Rios 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 34 points under the grade 3 bar. 2399 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 13 points under the grade 4 bar. 2460 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 18 points under the grade 5 bar. 2484 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	70,298	2360.4	− 2432	−71.6	× 38 / 115	−23.7
4	70,300	2460.1	− 2473	−12.9	× 27 / 115	−3
5	70,302	2474.0	− 2502	−28	× 50 / 115	−12.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−39

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	65,176	2398.6	− 2432	−33.4	× 44 / 134	−11
4	65,178	2409.5	− 2473	−63.5	× 52 / 134	−24.6
5	65,179	2492.6	− 2502	−9.4	× 38 / 134	−2.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−38

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	66,992	2386.8	− 2432	−45.2	× 47 / 150	−14.2
4	66,993	2435.8	− 2473	−37.2	× 47 / 150	−11.7
5	66,995	2425.3	− 2502	−76.7	× 56 / 150	−28.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−54

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	67,095	2398.6	− 2432	−33.4	× 60 / 173	−11.6
4	67,097	2401.4	− 2473	−71.6	× 54 / 173	−22.3
5	67,099	2458.7	− 2502	−43.3	× 59 / 173	−14.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−49

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	67,588	2396.0	− 2432	−36	× 53 / 173	−11
4	67,589	2434.7	− 2473	−38.3	× 59 / 173	−13.1
5	67,590	2423.9	− 2502	−78.1	× 61 / 173	−27.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−52

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	67,734	2358.2	− 2432	−73.8	× 36 / 129	−20.6
4	67,735	2457.5	− 2473	−15.5	× 48 / 129	−5.8
5	67,736	2444.0	− 2502	−58	× 45 / 129	−20.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−47

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	67,744	2370.4	− 2432	−61.6	× 40 / 126	−19.6
4	67,745	2396.7	− 2473	−76.3	× 38 / 126	−23
5	67,746	2469.8	− 2502	−32.2	× 48 / 126	−12.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−55

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	67,738	2378.3	− 2432	−53.7	× 43 / 128	−18
4	67,739	2395.6	− 2473	−77.4	× 39 / 128	−23.6
5	67,740	2433.3	− 2502	−68.7	× 46 / 128	−24.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−66

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	67,496	2409.0	− 2432	−23	× 33 / 108	−7
4	67,497	2446.8	− 2473	−26.2	× 42 / 108	−10.2
5	67,498	2477.7	− 2502	−24.3	× 33 / 108	−7.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−25

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	67,541	2398.5	− 2432	−33.5	× 43 / 120	−12
4	67,542	2460.4	− 2473	−12.6	× 32 / 120	−3.4
5	67,543	2483.6	− 2502	−18.4	× 45 / 120	−6.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−22

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −39, −38, −54, −49, −52, −47, −55, −66, −25, −22 → −44.7
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: 16 · 2017→2018: 5 · 2018→2019: 3 · 2019→2022: 5 · 2022→2023: 8 · 2023→2024: 11 · 2024→2025: 41 · 2025→2026: 3 → average 10.3
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 10.3 × 2.66 = 27.4. Upper limit −17.3, lower limit −72.1.

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.