Hart-Ransom Union Elementary: english

The shaded band is this district'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.

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	96,769	2404.3	− 2432	−27.7	× 119 / 689	−4.8
4	96,770	2441.1	− 2473	−31.9	× 113 / 689	−5.2
5	96,773	2472.4	− 2502	−29.6	× 106 / 689	−4.6
6	96,774	2524.8	− 2531	−6.2	× 117 / 689	−1.1
7	96,777	2556.8	− 2552	4.8	× 118 / 689	0.8
8	96,778	2564.3	− 2567	−2.7	× 116 / 689	−0.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−15

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	89,730	2429.1	− 2432	−2.9	× 96 / 692	−0.4
4	89,733	2442.0	− 2473	−31	× 121 / 692	−5.4
5	89,734	2497.4	− 2502	−4.6	× 123 / 692	−0.8
6	89,737	2508.1	− 2531	−22.9	× 102 / 692	−3.4
7	89,738	2553.6	− 2552	1.6	× 113 / 692	0.3
8	89,740	2577.7	− 2567	10.7	× 117 / 692	1.8
11	89,742	2576.5	− 2583	−6.5	× 20 / 692	−0.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−8

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	92,354	2419.1	− 2432	−12.9	× 118 / 714	−2.1
4	92,356	2465.0	− 2473	−8	× 113 / 714	−1.3
5	92,358	2482.4	− 2502	−19.6	× 121 / 714	−3.3
6	92,361	2520.8	− 2531	−10.2	× 122 / 714	−1.7
7	92,363	2550.6	− 2552	−1.4	× 107 / 714	−0.2
8	92,364	2569.5	− 2567	2.5	× 114 / 714	0.4
11	92,366	2639.6	− 2583	56.6	× 19 / 714	1.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−7

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	92,552	2428.8	− 2432	−3.2	× 117 / 720	−0.5
4	92,553	2467.8	− 2473	−5.2	× 113 / 720	−0.8
5	92,556	2498.0	− 2502	−4	× 122 / 720	−0.7
6	92,557	2533.9	− 2531	2.9	× 115 / 720	0.5
7	92,560	2557.9	− 2552	5.9	× 118 / 720	1
8	92,561	2597.0	− 2567	30	× 112 / 720	4.7
11	92,564	2626.3	− 2583	43.3	× 23 / 720	1.4
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	93,178	2434.9	− 2432	2.9	× 105 / 714	0.4
4	93,179	2478.1	− 2473	5.1	× 117 / 714	0.8
5	93,180	2513.6	− 2502	11.6	× 120 / 714	1.9
6	93,181	2530.7	− 2531	−0.3	× 116 / 714	0
7	93,182	2574.2	− 2552	22.2	× 120 / 714	3.7
8	93,183	2600.4	− 2567	33.4	× 118 / 714	5.5
11	93,184	2652.1	− 2583	69.1	× 18 / 714	1.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						14

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	91,203	2407.6	− 2432	−24.4	× 110 / 706	−3.8
4	91,204	2464.4	− 2473	−8.6	× 121 / 706	−1.5
5	91,205	2526.3	− 2502	24.3	× 108 / 706	3.7
6	91,206	2523.4	− 2531	−7.6	× 123 / 706	−1.3
7	91,207	2567.5	− 2552	15.5	× 115 / 706	2.5
8	91,208	2564.3	− 2567	−2.7	× 104 / 706	−0.4
11	91,209	2645.4	− 2583	62.4	× 25 / 706	2.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						1

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	93,413	2430.7	− 2432	−1.3	× 108 / 717	−0.2
4	93,414	2488.5	− 2473	15.5	× 121 / 717	2.6
5	93,415	2521.4	− 2502	19.4	× 121 / 717	3.3
6	93,416	2542.2	− 2531	11.2	× 107 / 717	1.7
7	93,417	2552.2	− 2552	0.2	× 117 / 717	0
8	93,418	2604.5	− 2567	37.5	× 122 / 717	6.4
11	93,419	2634.9	− 2583	51.9	× 21 / 717	1.5
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	93,307	2427.4	− 2432	−4.6	× 94 / 710	−0.6
4	93,308	2483.0	− 2473	10	× 111 / 710	1.6
5	93,309	2503.0	− 2502	1	× 122 / 710	0.2
6	93,310	2531.6	− 2531	0.6	× 120 / 710	0.1
7	93,311	2548.8	− 2552	−3.2	× 115 / 710	−0.5
8	93,312	2582.1	− 2567	15.1	× 112 / 710	2.4
11	93,313	2658.6	− 2583	75.6	× 36 / 710	3.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						7

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	93,198	2410.8	− 2432	−21.2	× 120 / 703	−3.6
4	93,199	2480.4	− 2473	7.4	× 99 / 703	1
5	93,200	2517.9	− 2502	15.9	× 107 / 703	2.4
6	93,201	2511.8	− 2531	−19.2	× 123 / 703	−3.4
7	93,202	2554.5	− 2552	2.5	× 124 / 703	0.4
8	93,203	2594.9	− 2567	27.9	× 105 / 703	4.2
11	93,204	2663.3	− 2583	80.3	× 25 / 703	2.9
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	92,926	2416.1	− 2432	−15.9	× 93 / 714	−2.1
4	92,927	2462.1	− 2473	−10.9	× 115 / 714	−1.8
5	92,928	2525.9	− 2502	23.9	× 99 / 714	3.3
6	92,929	2520.5	− 2531	−10.5	× 119 / 714	−1.8
7	92,930	2559.9	− 2552	7.9	× 128 / 714	1.4
8	92,931	2600.6	− 2567	33.6	× 126 / 714	5.9
11	92,932	2659.2	− 2583	76.2	× 34 / 714	3.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						9

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	92,532	2419.1	− 2432	−12.9	× 106 / 709	−1.9
4	92,533	2443.6	− 2473	−29.4	× 97 / 709	−4
5	92,534	2499.7	− 2502	−2.3	× 117 / 709	−0.4
6	92,535	2553.1	− 2531	22.1	× 97 / 709	3
7	92,536	2550.0	− 2552	−2	× 119 / 709	−0.3
8	92,537	2594.1	− 2567	27.1	× 126 / 709	4.8
11	92,538	2627.4	− 2583	44.4	× 47 / 709	2.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						4

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −15, −8, −7, 5, 14, 1, 15, 7, 4, 9, 4 → 2.6
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 7 · 2016→2017: 1 · 2017→2018: 12 · 2018→2019: 9 · 2019→2021: 13 · 2021→2022: 14 · 2022→2023: 8 · 2023→2024: 3 · 2024→2025: 5 · 2025→2026: 5 → average 7.7
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 7.7 × 2.66 = 20.5. Upper limit 23.1, lower limit −17.9.

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 — for a district, the total across its schools. From 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26.

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