Palmetto 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.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 52 points under the grade 3 bar. 2381 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 27 points under the grade 4 bar. 2446 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 26 points under the grade 5 bar. 2476 vs. 2502.

Students fluent in English

The closest these results come to reading alone: English is not in the way. Includes students who have only ever spoken English.

Grade bars 3rd 76 students 37 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 78 students Just under the grade 4 bar. 5th 58 students Just under the grade 5 bar.

English learners

Students leave this group as they become fluent, so its average stays low even where they learn well.

Grade bars 3rd 21 students 105 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 22 students 48 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 26 students Just under the grade 3 bar.

the group's average that grade's own bar the distance between

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. The state leaves out any group of ten students or fewer, so a grade may be missing from the charts.

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	65,901	2379.5	− 2432	−52.5	× 175 / 482	−19.1
4	65,903	2399.7	− 2473	−73.3	× 158 / 482	−24
5	65,905	2453.8	− 2502	−48.2	× 149 / 482	−14.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−58

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	61,112	2379.9	− 2432	−52.1	× 161 / 484	−17.3
4	61,113	2412.8	− 2473	−60.2	× 166 / 484	−20.6
5	61,115	2464.9	− 2502	−37.1	× 157 / 484	−12
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−50

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	62,889	2386.0	− 2432	−46	× 133 / 455	−13.4
4	62,892	2426.9	− 2473	−46.1	× 158 / 455	−16
5	62,893	2472.2	− 2502	−29.8	× 164 / 455	−10.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−40

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	62,972	2387.4	− 2432	−44.6	× 133 / 423	−14
4	62,973	2423.9	− 2473	−49.1	× 126 / 423	−14.6
5	62,975	2474.1	− 2502	−27.9	× 164 / 423	−10.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−39

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	63,238	2399.0	− 2432	−33	× 126 / 385	−10.8
4	63,239	2429.5	− 2473	−43.5	× 133 / 385	−15
5	63,240	2465.7	− 2502	−36.3	× 126 / 385	−11.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−38

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	63,313	2372.7	− 2432	−59.3	× 109 / 324	−19.9
4	63,314	2399.8	− 2473	−73.2	× 106 / 324	−23.9
5	63,315	2468.6	− 2502	−33.4	× 109 / 324	−11.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−55

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	63,256	2382.1	− 2432	−49.9	× 112 / 325	−17.2
4	63,257	2409.8	− 2473	−63.2	× 106 / 325	−20.6
5	63,258	2439.8	− 2502	−62.2	× 107 / 325	−20.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−58

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	63,228	2397.2	− 2432	−34.8	× 85 / 305	−9.7
4	63,229	2403.0	− 2473	−70	× 116 / 305	−26.6
5	63,230	2460.7	− 2502	−41.3	× 104 / 305	−14.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−50

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	62,994	2397.9	− 2432	−34.1	× 97 / 294	−11.3
4	62,995	2399.7	− 2473	−73.3	× 88 / 294	−21.9
5	62,996	2453.6	− 2502	−48.4	× 109 / 294	−17.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−51

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	62,958	2380.5	− 2432	−51.5	× 97 / 281	−17.8
4	62,959	2446.3	− 2473	−26.7	× 100 / 281	−9.5
5	62,960	2476.0	− 2502	−26	× 84 / 281	−7.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−35

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −58, −50, −40, −39, −38, −55, −58, −50, −51, −35 → −47.4
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 8 · 2016→2017: 10 · 2017→2018: 1 · 2018→2019: 1 · 2019→2022: 17 · 2022→2023: 3 · 2023→2024: 8 · 2024→2025: 1 · 2025→2026: 16 → average 7.2
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 7.2 × 2.66 = 19.2. Upper limit −28.2, lower limit −66.6.

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.