Rio Calaveras 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 15 points under the grade 3 bar. 2417 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 10 points under the grade 4 bar. 2463 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2498 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader meets the grade 6 bar. 2531 vs. 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores 10 points under the grade 6 bar. 2521 vs. 2531. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores just under the grade 8 bar. 2561 vs. 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 68 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 4th 78 students Meets the grade 4 bar. 5th 63 students Meets the grade 5 bar. 7th 84 students Just under the grade 6 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 3rd 25 students 50 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 13 students 46 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 14 students 33 points under the grade 4 bar. 7th 11 students 28 points under the grade 4 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	81,101	2404.1	− 2432	−27.9	× 128 / 684	−5.2
4	81,103	2435.9	− 2473	−37.1	× 123 / 684	−6.7
5	81,105	2499.0	− 2502	−3	× 121 / 684	−0.5
6	81,107	2521.7	− 2531	−9.3	× 98 / 684	−1.3
7	81,109	2543.0	− 2552	−9	× 118 / 684	−1.6
8	81,111	2554.2	− 2567	−12.8	× 96 / 684	−1.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−17

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	75,192	2423.8	− 2432	−8.2	× 122 / 707	−1.4
4	75,194	2453.6	− 2473	−19.4	× 130 / 707	−3.6
5	75,197	2501.9	− 2502	−0.1	× 127 / 707	0
6	75,199	2519.8	− 2531	−11.2	× 116 / 707	−1.8
7	75,201	2548.1	− 2552	−3.9	× 94 / 707	−0.5
8	75,202	2549.8	− 2567	−17.2	× 118 / 707	−2.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−10

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,204	2414.5	− 2432	−17.5	× 86 / 673	−2.2
4	77,205	2475.3	− 2473	2.3	× 122 / 673	0.4
5	77,207	2493.2	− 2502	−8.8	× 125 / 673	−1.6
6	77,210	2525.6	− 2531	−5.4	× 125 / 673	−1
7	77,212	2544.0	− 2552	−8	× 125 / 673	−1.5
8	77,213	2568.3	− 2567	1.3	× 90 / 673	0.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−6

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,385	2437.1	− 2432	5.1	× 82 / 673	0.6
4	77,386	2463.9	− 2473	−9.1	× 91 / 673	−1.2
5	77,389	2492.0	− 2502	−10	× 125 / 673	−1.9
6	77,390	2503.3	− 2531	−27.7	× 123 / 673	−5.1
7	77,393	2562.3	− 2552	10.3	× 127 / 673	1.9
8	77,394	2567.1	− 2567	0.1	× 125 / 673	0
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−6

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,898	2413.3	− 2432	−18.7	× 100 / 651	−2.9
4	77,899	2471.7	− 2473	−1.3	× 96 / 651	−0.2
5	77,900	2507.2	− 2502	5.2	× 96 / 651	0.8
6	77,901	2529.3	− 2531	−1.7	× 118 / 651	−0.3
7	77,902	2560.3	− 2552	8.3	× 121 / 651	1.5
8	77,903	2544.6	− 2567	−22.4	× 120 / 651	−4.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−5

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	78,032	2428.8	− 2432	−3.2	× 88 / 546	−0.5
4	78,033	2464.0	− 2473	−9	× 93 / 546	−1.5
5	78,034	2485.6	− 2502	−16.4	× 92 / 546	−2.8
6	78,035	2503.6	− 2531	−27.4	× 97 / 546	−4.9
7	78,036	2545.1	− 2552	−6.9	× 87 / 546	−1.1
8	78,037	2543.6	− 2567	−23.4	× 89 / 546	−3.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−15

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	78,024	2435.7	− 2432	3.7	× 83 / 546	0.6
4	78,025	2454.5	− 2473	−18.5	× 95 / 546	−3.2
5	78,026	2495.0	− 2502	−7	× 93 / 546	−1.2
6	78,027	2515.9	− 2531	−15.1	× 93 / 546	−2.6
7	78,028	2506.5	− 2552	−45.5	× 93 / 546	−7.8
8	78,029	2551.7	− 2567	−15.3	× 89 / 546	−2.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−17

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	78,038	2446.4	− 2432	14.4	× 74 / 548	1.9
4	78,039	2451.0	− 2473	−22	× 82 / 548	−3.3
5	78,040	2473.4	− 2502	−28.6	× 99 / 548	−5.2
6	78,041	2527.4	− 2531	−3.6	× 93 / 548	−0.6
7	78,042	2519.5	− 2552	−32.5	× 109 / 548	−6.5
8	78,043	2525.0	− 2567	−42	× 91 / 548	−7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−21

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,706	2445.8	− 2432	13.8	× 88 / 517	2.3
4	77,707	2474.4	− 2473	1.4	× 74 / 517	0.2
5	77,708	2508.9	− 2502	6.9	× 81 / 517	1.1
6	77,709	2493.1	− 2531	−37.9	× 89 / 517	−6.5
7	77,710	2550.7	− 2552	−1.3	× 90 / 517	−0.2
8	77,711	2561.1	− 2567	−5.9	× 95 / 517	−1.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−4

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,608	2417.4	− 2432	−14.6	× 93 / 532	−2.6
4	77,609	2463.2	− 2473	−9.8	× 91 / 532	−1.7
5	77,610	2498.3	− 2502	−3.7	× 77 / 532	−0.5
6	77,611	2531.1	− 2531	0.1	× 84 / 532	0
7	77,612	2520.8	− 2552	−31.2	× 95 / 532	−5.6
8	77,613	2561.2	− 2567	−5.8	× 92 / 532	−1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−11

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −17, −10, −6, −6, −5, −15, −17, −21, −4, −11 → −11.2
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 7 · 2016→2017: 4 · 2017→2018: 0 · 2018→2019: 1 · 2019→2022: 10 · 2022→2023: 2 · 2023→2024: 4 · 2024→2025: 17 · 2025→2026: 7 → average 5.8
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 5.8 × 2.66 = 15.4. Upper limit 4.2, lower limit −26.6.

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.