Sycamore Canyon 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. 2487 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader meets the grade 4 bar. 2505 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2539 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader meets the grade 6 bar. 2601 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	75,605	2425.2	− 2432	−6.8	× 53 / 183	−2
4	75,607	2445.2	− 2473	−27.8	× 54 / 183	−8.2
5	75,609	2521.2	− 2502	19.2	× 37 / 183	3.9
6	75,611	2523.2	− 2531	−7.8	× 39 / 183	−1.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−8

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	70,122	2449.6	− 2432	17.6	× 39 / 172	4
4	70,124	2494.7	− 2473	21.7	× 48 / 172	6.1
5	70,126	2515.6	− 2502	13.6	× 52 / 172	4.1
6	70,129	2563.0	− 2531	32	× 33 / 172	6.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						20

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	71,976	2479.3	− 2432	47.3	× 47 / 182	12.2
4	71,978	2491.9	− 2473	18.9	× 40 / 182	4.2
5	71,980	2518.0	− 2502	16	× 48 / 182	4.2
6	71,982	2526.6	− 2531	−4.4	× 47 / 182	−1.1
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	72,117	2441.6	− 2432	9.6	× 42 / 162	2.5
4	72,119	2491.7	− 2473	18.7	× 41 / 162	4.7
5	72,121	2527.7	− 2502	25.7	× 38 / 162	6
6	72,123	2557.0	− 2531	26	× 41 / 162	6.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						20

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	72,602	2473.0	− 2432	41	× 33 / 143	9.5
4	72,603	2487.4	− 2473	14.4	× 42 / 143	4.2
5	72,604	2535.8	− 2502	33.8	× 42 / 143	9.9
6	72,605	2547.4	− 2531	16.4	× 26 / 143	3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						27

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	71,085	2440.9	− 2432	8.9	× 77 / 171	4
4	71,086	2512.4	− 2473	39.4	× 42 / 171	9.7
5	71,087	2574.1	− 2502	72.1	× 27 / 171	11.4
6	71,088	2533.2	− 2531	2.2	× 25 / 171	0.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						25

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	72,680	2491.1	− 2432	59.1	× 38 / 155	14.5
4	72,681	2494.5	− 2473	21.5	× 53 / 155	7.4
5	72,682	2520.7	− 2502	18.7	× 38 / 155	4.6
6	72,683	2578.7	− 2531	47.7	× 26 / 155	8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						34

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	72,678	2479.3	− 2432	47.3	× 55 / 165	15.8
4	72,679	2543.5	− 2473	70.5	× 31 / 165	13.2
5	72,680	2541.4	− 2502	39.4	× 49 / 165	11.7
6	72,681	2571.6	− 2531	40.6	× 30 / 165	7.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						48

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	72,660	2460.3	− 2432	28.3	× 47 / 164	8.1
4	72,661	2515.9	− 2473	42.9	× 50 / 164	13.1
5	72,662	2574.1	− 2502	72.1	× 26 / 164	11.4
6	72,663	2578.9	− 2531	47.9	× 41 / 164	12
Sum, rounded to a whole point						45

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	72,374	2466.8	− 2432	34.8	× 46 / 166	9.6
4	72,375	2492.7	− 2473	19.7	× 48 / 166	5.7
5	72,376	2550.0	− 2502	48	× 50 / 166	14.5
6	72,377	2581.0	− 2531	50	× 22 / 166	6.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						36

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	72,395	2486.6	− 2432	54.6	× 38 / 170	12.2
4	72,396	2504.9	− 2473	31.9	× 46 / 170	8.6
5	72,397	2539.4	− 2502	37.4	× 43 / 170	9.5
6	72,398	2600.8	− 2531	69.8	× 43 / 170	17.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						48

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −8, 20, 19, 20, 27, 25, 34, 48, 45, 36, 48 → 28.5
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 28 · 2016→2017: 1 · 2017→2018: 1 · 2018→2019: 7 · 2019→2021: 2 · 2021→2022: 9 · 2022→2023: 14 · 2023→2024: 3 · 2024→2025: 9 · 2025→2026: 12 → average 8.6
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 8.6 × 2.66 = 22.9. Upper limit 51.4, lower limit 5.6.

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.