Hollister 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 22 points under the grade 3 bar. 2410 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader meets the grade 4 bar. 2506 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2512 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader meets the grade 6 bar. 2534 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	84,880	2396.7	− 2432	−35.3	× 58 / 262	−7.8
4	84,881	2464.8	− 2473	−8.2	× 58 / 262	−1.8
5	84,883	2486.0	− 2502	−16	× 71 / 262	−4.3
6	84,886	2535.0	− 2531	4	× 75 / 262	1.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−13

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	78,698	2419.4	− 2432	−12.6	× 57 / 245	−2.9
4	78,700	2449.0	− 2473	−24	× 57 / 245	−5.6
5	78,702	2521.4	− 2502	19.4	× 58 / 245	4.6
6	78,704	2533.2	− 2531	2.2	× 73 / 245	0.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−3

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	80,853	2426.7	− 2432	−5.3	× 61 / 229	−1.4
4	80,856	2472.2	− 2473	−0.8	× 55 / 229	−0.2
5	80,858	2479.5	− 2502	−22.5	× 56 / 229	−5.5
6	80,859	2564.0	− 2531	33	× 57 / 229	8.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						1

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	81,006	2474.8	− 2432	42.8	× 59 / 230	11
4	81,009	2476.0	− 2473	3	× 56 / 230	0.7
5	81,010	2480.3	− 2502	−21.7	× 59 / 230	−5.6
6	81,013	2526.4	− 2531	−4.6	× 56 / 230	−1.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						5

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	81,529	2445.2	− 2432	13.2	× 54 / 227	3.1
4	81,530	2495.0	− 2473	22	× 59 / 227	5.7
5	81,531	2527.2	− 2502	25.2	× 58 / 227	6.4
6	81,532	2558.5	− 2531	27.5	× 56 / 227	6.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						22

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	81,750	2471.8	− 2432	39.8	× 52 / 204	10.1
4	81,751	2503.7	− 2473	30.7	× 42 / 204	6.3
5	81,752	2552.9	− 2502	50.9	× 58 / 204	14.5
6	81,753	2551.7	− 2531	20.7	× 52 / 204	5.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						36

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	81,714	2465.2	− 2432	33.2	× 45 / 193	7.7
4	81,715	2492.4	− 2473	19.4	× 51 / 193	5.1
5	81,716	2567.8	− 2502	65.8	× 43 / 193	14.7
6	81,717	2590.2	− 2531	59.2	× 54 / 193	16.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						44

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	81,726	2442.8	− 2432	10.8	× 39 / 177	2.4
4	81,727	2495.4	− 2473	22.4	× 47 / 177	5.9
5	81,728	2534.2	− 2502	32.2	× 47 / 177	8.6
6	81,729	2588.6	− 2531	57.6	× 44 / 177	14.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						31

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	81,394	2457.6	− 2432	25.6	× 41 / 174	6
4	81,395	2474.0	− 2473	1	× 43 / 174	0.2
5	81,396	2555.4	− 2502	53.4	× 45 / 174	13.8
6	81,397	2550.4	− 2531	19.4	× 45 / 174	5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						25

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	81,316	2409.9	− 2432	−22.1	× 50 / 184	−6
4	81,317	2505.6	− 2473	32.6	× 41 / 184	7.3
5	81,318	2512.1	− 2502	10.1	× 48 / 184	2.6
6	81,319	2533.7	− 2531	2.7	× 45 / 184	0.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						5

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −13, −3, 1, 5, 22, 36, 44, 31, 25, 5 → 15.3
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 10 · 2016→2017: 4 · 2017→2018: 4 · 2018→2019: 17 · 2019→2022: 14 · 2022→2023: 8 · 2023→2024: 13 · 2024→2025: 6 · 2025→2026: 20 → average 10.7
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 10.7 × 2.66 = 28.5. Upper limit 43.8, lower limit −13.2.

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.