Grant 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. 2478 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader meets the grade 4 bar. 2513 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2539 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader meets the grade 6 bar. 2587 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	94,679	2461.3	− 2432	29.3	× 68 / 243	8.2
4	94,681	2503.3	− 2473	30.3	× 62 / 243	7.7
5	94,682	2526.1	− 2502	24.1	× 61 / 243	6
6	94,685	2559.3	− 2531	28.3	× 52 / 243	6.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						28

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	87,935	2441.4	− 2432	9.4	× 52 / 244	2
4	87,937	2490.0	− 2473	17	× 66 / 244	4.6
5	87,939	2531.2	− 2502	29.2	× 66 / 244	7.9
6	87,941	2566.9	− 2531	35.9	× 60 / 244	8.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						23

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	90,473	2488.5	− 2432	56.5	× 55 / 223	13.9
4	90,474	2450.5	− 2473	−22.5	× 51 / 223	−5.1
5	90,476	2524.3	− 2502	22.3	× 60 / 223	6
6	90,478	2541.5	− 2531	10.5	× 57 / 223	2.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						17

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	90,679	2472.1	− 2432	40.1	× 52 / 210	9.9
4	90,681	2539.0	− 2473	66	× 49 / 210	15.4
5	90,683	2520.6	− 2502	18.6	× 52 / 210	4.6
6	90,685	2571.3	− 2531	40.3	× 57 / 210	10.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						41

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	91,303	2461.7	− 2432	29.7	× 65 / 209	9.2
4	91,304	2503.1	− 2473	30.1	× 43 / 209	6.2
5	91,305	2575.7	− 2502	73.7	× 51 / 209	18
6	91,306	2542.1	− 2531	11.1	× 50 / 209	2.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						36

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	91,557	2463.7	− 2432	31.7	× 51 / 201	8
4	91,558	2495.3	− 2473	22.3	× 55 / 201	6.1
5	91,559	2552.2	− 2502	50.2	× 51 / 201	12.7
6	91,560	2553.0	− 2531	22	× 44 / 201	4.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						32

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	91,447	2490.3	− 2432	58.3	× 50 / 198	14.7
4	91,448	2504.8	− 2473	31.8	× 44 / 198	7.1
5	91,449	2548.9	− 2502	46.9	× 53 / 198	12.6
6	91,450	2571.5	− 2531	40.5	× 51 / 198	10.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						45

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	91,390	2468.5	− 2432	36.5	× 47 / 199	8.6
4	91,391	2524.2	− 2473	51.2	× 58 / 199	14.9
5	91,392	2547.9	− 2502	45.9	× 44 / 199	10.1
6	91,393	2563.6	− 2531	32.6	× 50 / 199	8.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						42

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	91,088	2481.5	− 2432	49.5	× 69 / 221	15.5
4	91,089	2508.3	− 2473	35.3	× 52 / 221	8.3
5	91,090	2558.1	− 2502	56.1	× 55 / 221	14
6	91,091	2550.6	− 2531	19.6	× 45 / 221	4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						42

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	90,763	2478.0	− 2432	46	× 44 / 221	9.2
4	90,764	2512.7	− 2473	39.7	× 70 / 221	12.6
5	90,765	2539.3	− 2502	37.3	× 48 / 221	8.1
6	90,766	2586.9	− 2531	55.9	× 59 / 221	14.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						45

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. 28, 23, 17, 41, 36, 32, 45, 42, 42, 45 → 35.1
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 5 · 2016→2017: 6 · 2017→2018: 24 · 2018→2019: 5 · 2019→2022: 4 · 2022→2023: 13 · 2023→2024: 3 · 2024→2025: 0 · 2025→2026: 3 → average 7
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 7 × 2.66 = 18.6. Upper limit 53.7, lower limit 16.5.

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.