Kenwood 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 meets the grade 3 bar. 2485 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader meets the grade 4 bar. 2550 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2522 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 14 points under the grade 6 bar. 2517 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	94,384	2452.9	− 2432	20.9	× 20 / 94	4.4
4	94,387	2510.1	− 2473	37.1	× 36 / 94	14.2
5	94,388	2556.1	− 2502	54.1	× 18 / 94	10.4
6	94,391	2560.9	− 2531	29.9	× 20 / 94	6.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						35

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	87,632	2468.9	− 2432	36.9	× 19 / 90	7.8
4	87,633	2499.4	− 2473	26.4	× 19 / 90	5.6
5	87,636	2566.0	− 2502	64	× 34 / 90	24.2
6	87,638	2592.2	− 2531	61.2	× 18 / 90	12.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						50

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	90,132	2416.4	− 2432	−15.6	× 19 / 92	−3.2
4	90,135	2498.4	− 2473	25.4	× 22 / 92	6.1
5	90,136	2566.1	− 2502	64.1	× 17 / 92	11.8
6	90,138	2587.3	− 2531	56.3	× 34 / 92	20.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						36

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	90,356	2474.6	− 2432	42.6	× 19 / 74	10.9
4	90,357	2433.8	− 2473	−39.2	× 24 / 74	−12.7
5	90,360	2546.2	− 2502	44.2	× 13 / 74	7.8
6	90,361	2588.7	− 2531	57.7	× 18 / 74	14
Sum, rounded to a whole point						20

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	90,971	2453.5	− 2432	21.5	× 21 / 77	5.9
4	90,972	2501.6	− 2473	28.6	× 20 / 77	7.4
5	90,973	2487.7	− 2502	−14.3	× 23 / 77	−4.3
6	90,974	2590.3	− 2531	59.3	× 13 / 77	10
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	91,201	2443.8	− 2432	11.8	× 18 / 65	3.3
4	91,202	2527.1	− 2473	54.1	× 17 / 65	14.1
5	91,203	2553.3	− 2502	51.3	× 13 / 65	10.3
6	91,204	2501.2	− 2531	−29.8	× 17 / 65	−7.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						20

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	91,095	2455.5	− 2432	23.5	× 19 / 67	6.7
4	91,096	2462.1	− 2473	−10.9	× 19 / 67	−3.1
5	91,097	2581.5	− 2502	79.5	× 17 / 67	20.2
6	91,098	2552.4	− 2531	21.4	× 12 / 67	3.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						28

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	91,048	2463.0	− 2432	31	× 20 / 70	8.9
4	91,049	2466.1	− 2473	−6.9	× 18 / 70	−1.8
5	91,050	2502.1	− 2502	0.1	× 16 / 70	0
6	91,051	2548.9	− 2531	17.9	× 16 / 70	4.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						11

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	90,744	2471.2	− 2432	39.2	× 15 / 74	7.9
4	90,745	2509.5	− 2473	36.5	× 21 / 74	10.4
5	90,746	2546.0	− 2502	44	× 18 / 74	10.7
6	90,747	2554.5	− 2531	23.5	× 20 / 74	6.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						35

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	90,403	2484.8	− 2432	52.8	× 17 / 69	13
4	90,404	2550.4	− 2473	77.4	× 14 / 69	15.7
5	90,405	2522.4	− 2502	20.4	× 19 / 69	5.6
6	90,406	2517.2	− 2531	−13.8	× 19 / 69	−3.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						31

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. 35, 50, 36, 20, 19, 20, 28, 11, 35, 31 → 28.5
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: 14 · 2017→2018: 16 · 2018→2019: 1 · 2019→2022: 1 · 2022→2023: 8 · 2023→2024: 17 · 2024→2025: 24 · 2025→2026: 4 → average 11.1
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 11.1 × 2.66 = 29.5. Upper limit 58, lower limit −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.