Sunset Ridge 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 5.

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 26 points under the grade 3 bar. 2406 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 26 points under the grade 4 bar. 2447 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2513 vs. 2502.

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	83,073	2415.5	− 2432	−16.5	× 96 / 279	−5.7
4	83,074	2436.6	− 2473	−36.4	× 94 / 279	−12.3
5	83,077	2481.8	− 2502	−20.2	× 89 / 279	−6.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−24

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,038	2417.7	− 2432	−14.3	× 90 / 282	−4.6
4	77,040	2444.0	− 2473	−29	× 96 / 282	−9.9
5	77,043	2478.6	− 2502	−23.4	× 96 / 282	−8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−22

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	79,129	2426.8	− 2432	−5.2	× 73 / 254	−1.5
4	79,131	2429.4	− 2473	−43.6	× 85 / 254	−14.6
5	79,133	2484.8	− 2502	−17.2	× 96 / 254	−6.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−23

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	79,268	2403.5	− 2432	−28.5	× 71 / 228	−8.9
4	79,271	2448.3	− 2473	−24.7	× 73 / 228	−7.9
5	79,273	2464.0	− 2502	−38	× 84 / 228	−14
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−31

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	79,794	2398.5	− 2432	−33.5	× 97 / 240	−13.5
4	79,795	2435.7	− 2473	−37.3	× 61 / 240	−9.5
5	79,796	2485.2	− 2502	−16.8	× 82 / 240	−5.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−29

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	78,285	2374.0	− 2432	−58	× 43 / 174	−14.3
4	78,286	2432.6	− 2473	−40.4	× 64 / 174	−14.9
5	78,287	2463.5	− 2502	−38.5	× 67 / 174	−14.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−44

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	80,046	2380.0	− 2432	−52	× 66 / 203	−16.9
4	80,047	2421.0	− 2473	−52	× 60 / 203	−15.4
5	80,048	2506.0	− 2502	4	× 77 / 203	1.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−31

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	80,018	2386.3	− 2432	−45.7	× 56 / 171	−15
4	80,019	2396.8	− 2473	−76.2	× 59 / 171	−26.3
5	80,020	2441.9	− 2502	−60.1	× 56 / 171	−19.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−61

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	80,042	2384.6	− 2432	−47.4	× 53 / 163	−15.4
4	80,043	2409.6	− 2473	−63.4	× 51 / 163	−19.8
5	80,044	2425.0	− 2502	−77	× 59 / 163	−27.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−63

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	79,706	2374.7	− 2432	−57.3	× 58 / 170	−19.5
4	79,707	2425.2	− 2473	−47.8	× 58 / 170	−16.3
5	79,708	2453.5	− 2502	−48.5	× 54 / 170	−15.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−51

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	79,622	2406.1	− 2432	−25.9	× 37 / 122	−7.9
4	79,623	2447.1	− 2473	−25.9	× 31 / 122	−6.6
5	79,624	2512.9	− 2502	10.9	× 54 / 122	4.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−10

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −24, −22, −23, −31, −29, −44, −31, −61, −63, −51, −10 → −35.4
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 2 · 2016→2017: 1 · 2017→2018: 8 · 2018→2019: 2 · 2019→2021: 15 · 2021→2022: 13 · 2022→2023: 30 · 2023→2024: 2 · 2024→2025: 12 · 2025→2026: 41 → average 12.6
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 12.6 × 2.66 = 33.5. Upper limit −1.9, lower limit −68.9.

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.