Frost (Earl) 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 10 points under the grade 3 bar. 2422 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader meets the grade 4 bar. 2497 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 27 points under the grade 5 bar. 2475 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader meets the grade 6 bar. 2542 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	88,291	2406.9	− 2432	−25.1	× 118 / 415	−7.1
4	88,294	2455.8	− 2473	−17.2	× 91 / 415	−3.8
5	88,295	2486.5	− 2502	−15.5	× 77 / 415	−2.9
6	88,298	2513.0	− 2531	−18	× 93 / 415	−4
7	88,299	2581.3	− 2552	29.3	× 21 / 415	1.5
8	88,302	2567.5	− 2567	0.5	× 15 / 415	0
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−16

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	81,961	2418.9	− 2432	−13.1	× 86 / 375	−3
4	81,964	2476.4	− 2473	3.4	× 109 / 375	1
5	81,965	2498.8	− 2502	−3.2	× 76 / 375	−0.6
6	81,967	2542.9	− 2531	11.9	× 71 / 375	2.3
7	81,970	2530.9	− 2552	−21.1	× 17 / 375	−1
8	81,972	2607.4	− 2567	40.4	× 16 / 375	1.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						0

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	84,250	2399.4	− 2432	−32.6	× 84 / 389	−7
4	84,252	2464.5	− 2473	−8.5	× 90 / 389	−2
5	84,254	2499.4	− 2502	−2.6	× 103 / 389	−0.7
6	84,256	2521.6	− 2531	−9.4	× 77 / 389	−1.9
7	84,258	2567.6	− 2552	15.6	× 18 / 389	0.7
8	84,259	2570.7	− 2567	3.7	× 17 / 389	0.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−11

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	84,467	2429.2	− 2432	−2.8	× 80 / 351	−0.6
4	84,470	2463.2	− 2473	−9.8	× 70 / 351	−2
5	84,472	2521.6	− 2502	19.6	× 74 / 351	4.1
6	84,474	2520.5	− 2531	−10.5	× 97 / 351	−2.9
7	84,476	2606.1	− 2552	54.1	× 14 / 351	2.2
8	84,478	2593.1	− 2567	26.1	× 16 / 351	1.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						2

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	85,079	2430.7	− 2432	−1.3	× 98 / 342	−0.4
4	85,080	2481.3	− 2473	8.3	× 75 / 342	1.8
5	85,081	2533.8	− 2502	31.8	× 64 / 342	6
6	85,082	2555.2	− 2531	24.2	× 65 / 342	4.6
7	85,083	2603.3	− 2552	51.3	× 27 / 342	4.1
8	85,084	2649.2	− 2567	82.2	× 13 / 342	3.1
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	85,276	2411.2	− 2432	−20.8	× 34 / 159	−4.4
4	85,277	2476.4	− 2473	3.4	× 42 / 159	0.9
5	85,278	2471.8	− 2502	−30.2	× 44 / 159	−8.4
6	85,279	2541.1	− 2531	10.1	× 39 / 159	2.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−9

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	85,213	2424.5	− 2432	−7.5	× 44 / 165	−2
4	85,214	2442.2	− 2473	−30.8	× 38 / 165	−7.1
5	85,215	2483.5	− 2502	−18.5	× 37 / 165	−4.1
6	85,216	2529.6	− 2531	−1.4	× 46 / 165	−0.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−14

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	85,200	2395.6	− 2432	−36.4	× 47 / 161	−10.6
4	85,201	2453.7	− 2473	−19.3	× 40 / 161	−4.8
5	85,202	2478.7	− 2502	−23.3	× 32 / 161	−4.6
6	85,203	2540.7	− 2531	9.7	× 42 / 161	2.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−18

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	84,892	2449.4	− 2432	17.4	× 54 / 176	5.3
4	84,893	2447.4	− 2473	−25.6	× 48 / 176	−7
5	84,894	2462.9	− 2502	−39.1	× 40 / 176	−8.9
6	84,895	2525.7	− 2531	−5.3	× 34 / 176	−1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−12

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	84,663	2421.9	− 2432	−10.1	× 40 / 182	−2.2
4	84,664	2496.9	− 2473	23.9	× 55 / 182	7.2
5	84,665	2475.3	− 2502	−26.7	× 45 / 182	−6.6
6	84,666	2542.2	− 2531	11.2	× 42 / 182	2.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						1

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −16, 0, −11, 2, 19, −9, −14, −18, −12, 1 → −5.8
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 16 · 2016→2017: 11 · 2017→2018: 13 · 2018→2019: 17 · 2019→2022: 28 · 2022→2023: 5 · 2023→2024: 4 · 2024→2025: 6 · 2025→2026: 13 → 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 27.7, lower limit −39.3.

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.