August Knodt 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.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 106 points under the grade 3 bar. 2326 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 52 points under the grade 3 bar. 2380 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 30 points under the grade 3 bar. 2403 vs. 2432. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 25 points under the grade 4 bar. 2448 vs. 2473. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores 10 points under the grade 5 bar. 2492 vs. 2502. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores just under the grade 6 bar. 2522 vs. 2531. The 8th-grade bar is 2567.

Students fluent in English

The closest these results come to reading alone: English is not in the way. Includes students who have only ever spoken English.

Grade bars 3rd 41 students 82 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 56 students 27 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 62 students 19 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 55 students Just under the grade 4 bar.

English learners

Students leave this group as they become fluent, so its average stays low even where they learn well.

Grade bars 3rd 19 students 157 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 24 students 110 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 21 students 61 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 13 students 50 points under the grade 3 bar.

the group's average that grade's own bar the distance between

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. The state leaves out any group of ten students or fewer, so a grade may be missing from the charts.

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	79,967	2375.4	− 2432	−56.6	× 107 / 544	−11.1
4	79,968	2441.4	− 2473	−31.6	× 103 / 544	−6
5	79,971	2462.0	− 2502	−40	× 83 / 544	−6.1
6	79,972	2466.5	− 2531	−64.5	× 84 / 544	−10
7	79,975	2517.2	− 2552	−34.8	× 85 / 544	−5.4
8	79,976	2531.6	− 2567	−35.4	× 82 / 544	−5.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−44

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	74,097	2409.4	− 2432	−22.6	× 92 / 566	−3.7
4	74,098	2424.9	− 2473	−48.1	× 96 / 566	−8.2
5	74,101	2503.3	− 2502	1.3	× 101 / 566	0.2
6	74,102	2491.6	− 2531	−39.4	× 90 / 566	−6.3
7	74,104	2489.2	− 2552	−62.8	× 99 / 566	−11
8	74,107	2557.7	− 2567	−9.3	× 88 / 566	−1.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−30

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,083	2395.5	− 2432	−36.5	× 97 / 556	−6.4
4	76,085	2422.9	− 2473	−50.1	× 100 / 556	−9
5	76,087	2467.4	− 2502	−34.6	× 102 / 556	−6.3
6	76,090	2518.8	− 2531	−12.2	× 103 / 556	−2.3
7	76,092	2524.6	− 2552	−27.4	× 71 / 556	−3.5
8	76,094	2558.7	− 2567	−8.3	× 83 / 556	−1.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−29

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,274	2390.6	− 2432	−41.4	× 86 / 546	−6.5
4	76,277	2429.2	− 2473	−43.8	× 98 / 546	−7.9
5	76,278	2489.1	− 2502	−12.9	× 92 / 546	−2.2
6	76,281	2500.0	− 2531	−31	× 96 / 546	−5.5
7	76,282	2533.8	− 2552	−18.2	× 107 / 546	−3.6
8	76,285	2538.6	− 2567	−28.4	× 67 / 546	−3.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−29

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,792	2389.1	− 2432	−42.9	× 101 / 575	−7.5
4	76,793	2427.8	− 2473	−45.2	× 83 / 575	−6.5
5	76,794	2477.2	− 2502	−24.8	× 102 / 575	−4.4
6	76,795	2531.7	− 2531	0.7	× 89 / 575	0.1
7	76,796	2513.5	− 2552	−38.5	× 99 / 575	−6.6
8	76,797	2551.0	− 2567	−16	× 101 / 575	−2.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−28

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,948	2336.4	− 2432	−95.6	× 75 / 528	−13.6
4	76,949	2408.6	− 2473	−64.4	× 91 / 528	−11.1
5	76,950	2438.1	− 2502	−63.9	× 74 / 528	−9
6	76,951	2464.0	− 2531	−67	× 96 / 528	−12.2
7	76,952	2513.9	− 2552	−38.1	× 95 / 528	−6.9
8	76,953	2518.0	− 2567	−49	× 97 / 528	−9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−62

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,942	2350.3	− 2432	−81.7	× 71 / 485	−12
4	76,943	2380.6	− 2473	−92.4	× 67 / 485	−12.8
5	76,944	2435.7	− 2502	−66.3	× 83 / 485	−11.3
6	76,945	2448.2	− 2531	−82.8	× 74 / 485	−12.6
7	76,946	2481.6	− 2552	−70.4	× 91 / 485	−13.2
8	76,947	2526.5	− 2567	−40.5	× 99 / 485	−8.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−70

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,933	2344.8	− 2432	−87.2	× 79 / 472	−14.6
4	76,934	2398.6	− 2473	−74.4	× 66 / 472	−10.4
5	76,935	2395.4	− 2502	−106.6	× 70 / 472	−15.8
6	76,936	2470.3	− 2531	−60.7	× 86 / 472	−11.1
7	76,937	2473.7	− 2552	−78.3	× 78 / 472	−12.9
8	76,938	2509.8	− 2567	−57.2	× 93 / 472	−11.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−76

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,586	2359.6	− 2432	−72.4	× 77 / 459	−12.1
4	76,587	2354.5	− 2473	−118.5	× 81 / 459	−20.9
5	76,588	2411.8	− 2502	−90.2	× 72 / 459	−14.1
6	76,589	2421.1	− 2531	−109.9	× 59 / 459	−14.1
7	76,590	2474.2	− 2552	−77.8	× 83 / 459	−14.1
8	76,591	2504.9	− 2567	−62.1	× 87 / 459	−11.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−87

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,490	2326.1	− 2432	−105.9	× 60 / 435	−14.6
4	76,491	2380.4	− 2473	−92.6	× 80 / 435	−17
5	76,492	2402.5	− 2502	−99.5	× 83 / 435	−19
6	76,493	2448.4	− 2531	−82.6	× 68 / 435	−12.9
7	76,494	2492.3	− 2552	−59.7	× 63 / 435	−8.6
8	76,495	2521.6	− 2567	−45.4	× 81 / 435	−8.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−81

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −44, −30, −29, −29, −28, −62, −70, −76, −87, −81 → −53.6
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 14 · 2016→2017: 1 · 2017→2018: 0 · 2018→2019: 1 · 2019→2022: 34 · 2022→2023: 8 · 2023→2024: 6 · 2024→2025: 11 · 2025→2026: 6 → average 9
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 9 × 2.66 = 23.9. Upper limit −29.7, lower limit −77.5.

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.