Theodore Judah 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. 2446 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader meets the grade 4 bar. 2526 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2519 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader meets the grade 6 bar. 2606 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	61,803	2434.3	− 2432	2.3	× 92 / 321	0.7
4	61,805	2484.7	− 2473	11.7	× 78 / 321	2.8
5	61,807	2501.5	− 2502	−0.5	× 72 / 321	−0.1
6	61,809	2529.3	− 2531	−1.7	× 79 / 321	−0.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						3

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	57,364	2438.3	− 2432	6.3	× 89 / 328	1.7
4	57,365	2481.4	− 2473	8.4	× 83 / 328	2.1
5	57,367	2523.7	− 2502	21.7	× 81 / 328	5.4
6	57,369	2538.3	− 2531	7.3	× 75 / 328	1.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						11

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,039	2463.8	− 2432	31.8	× 72 / 313	7.3
4	59,041	2493.9	− 2473	20.9	× 82 / 313	5.5
5	59,043	2502.7	− 2502	0.7	× 81 / 313	0.2
6	59,045	2547.6	− 2531	16.6	× 78 / 313	4.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						17

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,153	2433.2	− 2432	1.2	× 72 / 316	0.3
4	59,156	2513.0	− 2473	40	× 83 / 316	10.5
5	59,157	2533.5	− 2502	31.5	× 89 / 316	8.9
6	59,160	2525.1	− 2531	−5.9	× 72 / 316	−1.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						18

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,404	2460.1	− 2432	28.1	× 62 / 310	5.6
4	59,405	2494.0	− 2473	21	× 72 / 310	4.9
5	59,406	2547.0	− 2502	45	× 85 / 310	12.3
6	59,407	2574.8	− 2531	43.8	× 91 / 310	12.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						36

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,487	2439.9	− 2432	7.9	× 55 / 227	1.9
4	59,488	2511.3	− 2473	38.3	× 65 / 227	11
5	59,489	2530.5	− 2502	28.5	× 61 / 227	7.7
6	59,490	2559.4	− 2531	28.4	× 46 / 227	5.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						26

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,445	2441.5	− 2432	9.5	× 48 / 234	1.9
4	59,446	2508.5	− 2473	35.5	× 56 / 234	8.5
5	59,447	2527.1	− 2502	25.1	× 69 / 234	7.4
6	59,448	2536.7	− 2531	5.7	× 61 / 234	1.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						19

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,376	2426.4	− 2432	−5.6	× 45 / 221	−1.1
4	59,377	2514.9	− 2473	41.9	× 55 / 221	10.4
5	59,378	2525.1	− 2502	23.1	× 57 / 221	6
6	59,379	2572.1	− 2531	41.1	× 64 / 221	11.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						27

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,133	2455.2	− 2432	23.2	× 53 / 220	5.6
4	59,134	2501.7	− 2473	28.7	× 56 / 220	7.3
5	59,135	2526.1	− 2502	24.1	× 56 / 220	6.1
6	59,136	2577.3	− 2531	46.3	× 55 / 220	11.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						31

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,056	2446.3	− 2432	14.3	× 72 / 239	4.3
4	59,057	2525.7	− 2473	52.7	× 49 / 239	10.8
5	59,058	2519.3	− 2502	17.3	× 59 / 239	4.3
6	59,059	2605.8	− 2531	74.8	× 59 / 239	18.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						38

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. 3, 11, 17, 18, 36, 26, 19, 27, 31, 38 → 22.6
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 8 · 2016→2017: 6 · 2017→2018: 1 · 2018→2019: 18 · 2019→2022: 10 · 2022→2023: 7 · 2023→2024: 8 · 2024→2025: 4 · 2025→2026: 7 → average 7.7
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 7.7 × 2.66 = 20.5. Upper limit 43.1, lower limit 2.1.

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.