Hillsdale 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 141 points under the grade 3 bar. 2291 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 13 points under the grade 3 bar. 2420 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2513 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 24 points under the grade 6 bar. 2507 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	63,415	2363.8	− 2432	−68.2	× 52 / 212	−16.7
4	63,416	2402.6	− 2473	−70.4	× 59 / 212	−19.6
5	63,419	2453.3	− 2502	−48.7	× 56 / 212	−12.9
6	63,420	2483.3	− 2531	−47.7	× 45 / 212	−10.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−59

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	58,832	2363.8	− 2432	−68.2	× 53 / 216	−16.7
4	58,833	2399.3	− 2473	−73.7	× 50 / 216	−17.1
5	58,836	2482.6	− 2502	−19.4	× 53 / 216	−4.8
6	58,837	2457.8	− 2531	−73.2	× 60 / 216	−20.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−59

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	60,544	2397.1	− 2432	−34.9	× 47 / 196	−8.4
4	60,546	2401.4	− 2473	−71.6	× 53 / 196	−19.4
5	60,548	2463.5	− 2502	−38.5	× 46 / 196	−9
6	60,551	2500.3	− 2531	−30.7	× 50 / 196	−7.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−45

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	60,670	2377.3	− 2432	−54.7	× 46 / 184	−13.7
4	60,671	2448.9	− 2473	−24.1	× 37 / 184	−4.8
5	60,674	2459.6	− 2502	−42.4	× 48 / 184	−11.1
6	60,675	2481.8	− 2531	−49.2	× 53 / 184	−14.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−44

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	60,916	2421.9	− 2432	−10.1	× 50 / 183	−2.8
4	60,917	2446.7	− 2473	−26.3	× 45 / 183	−6.5
5	60,918	2486.0	− 2502	−16	× 43 / 183	−3.8
6	60,919	2491.4	− 2531	−39.6	× 45 / 183	−9.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−23

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	61,020	2371.1	− 2432	−60.9	× 35 / 138	−15.4
4	61,021	2440.5	− 2473	−32.5	× 28 / 138	−6.6
5	61,022	2468.5	− 2502	−33.5	× 32 / 138	−7.8
6	61,023	2480.4	− 2531	−50.6	× 43 / 138	−15.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−46

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	60,967	2400.1	− 2432	−31.9	× 32 / 128	−8
4	60,968	2422.5	− 2473	−50.5	× 33 / 128	−13
5	60,969	2516.1	− 2502	14.1	× 28 / 128	3.1
6	60,970	2489.9	− 2531	−41.1	× 35 / 128	−11.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−29

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	60,912	2431.4	− 2432	−0.6	× 27 / 114	−0.1
4	60,913	2413.0	− 2473	−60	× 26 / 114	−13.7
5	60,914	2487.1	− 2502	−14.9	× 31 / 114	−4.1
6	60,915	2510.5	− 2531	−20.5	× 30 / 114	−5.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−23

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	60,681	2337.5	− 2432	−94.5	× 36 / 139	−24.5
4	60,682	2436.0	− 2473	−37	× 30 / 139	−8
5	60,683	2468.7	− 2502	−33.3	× 36 / 139	−8.6
6	60,684	2477.4	− 2531	−53.6	× 37 / 139	−14.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−55

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	60,618	2290.7	− 2432	−141.3	× 29 / 124	−33
4	60,619	2419.5	− 2473	−53.5	× 36 / 124	−15.5
5	60,620	2512.6	− 2502	10.6	× 28 / 124	2.4
6	60,621	2507.4	− 2531	−23.6	× 31 / 124	−5.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−52

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −59, −59, −45, −44, −23, −46, −29, −23, −55, −52 → −43.5
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 0 · 2016→2017: 14 · 2017→2018: 1 · 2018→2019: 21 · 2019→2022: 23 · 2022→2023: 17 · 2023→2024: 6 · 2024→2025: 32 · 2025→2026: 3 → average 13
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 13 × 2.66 = 34.6. Upper limit −8.9, lower limit −78.1.

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.