Earl LeGette 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. 2445 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader meets the grade 4 bar. 2473 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2512 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader meets the grade 6 bar. 2557 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	62,506	2406.0	− 2432	−26	× 65 / 359	−4.7
4	62,509	2432.0	− 2473	−41	× 100 / 359	−11.4
5	62,510	2482.9	− 2502	−19.1	× 102 / 359	−5.4
6	62,513	2517.0	− 2531	−14	× 92 / 359	−3.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−25

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	57,999	2405.9	− 2432	−26.1	× 81 / 348	−6.1
4	58,002	2453.9	− 2473	−19.1	× 73 / 348	−4
5	58,003	2472.5	− 2502	−29.5	× 94 / 348	−8
6	58,006	2513.8	− 2531	−17.2	× 100 / 348	−4.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−23

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,694	2406.2	− 2432	−25.8	× 93 / 325	−7.4
4	59,696	2441.7	− 2473	−31.3	× 75 / 325	−7.2
5	59,698	2499.5	− 2502	−2.5	× 74 / 325	−0.6
6	59,701	2521.0	− 2531	−10	× 83 / 325	−2.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−18

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,812	2417.8	− 2432	−14.2	× 68 / 307	−3.1
4	59,813	2453.3	− 2473	−19.7	× 90 / 307	−5.8
5	59,816	2514.4	− 2502	12.4	× 78 / 307	3.2
6	59,817	2545.0	− 2531	14	× 71 / 307	3.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−3

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	60,062	2443.5	− 2432	11.5	× 68 / 292	2.7
4	60,063	2463.0	− 2473	−10	× 72 / 292	−2.5
5	60,064	2507.1	− 2502	5.1	× 88 / 292	1.5
6	60,065	2564.8	− 2531	33.8	× 64 / 292	7.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						9

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	60,130	2418.2	− 2432	−13.8	× 68 / 263	−3.6
4	60,131	2478.8	− 2473	5.8	× 59 / 263	1.3
5	60,132	2517.0	− 2502	15	× 83 / 263	4.7
6	60,133	2565.9	− 2531	34.9	× 53 / 263	7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						10

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	60,085	2435.7	− 2432	3.7	× 58 / 271	0.8
4	60,086	2459.8	− 2473	−13.2	× 74 / 271	−3.6
5	60,087	2482.0	− 2502	−20	× 59 / 271	−4.4
6	60,088	2555.2	− 2531	24.2	× 80 / 271	7.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						0

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	60,010	2423.9	− 2432	−8.1	× 80 / 279	−2.3
4	60,011	2473.4	− 2473	0.4	× 64 / 279	0.1
5	60,012	2495.1	− 2502	−6.9	× 82 / 279	−2
6	60,013	2518.9	− 2531	−12.1	× 53 / 279	−2.3
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	59,771	2420.3	− 2432	−11.7	× 66 / 291	−2.7
4	59,772	2486.5	− 2473	13.5	× 85 / 291	3.9
5	59,773	2516.7	− 2502	14.7	× 63 / 291	3.2
6	59,774	2541.0	− 2531	10	× 77 / 291	2.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						7

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,698	2444.7	− 2432	12.7	× 92 / 304	3.8
4	59,699	2473.0	− 2473	0	× 75 / 304	0
5	59,700	2511.8	− 2502	9.8	× 83 / 304	2.7
6	59,701	2557.1	− 2531	26.1	× 54 / 304	4.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						11

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −25, −23, −18, −3, 9, 10, 0, −7, 7, 11 → −3.9
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 2 · 2016→2017: 5 · 2017→2018: 15 · 2018→2019: 12 · 2019→2022: 1 · 2022→2023: 10 · 2023→2024: 7 · 2024→2025: 14 · 2025→2026: 4 → average 7.8
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 7.8 × 2.66 = 20.7. Upper limit 16.8, lower limit −24.6.

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.