Margaret White 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 15 points under the grade 3 bar. 2418 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 45 points under the grade 3 bar. 2387 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2432 vs. 2432. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2429 vs. 2432. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores 25 points under the grade 6 bar. 2506 vs. 2531. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores 21 points under the grade 5 bar. 2481 vs. 2502. 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	57,785	2371.1	− 2432	−60.9	× 68 / 378	−11
4	57,786	2405.3	− 2473	−67.7	× 73 / 378	−13.1
5	57,789	2423.0	− 2502	−79	× 84 / 378	−17.6
6	57,790	2466.4	− 2531	−64.6	× 69 / 378	−11.8
7	57,793	2417.2	− 2552	−134.8	× 84 / 378	−30
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−83

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	53,640	2362.2	− 2432	−69.8	× 76 / 443	−12
4	53,641	2422.6	− 2473	−50.4	× 67 / 443	−7.6
5	53,643	2438.6	− 2502	−63.4	× 74 / 443	−10.6
6	53,645	2455.3	− 2531	−75.7	× 81 / 443	−13.8
7	53,647	2493.6	− 2552	−58.4	× 70 / 443	−9.2
8	53,650	2442.7	− 2567	−124.3	× 75 / 443	−21
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−74

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	55,197	2371.6	− 2432	−60.4	× 78 / 458	−10.3
4	55,198	2393.1	− 2473	−79.9	× 71 / 458	−12.4
5	55,201	2425.8	− 2502	−76.2	× 71 / 458	−11.8
6	55,203	2457.1	− 2531	−73.9	× 79 / 458	−12.7
7	55,204	2441.9	− 2552	−110.1	× 86 / 458	−20.7
8	55,207	2460.7	− 2567	−106.3	× 73 / 458	−16.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−85

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	55,291	2405.7	− 2432	−26.3	× 69 / 445	−4.1
4	55,293	2417.2	− 2473	−55.8	× 79 / 445	−9.9
5	55,295	2434.9	− 2502	−67.1	× 68 / 445	−10.3
6	55,297	2478.9	− 2531	−52.1	× 73 / 445	−8.5
7	55,299	2474.4	− 2552	−77.6	× 71 / 445	−12.4
8	55,301	2467.7	− 2567	−99.3	× 85 / 445	−19
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−64

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	55,546	2396.6	− 2432	−35.4	× 69 / 417	−5.9
4	55,547	2446.7	− 2473	−26.3	× 69 / 417	−4.4
5	55,548	2429.4	− 2502	−72.6	× 78 / 417	−13.6
6	55,549	2448.8	− 2531	−82.2	× 71 / 417	−14
7	55,550	2517.2	− 2552	−34.8	× 63 / 417	−5.3
8	55,551	2538.4	− 2567	−28.6	× 67 / 417	−4.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−48

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	55,600	2369.2	− 2432	−62.8	× 68 / 421	−10.1
4	55,601	2385.2	− 2473	−87.8	× 61 / 421	−12.7
5	55,602	2443.9	− 2502	−58.1	× 75 / 421	−10.4
6	55,603	2466.2	− 2531	−64.8	× 68 / 421	−10.5
7	55,604	2515.9	− 2552	−36.1	× 65 / 421	−5.6
8	55,605	2475.5	− 2567	−91.5	× 84 / 421	−18.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−68

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	55,549	2336.6	− 2432	−95.4	× 65 / 395	−15.7
4	55,550	2385.8	− 2473	−87.2	× 70 / 395	−15.5
5	55,551	2439.9	− 2502	−62.1	× 53 / 395	−8.3
6	55,552	2462.7	− 2531	−68.3	× 68 / 395	−11.8
7	55,553	2467.6	− 2552	−84.4	× 72 / 395	−15.4
8	55,554	2524.9	− 2567	−42.1	× 67 / 395	−7.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−74

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	55,425	2326.0	− 2432	−106	× 50 / 356	−14.9
4	55,426	2365.0	− 2473	−108	× 60 / 356	−18.2
5	55,427	2435.8	− 2502	−66.2	× 65 / 356	−12.1
6	55,428	2449.4	− 2531	−81.6	× 52 / 356	−11.9
7	55,429	2465.3	− 2552	−86.7	× 61 / 356	−14.9
8	55,430	2490.6	− 2567	−76.4	× 68 / 356	−14.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−87

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	55,177	2364.1	− 2432	−67.9	× 60 / 340	−12
4	55,178	2373.5	− 2473	−99.5	× 46 / 340	−13.5
5	55,179	2427.1	− 2502	−74.9	× 58 / 340	−12.8
6	55,180	2469.2	− 2531	−61.8	× 61 / 340	−11.1
7	55,181	2463.4	− 2552	−88.6	× 56 / 340	−14.6
8	55,182	2500.7	− 2567	−66.3	× 59 / 340	−11.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−75

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	55,092	2417.5	− 2432	−14.5	× 51 / 349	−2.1
4	55,093	2386.7	− 2473	−86.3	× 59 / 349	−14.6
5	55,094	2431.7	− 2502	−70.3	× 48 / 349	−9.7
6	55,095	2428.7	− 2531	−102.3	× 71 / 349	−20.8
7	55,096	2505.9	− 2552	−46.1	× 65 / 349	−8.6
8	55,097	2481.3	− 2567	−85.7	× 55 / 349	−13.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−69

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −83, −74, −85, −64, −48, −68, −74, −87, −75, −69 → −72.7
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 9 · 2016→2017: 11 · 2017→2018: 21 · 2018→2019: 16 · 2019→2022: 20 · 2022→2023: 6 · 2023→2024: 13 · 2024→2025: 12 · 2025→2026: 6 → average 12.7
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 12.7 × 2.66 = 33.8. Upper limit −38.9, lower limit −106.5.

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