Tahoe 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 75 points under the grade 3 bar. 2357 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 22 points under the grade 3 bar. 2410 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 22 points under the grade 3 bar. 2410 vs. 2432. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2470 vs. 2473. The 6th-grade bar is 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	61,793	2369.0	− 2432	−63	× 45 / 176	−16.1
4	61,795	2399.9	− 2473	−73.1	× 38 / 176	−15.8
5	61,797	2423.0	− 2502	−79	× 47 / 176	−21.1
6	61,799	2463.2	− 2531	−67.8	× 46 / 176	−17.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−71

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	57,354	2376.0	− 2432	−56	× 60 / 202	−16.6
4	57,355	2400.7	− 2473	−72.3	× 47 / 202	−16.8
5	57,358	2428.9	− 2502	−73.1	× 46 / 202	−16.6
6	57,360	2460.0	− 2531	−71	× 49 / 202	−17.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−67

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,028	2342.6	− 2432	−89.4	× 49 / 187	−23.4
4	59,031	2394.2	− 2473	−78.8	× 50 / 187	−21.1
5	59,032	2428.6	− 2502	−73.4	× 48 / 187	−18.8
6	59,034	2475.7	− 2531	−55.3	× 40 / 187	−11.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−75

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,144	2334.1	− 2432	−97.9	× 46 / 188	−24
4	59,145	2408.4	− 2473	−64.6	× 48 / 188	−16.5
5	59,148	2433.5	− 2502	−68.5	× 52 / 188	−18.9
6	59,149	2449.6	− 2531	−81.4	× 42 / 188	−18.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−78

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,394	2372.7	− 2432	−59.3	× 50 / 203	−14.6
4	59,395	2393.5	− 2473	−79.5	× 43 / 203	−16.8
5	59,396	2452.6	− 2502	−49.4	× 54 / 203	−13.1
6	59,397	2463.9	− 2531	−67.1	× 56 / 203	−18.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−63

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,477	2383.0	− 2432	−49	× 27 / 131	−10.1
4	59,478	2374.9	− 2473	−98.1	× 33 / 131	−24.7
5	59,479	2440.1	− 2502	−61.9	× 34 / 131	−16.1
6	59,480	2497.6	− 2531	−33.4	× 37 / 131	−9.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−60

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,435	2357.3	− 2432	−74.7	× 49 / 157	−23.3
4	59,436	2389.3	− 2473	−83.7	× 38 / 157	−20.3
5	59,437	2431.4	− 2502	−70.6	× 32 / 157	−14.4
6	59,438	2470.0	− 2531	−61	× 38 / 157	−14.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−73

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,366	2342.1	− 2432	−89.9	× 33 / 139	−21.3
4	59,367	2400.1	− 2473	−72.9	× 38 / 139	−19.9
5	59,368	2422.4	− 2502	−79.6	× 36 / 139	−20.6
6	59,369	2470.4	− 2531	−60.6	× 32 / 139	−14
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−76

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,123	2325.2	− 2432	−106.8	× 39 / 153	−27.2
4	59,124	2382.3	− 2473	−90.7	× 34 / 153	−20.2
5	59,125	2466.0	− 2502	−36	× 47 / 153	−11.1
6	59,126	2487.0	− 2531	−44	× 33 / 153	−9.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−68

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,046	2356.8	− 2432	−75.2	× 53 / 176	−22.6
4	59,047	2409.9	− 2473	−63.1	× 43 / 176	−15.4
5	59,048	2410.4	− 2502	−91.6	× 35 / 176	−18.2
6	59,049	2470.0	− 2531	−61	× 45 / 176	−15.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−72

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −71, −67, −75, −78, −63, −60, −73, −76, −68, −72 → −70.3
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 4 · 2016→2017: 8 · 2017→2018: 3 · 2018→2019: 15 · 2019→2022: 3 · 2022→2023: 13 · 2023→2024: 3 · 2024→2025: 8 · 2025→2026: 4 → average 6.8
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 6.8 × 2.66 = 18.1. Upper limit −52.2, lower limit −88.4.

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.