Pine Grove 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 20 points under the grade 3 bar. 2412 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader meets the grade 4 bar. 2475 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2506 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader meets the grade 6 bar. 2564 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	85,330	2440.8	− 2432	8.8	× 82 / 341	2.1
4	85,331	2453.2	− 2473	−19.8	× 100 / 341	−5.8
5	85,334	2503.5	− 2502	1.5	× 86 / 341	0.4
6	85,335	2514.6	− 2531	−16.4	× 73 / 341	−3.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−7

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	79,139	2445.8	− 2432	13.8	× 68 / 342	2.7
4	79,140	2486.8	− 2473	13.8	× 78 / 342	3.1
5	79,142	2497.1	− 2502	−4.9	× 110 / 342	−1.6
6	79,145	2536.1	− 2531	5.1	× 86 / 342	1.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						6

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	81,294	2445.1	− 2432	13.1	× 88 / 343	3.4
4	81,296	2491.0	− 2473	18	× 74 / 343	3.9
5	81,297	2536.9	− 2502	34.9	× 82 / 343	8.3
6	81,299	2537.7	− 2531	6.7	× 99 / 343	1.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						18

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	81,442	2447.2	− 2432	15.2	× 70 / 316	3.4
4	81,445	2511.7	− 2473	38.7	× 90 / 316	11
5	81,446	2528.7	− 2502	26.7	× 77 / 316	6.5
6	81,449	2545.5	− 2531	14.5	× 79 / 316	3.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						25

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	81,971	2451.9	− 2432	19.9	× 64 / 310	4.1
4	81,972	2494.1	− 2473	21.1	× 72 / 310	4.9
5	81,973	2524.5	− 2502	22.5	× 97 / 310	7
6	81,974	2542.6	− 2531	11.6	× 77 / 310	2.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						19

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	82,206	2411.2	− 2432	−20.8	× 67 / 279	−5
4	82,207	2484.9	− 2473	11.9	× 79 / 279	3.4
5	82,208	2511.5	− 2502	9.5	× 62 / 279	2.1
6	82,209	2538.7	− 2531	7.7	× 71 / 279	2
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	82,166	2402.6	− 2432	−29.4	× 85 / 306	−8.2
4	82,167	2480.0	− 2473	7	× 72 / 306	1.6
5	82,168	2518.5	− 2502	16.5	× 78 / 306	4.2
6	82,169	2522.7	− 2531	−8.3	× 71 / 306	−1.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−4

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	82,178	2361.3	− 2432	−70.7	× 75 / 312	−17
4	82,179	2475.6	− 2473	2.6	× 86 / 312	0.7
5	82,180	2513.9	− 2502	11.9	× 76 / 312	2.9
6	82,181	2547.9	− 2531	16.9	× 75 / 312	4.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−9

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	81,850	2403.9	− 2432	−28.1	× 87 / 337	−7.3
4	81,851	2451.6	− 2473	−21.4	× 79 / 337	−5
5	81,852	2505.9	− 2502	3.9	× 93 / 337	1.1
6	81,853	2552.5	− 2531	21.5	× 78 / 337	5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−6

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	81,772	2412.1	− 2432	−19.9	× 67 / 323	−4.1
4	81,773	2474.7	− 2473	1.7	× 85 / 323	0.4
5	81,774	2505.8	− 2502	3.8	× 78 / 323	0.9
6	81,775	2563.9	− 2531	32.9	× 93 / 323	9.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						7

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −7, 6, 18, 25, 19, 2, −4, −9, −6, 7 → 5.1
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 13 · 2016→2017: 12 · 2017→2018: 7 · 2018→2019: 6 · 2019→2022: 17 · 2022→2023: 6 · 2023→2024: 5 · 2024→2025: 3 · 2025→2026: 13 → average 9.1
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 9.1 × 2.66 = 24.2. Upper limit 29.3, lower limit −19.1.

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.