Jasper 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. 2452 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader meets the grade 4 bar. 2476 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2530 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	64,470	2421.9	− 2432	−10.1	× 67 / 306	−2.2
4	64,473	2443.1	− 2473	−29.9	× 67 / 306	−6.5
5	64,474	2498.6	− 2502	−3.4	× 87 / 306	−1
6	64,477	2510.2	− 2531	−20.8	× 85 / 306	−5.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−16

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,802	2437.7	− 2432	5.7	× 72 / 298	1.4
4	59,803	2473.5	− 2473	0.5	× 66 / 298	0.1
5	59,806	2481.1	− 2502	−20.9	× 73 / 298	−5.1
6	59,807	2524.5	− 2531	−6.5	× 87 / 298	−1.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−6

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	61,518	2433.7	− 2432	1.7	× 65 / 272	0.4
4	61,520	2482.1	− 2473	9.1	× 64 / 272	2.1
5	61,523	2508.0	− 2502	6	× 71 / 272	1.6
6	61,525	2511.5	− 2531	−19.5	× 72 / 272	−5.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−1

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	61,620	2446.3	− 2432	14.3	× 67 / 282	3.4
4	61,621	2484.5	− 2473	11.5	× 68 / 282	2.8
5	61,624	2490.8	− 2502	−11.2	× 71 / 282	−2.8
6	61,625	2537.0	− 2531	6	× 76 / 282	1.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						5

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	61,880	2437.6	− 2432	5.6	× 79 / 279	1.6
4	61,881	2483.4	− 2473	10.4	× 68 / 279	2.5
5	61,882	2507.4	− 2502	5.4	× 65 / 279	1.3
6	61,883	2551.7	− 2531	20.7	× 67 / 279	5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						10

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	61,965	2437.7	− 2432	5.7	× 48 / 258	1.1
4	61,966	2491.4	− 2473	18.4	× 69 / 258	4.9
5	61,967	2461.4	− 2502	−40.6	× 67 / 258	−10.5
6	61,968	2538.8	− 2531	7.8	× 74 / 258	2.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−2

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	61,913	2452.3	− 2432	20.3	× 51 / 236	4.4
4	61,914	2495.7	− 2473	22.7	× 54 / 236	5.2
5	61,915	2543.4	− 2502	41.4	× 62 / 236	10.9
6	61,916	2541.3	− 2531	10.3	× 69 / 236	3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						23

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	61,868	2453.4	− 2432	21.4	× 60 / 235	5.5
4	61,869	2502.2	− 2473	29.2	× 57 / 235	7.1
5	61,870	2524.0	− 2502	22	× 53 / 235	5
6	61,871	2577.4	− 2531	46.4	× 65 / 235	12.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						30

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	61,633	2454.8	− 2432	22.8	× 62 / 195	7.2
4	61,634	2471.9	− 2473	−1.1	× 71 / 195	−0.4
5	61,635	2535.3	− 2502	33.3	× 62 / 195	10.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						17

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	61,604	2451.8	− 2432	19.8	× 66 / 201	6.5
4	61,605	2476.0	− 2473	3	× 60 / 201	0.9
5	61,606	2530.1	− 2502	28.1	× 75 / 201	10.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						18

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −16, −6, −1, 5, 10, −2, 23, 30, 17, 18 → 7.8
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 10 · 2016→2017: 5 · 2017→2018: 6 · 2018→2019: 5 · 2019→2022: 12 · 2022→2023: 25 · 2023→2024: 7 · 2024→2025: 13 · 2025→2026: 1 → average 9.3
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 9.3 × 2.66 = 24.7. Upper limit 32.5, lower limit −16.9.

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.