Friendly Hills 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 meets the grade 3 bar. 2447 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2471 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2541 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader meets the grade 6 bar. 2547 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	66,365	2416.8	− 2432	−15.2	× 57 / 202	−4.3
4	66,366	2467.3	− 2473	−5.7	× 57 / 202	−1.6
5	66,369	2495.7	− 2502	−6.3	× 50 / 202	−1.6
6	66,370	2531.3	− 2531	0.3	× 38 / 202	0.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−7

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	61,539	2429.8	− 2432	−2.2	× 50 / 205	−0.5
4	61,542	2450.0	− 2473	−23	× 49 / 205	−5.5
5	61,543	2500.9	− 2502	−1.1	× 59 / 205	−0.3
6	61,546	2524.7	− 2531	−6.3	× 47 / 205	−1.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−8

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	63,319	2431.1	− 2432	−0.9	× 70 / 232	−0.3
4	63,321	2449.8	− 2473	−23.2	× 47 / 232	−4.7
5	63,323	2483.9	− 2502	−18.1	× 56 / 232	−4.4
6	63,325	2536.4	− 2531	5.4	× 59 / 232	1.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−8

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	63,420	2441.7	− 2432	9.7	× 59 / 234	2.4
4	63,423	2455.3	− 2473	−17.7	× 69 / 234	−5.2
5	63,424	2470.9	− 2502	−31.1	× 53 / 234	−7
6	63,427	2506.3	− 2531	−24.7	× 53 / 234	−5.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−15

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	63,672	2423.7	− 2432	−8.3	× 45 / 209	−1.8
4	63,673	2463.3	− 2473	−9.7	× 52 / 209	−2.4
5	63,674	2457.3	− 2502	−44.7	× 65 / 209	−13.9
6	63,675	2531.0	− 2531	0	× 47 / 209	0
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−18

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	63,759	2396.9	− 2432	−35.1	× 41 / 157	−9.2
4	63,760	2420.9	− 2473	−52.1	× 36 / 157	−11.9
5	63,761	2529.3	− 2502	27.3	× 39 / 157	6.8
6	63,762	2506.1	− 2531	−24.9	× 41 / 157	−6.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−21

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	63,702	2391.8	− 2432	−40.2	× 35 / 150	−9.4
4	63,703	2481.7	− 2473	8.7	× 38 / 150	2.2
5	63,704	2467.1	− 2502	−34.9	× 37 / 150	−8.6
6	63,705	2508.2	− 2531	−22.8	× 40 / 150	−6.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−22

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	63,678	2460.3	− 2432	28.3	× 38 / 142	7.6
4	63,679	2448.7	− 2473	−24.3	× 29 / 142	−5
5	63,680	2509.3	− 2502	7.3	× 39 / 142	2
6	63,681	2535.0	− 2531	4	× 36 / 142	1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						6

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	63,440	2455.9	− 2432	23.9	× 37 / 146	6.1
4	63,441	2503.9	− 2473	30.9	× 41 / 146	8.7
5	63,442	2487.8	− 2502	−14.2	× 28 / 146	−2.7
6	63,443	2550.0	− 2531	19	× 40 / 146	5.2
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	63,404	2446.9	− 2432	14.9	× 37 / 138	4
4	63,405	2470.8	− 2473	−2.2	× 34 / 138	−0.5
5	63,406	2540.5	− 2502	38.5	× 39 / 138	10.9
6	63,407	2546.7	− 2531	15.7	× 28 / 138	3.2
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. −7, −8, −8, −15, −18, −21, −22, 6, 17, 18 → −5.8
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 1 · 2016→2017: 0 · 2017→2018: 7 · 2018→2019: 3 · 2019→2022: 3 · 2022→2023: 1 · 2023→2024: 28 · 2024→2025: 11 · 2025→2026: 1 → average 6.1
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 6.1 × 2.66 = 16.2. Upper limit 10.4, lower limit −22.

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.