / 373	−12.8
4	55,164	2375.0	− 2473	−98	× 66 / 373	−17.3
5	55,165	2423.2	− 2502	−78.8	× 73 / 373	−15.4
6	55,166	2473.8	− 2531	−57.2	× 64 / 373	−9.8
7	55,167	2516.3	− 2552	−35.7	× 57 / 373	−5.5
8	55,168	2522.0	− 2567	−45	× 51 / 373	−6.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−67

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	55,078	2363.5	− 2432	−68.5	× 82 / 383	−14.7
4	55,079	2401.2	− 2473	−71.8	× 63 / 383	−11.8
5	55,080	2390.2	− 2502	−111.8	× 65 / 383	−19
6	55,081	2472.7	− 2531	−58.3	× 57 / 383	−8.7
7	55,082	2505.5	− 2552	−46.5	× 58 / 383	−7
8	55,083	2543.0	− 2567	−24	× 58 / 383	−3.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−65

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −70, −56, −33, −33, −21, −46, −53, −52, −67, −65 → −49.6
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: 23 · 2017→2018: 0 · 2018→2019: 12 · 2019→2022: 25 · 2022→2023: 7 · 2023→2024: 1 · 2024→2025: 15 · 2025→2026: 2 → average 11
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 11 × 2.66 = 29.3. Upper limit −20.3, lower limit −78.9.

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.