Landers 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. 2474 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 10 points under the grade 3 bar. 2422 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2471 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 6 bar. 2528 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	66,385	2434.4	− 2432	2.4	× 22 / 79	0.7
4	66,386	2470.9	− 2473	−2.1	× 19 / 79	−0.5
5	66,389	2502.6	− 2502	0.6	× 20 / 79	0.2
6	66,390	2525.4	− 2531	−5.6	× 18 / 79	−1.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−1

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	61,559	2384.1	− 2432	−47.9	× 25 / 83	−14.4
4	61,561	2480.6	− 2473	7.6	× 23 / 83	2.1
5	61,564	2492.7	− 2502	−9.3	× 17 / 83	−1.9
6	61,566	2529.8	− 2531	−1.2	× 18 / 83	−0.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−14

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	63,340	2346.7	− 2432	−85.3	× 16 / 87	−15.7
4	63,342	2421.6	− 2473	−51.4	× 24 / 87	−14.2
5	63,344	2454.0	− 2502	−48	× 27 / 87	−14.9
6	63,345	2475.2	− 2531	−55.8	× 20 / 87	−12.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−58

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	63,441	2354.4	− 2432	−77.6	× 29 / 90	−25
4	63,442	2389.5	− 2473	−83.5	× 14 / 90	−13
5	63,445	2441.9	− 2502	−60.1	× 22 / 90	−14.7
6	63,446	2492.0	− 2531	−39	× 25 / 90	−10.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−64

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	63,692	2346.7	− 2432	−85.3	× 15 / 77	−16.6
4	63,693	2455.5	− 2473	−17.5	× 27 / 77	−6.1
5	63,694	2500.6	− 2502	−1.4	× 14 / 77	−0.3
6	63,695	2501.7	− 2531	−29.3	× 21 / 77	−8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−31

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	63,779	2392.4	− 2432	−39.6	× 19 / 49	−15.4
4	63,780	2455.8	− 2473	−17.2	× 11 / 49	−3.9
5	63,781	2444.4	− 2502	−57.6	× 19 / 49	−22.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−42

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	63,722	2439.4	− 2432	7.4	× 23 / 67	2.5
4	63,723	2442.8	− 2473	−30.2	× 16 / 67	−7.2
5	63,724	2454.3	− 2502	−47.7	× 14 / 67	−10
6	63,725	2505.1	− 2531	−25.9	× 14 / 67	−5.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−20

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	63,698	2383.7	− 2432	−48.3	× 19 / 72	−12.7
4	63,699	2472.3	− 2473	−0.7	× 23 / 72	−0.2
5	63,700	2464.8	− 2502	−37.2	× 17 / 72	−8.8
6	63,701	2486.0	− 2531	−45	× 13 / 72	−8.1
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	63,460	2422.5	− 2432	−9.5	× 15 / 80	−1.8
4	63,461	2411.0	− 2473	−62	× 18 / 80	−14
5	63,462	2490.5	− 2502	−11.5	× 26 / 80	−3.7
6	63,463	2500.8	− 2531	−30.2	× 21 / 80	−7.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−27

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	63,422	2474.3	− 2432	42.3	× 12 / 65	7.8
4	63,423	2422.3	− 2473	−50.7	× 14 / 65	−10.9
5	63,424	2470.7	− 2502	−31.3	× 17 / 65	−8.2
6	63,425	2528.0	− 2531	−3	× 22 / 65	−1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−12

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −1, −14, −58, −64, −31, −42, −20, −30, −27, −12 → −29.9
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 13 · 2016→2017: 44 · 2017→2018: 6 · 2018→2019: 33 · 2019→2022: 11 · 2022→2023: 22 · 2023→2024: 10 · 2024→2025: 3 · 2025→2026: 15 → average 17.4
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 17.4 × 2.66 = 46.3. Upper limit 16.4, lower limit −76.2.

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.