Steindorf STEAM K-8 Magnet: 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. 2498 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader meets the grade 4 bar. 2544 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2588 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader meets the grade 6 bar. 2610 vs. 2531.
7th The average 7th grader meets the grade 7 bar. 2625 vs. 2552.
8th The average 8th grader meets the grade 8 bar. 2654 vs. 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.

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	82,329	2507.5	− 2432	75.5	× 52 / 278	14.1
4	82,332	2508.1	− 2473	35.1	× 56 / 278	7.1
5	82,334	2551.6	− 2502	49.6	× 56 / 278	10
6	82,336	2588.9	− 2531	57.9	× 85 / 278	17.7
7	82,337	2603.3	− 2552	51.3	× 29 / 278	5.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						54

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	82,532	2507.4	− 2432	75.4	× 51 / 328	11.7
4	82,534	2558.5	− 2473	85.5	× 56 / 328	14.6
5	82,536	2555.6	− 2502	53.6	× 56 / 328	9.2
6	82,538	2592.8	− 2531	61.8	× 58 / 328	10.9
7	82,540	2614.0	− 2552	62	× 78 / 328	14.7
8	82,542	2631.8	− 2567	64.8	× 29 / 328	5.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						67

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	83,145	2534.2	− 2432	102.2	× 51 / 358	14.6
4	83,146	2536.9	− 2473	63.9	× 56 / 358	10
5	83,147	2585.7	− 2502	83.7	× 58 / 358	13.6
6	83,148	2608.0	− 2531	77	× 57 / 358	12.3
7	83,149	2638.0	− 2552	86	× 58 / 358	13.9
8	83,150	2647.5	− 2567	80.5	× 78 / 358	17.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						82

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	83,346	2522.3	− 2432	90.3	× 48 / 338	12.8
4	83,347	2540.7	− 2473	67.7	× 59 / 338	11.8
5	83,348	2574.9	− 2502	72.9	× 59 / 338	12.7
6	83,349	2611.1	− 2531	80.1	× 59 / 338	14
7	83,350	2617.8	− 2552	65.8	× 57 / 338	11.1
8	83,351	2650.2	− 2567	83.2	× 56 / 338	13.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						76

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	83,299	2499.2	− 2432	67.2	× 48 / 347	9.3
4	83,300	2546.7	− 2473	73.7	× 61 / 347	13
5	83,301	2580.8	− 2502	78.8	× 60 / 347	13.6
6	83,302	2586.4	− 2531	55.4	× 60 / 347	9.6
7	83,303	2634.6	− 2552	82.6	× 60 / 347	14.3
8	83,304	2628.4	− 2567	61.4	× 58 / 347	10.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						70

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	83,310	2464.0	− 2432	32	× 48 / 343	4.5
4	83,311	2533.9	− 2473	60.9	× 60 / 343	10.7
5	83,312	2564.6	− 2502	62.6	× 60 / 343	11
6	83,313	2605.3	− 2531	74.3	× 60 / 343	13
7	83,314	2630.8	− 2552	78.8	× 57 / 343	13.1
8	83,315	2668.9	− 2567	101.9	× 58 / 343	17.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						69

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	82,990	2500.6	− 2432	68.6	× 48 / 344	9.6
4	82,991	2535.6	− 2473	62.6	× 60 / 344	10.9
5	82,992	2567.1	− 2502	65.1	× 59 / 344	11.2
6	82,993	2591.4	− 2531	60.4	× 59 / 344	10.4
7	82,994	2659.2	− 2552	107.2	× 58 / 344	18.1
8	82,995	2646.1	− 2567	79.1	× 60 / 344	13.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						74

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	82,801	2498.3	− 2432	66.3	× 48 / 343	9.3
4	82,802	2544.1	− 2473	71.1	× 60 / 343	12.4
5	82,803	2587.5	− 2502	85.5	× 60 / 343	15
6	82,804	2609.5	− 2531	78.5	× 59 / 343	13.5
7	82,805	2625.3	− 2552	73.3	× 60 / 343	12.8
8	82,806	2654.0	− 2567	87	× 56 / 343	14.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						77

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. 54, 67, 82, 76, 70, 69, 74, 77 → 71.1
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2017→2018: 13 · 2018→2019: 15 · 2019→2022: 6 · 2022→2023: 6 · 2023→2024: 1 · 2024→2025: 5 · 2025→2026: 3 → average 7
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 7 × 2.66 = 18.6. Upper limit 89.7, lower limit 52.5.

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 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26.