Encinal 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 7.

3rd The average 3rd grader meets the grade 3 bar. 2460 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader meets the grade 4 bar. 2502 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2507 vs. 2502.
7th The average 7th grader scores just under the grade 7 bar. 2544 vs. 2552.

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	98,609	2464.1	− 2432	32.1	× 13 / 63	6.6
5	98,613	2458.3	− 2502	−43.7	× 15 / 63	−10.4
6	98,614	2536.8	− 2531	5.8	× 11 / 63	1
7	98,617	2568.0	− 2552	16	× 12 / 63	3
8	98,618	2586.0	− 2567	19	× 12 / 63	3.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						4

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	91,341	2430.5	− 2432	−1.5	× 11 / 60	−0.3
4	91,342	2525.2	− 2473	52.2	× 11 / 60	9.6
5	91,344	2497.8	− 2502	−4.2	× 11 / 60	−0.8
6	91,347	2510.9	− 2531	−20.1	× 15 / 60	−5
8	91,351	2612.0	− 2567	45	× 12 / 60	9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						13

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	94,103	2417.0	− 2432	−15	× 12 / 63	−2.9
4	94,105	2499.5	− 2473	26.5	× 12 / 63	5
5	94,106	2549.8	− 2502	47.8	× 12 / 63	9.1
6	94,108	2523.1	− 2531	−7.9	× 12 / 63	−1.5
7	94,111	2543.5	− 2552	−8.5	× 15 / 63	−2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						8

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	94,314	2479.4	− 2432	47.4	× 13 / 74	8.3
4	94,317	2476.2	− 2473	3.2	× 12 / 74	0.5
5	94,318	2520.3	− 2502	18.3	× 12 / 74	3
6	94,321	2588.6	− 2531	57.6	× 13 / 74	10.1
7	94,322	2551.1	− 2552	−0.9	× 11 / 74	−0.1
8	94,325	2566.2	− 2567	−0.8	× 13 / 74	−0.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						22

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	94,941	2431.8	− 2432	−0.2	× 13 / 78	0
4	94,942	2547.8	− 2473	74.8	× 13 / 78	12.5
5	94,943	2450.9	− 2502	−51.1	× 13 / 78	−8.5
6	94,944	2536.5	− 2531	5.5	× 13 / 78	0.9
7	94,945	2618.9	− 2552	66.9	× 14 / 78	12
8	94,946	2603.6	− 2567	36.6	× 12 / 78	5.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						22

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	95,183	2414.5	− 2432	−17.5	× 13 / 75	−3
4	95,184	2507.6	− 2473	34.6	× 13 / 75	6
5	95,185	2496.8	− 2502	−5.2	× 13 / 75	−0.9
6	95,186	2488.4	− 2531	−42.6	× 12 / 75	−6.8
7	95,187	2588.3	− 2552	36.3	× 13 / 75	6.3
8	95,188	2508.9	− 2567	−58.1	× 11 / 75	−8.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−7

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	95,081	2439.3	− 2432	7.3	× 12 / 74	1.2
4	95,082	2465.9	− 2473	−7.1	× 13 / 74	−1.2
5	95,083	2544.5	− 2502	42.5	× 12 / 74	6.9
6	95,084	2489.3	− 2531	−41.7	× 13 / 74	−7.3
7	95,085	2514.2	− 2552	−37.8	× 11 / 74	−5.6
8	95,086	2618.5	− 2567	51.5	× 13 / 74	9
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	94,946	2473.7	− 2432	41.7	× 12 / 51	9.8
4	94,947	2498.2	− 2473	25.2	× 13 / 51	6.4
5	94,948	2494.4	− 2502	−7.6	× 13 / 51	−1.9
7	94,950	2559.8	− 2552	7.8	× 13 / 51	2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						16

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	94,678	2446.9	− 2432	14.9	× 13 / 64	3
4	94,679	2523.8	− 2473	50.8	× 12 / 64	9.5
5	94,680	2516.3	− 2502	14.3	× 11 / 64	2.5
6	94,681	2495.3	− 2531	−35.7	× 15 / 64	−8.4
8	94,683	2571.5	− 2567	4.5	× 13 / 64	0.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						8

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	94,284	2460.3	− 2432	28.3	× 12 / 51	6.7
4	94,285	2501.5	− 2473	28.5	× 13 / 51	7.3
5	94,286	2506.5	− 2502	4.5	× 11 / 51	1
7	94,288	2543.7	− 2552	−8.3	× 15 / 51	−2.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						12

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. 4, 13, 8, 22, 22, −7, 3, 16, 8, 12 → 10.1
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: 5 · 2017→2018: 14 · 2018→2019: 0 · 2019→2022: 29 · 2022→2023: 10 · 2023→2024: 13 · 2024→2025: 8 · 2025→2026: 4 → average 10.2
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 10.2 × 2.66 = 27.1. Upper limit 37.2, lower limit −17.

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.