Penngrove 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. 2486 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2498 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 12 points under the grade 6 bar. 2519 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	94,711	2423.9	− 2432	−8.1	× 50 / 217	−1.9
4	94,712	2454.7	− 2473	−18.3	× 52 / 217	−4.4
5	94,715	2515.8	− 2502	13.8	× 59 / 217	3.8
6	94,716	2543.0	− 2531	12	× 56 / 217	3.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						1

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	87,968	2439.7	− 2432	7.7	× 65 / 224	2.2
4	87,970	2474.5	− 2473	1.5	× 52 / 224	0.3
5	87,971	2505.2	− 2502	3.2	× 54 / 224	0.8
6	87,974	2557.5	− 2531	26.5	× 53 / 224	6.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						10

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	90,506	2405.5	− 2432	−26.5	× 52 / 219	−6.3
4	90,509	2465.4	− 2473	−7.6	× 58 / 219	−2
5	90,510	2500.3	− 2502	−1.7	× 54 / 219	−0.4
6	90,513	2540.2	− 2531	9.2	× 55 / 219	2.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−6

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	90,716	2451.0	− 2432	19	× 60 / 217	5.3
4	90,717	2460.3	− 2473	−12.7	× 47 / 217	−2.8
5	90,720	2509.0	− 2502	7	× 61 / 217	2
6	90,721	2539.1	− 2531	8.1	× 49 / 217	1.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						6

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	91,343	2455.9	− 2432	23.9	× 48 / 198	5.8
4	91,344	2482.0	− 2473	9	× 54 / 198	2.5
5	91,345	2505.4	− 2502	3.4	× 46 / 198	0.8
6	91,346	2533.0	− 2531	2	× 50 / 198	0.5
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	91,597	2423.3	− 2432	−8.7	× 70 / 241	−2.5
4	91,598	2490.5	− 2473	17.5	× 58 / 241	4.2
5	91,599	2514.7	− 2502	12.7	× 64 / 241	3.4
6	91,600	2549.9	− 2531	18.9	× 49 / 241	3.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						9

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	91,487	2411.2	− 2432	−20.8	× 55 / 232	−4.9
4	91,488	2464.1	− 2473	−8.9	× 60 / 232	−2.3
5	91,489	2504.8	− 2502	2.8	× 56 / 232	0.7
6	91,490	2543.6	− 2531	12.6	× 61 / 232	3.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−3

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	91,430	2413.3	− 2432	−18.7	× 61 / 226	−5
4	91,431	2469.4	− 2473	−3.6	× 54 / 226	−0.9
5	91,432	2498.2	− 2502	−3.8	× 58 / 226	−1
6	91,433	2543.1	− 2531	12.1	× 53 / 226	2.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−4

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	91,128	2418.7	− 2432	−13.3	× 56 / 214	−3.5
4	91,129	2485.1	− 2473	12.1	× 61 / 214	3.4
5	91,130	2506.3	− 2502	4.3	× 50 / 214	1
6	91,131	2524.4	− 2531	−6.6	× 47 / 214	−1.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						0

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	90,803	2409.1	− 2432	−22.9	× 83 / 240	−7.9
4	90,804	2486.4	− 2473	13.4	× 56 / 240	3.1
5	90,805	2497.6	− 2502	−4.4	× 56 / 240	−1
6	90,806	2519.2	− 2531	−11.8	× 45 / 240	−2.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−8

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. 1, 10, −6, 6, 10, 9, −3, −4, 0, −8 → 1.5
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 9 · 2016→2017: 16 · 2017→2018: 12 · 2018→2019: 4 · 2019→2022: 1 · 2022→2023: 12 · 2023→2024: 1 · 2024→2025: 4 · 2025→2026: 8 → average 7.4
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 7.4 × 2.66 = 19.7. Upper limit 21.2, lower limit −18.2.

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.