Hill Creek 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 8.

3rd The average 3rd grader meets the grade 3 bar. 2456 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader meets the grade 4 bar. 2474 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2518 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader meets the grade 6 bar. 2568 vs. 2531.
7th The average 7th grader meets the grade 7 bar. 2598 vs. 2552.
8th The average 8th grader meets the grade 8 bar. 2580 vs. 2567.

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	75,643	2378.4	− 2432	−53.6	× 74 / 490	−8.1
4	75,644	2433.5	− 2473	−39.5	× 87 / 490	−7
5	75,647	2474.7	− 2502	−27.3	× 80 / 490	−4.5
6	75,648	2525.0	− 2531	−6	× 91 / 490	−1.1
7	75,651	2498.9	− 2552	−53.1	× 94 / 490	−10.2
8	75,652	2529.5	− 2567	−37.5	× 64 / 490	−4.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−36

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	70,160	2410.7	− 2432	−21.3	× 76 / 499	−3.2
4	70,162	2463.7	− 2473	−9.3	× 79 / 499	−1.5
5	70,164	2524.6	− 2502	22.6	× 87 / 499	3.9
6	70,167	2525.7	− 2531	−5.3	× 73 / 499	−0.8
7	70,168	2574.2	− 2552	22.2	× 94 / 499	4.2
8	70,171	2575.7	− 2567	8.7	× 90 / 499	1.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						4

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	72,013	2409.9	− 2432	−22.1	× 86 / 461	−4.1
4	72,016	2438.7	− 2473	−34.3	× 78 / 461	−5.8
5	72,017	2483.1	− 2502	−18.9	× 70 / 461	−2.9
6	72,019	2521.1	− 2531	−9.9	× 73 / 461	−1.6
7	72,021	2552.5	− 2552	0.5	× 64 / 461	0.1
8	72,024	2570.3	− 2567	3.3	× 90 / 461	0.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−14

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	72,155	2410.8	− 2432	−21.2	× 81 / 438	−3.9
4	72,157	2459.5	− 2473	−13.5	× 80 / 438	−2.5
5	72,159	2467.2	− 2502	−34.8	× 85 / 438	−6.8
6	72,161	2510.4	− 2531	−20.6	× 60 / 438	−2.8
7	72,163	2572.7	− 2552	20.7	× 72 / 438	3.4
8	72,165	2554.6	− 2567	−12.4	× 60 / 438	−1.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−14

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	72,640	2382.7	− 2432	−49.3	× 84 / 442	−9.4
4	72,641	2443.4	− 2473	−29.6	× 83 / 442	−5.6
5	72,642	2468.1	− 2502	−33.9	× 76 / 442	−5.8
6	72,643	2475.4	− 2531	−55.6	× 75 / 442	−9.4
7	72,644	2524.5	− 2552	−27.5	× 56 / 442	−3.5
8	72,645	2556.7	− 2567	−10.3	× 68 / 442	−1.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−35

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	71,123	2413.1	− 2432	−18.9	× 80 / 447	−3.4
4	71,124	2460.3	− 2473	−12.7	× 75 / 447	−2.1
5	71,125	2514.0	− 2502	12	× 73 / 447	2
6	71,126	2523.7	− 2531	−7.3	× 44 / 447	−0.7
7	71,127	2532.6	− 2552	−19.4	× 78 / 447	−3.4
8	71,128	2540.1	− 2567	−26.9	× 97 / 447	−5.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−13

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	72,718	2428.1	− 2432	−3.9	× 82 / 395	−0.8
4	72,719	2480.0	− 2473	7	× 84 / 395	1.5
5	72,720	2503.7	− 2502	1.7	× 65 / 395	0.3
6	72,721	2540.0	− 2531	9	× 56 / 395	1.3
7	72,722	2588.5	− 2552	36.5	× 53 / 395	4.9
8	72,723	2550.5	− 2567	−16.5	× 55 / 395	−2.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						5

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	72,716	2415.0	− 2432	−17	× 82 / 403	−3.5
4	72,717	2512.4	− 2473	39.4	× 76 / 403	7.4
5	72,718	2516.9	− 2502	14.9	× 80 / 403	3
6	72,719	2540.9	− 2531	9.9	× 60 / 403	1.5
7	72,720	2530.5	− 2552	−21.5	× 52 / 403	−2.8
8	72,721	2570.4	− 2567	3.4	× 53 / 403	0.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						6

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	72,698	2443.6	− 2432	11.6	× 76 / 411	2.1
4	72,699	2469.4	− 2473	−3.6	× 78 / 411	−0.7
5	72,700	2532.2	− 2502	30.2	× 76 / 411	5.6
6	72,701	2535.7	− 2531	4.7	× 61 / 411	0.7
7	72,702	2564.1	− 2552	12.1	× 65 / 411	1.9
8	72,703	2563.9	− 2567	−3.1	× 55 / 411	−0.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						9

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	72,412	2439.1	− 2432	7.1	× 78 / 410	1.4
4	72,413	2496.0	− 2473	23	× 71 / 410	4
5	72,414	2528.0	− 2502	26	× 74 / 410	4.7
6	72,415	2572.4	− 2531	41.4	× 59 / 410	6
7	72,416	2561.1	− 2552	9.1	× 65 / 410	1.4
8	72,417	2644.6	− 2567	77.6	× 63 / 410	11.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						29

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	72,433	2455.7	− 2432	23.7	× 78 / 410	4.5
4	72,434	2474.0	− 2473	1	× 76 / 410	0.2
5	72,435	2517.8	− 2502	15.8	× 78 / 410	3
6	72,436	2567.9	− 2531	36.9	× 62 / 410	5.6
7	72,437	2597.6	− 2552	45.6	× 52 / 410	5.8
8	72,438	2580.2	− 2567	13.2	× 64 / 410	2.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						21

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −36, 4, −14, −14, −35, −13, 5, 6, 9, 29, 21 → −3.5
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 40 · 2016→2017: 18 · 2017→2018: 0 · 2018→2019: 21 · 2019→2021: 22 · 2021→2022: 18 · 2022→2023: 1 · 2023→2024: 3 · 2024→2025: 20 · 2025→2026: 8 → average 15.1
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 15.1 × 2.66 = 40.2. Upper limit 36.7, lower limit −43.7.

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.