Raymond Case 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 6.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader meets the grade 3 bar. 2461 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader meets the grade 4 bar. 2510 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2535 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader meets the grade 6 bar. 2571 vs. 2531.

Students fluent in English

The closest these results come to reading alone: English is not in the way. Includes students who have only ever spoken English.

Grade bars 3rd 87 students Meets the grade 3 bar. 4th 86 students Meets the grade 4 bar. 5th 92 students Meets the grade 5 bar. 6th 97 students Meets the grade 6 bar.

English learners

Students leave this group as they become fluent, so its average stays low even where they learn well.

Grade bars 3rd 31 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 4th 28 students 28 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 14 students Just under the grade 4 bar. 6th 15 students 25 points under the grade 4 bar.

the group's average that grade's own bar the distance between

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. The state leaves out any group of ten students or fewer, so a grade may be missing from the charts.

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	60,466	2436.8	− 2432	4.8	× 116 / 452	1.2
4	60,469	2467.3	− 2473	−5.7	× 105 / 452	−1.3
5	60,470	2495.1	− 2502	−6.9	× 112 / 452	−1.7
6	60,473	2554.1	− 2531	23.1	× 119 / 452	6.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						4

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	56,163	2439.2	− 2432	7.2	× 109 / 455	1.7
4	56,165	2484.8	− 2473	11.8	× 120 / 455	3.1
5	56,168	2525.0	− 2502	23	× 109 / 455	5.5
6	56,169	2555.8	− 2531	24.8	× 117 / 455	6.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						17

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	57,796	2432.3	− 2432	0.3	× 120 / 481	0.1
4	57,799	2488.4	− 2473	15.4	× 129 / 481	4.1
5	57,800	2542.0	− 2502	40	× 119 / 481	9.9
6	57,802	2557.9	− 2531	26.9	× 113 / 481	6.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						20

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	57,931	2447.8	− 2432	15.8	× 100 / 456	3.5
4	57,934	2497.5	− 2473	24.5	× 118 / 456	6.3
5	57,935	2533.9	− 2502	31.9	× 110 / 456	7.7
6	57,938	2556.7	− 2531	25.7	× 128 / 456	7.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						25

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	58,182	2426.5	− 2432	−5.5	× 140 / 475	−1.6
4	58,183	2500.6	− 2473	27.6	× 111 / 475	6.4
5	58,184	2538.6	− 2502	36.6	× 111 / 475	8.6
6	58,185	2568.7	− 2531	37.7	× 113 / 475	9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						22

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	56,869	2405.1	− 2432	−26.9	× 95 / 447	−5.7
4	56,870	2460.6	− 2473	−12.4	× 117 / 447	−3.2
5	56,871	2519.3	− 2502	17.3	× 120 / 447	4.6
6	56,872	2548.5	− 2531	17.5	× 115 / 447	4.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						0

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	58,223	2462.9	− 2432	30.9	× 111 / 432	7.9
4	58,224	2490.1	− 2473	17.1	× 88 / 432	3.5
5	58,225	2526.9	− 2502	24.9	× 111 / 432	6.4
6	58,226	2552.1	− 2531	21.1	× 122 / 432	6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						24

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	58,197	2437.3	− 2432	5.3	× 93 / 407	1.2
4	58,198	2499.7	− 2473	26.7	× 119 / 407	7.8
5	58,199	2522.3	− 2502	20.3	× 86 / 407	4.3
6	58,200	2564.4	− 2531	33.4	× 109 / 407	8.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						22

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	58,094	2473.1	− 2432	41.1	× 92 / 393	9.6
4	58,095	2503.3	− 2473	30.3	× 91 / 393	7
5	58,096	2520.7	− 2502	18.7	× 118 / 393	5.6
6	58,097	2540.2	− 2531	9.2	× 92 / 393	2.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						24

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	57,853	2471.4	− 2432	39.4	× 100 / 439	9
4	57,854	2520.3	− 2473	47.3	× 103 / 439	11.1
5	57,855	2526.3	− 2502	24.3	× 114 / 439	6.3
6	57,856	2574.3	− 2531	43.3	× 122 / 439	12
Sum, rounded to a whole point						38

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	57,774	2460.8	− 2432	28.8	× 118 / 450	7.6
4	57,775	2509.8	− 2473	36.8	× 114 / 450	9.3
5	57,776	2534.8	− 2502	32.8	× 106 / 450	7.7
6	57,777	2571.2	− 2531	40.2	× 112 / 450	10
Sum, rounded to a whole point						35

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. 4, 17, 20, 25, 22, 0, 24, 22, 24, 38, 35 → 21
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 13 · 2016→2017: 3 · 2017→2018: 5 · 2018→2019: 3 · 2019→2021: 22 · 2021→2022: 24 · 2022→2023: 2 · 2023→2024: 2 · 2024→2025: 14 · 2025→2026: 3 → average 9.1
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 9.1 × 2.66 = 24.2. Upper limit 45.2, lower limit −3.2.

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.