Oasis 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 scores 69 points under the grade 3 bar. 2363 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 36 points under the grade 3 bar. 2396 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 32 points under the grade 4 bar. 2441 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 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	66,302	2411.7	− 2432	−20.3	× 76 / 290	−5.3
4	66,304	2434.8	− 2473	−38.2	× 71 / 290	−9.4
5	66,306	2479.6	− 2502	−22.4	× 74 / 290	−5.7
6	66,308	2521.7	− 2531	−9.3	× 69 / 290	−2.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−23

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	61,478	2407.8	− 2432	−24.2	× 85 / 307	−6.7
4	61,479	2457.7	− 2473	−15.3	× 71 / 307	−3.5
5	61,482	2475.2	− 2502	−26.8	× 78 / 307	−6.8
6	61,484	2530.4	− 2531	−0.6	× 73 / 307	−0.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−17

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	63,257	2396.6	− 2432	−35.4	× 76 / 312	−8.6
4	63,259	2434.5	− 2473	−38.5	× 90 / 312	−11.1
5	63,261	2487.8	− 2502	−14.2	× 72 / 312	−3.3
6	63,263	2508.0	− 2531	−23	× 74 / 312	−5.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−28

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	63,356	2392.6	− 2432	−39.4	× 83 / 322	−10.2
4	63,359	2420.2	− 2473	−52.8	× 87 / 322	−14.3
5	63,360	2449.3	− 2502	−52.7	× 81 / 322	−13.3
6	63,363	2493.8	− 2531	−37.2	× 71 / 322	−8.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−46

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	63,608	2401.8	− 2432	−30.2	× 76 / 322	−7.1
4	63,609	2407.5	− 2473	−65.5	× 79 / 322	−16.1
5	63,610	2452.1	− 2502	−49.9	× 83 / 322	−12.9
6	63,611	2509.3	− 2531	−21.7	× 84 / 322	−5.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−42

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	63,697	2358.8	− 2432	−73.2	× 59 / 281	−15.4
4	63,698	2387.8	− 2473	−85.2	× 73 / 281	−22.1
5	63,699	2447.7	− 2502	−54.3	× 85 / 281	−16.4
6	63,700	2475.9	− 2531	−55.1	× 64 / 281	−12.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−66

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	63,640	2357.2	− 2432	−74.8	× 64 / 280	−17.1
4	63,641	2400.2	− 2473	−72.8	× 65 / 280	−16.9
5	63,642	2436.1	− 2502	−65.9	× 69 / 280	−16.2
6	63,643	2455.8	− 2531	−75.2	× 82 / 280	−22
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−72

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	63,614	2351.8	− 2432	−80.2	× 65 / 253	−20.6
4	63,615	2392.7	− 2473	−80.3	× 61 / 253	−19.4
5	63,616	2446.1	− 2502	−55.9	× 64 / 253	−14.1
6	63,617	2471.3	− 2531	−59.7	× 63 / 253	−14.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−69

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	63,378	2355.2	− 2432	−76.8	× 60 / 256	−18
4	63,379	2416.0	− 2473	−57	× 64 / 256	−14.3
5	63,380	2433.2	− 2502	−68.8	× 61 / 256	−16.4
6	63,381	2454.5	− 2531	−76.5	× 71 / 256	−21.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−70

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	63,346	2363.0	− 2432	−69	× 62 / 179	−23.9
4	63,347	2396.2	− 2473	−76.8	× 57 / 179	−24.5
5	63,348	2440.7	− 2502	−61.3	× 60 / 179	−20.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−69

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −23, −17, −28, −46, −42, −66, −72, −69, −70, −69 → −50.2
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 6 · 2016→2017: 11 · 2017→2018: 18 · 2018→2019: 4 · 2019→2022: 24 · 2022→2023: 6 · 2023→2024: 3 · 2024→2025: 1 · 2025→2026: 1 → average 8.2
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 8.2 × 2.66 = 21.8. Upper limit −28.4, lower limit −72.

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.