Pleasant Grove: 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 8.

3rd The average 3rd grader meets the grade 3 bar. 2433 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 13 points under the grade 4 bar. 2460 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2527 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader meets the grade 6 bar. 2548 vs. 2531.
7th The average 7th grader meets the grade 7 bar. 2591 vs. 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores just under the grade 8 bar. 2564 vs. 2567.

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	98,768	2449.7	− 2432	17.7	× 22 / 137	2.8
4	98,771	2472.7	− 2473	−0.3	× 22 / 137	0
5	98,772	2531.9	− 2502	29.9	× 23 / 137	5
6	98,775	2518.8	− 2531	−12.2	× 24 / 137	−2.1
7	98,776	2614.7	− 2552	62.7	× 23 / 137	10.5
8	98,779	2582.7	− 2567	15.7	× 23 / 137	2.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						19

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	91,541	2456.5	− 2432	24.5	× 14 / 132	2.6
4	91,542	2490.2	− 2473	17.2	× 23 / 132	3
5	91,544	2521.3	− 2502	19.3	× 23 / 132	3.4
6	91,547	2532.6	− 2531	1.6	× 25 / 132	0.3
7	91,548	2549.0	− 2552	−3	× 22 / 132	−0.5
8	91,550	2625.1	− 2567	58.1	× 25 / 132	11
Sum, rounded to a whole point						20

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	94,298	2436.4	− 2432	4.4	× 22 / 123	0.8
4	94,301	2485.1	− 2473	12.1	× 14 / 123	1.4
5	94,302	2554.4	− 2502	52.4	× 21 / 123	8.9
6	94,304	2523.1	− 2531	−7.9	× 24 / 123	−1.5
7	94,307	2559.9	− 2552	7.9	× 21 / 123	1.3
8	94,309	2576.4	− 2567	9.4	× 21 / 123	1.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						13

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	94,509	2434.7	− 2432	2.7	× 18 / 125	0.4
4	94,510	2479.1	− 2473	6.1	× 24 / 125	1.2
5	94,513	2536.6	− 2502	34.6	× 16 / 125	4.4
6	94,514	2539.7	− 2531	8.7	× 21 / 125	1.5
7	94,517	2563.3	− 2552	11.3	× 26 / 125	2.4
8	94,518	2578.1	− 2567	11.1	× 20 / 125	1.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						12

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	95,145	2418.2	− 2432	−13.8	× 20 / 118	−2.3
4	95,146	2463.7	− 2473	−9.3	× 18 / 118	−1.4
5	95,147	2528.2	− 2502	26.2	× 22 / 118	4.9
6	95,148	2549.8	− 2531	18.8	× 13 / 118	2.1
7	95,149	2617.0	− 2552	65	× 20 / 118	11
8	95,150	2596.9	− 2567	29.9	× 25 / 118	6.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						21

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	93,094	2369.5	− 2432	−62.5	× 18 / 108	−10.4
4	93,095	2454.9	− 2473	−18.1	× 19 / 108	−3.2
5	93,096	2516.0	− 2502	14	× 19 / 108	2.5
6	93,097	2510.2	− 2531	−20.8	× 17 / 108	−3.3
7	93,098	2596.9	− 2552	44.9	× 21 / 108	8.7
8	93,099	2620.7	− 2567	53.7	× 14 / 108	7
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	95,359	2450.5	− 2432	18.5	× 13 / 118	2
4	95,360	2452.9	− 2473	−20.1	× 21 / 118	−3.6
5	95,361	2489.6	− 2502	−12.4	× 23 / 118	−2.4
6	95,362	2506.3	− 2531	−24.7	× 19 / 118	−4
7	95,363	2529.2	− 2552	−22.8	× 19 / 118	−3.7
8	95,364	2582.8	− 2567	15.8	× 23 / 118	3.1
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	95,257	2449.9	− 2432	17.9	× 16 / 102	2.8
4	95,258	2486.6	− 2473	13.6	× 14 / 102	1.9
5	95,259	2438.0	− 2502	−64	× 18 / 102	−11.3
6	95,260	2494.8	− 2531	−36.2	× 22 / 102	−7.8
7	95,261	2564.8	− 2552	12.8	× 14 / 102	1.8
8	95,262	2546.2	− 2567	−20.8	× 18 / 102	−3.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−16

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	95,122	2448.0	− 2432	16	× 14 / 107	2.1
4	95,123	2478.6	− 2473	5.6	× 17 / 107	0.9
5	95,124	2523.2	− 2502	21.2	× 14 / 107	2.8
6	95,125	2488.8	− 2531	−42.2	× 19 / 107	−7.5
7	95,126	2564.9	− 2552	12.9	× 24 / 107	2.9
8	95,127	2544.7	− 2567	−22.3	× 19 / 107	−4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−3

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	94,854	2388.1	− 2432	−43.9	× 12 / 109	−4.8
4	94,855	2478.1	− 2473	5.1	× 17 / 109	0.8
5	94,856	2545.0	− 2502	43	× 19 / 109	7.5
6	94,857	2520.5	− 2531	−10.5	× 15 / 109	−1.4
7	94,858	2554.5	− 2552	2.5	× 21 / 109	0.5
8	94,859	2532.6	− 2567	−34.4	× 25 / 109	−7.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−5

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	94,460	2432.9	− 2432	0.9	× 13 / 100	0.1
4	94,461	2460.1	− 2473	−12.9	× 12 / 100	−1.5
5	94,462	2527.0	− 2502	25	× 18 / 100	4.5
6	94,463	2547.8	− 2531	16.8	× 19 / 100	3.2
7	94,464	2590.6	− 2552	38.6	× 19 / 100	7.3
8	94,465	2563.6	− 2567	−3.4	× 19 / 100	−0.6
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. 19, 20, 13, 12, 21, 1, −9, −16, −3, −5, 13 → 6
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: 7 · 2017→2018: 1 · 2018→2019: 9 · 2019→2021: 20 · 2021→2022: 10 · 2022→2023: 7 · 2023→2024: 13 · 2024→2025: 2 · 2025→2026: 18 → average 8.8
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 8.8 × 2.66 = 23.4. Upper limit 29.4, lower limit −17.4.

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.