Southside Elementary: english

The shaded band is this district'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.

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	63,969	2475.2	− 2432	43.2	× 23 / 158	6.3
4	63,970	2501.2	− 2473	28.2	× 26 / 158	4.6
5	63,973	2516.5	− 2502	14.5	× 25 / 158	2.3
6	63,974	2552.6	− 2531	21.6	× 30 / 158	4.1
7	63,977	2592.3	− 2552	40.3	× 30 / 158	7.7
8	63,979	2612.1	− 2567	45.1	× 24 / 158	6.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						32

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,319	2438.4	− 2432	6.4	× 24 / 159	1
4	59,322	2519.7	− 2473	46.7	× 25 / 159	7.3
5	59,324	2521.2	− 2502	19.2	× 27 / 159	3.3
6	59,326	2575.9	− 2531	44.9	× 23 / 159	6.5
7	59,328	2594.7	− 2552	42.7	× 31 / 159	8.3
8	59,329	2631.8	− 2567	64.8	× 29 / 159	11.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						38

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	61,065	2463.5	− 2432	31.5	× 19 / 153	3.9
4	61,067	2485.8	− 2473	12.8	× 22 / 153	1.8
5	61,068	2526.1	− 2502	24.1	× 28 / 153	4.4
6	61,071	2551.5	− 2531	20.5	× 29 / 153	3.9
7	61,072	2574.8	− 2552	22.8	× 26 / 153	3.9
8	61,074	2587.4	− 2567	20.4	× 29 / 153	3.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						22

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	61,180	2457.2	− 2432	25.2	× 21 / 140	3.8
4	61,181	2512.9	− 2473	39.9	× 18 / 140	5.1
5	61,184	2531.0	− 2502	29	× 21 / 140	4.4
6	61,185	2571.4	− 2531	40.4	× 27 / 140	7.8
7	61,188	2591.4	− 2552	39.4	× 27 / 140	7.6
8	61,189	2604.4	− 2567	37.4	× 26 / 140	6.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						36

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	61,412	2413.4	− 2432	−18.6	× 20 / 143	−2.6
4	61,413	2512.8	− 2473	39.8	× 24 / 143	6.7
5	61,414	2530.7	− 2502	28.7	× 23 / 143	4.6
6	61,415	2582.8	− 2531	51.8	× 23 / 143	8.3
7	61,416	2632.0	− 2552	80	× 25 / 143	14
8	61,417	2606.0	− 2567	39	× 28 / 143	7.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						39

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	61,503	2402.8	− 2432	−29.2	× 24 / 144	−4.9
4	61,504	2501.6	− 2473	28.6	× 25 / 144	5
5	61,505	2497.6	− 2502	−4.4	× 25 / 144	−0.8
6	61,506	2520.9	− 2531	−10.1	× 23 / 144	−1.6
7	61,507	2594.8	− 2552	42.8	× 24 / 144	7.1
8	61,508	2556.0	− 2567	−11	× 23 / 144	−1.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						3

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	61,449	2388.7	− 2432	−43.3	× 21 / 149	−6.1
4	61,450	2493.4	− 2473	20.4	× 24 / 149	3.3
5	61,451	2518.5	− 2502	16.5	× 27 / 149	3
6	61,452	2527.8	− 2531	−3.2	× 28 / 149	−0.6
7	61,453	2567.1	− 2552	15.1	× 25 / 149	2.5
8	61,454	2582.4	− 2567	15.4	× 24 / 149	2.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						5

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	61,390	2413.9	− 2432	−18.1	× 18 / 150	−2.2
4	61,391	2446.0	− 2473	−27	× 23 / 150	−4.1
5	61,392	2520.6	− 2502	18.6	× 27 / 150	3.3
6	61,393	2556.9	− 2531	25.9	× 29 / 150	5
7	61,394	2562.9	− 2552	10.9	× 29 / 150	2.1
8	61,395	2554.4	− 2567	−12.6	× 24 / 150	−2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						2

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	61,131	2391.2	− 2432	−40.8	× 33 / 169	−8
4	61,132	2449.0	− 2473	−24	× 26 / 169	−3.7
5	61,133	2492.1	− 2502	−9.9	× 26 / 169	−1.5
6	61,134	2562.1	− 2531	31.1	× 25 / 169	4.6
7	61,135	2562.6	− 2552	10.6	× 32 / 169	2
8	61,136	2558.4	− 2567	−8.6	× 27 / 169	−1.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−8

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	61,084	2374.5	− 2432	−57.5	× 20 / 157	−7.3
4	61,085	2463.0	− 2473	−10	× 27 / 157	−1.7
5	61,086	2477.5	− 2502	−24.5	× 29 / 157	−4.5
6	61,087	2517.5	− 2531	−13.5	× 28 / 157	−2.4
7	61,088	2542.0	− 2552	−10	× 21 / 157	−1.3
8	61,089	2510.4	− 2567	−56.6	× 32 / 157	−11.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−29

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. 32, 38, 22, 36, 39, 3, 5, 2, −8, −29 → 14
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 6 · 2016→2017: 16 · 2017→2018: 14 · 2018→2019: 3 · 2019→2022: 36 · 2022→2023: 2 · 2023→2024: 3 · 2024→2025: 10 · 2025→2026: 21 → average 12.3
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 12.3 × 2.66 = 32.7. Upper limit 46.7, lower limit −18.7.

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 — for a district, the total across its schools. From 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26.

Schools in Southside Elementary

K–8 schools

Southside Elementary