Cook (Hazel Goes) 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 scores 35 points under the grade 3 bar. 2397 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 11 points under the grade 4 bar. 2462 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2521 vs. 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	70,626	2402.0	− 2432	−30	× 49 / 248	−5.9
4	70,629	2471.9	− 2473	−1.1	× 59 / 248	−0.3
5	70,630	2495.3	− 2502	−6.7	× 66 / 248	−1.8
6	70,633	2539.7	− 2531	8.7	× 74 / 248	2.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−5

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	65,456	2448.4	− 2432	16.4	× 47 / 233	3.3
4	65,458	2507.7	− 2473	34.7	× 47 / 233	7
5	65,459	2516.3	− 2502	14.3	× 67 / 233	4.1
6	65,462	2531.5	− 2531	0.5	× 72 / 233	0.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						15

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	67,271	2420.6	− 2432	−11.4	× 42 / 190	−2.5
4	67,273	2494.6	− 2473	21.6	× 47 / 190	5.3
5	67,275	2542.5	− 2502	40.5	× 44 / 190	9.4
6	67,278	2552.8	− 2531	21.8	× 57 / 190	6.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						19

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	67,378	2439.2	− 2432	7.2	× 38 / 189	1.4
4	67,380	2496.9	− 2473	23.9	× 46 / 189	5.8
5	67,382	2543.7	− 2502	41.7	× 52 / 189	11.5
6	67,384	2561.2	− 2531	30.2	× 53 / 189	8.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						27

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	67,888	2426.2	− 2432	−5.8	× 58 / 205	−1.6
4	67,889	2470.0	− 2473	−3	× 44 / 205	−0.6
5	67,890	2510.8	− 2502	8.8	× 52 / 205	2.2
6	67,891	2543.4	− 2531	12.4	× 51 / 205	3.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						3

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	68,016	2412.9	− 2432	−19.1	× 50 / 215	−4.4
4	68,017	2465.9	− 2473	−7.1	× 47 / 215	−1.6
5	68,018	2500.6	− 2502	−1.4	× 60 / 215	−0.4
6	68,019	2539.0	− 2531	8	× 58 / 215	2.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−4

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	68,034	2398.2	− 2432	−33.8	× 47 / 218	−7.3
4	68,035	2463.1	− 2473	−9.9	× 53 / 218	−2.4
5	68,036	2480.8	− 2502	−21.2	× 57 / 218	−5.5
6	68,037	2541.2	− 2531	10.2	× 61 / 218	2.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−12

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	68,028	2386.0	− 2432	−46	× 37 / 195	−8.7
4	68,029	2447.5	− 2473	−25.5	× 55 / 195	−7.2
5	68,030	2523.4	− 2502	21.4	× 53 / 195	5.8
6	68,031	2554.9	− 2531	23.9	× 50 / 195	6.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−4

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	67,796	2392.8	− 2432	−39.2	× 52 / 200	−10.2
4	67,797	2442.6	− 2473	−30.4	× 41 / 200	−6.2
5	67,798	2519.5	− 2502	17.5	× 53 / 200	4.6
6	67,799	2570.5	− 2531	39.5	× 54 / 200	10.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−1

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	67,843	2397.2	− 2432	−34.8	× 38 / 170	−7.8
4	67,844	2461.7	− 2473	−11.3	× 47 / 170	−3.1
5	67,845	2520.5	− 2502	18.5	× 37 / 170	4
6	67,846	2527.5	− 2531	−3.5	× 48 / 170	−1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−8

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −5, 15, 19, 27, 3, −4, −12, −4, −1, −8 → 3
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 20 · 2016→2017: 4 · 2017→2018: 8 · 2018→2019: 24 · 2019→2022: 7 · 2022→2023: 8 · 2023→2024: 8 · 2024→2025: 3 · 2025→2026: 7 → average 9.9
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 9.9 × 2.66 = 26.3. Upper limit 29.3, lower limit −23.3.

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.