Travis 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 meets the grade 3 bar. 2433 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader meets the grade 4 bar. 2473 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2525 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	93,274	2443.0	− 2432	11	× 61 / 224	3
4	93,277	2476.8	− 2473	3.8	× 53 / 224	0.9
5	93,278	2520.4	− 2502	18.4	× 56 / 224	4.6
6	93,281	2541.9	− 2531	10.9	× 54 / 224	2.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						11

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	86,673	2444.1	− 2432	12.1	× 68 / 233	3.5
4	86,675	2494.1	− 2473	21.1	× 57 / 233	5.2
5	86,677	2501.9	− 2502	−0.1	× 59 / 233	0
6	86,680	2561.9	− 2531	30.9	× 49 / 233	6.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						15

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	89,079	2464.8	− 2432	32.8	× 66 / 253	8.6
4	89,080	2482.6	− 2473	9.6	× 71 / 253	2.7
5	89,083	2550.6	− 2502	48.6	× 50 / 253	9.6
6	89,084	2554.3	− 2531	23.3	× 66 / 253	6.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						27

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	89,292	2446.8	− 2432	14.8	× 75 / 267	4.2
4	89,295	2497.2	− 2473	24.2	× 66 / 267	6
5	89,296	2516.5	− 2502	14.5	× 65 / 267	3.5
6	89,299	2569.5	− 2531	38.5	× 61 / 267	8.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						22

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	89,899	2456.1	− 2432	24.1	× 70 / 250	6.7
4	89,900	2474.0	− 2473	1	× 65 / 250	0.3
5	89,901	2547.3	− 2502	45.3	× 56 / 250	10.1
6	89,902	2547.5	− 2531	16.5	× 59 / 250	3.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						21

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	90,171	2437.3	− 2432	5.3	× 63 / 195	1.7
4	90,172	2479.4	− 2473	6.4	× 57 / 195	1.9
5	90,173	2504.8	− 2502	2.8	× 47 / 195	0.7
6	90,174	2554.0	− 2531	23	× 28 / 195	3.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						8

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	90,061	2447.7	− 2432	15.7	× 58 / 195	4.7
4	90,062	2463.1	− 2473	−9.9	× 64 / 195	−3.2
5	90,063	2518.1	− 2502	16.1	× 45 / 195	3.7
6	90,064	2538.1	− 2531	7.1	× 28 / 195	1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						6

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	90,008	2418.5	− 2432	−13.5	× 61 / 210	−3.9
4	90,009	2481.3	− 2473	8.3	× 51 / 210	2
5	90,010	2509.2	− 2502	7.2	× 59 / 210	2
6	90,011	2561.6	− 2531	30.6	× 39 / 210	5.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						6

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	89,696	2454.7	− 2432	22.7	× 49 / 204	5.5
4	89,697	2495.8	− 2473	22.8	× 53 / 204	5.9
5	89,698	2542.8	− 2502	40.8	× 55 / 204	11
6	89,699	2534.8	− 2531	3.8	× 47 / 204	0.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						23

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	89,395	2433.2	− 2432	1.2	× 62 / 148	0.5
4	89,396	2473.2	− 2473	0.2	× 45 / 148	0.1
5	89,397	2525.1	− 2502	23.1	× 41 / 148	6.4
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. 11, 15, 27, 22, 21, 8, 6, 6, 23, 7 → 14.6
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 4 · 2016→2017: 12 · 2017→2018: 5 · 2018→2019: 1 · 2019→2022: 13 · 2022→2023: 2 · 2023→2024: 0 · 2024→2025: 17 · 2025→2026: 16 → average 7.8
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 7.8 × 2.66 = 20.7. Upper limit 35.3, lower limit −6.1.

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.