Deer Canyon 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 5.

3rd The average 3rd grader meets the grade 3 bar. 2476 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader meets the grade 4 bar. 2474 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2558 vs. 2502.

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	64,490	2419.9	− 2432	−12.1	× 100 / 377	−3.2
4	64,493	2459.0	− 2473	−14	× 79 / 377	−2.9
5	64,494	2521.0	− 2502	19	× 98 / 377	4.9
6	64,497	2529.2	− 2531	−1.8	× 100 / 377	−0.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−2

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,822	2430.6	− 2432	−1.4	× 75 / 343	−0.3
4	59,824	2481.2	− 2473	8.2	× 92 / 343	2.2
5	59,826	2559.0	− 2502	57	× 82 / 343	13.6
6	59,828	2549.1	− 2531	18.1	× 94 / 343	5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						20

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	61,538	2450.7	− 2432	18.7	× 95 / 348	5.1
4	61,541	2474.1	− 2473	1.1	× 74 / 348	0.2
5	61,543	2536.8	− 2502	34.8	× 93 / 348	9.3
6	61,544	2563.6	− 2531	32.6	× 86 / 348	8.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						23

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	61,639	2449.7	− 2432	17.7	× 93 / 369	4.5
4	61,642	2497.2	− 2473	24.2	× 95 / 369	6.2
5	61,643	2512.9	− 2502	10.9	× 78 / 369	2.3
6	61,646	2564.9	− 2531	33.9	× 103 / 369	9.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						22

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	61,900	2463.4	− 2432	31.4	× 87 / 353	7.7
4	61,901	2491.5	− 2473	18.5	× 95 / 353	5
5	61,902	2534.3	− 2502	32.3	× 96 / 353	8.8
6	61,903	2567.3	− 2531	36.3	× 75 / 353	7.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						29

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	61,985	2441.0	− 2432	9	× 90 / 352	2.3
4	61,986	2492.9	− 2473	19.9	× 81 / 352	4.6
5	61,987	2532.6	− 2502	30.6	× 86 / 352	7.5
6	61,988	2582.3	− 2531	51.3	× 95 / 352	13.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						28

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	61,933	2450.8	− 2432	18.8	× 69 / 331	3.9
4	61,934	2477.7	− 2473	4.7	× 92 / 331	1.3
5	61,935	2537.3	− 2502	35.3	× 82 / 331	8.7
6	61,936	2571.6	− 2531	40.6	× 88 / 331	10.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						25

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	61,888	2471.4	− 2432	39.4	× 79 / 321	9.7
4	61,889	2497.3	− 2473	24.3	× 69 / 321	5.2
5	61,890	2520.8	− 2502	18.8	× 92 / 321	5.4
6	61,891	2563.9	− 2531	32.9	× 81 / 321	8.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						29

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	61,653	2452.5	− 2432	20.5	× 84 / 255	6.8
4	61,654	2509.4	− 2473	36.4	× 81 / 255	11.6
5	61,655	2535.8	− 2502	33.8	× 69 / 255	9.1
6	61,656	2543.2	− 2531	12.2	× 21 / 255	1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						28

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	61,620	2476.0	− 2432	44	× 82 / 237	15.2
4	61,621	2473.8	− 2473	0.8	× 79 / 237	0.3
5	61,622	2558.4	− 2502	56.4	× 76 / 237	18.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						34

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −2, 20, 23, 22, 29, 28, 25, 29, 28, 34 → 23.6
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 22 · 2016→2017: 3 · 2017→2018: 1 · 2018→2019: 7 · 2019→2022: 1 · 2022→2023: 3 · 2023→2024: 4 · 2024→2025: 1 · 2025→2026: 6 → average 5.3
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 5.3 × 2.66 = 14.1. Upper limit 37.7, lower limit 9.5.

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.