Franklin Delano Roosevelt 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. 2435 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 19 points under the grade 4 bar. 2454 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 16 points under the grade 5 bar. 2486 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 22 points under the grade 5 bar. 2480 vs. 2502. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores 20 points under the grade 7 bar. 2532 vs. 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores just under the grade 6 bar. 2525 vs. 2531. The 8th-grade bar is 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	82,872	2394.6	− 2432	−37.4	× 49 / 175	−10.5
4	82,875	2430.7	− 2473	−42.3	× 46 / 175	−11.1
5	82,876	2471.9	− 2502	−30.1	× 35 / 175	−6
6	82,879	2516.7	− 2531	−14.3	× 45 / 175	−3.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−31

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,834	2403.3	− 2432	−28.7	× 46 / 210	−6.3
4	76,836	2437.5	− 2473	−35.5	× 50 / 210	−8.5
5	76,839	2487.1	− 2502	−14.9	× 42 / 210	−3
6	76,841	2500.7	− 2531	−30.3	× 37 / 210	−5.3
7	76,842	2529.9	− 2552	−22.1	× 35 / 210	−3.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−27

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	78,916	2422.6	− 2432	−9.4	× 46 / 248	−1.7
4	78,917	2425.2	− 2473	−47.8	× 46 / 248	−8.9
5	78,920	2496.1	− 2502	−5.9	× 46 / 248	−1.1
6	78,922	2525.0	− 2531	−6	× 44 / 248	−1.1
7	78,924	2547.2	− 2552	−4.8	× 38 / 248	−0.7
8	78,925	2579.9	− 2567	12.9	× 28 / 248	1.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−12

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	79,060	2424.7	− 2432	−7.3	× 32 / 244	−1
4	79,063	2461.4	− 2473	−11.6	× 45 / 244	−2.1
5	79,064	2481.6	− 2502	−20.4	× 43 / 244	−3.6
6	79,067	2496.2	− 2531	−34.8	× 48 / 244	−6.8
7	79,068	2546.9	− 2552	−5.1	× 41 / 244	−0.9
8	79,071	2513.3	− 2567	−53.7	× 35 / 244	−7.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−22

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	79,586	2396.8	− 2432	−35.2	× 39 / 218	−6.3
4	79,587	2448.4	− 2473	−24.6	× 31 / 218	−3.5
5	79,588	2535.4	− 2502	33.4	× 38 / 218	5.8
6	79,589	2497.9	− 2531	−33.1	× 39 / 218	−5.9
7	79,590	2528.3	− 2552	−23.7	× 39 / 218	−4.2
8	79,591	2599.4	− 2567	32.4	× 32 / 218	4.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−9

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	78,075	2361.6	− 2432	−70.4	× 27 / 165	−11.5
4	78,076	2438.1	− 2473	−34.9	× 26 / 165	−5.5
5	78,077	2435.9	− 2502	−66.1	× 29 / 165	−11.6
6	78,078	2543.4	− 2531	12.4	× 29 / 165	2.2
7	78,079	2541.2	− 2552	−10.8	× 25 / 165	−1.6
8	78,080	2543.9	− 2567	−23.1	× 29 / 165	−4.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−32

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	79,834	2354.5	− 2432	−77.5	× 33 / 213	−12
4	79,835	2416.2	− 2473	−56.8	× 29 / 213	−7.7
5	79,836	2475.1	− 2502	−26.9	× 35 / 213	−4.4
6	79,837	2455.4	− 2531	−75.6	× 46 / 213	−16.3
7	79,838	2567.6	− 2552	15.6	× 35 / 213	2.6
8	79,839	2601.3	− 2567	34.3	× 35 / 213	5.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−32

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	79,804	2413.5	− 2432	−18.5	× 33 / 205	−3
4	79,805	2411.3	− 2473	−61.7	× 29 / 205	−8.7
5	79,806	2462.2	− 2502	−39.8	× 29 / 205	−5.6
6	79,807	2489.7	− 2531	−41.3	× 45 / 205	−9.1
7	79,808	2502.0	− 2552	−50	× 35 / 205	−8.5
8	79,809	2525.3	− 2567	−41.7	× 34 / 205	−6.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−42

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	79,826	2420.0	− 2432	−12	× 34 / 196	−2.1
4	79,827	2449.4	− 2473	−23.6	× 33 / 196	−4
5	79,828	2440.3	− 2502	−61.7	× 28 / 196	−8.8
6	79,829	2483.0	− 2531	−48	× 29 / 196	−7.1
7	79,830	2495.7	− 2552	−56.3	× 42 / 196	−12.1
8	79,831	2509.0	− 2567	−58	× 30 / 196	−8.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−43

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	79,492	2428.4	− 2432	−3.6	× 32 / 173	−0.7
4	79,493	2446.9	− 2473	−26.1	× 31 / 173	−4.7
5	79,494	2495.2	− 2502	−6.8	× 29 / 173	−1.1
6	79,495	2461.7	− 2531	−69.3	× 23 / 173	−9.2
7	79,496	2510.1	− 2552	−41.9	× 27 / 173	−6.5
8	79,497	2492.0	− 2567	−75	× 31 / 173	−13.4
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	79,420	2435.4	− 2432	3.4	× 27 / 164	0.6
4	79,421	2454.2	− 2473	−18.8	× 35 / 164	−4
5	79,422	2485.8	− 2502	−16.2	× 32 / 164	−3.2
6	79,423	2479.6	− 2531	−51.4	× 21 / 164	−6.6
7	79,424	2531.6	− 2552	−20.4	× 23 / 164	−2.9
8	79,425	2524.5	− 2567	−42.5	× 26 / 164	−6.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−23

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −31, −27, −12, −22, −9, −32, −32, −42, −43, −36, −23 → −28.1
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 4 · 2016→2017: 15 · 2017→2018: 10 · 2018→2019: 13 · 2019→2021: 23 · 2021→2022: 0 · 2022→2023: 10 · 2023→2024: 1 · 2024→2025: 7 · 2025→2026: 13 → average 9.6
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 9.6 × 2.66 = 25.5. Upper limit −2.6, lower limit −53.6.

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.