Galt Joint Union Elementary: 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	60,942	2410.5	− 2432	−21.5	× 370 / 2481	−3.2
4	60,944	2434.4	− 2473	−38.6	× 421 / 2481	−6.6
5	60,946	2482.0	− 2502	−20	× 436 / 2481	−3.5
6	60,948	2502.6	− 2531	−28.4	× 424 / 2481	−4.9
7	60,950	2511.5	− 2552	−40.5	× 405 / 2481	−6.6
8	60,952	2541.5	− 2567	−25.5	× 425 / 2481	−4.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−29

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	56,533	2405.0	− 2432	−27	× 402 / 2526	−4.3
4	56,535	2450.4	− 2473	−22.6	× 406 / 2526	−3.6
5	56,537	2487.6	− 2502	−14.4	× 440 / 2526	−2.5
6	56,539	2506.6	− 2531	−24.4	× 460 / 2526	−4.4
7	56,541	2533.9	− 2552	−18.1	× 420 / 2526	−3
8	56,543	2561.3	− 2567	−5.7	× 398 / 2526	−0.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−19

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	58,179	2410.1	− 2432	−21.9	× 341 / 2453	−3
4	58,180	2444.5	− 2473	−28.5	× 391 / 2453	−4.5
5	58,182	2485.3	− 2502	−16.7	× 406 / 2453	−2.8
6	58,184	2505.3	− 2531	−25.7	× 435 / 2453	−4.6
7	58,186	2531.3	− 2552	−20.7	× 464 / 2453	−3.9
8	58,189	2565.4	− 2567	−1.6	× 416 / 2453	−0.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−19

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	58,311	2431.2	− 2432	−0.8	× 334 / 2398	−0.1
4	58,313	2473.6	− 2473	0.6	× 347 / 2398	0.1
5	58,315	2494.8	− 2502	−7.2	× 391 / 2398	−1.2
6	58,317	2524.6	− 2531	−6.4	× 413 / 2398	−1.1
7	58,319	2531.2	− 2552	−20.8	× 443 / 2398	−3.8
8	58,321	2560.3	− 2567	−6.7	× 470 / 2398	−1.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−7

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	58,552	2433.1	− 2432	1.1	× 385 / 2348	0.2
4	58,553	2468.4	− 2473	−4.6	× 354 / 2348	−0.7
5	58,554	2507.9	− 2502	5.9	× 366 / 2348	0.9
6	58,555	2521.9	− 2531	−9.1	× 405 / 2348	−1.6
7	58,556	2545.5	− 2552	−6.5	× 405 / 2348	−1.1
8	58,557	2553.9	− 2567	−13.1	× 433 / 2348	−2.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−5

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	58,623	2417.2	− 2432	−14.8	× 333 / 2177	−2.3
4	58,624	2444.7	− 2473	−28.3	× 392 / 2177	−5.1
5	58,625	2494.3	− 2502	−7.7	× 358 / 2177	−1.3
6	58,626	2519.4	− 2531	−11.6	× 386 / 2177	−2.1
7	58,627	2549.5	− 2552	−2.5	× 346 / 2177	−0.4
8	58,628	2566.4	− 2567	−0.6	× 362 / 2177	−0.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−11

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	58,583	2424.4	− 2432	−7.6	× 374 / 2219	−1.3
4	58,584	2450.8	− 2473	−22.2	× 370 / 2219	−3.7
5	58,585	2483.2	− 2502	−18.8	× 384 / 2219	−3.3
6	58,586	2521.3	− 2531	−9.7	× 364 / 2219	−1.6
7	58,587	2545.5	− 2552	−6.5	× 383 / 2219	−1.1
8	58,588	2567.6	− 2567	0.6	× 344 / 2219	0.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−11

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	58,494	2428.3	− 2432	−3.7	× 338 / 2251	−0.6
4	58,495	2455.5	− 2473	−17.5	× 389 / 2251	−3
5	58,496	2486.9	− 2502	−15.1	× 382 / 2251	−2.6
6	58,497	2520.6	− 2531	−10.4	× 393 / 2251	−1.8
7	58,498	2562.9	− 2552	10.9	× 359 / 2251	1.7
8	58,499	2563.2	− 2567	−3.8	× 390 / 2251	−0.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−7

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	58,253	2429.8	− 2432	−2.2	× 349 / 2215	−0.3
4	58,254	2459.1	− 2473	−13.9	× 346 / 2215	−2.2
5	58,255	2506.2	− 2502	4.2	× 392 / 2215	0.7
6	58,256	2536.3	− 2531	5.3	× 370 / 2215	0.9
7	58,257	2551.4	− 2552	−0.6	× 386 / 2215	−0.1
8	58,258	2576.4	− 2567	9.4	× 372 / 2215	1.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						1

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	58,178	2436.6	− 2432	4.6	× 336 / 2230	0.7
4	58,179	2465.0	− 2473	−8	× 360 / 2230	−1.3
5	58,180	2491.3	− 2502	−10.7	× 365 / 2230	−1.8
6	58,181	2539.1	− 2531	8.1	× 401 / 2230	1.5
7	58,182	2555.9	− 2552	3.9	× 373 / 2230	0.7
8	58,183	2581.7	− 2567	14.7	× 395 / 2230	2.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						2

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −29, −19, −19, −7, −5, −11, −11, −7, 1, 2 → −10.5
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 10 · 2016→2017: 0 · 2017→2018: 12 · 2018→2019: 2 · 2019→2022: 6 · 2022→2023: 0 · 2023→2024: 4 · 2024→2025: 8 · 2025→2026: 1 → 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 2.3, lower limit −23.3.

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.

Schools in Galt Joint Union Elementary

Elementary schools

Middle schools

Robert L. McCaffrey Middle