Matsuyama 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.

3rd The average 3rd grader meets the grade 3 bar. 2449 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader meets the grade 4 bar. 2490 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2537 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader meets the grade 6 bar. 2590 vs. 2531.

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	61,998	2411.2	− 2432	−20.8	× 92 / 391	−4.9
4	62,000	2447.4	− 2473	−25.6	× 101 / 391	−6.6
5	62,002	2501.8	− 2502	−0.2	× 100 / 391	−0.1
6	62,004	2510.8	− 2531	−20.2	× 98 / 391	−5.1
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	57,560	2418.5	− 2432	−13.5	× 92 / 382	−3.3
4	57,562	2468.4	− 2473	−4.6	× 95 / 382	−1.1
5	57,564	2527.8	− 2502	25.8	× 98 / 382	6.6
6	57,565	2529.7	− 2531	−1.3	× 97 / 382	−0.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						2

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,237	2444.0	− 2432	12	× 93 / 367	3
4	59,238	2458.9	− 2473	−14.1	× 91 / 367	−3.5
5	59,241	2525.9	− 2502	23.9	× 82 / 367	5.3
6	59,242	2542.3	− 2531	11.3	× 101 / 367	3.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						8

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,352	2444.2	− 2432	12.2	× 89 / 357	3
4	59,353	2478.1	− 2473	5.1	× 91 / 357	1.3
5	59,356	2510.7	− 2502	8.7	× 91 / 357	2.2
6	59,357	2537.7	− 2531	6.7	× 86 / 357	1.6
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	59,598	2443.6	− 2432	11.6	× 91 / 361	2.9
4	59,599	2467.0	− 2473	−6	× 90 / 361	−1.5
5	59,600	2513.3	− 2502	11.3	× 90 / 361	2.8
6	59,601	2528.8	− 2531	−2.2	× 90 / 361	−0.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						4

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,681	2444.1	− 2432	12.1	× 66 / 285	2.8
4	59,682	2477.6	− 2473	4.6	× 75 / 285	1.2
5	59,683	2539.4	− 2502	37.4	× 62 / 285	8.1
6	59,684	2563.6	− 2531	32.6	× 82 / 285	9.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						22

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,639	2442.3	− 2432	10.3	× 71 / 280	2.6
4	59,640	2499.4	− 2473	26.4	× 65 / 280	6.1
5	59,641	2530.8	− 2502	28.8	× 81 / 280	8.3
6	59,642	2550.4	− 2531	19.4	× 63 / 280	4.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						21

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,566	2435.8	− 2432	3.8	× 59 / 266	0.8
4	59,567	2483.4	− 2473	10.4	× 67 / 266	2.6
5	59,568	2523.0	− 2502	21	× 62 / 266	4.9
6	59,569	2544.3	− 2531	13.3	× 78 / 266	3.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						12

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,323	2464.9	− 2432	32.9	× 71 / 256	9.1
4	59,324	2495.8	− 2473	22.8	× 62 / 256	5.5
5	59,325	2554.3	− 2502	52.3	× 62 / 256	12.7
6	59,326	2542.6	− 2531	11.6	× 61 / 256	2.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						30

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,244	2449.4	− 2432	17.4	× 46 / 244	3.3
4	59,245	2489.6	− 2473	16.6	× 78 / 244	5.3
5	59,246	2536.5	− 2502	34.5	× 56 / 244	7.9
6	59,247	2590.1	− 2531	59.1	× 64 / 244	15.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						32

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −17, 2, 8, 8, 4, 22, 21, 12, 30, 32 → 12.2
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 19 · 2016→2017: 6 · 2017→2018: 0 · 2018→2019: 4 · 2019→2022: 18 · 2022→2023: 1 · 2023→2024: 9 · 2024→2025: 18 · 2025→2026: 2 → average 8.6
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 8.6 × 2.66 = 22.9. Upper limit 35.1, lower limit −10.7.

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.