Sequoia 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. 2446 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader meets the grade 4 bar. 2489 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2532 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 6 bar. 2527 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	95,002	2449.9	− 2432	17.9	× 65 / 242	4.8
4	95,005	2497.2	− 2473	24.2	× 60 / 242	6
5	95,006	2535.8	− 2502	33.8	× 63 / 242	8.8
6	95,009	2541.8	− 2531	10.8	× 54 / 242	2.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						22

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	88,225	2423.1	− 2432	−8.9	× 60 / 250	−2.1
4	88,227	2506.8	− 2473	33.8	× 64 / 250	8.7
5	88,230	2530.4	− 2502	28.4	× 63 / 250	7.2
6	88,232	2569.7	− 2531	38.7	× 63 / 250	9.8
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	90,780	2469.9	− 2432	37.9	× 62 / 248	9.5
4	90,782	2458.8	− 2473	−14.2	× 63 / 248	−3.6
5	90,785	2513.9	− 2502	11.9	× 61 / 248	2.9
6	90,787	2580.5	− 2531	49.5	× 62 / 248	12.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						21

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	90,986	2488.9	− 2432	56.9	× 63 / 241	14.9
4	90,987	2523.5	− 2473	50.5	× 60 / 241	12.6
5	90,990	2495.2	− 2502	−6.8	× 55 / 241	−1.6
6	90,991	2563.4	− 2531	32.4	× 63 / 241	8.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						34

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	91,625	2466.8	− 2432	34.8	× 62 / 226	9.5
4	91,626	2518.7	− 2473	45.7	× 55 / 226	11.1
5	91,627	2533.7	− 2502	31.7	× 52 / 226	7.3
6	91,628	2556.0	− 2531	25	× 57 / 226	6.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						34

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	91,871	2463.9	− 2432	31.9	× 69 / 236	9.3
4	91,872	2475.8	− 2473	2.8	× 61 / 236	0.7
5	91,873	2505.3	− 2502	3.3	× 51 / 236	0.7
6	91,874	2548.8	− 2531	17.8	× 55 / 236	4.1
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	91,771	2448.4	− 2432	16.4	× 51 / 223	3.8
4	91,772	2470.0	− 2473	−3	× 72 / 223	−1
5	91,773	2515.1	− 2502	13.1	× 46 / 223	2.7
6	91,774	2505.4	− 2531	−25.6	× 54 / 223	−6.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−1

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	91,710	2438.6	− 2432	6.6	× 57 / 224	1.7
4	91,711	2473.0	− 2473	0	× 57 / 224	0
5	91,712	2505.0	− 2502	3	× 60 / 224	0.8
6	91,713	2526.7	− 2531	−4.3	× 50 / 224	−1
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	91,410	2461.1	− 2432	29.1	× 67 / 237	8.2
4	91,411	2469.1	− 2473	−3.9	× 57 / 237	−0.9
5	91,412	2539.6	− 2502	37.6	× 56 / 237	8.9
6	91,413	2507.3	− 2531	−23.7	× 57 / 237	−5.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						10

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	91,063	2445.9	− 2432	13.9	× 48 / 219	3
4	91,064	2488.9	− 2473	15.9	× 63 / 219	4.6
5	91,065	2532.0	− 2502	30	× 49 / 219	6.7
6	91,066	2527.3	− 2531	−3.7	× 59 / 219	−1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						13

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. 22, 23, 21, 34, 34, 15, −1, 2, 10, 13 → 17.3
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 1 · 2016→2017: 2 · 2017→2018: 13 · 2018→2019: 0 · 2019→2022: 19 · 2022→2023: 16 · 2023→2024: 3 · 2024→2025: 8 · 2025→2026: 3 → average 7.2
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 7.2 × 2.66 = 19.2. Upper limit 36.5, lower limit −1.9.

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.