Sequoia 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 scores 15 points under the grade 3 bar. 2417 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 23 points under the grade 4 bar. 2450 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 24 points under the grade 5 bar. 2478 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader meets the grade 6 bar. 2537 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	61,772	2414.0	− 2432	−18	× 77 / 270	−5.1
4	61,774	2439.2	− 2473	−33.8	× 67 / 270	−8.4
5	61,776	2499.7	− 2502	−2.3	× 66 / 270	−0.6
6	61,778	2515.6	− 2531	−15.4	× 60 / 270	−3.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−18

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	57,333	2410.8	− 2432	−21.2	× 85 / 314	−5.7
4	57,335	2455.1	− 2473	−17.9	× 90 / 314	−5.1
5	57,338	2498.2	− 2502	−3.8	× 73 / 314	−0.9
6	57,340	2543.5	− 2531	12.5	× 66 / 314	2.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−9

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,008	2419.4	− 2432	−12.6	× 65 / 290	−2.8
4	59,010	2453.4	− 2473	−19.6	× 75 / 290	−5.1
5	59,013	2495.9	− 2502	−6.1	× 85 / 290	−1.8
6	59,014	2534.0	− 2531	3	× 65 / 290	0.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−9

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,124	2403.9	− 2432	−28.1	× 52 / 267	−5.5
4	59,125	2456.0	− 2473	−17	× 61 / 267	−3.9
5	59,128	2481.9	− 2502	−20.1	× 67 / 267	−5
6	59,129	2529.1	− 2531	−1.9	× 87 / 267	−0.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−15

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,374	2426.0	− 2432	−6	× 60 / 237	−1.5
4	59,375	2436.2	− 2473	−36.8	× 49 / 237	−7.6
5	59,376	2483.6	− 2502	−18.4	× 66 / 237	−5.1
6	59,377	2529.0	− 2531	−2	× 62 / 237	−0.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−15

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,457	2407.2	− 2432	−24.8	× 46 / 209	−5.5
4	59,458	2426.5	− 2473	−46.5	× 50 / 209	−11.1
5	59,459	2450.9	− 2502	−51.1	× 59 / 209	−14.4
6	59,460	2516.4	− 2531	−14.6	× 54 / 209	−3.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−35

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,415	2404.3	− 2432	−27.7	× 52 / 218	−6.6
4	59,416	2416.7	− 2473	−56.3	× 51 / 218	−13.2
5	59,417	2473.3	− 2502	−28.7	× 52 / 218	−6.8
6	59,418	2520.0	− 2531	−11	× 63 / 218	−3.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−30

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,346	2380.3	− 2432	−51.7	× 58 / 222	−13.5
4	59,347	2440.9	− 2473	−32.1	× 46 / 222	−6.7
5	59,348	2440.6	− 2502	−61.4	× 65 / 222	−18
6	59,349	2554.3	− 2531	23.3	× 53 / 222	5.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−33

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,103	2395.3	− 2432	−36.7	× 52 / 206	−9.3
4	59,104	2424.6	− 2473	−48.4	× 54 / 206	−12.7
5	59,105	2481.0	− 2502	−21	× 47 / 206	−4.8
6	59,106	2547.7	− 2531	16.7	× 53 / 206	4.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−22

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,026	2417.4	− 2432	−14.6	× 43 / 202	−3.1
4	59,027	2449.9	− 2473	−23.1	× 56 / 202	−6.4
5	59,028	2478.1	− 2502	−23.9	× 54 / 202	−6.4
6	59,029	2537.3	− 2531	6.3	× 49 / 202	1.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−14

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −18, −9, −9, −15, −15, −35, −30, −33, −22, −14 → −20
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: 0 · 2017→2018: 6 · 2018→2019: 0 · 2019→2022: 20 · 2022→2023: 5 · 2023→2024: 3 · 2024→2025: 11 · 2025→2026: 8 → average 6.9
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 6.9 × 2.66 = 18.4. Upper limit −1.6, lower limit −38.4.

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.