Kermit King 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 24 points under the grade 3 bar. 2408 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2468 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2542 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader meets the grade 6 bar. 2552 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	82,225	2405.1	− 2432	−26.9	× 65 / 251	−7
4	82,226	2438.1	− 2473	−34.9	× 95 / 251	−13.2
5	82,229	2518.1	− 2502	16.1	× 91 / 251	5.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−14

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,264	2422.1	− 2432	−9.9	× 83 / 270	−3
4	76,267	2473.9	− 2473	0.9	× 87 / 270	0.3
5	76,268	2522.5	− 2502	20.5	× 100 / 270	7.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						5

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	78,302	2436.2	− 2432	4.2	× 72 / 249	1.2
4	78,304	2458.0	− 2473	−15	× 86 / 249	−5.2
5	78,305	2517.1	− 2502	15.1	× 91 / 249	5.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						2

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	78,452	2457.8	− 2432	25.8	× 73 / 233	8.1
4	78,455	2474.0	− 2473	1	× 73 / 233	0.3
5	78,456	2500.4	− 2502	−1.6	× 87 / 233	−0.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						8

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	78,986	2452.5	− 2432	20.5	× 83 / 233	7.3
4	78,987	2468.8	− 2473	−4.2	× 73 / 233	−1.3
5	78,988	2513.1	− 2502	11.1	× 77 / 233	3.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						10

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	79,238	2431.3	− 2432	−0.7	× 80 / 209	−0.3
4	79,239	2449.1	− 2473	−23.9	× 60 / 209	−6.9
5	79,240	2528.5	− 2502	26.5	× 69 / 209	8.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						2

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	79,212	2445.0	− 2432	13	× 61 / 193	4.1
4	79,213	2476.2	− 2473	3.2	× 73 / 193	1.2
5	79,214	2537.1	− 2502	35.1	× 59 / 193	10.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						16

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	79,242	2444.7	− 2432	12.7	× 82 / 221	4.7
4	79,243	2483.3	− 2473	10.3	× 59 / 221	2.7
5	79,244	2545.4	− 2502	43.4	× 80 / 221	15.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						23

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	78,920	2417.7	− 2432	−14.3	× 63 / 282	−3.2
4	78,921	2442.4	− 2473	−30.6	× 84 / 282	−9.1
5	78,922	2542.9	− 2502	40.9	× 58 / 282	8.4
6	78,923	2570.7	− 2531	39.7	× 77 / 282	10.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						7

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	78,836	2408.3	− 2432	−23.7	× 49 / 252	−4.6
4	78,837	2468.4	− 2473	−4.6	× 63 / 252	−1.2
5	78,838	2542.2	− 2502	40.2	× 85 / 252	13.6
6	78,839	2551.8	− 2531	20.8	× 55 / 252	4.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						12

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −14, 5, 2, 8, 10, 2, 16, 23, 7, 12 → 7.1
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 19 · 2016→2017: 3 · 2017→2018: 6 · 2018→2019: 2 · 2019→2022: 8 · 2022→2023: 14 · 2023→2024: 7 · 2024→2025: 16 · 2025→2026: 5 → average 8.9
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 8.9 × 2.66 = 23.7. Upper limit 30.8, lower limit −16.6.

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.