Browns Valley 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 23 points under the grade 3 bar. 2409 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader meets the grade 4 bar. 2474 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2526 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader meets the grade 6 bar. 2567 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	93,464	2418.8	− 2432	−13.2	× 153 / 511	−4
4	93,467	2462.9	− 2473	−10.1	× 121 / 511	−2.4
5	93,468	2494.3	− 2502	−7.7	× 129 / 511	−1.9
6	93,471	2549.4	− 2531	18.4	× 108 / 511	3.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−4

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	86,852	2386.4	− 2432	−45.6	× 133 / 556	−10.9
4	86,853	2454.3	− 2473	−18.7	× 154 / 556	−5.2
5	86,856	2502.1	− 2502	0.1	× 133 / 556	0
6	86,857	2520.0	− 2531	−11	× 136 / 556	−2.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−19

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	89,299	2409.3	− 2432	−22.7	× 115 / 512	−5.1
4	89,300	2435.5	− 2473	−37.5	× 123 / 512	−9
5	89,302	2506.4	− 2502	4.4	× 143 / 512	1.2
6	89,305	2540.2	− 2531	9.2	× 131 / 512	2.4
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	89,509	2424.5	− 2432	−7.5	× 132 / 510	−1.9
4	89,510	2478.8	− 2473	5.8	× 109 / 510	1.2
5	89,513	2476.9	− 2502	−25.1	× 118 / 510	−5.8
6	89,514	2558.3	− 2531	27.3	× 151 / 510	8.1
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	90,111	2435.8	− 2432	3.8	× 119 / 467	1
4	90,112	2476.9	− 2473	3.9	× 131 / 467	1.1
5	90,113	2522.7	− 2502	20.7	× 102 / 467	4.5
6	90,114	2543.2	− 2531	12.2	× 115 / 467	3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						10

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	90,375	2455.2	− 2432	23.2	× 102 / 444	5.3
4	90,376	2481.2	− 2473	8.2	× 109 / 444	2
5	90,377	2508.1	− 2502	6.1	× 109 / 444	1.5
6	90,378	2554.7	− 2531	23.7	× 124 / 444	6.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						15

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	90,267	2443.1	− 2432	11.1	× 112 / 448	2.8
4	90,268	2482.8	− 2473	9.8	× 105 / 448	2.3
5	90,269	2533.0	− 2502	31	× 113 / 448	7.8
6	90,270	2532.9	− 2531	1.9	× 118 / 448	0.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						13

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	90,216	2430.5	− 2432	−1.5	× 95 / 443	−0.3
4	90,217	2496.8	− 2473	23.8	× 111 / 443	6
5	90,218	2504.8	− 2502	2.8	× 115 / 443	0.7
6	90,219	2556.2	− 2531	25.2	× 122 / 443	6.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						13

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	89,900	2435.3	− 2432	3.3	× 100 / 419	0.8
4	89,901	2477.9	− 2473	4.9	× 94 / 419	1.1
5	89,902	2528.8	− 2502	26.8	× 114 / 419	7.3
6	89,903	2552.1	− 2531	21.1	× 111 / 419	5.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						15

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	89,595	2409.4	− 2432	−22.6	× 108 / 444	−5.5
4	89,596	2474.0	− 2473	1	× 112 / 444	0.3
5	89,597	2525.8	− 2502	23.8	× 106 / 444	5.7
6	89,598	2567.4	− 2531	36.4	× 118 / 444	9.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						10

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −4, −19, −11, 2, 10, 15, 13, 13, 15, 10 → 4.4
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 15 · 2016→2017: 8 · 2017→2018: 13 · 2018→2019: 8 · 2019→2022: 5 · 2022→2023: 2 · 2023→2024: 0 · 2024→2025: 2 · 2025→2026: 5 → average 6.4
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 6.4 × 2.66 = 17. Upper limit 21.4, lower limit −12.6.

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.