San Miguel 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 17 points under the grade 3 bar. 2415 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader meets the grade 4 bar. 2519 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2534 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 6 bar. 2529 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	94,467	2421.9	− 2432	−10.1	× 63 / 232	−2.7
4	94,468	2475.3	− 2473	2.3	× 54 / 232	0.5
5	94,471	2477.3	− 2502	−24.7	× 55 / 232	−5.9
6	94,472	2538.1	− 2531	7.1	× 60 / 232	1.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−6

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	87,713	2452.9	− 2432	20.9	× 65 / 243	5.6
4	87,715	2468.1	− 2473	−4.9	× 62 / 243	−1.3
5	87,717	2501.4	− 2502	−0.6	× 59 / 243	−0.1
6	87,719	2549.9	− 2531	18.9	× 57 / 243	4.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						9

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	90,237	2433.6	− 2432	1.6	× 59 / 241	0.4
4	90,238	2478.3	− 2473	5.3	× 61 / 241	1.3
5	90,241	2466.0	− 2502	−36	× 61 / 241	−9.1
6	90,243	2547.0	− 2531	16	× 60 / 241	4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−3

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	90,441	2449.8	− 2432	17.8	× 58 / 230	4.5
4	90,444	2477.8	− 2473	4.8	× 57 / 230	1.2
5	90,445	2491.4	− 2502	−10.6	× 59 / 230	−2.7
6	90,448	2538.4	− 2531	7.4	× 56 / 230	1.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						5

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	91,057	2427.9	− 2432	−4.1	× 61 / 238	−1.1
4	91,058	2468.1	− 2473	−4.9	× 62 / 238	−1.3
5	91,059	2495.6	− 2502	−6.4	× 62 / 238	−1.7
6	91,060	2548.0	− 2531	17	× 53 / 238	3.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						0

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	89,123	2429.2	− 2432	−2.8	× 38 / 174	−0.6
4	89,124	2456.9	− 2473	−16.1	× 42 / 174	−3.9
5	89,125	2487.7	− 2502	−14.3	× 53 / 174	−4.4
6	89,126	2517.3	− 2531	−13.7	× 41 / 174	−3.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−12

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	91,311	2403.1	− 2432	−28.9	× 60 / 221	−7.8
4	91,312	2433.5	− 2473	−39.5	× 52 / 221	−9.3
5	91,313	2493.9	− 2502	−8.1	× 53 / 221	−1.9
6	91,314	2496.2	− 2531	−34.8	× 56 / 221	−8.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−28

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	91,207	2435.3	− 2432	3.3	× 54 / 219	0.8
4	91,208	2462.5	− 2473	−10.5	× 58 / 219	−2.8
5	91,209	2500.8	− 2502	−1.2	× 56 / 219	−0.3
6	91,210	2542.1	− 2531	11.1	× 51 / 219	2.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						0

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	91,152	2454.0	− 2432	22	× 54 / 218	5.4
4	91,153	2469.3	− 2473	−3.7	× 53 / 218	−0.9
5	91,154	2472.7	− 2502	−29.3	× 56 / 218	−7.5
6	91,155	2533.5	− 2531	2.5	× 55 / 218	0.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−2

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	90,852	2497.7	− 2432	65.7	× 63 / 224	18.5
4	90,853	2506.3	− 2473	33.3	× 55 / 224	8.2
5	90,854	2498.9	− 2502	−3.1	× 53 / 224	−0.7
6	90,855	2528.1	− 2531	−2.9	× 53 / 224	−0.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						25

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	90,507	2414.8	− 2432	−17.2	× 47 / 206	−3.9
4	90,508	2518.8	− 2473	45.8	× 64 / 206	14.2
5	90,509	2533.6	− 2502	31.6	× 53 / 206	8.1
6	90,510	2528.8	− 2531	−2.2	× 42 / 206	−0.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						18

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −6, 9, −3, 5, 0, −12, −28, 0, −2, 25, 18 → 0.5
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: 12 · 2017→2018: 8 · 2018→2019: 5 · 2019→2021: 12 · 2021→2022: 16 · 2022→2023: 28 · 2023→2024: 2 · 2024→2025: 27 · 2025→2026: 7 → average 13.2
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 13.2 × 2.66 = 35.1. Upper limit 35.6, lower limit −34.6.

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.