Riverside 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	57,985	2399.3	− 2432	−32.7	× 3212 / 21884	−4.8
4	57,986	2447.3	− 2473	−25.7	× 2997 / 21884	−3.5
5	57,989	2487.2	− 2502	−14.8	× 3011 / 21884	−2
6	57,990	2515.2	− 2531	−15.8	× 3158 / 21884	−2.3
7	57,993	2524.1	− 2552	−27.9	× 3161 / 21884	−4
8	57,994	2550.6	− 2567	−16.4	× 3256 / 21884	−2.4
11	57,997	2597.7	− 2583	14.7	× 3089 / 21884	2.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−17

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	53,819	2413.8	− 2432	−18.2	× 3058 / 21777	−2.6
4	53,821	2449.8	− 2473	−23.2	× 3224 / 21777	−3.4
5	53,824	2496.9	− 2502	−5.1	× 3075 / 21777	−0.7
6	53,825	2530.7	− 2531	−0.3	× 3079 / 21777	0
7	53,827	2546.7	− 2552	−5.3	× 3117 / 21777	−0.8
8	53,830	2556.8	− 2567	−10.2	× 3144 / 21777	−1.5
11	53,831	2593.4	− 2583	10.4	× 3080 / 21777	1.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−8

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	55,382	2412.6	− 2432	−19.4	× 3063 / 21837	−2.7
4	55,384	2453.2	− 2473	−19.8	× 3074 / 21837	−2.8
5	55,386	2485.7	− 2502	−16.3	× 3295 / 21837	−2.5
6	55,389	2527.3	− 2531	−3.7	× 3151 / 21837	−0.5
7	55,390	2545.9	− 2552	−6.1	× 3018 / 21837	−0.8
8	55,392	2553.6	− 2567	−13.4	× 3138 / 21837	−1.9
11	55,394	2587.1	− 2583	4.1	× 3098 / 21837	0.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−11

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	55,476	2423.8	− 2432	−8.2	× 2833 / 21557	−1.1
4	55,477	2457.9	− 2473	−15.1	× 3063 / 21557	−2.1
5	55,480	2495.9	− 2502	−6.1	× 3090 / 21557	−0.9
6	55,481	2525.4	− 2531	−5.6	× 3306 / 21557	−0.9
7	55,484	2544.4	− 2552	−7.6	× 3113 / 21557	−1.1
8	55,485	2558.1	− 2567	−8.9	× 3020 / 21557	−1.2
11	55,488	2575.3	− 2583	−7.7	× 3132 / 21557	−1.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−8

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	55,732	2419.9	− 2432	−12.1	× 2736 / 21349	−1.6
4	55,733	2465.0	− 2473	−8	× 2866 / 21349	−1.1
5	55,734	2497.9	− 2502	−4.1	× 3161 / 21349	−0.6
6	55,735	2532.0	− 2531	1	× 3122 / 21349	0.1
7	55,736	2547.5	− 2552	−4.5	× 3312 / 21349	−0.7
8	55,737	2564.0	− 2567	−3	× 3084 / 21349	−0.4
11	55,738	2589.7	− 2583	6.7	× 3068 / 21349	1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−3

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	55,790	2401.1	− 2432	−30.9	× 2745 / 20483	−4.1
4	55,791	2448.2	− 2473	−24.8	× 2772 / 20483	−3.4
5	55,792	2484.2	− 2502	−17.8	× 2918 / 20483	−2.5
6	55,793	2518.7	− 2531	−12.3	× 2829 / 20483	−1.7
7	55,794	2540.3	− 2552	−11.7	× 2933 / 20483	−1.7
8	55,795	2548.4	− 2567	−18.6	× 3169 / 20483	−2.9
11	55,796	2590.1	− 2583	7.1	× 3117 / 20483	1.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−15

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	55,743	2400.3	− 2432	−31.7	× 2735 / 20165	−4.3
4	55,744	2443.1	− 2473	−29.9	× 2759 / 20165	−4.1
5	55,745	2479.9	− 2502	−22.1	× 2784 / 20165	−3.1
6	55,746	2508.2	− 2531	−22.8	× 2910 / 20165	−3.3
7	55,747	2531.9	− 2552	−20.1	× 2819 / 20165	−2.8
8	55,748	2549.4	− 2567	−17.6	× 2906 / 20165	−2.5
11	55,749	2592.0	− 2583	9	× 3252 / 20165	1.5
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	55,619	2402.1	− 2432	−29.9	× 2671 / 19731	−4
4	55,620	2442.6	− 2473	−30.4	× 2743 / 19731	−4.2
5	55,621	2481.0	− 2502	−21	× 2754 / 19731	−2.9
6	55,622	2514.1	− 2531	−16.9	× 2815 / 19731	−2.4
7	55,623	2535.5	− 2552	−16.5	× 2934 / 19731	−2.5
8	55,624	2542.1	− 2567	−24.9	× 2843 / 19731	−3.6
11	55,625	2592.1	− 2583	9.1	× 2971 / 19731	1.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−18

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	55,377	2404.4	− 2432	−27.6	× 2774 / 19732	−3.9
4	55,378	2450.6	− 2473	−22.4	× 2709 / 19732	−3.1
5	55,379	2487.5	− 2502	−14.5	× 2766 / 19732	−2
6	55,380	2520.3	− 2531	−10.7	× 2805 / 19732	−1.5
7	55,381	2543.7	− 2552	−8.3	× 2808 / 19732	−1.2
8	55,382	2553.5	− 2567	−13.5	× 2934 / 19732	−2
11	55,383	2597.7	− 2583	14.7	× 2936 / 19732	2.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−12

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	55,290	2402.7	− 2432	−29.3	× 2620 / 19187	−4
4	55,291	2450.8	− 2473	−22.2	× 2778 / 19187	−3.2
5	55,292	2487.9	− 2502	−14.1	× 2731 / 19187	−2
6	55,293	2519.8	− 2531	−11.2	× 2799 / 19187	−1.6
7	55,294	2542.0	− 2552	−10	× 2796 / 19187	−1.5
8	55,295	2554.1	− 2567	−12.9	× 2819 / 19187	−1.9
11	55,296	2602.5	− 2583	19.5	× 2644 / 19187	2.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−12

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −17, −8, −11, −8, −3, −15, −19, −18, −12, −12 → −12.3
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: 3 · 2017→2018: 3 · 2018→2019: 5 · 2019→2022: 12 · 2022→2023: 4 · 2023→2024: 1 · 2024→2025: 6 · 2025→2026: 0 → average 4.8
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 4.8 × 2.66 = 12.8. Upper limit 0.5, lower limit −25.1.

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.

Riverside Unified

Step 1 · Each year's result

2015 from sb_ca2015_1_csv_v3.zip

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Step 3 · Free or reduced-price meals

Schools in Riverside Unified

Elementary schools

Middle schools

Middle and high schools

High schools

K–12 schools

Alternative and special schools

Charter schools in Riverside Unified

K–8 schools

Middle and high schools