Weaverville 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 8.

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 22 points under the grade 3 bar. 2410 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader meets the grade 4 bar. 2480 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2539 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 6 bar. 2528 vs. 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores 11 points under the grade 6 bar. 2520 vs. 2531. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores just under the grade 6 bar. 2530 vs. 2531. The 8th-grade bar is 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	100,008	2405.2	− 2432	−26.8	× 38 / 232	−4.4
4	100,011	2436.0	− 2473	−37	× 49 / 232	−7.8
5	100,012	2474.1	− 2502	−27.9	× 32 / 232	−3.8
6	100,015	2542.6	− 2531	11.6	× 36 / 232	1.8
7	100,016	2548.9	− 2552	−3.1	× 33 / 232	−0.4
8	100,019	2565.8	− 2567	−1.2	× 44 / 232	−0.2
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	92,739	2409.5	− 2432	−22.5	× 36 / 253	−3.2
4	92,741	2412.9	− 2473	−60.1	× 43 / 253	−10.2
5	92,742	2473.4	− 2502	−28.6	× 49 / 253	−5.5
6	92,745	2569.0	− 2531	38	× 36 / 253	5.4
7	92,747	2554.3	− 2552	2.3	× 46 / 253	0.4
8	92,748	2598.7	− 2567	31.7	× 43 / 253	5.4
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	95,496	2398.3	− 2432	−33.7	× 32 / 249	−4.3
4	95,499	2458.2	− 2473	−14.8	× 36 / 249	−2.1
5	95,500	2449.5	− 2502	−52.5	× 41 / 249	−8.6
6	95,502	2558.1	− 2531	27.1	× 53 / 249	5.8
7	95,505	2557.9	− 2552	5.9	× 45 / 249	1.1
8	95,507	2571.4	− 2567	4.4	× 42 / 249	0.7
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	95,671	2388.4	− 2432	−43.6	× 33 / 260	−5.5
4	95,672	2430.3	− 2473	−42.7	× 29 / 260	−4.8
5	95,675	2507.2	− 2502	5.2	× 40 / 260	0.8
6	95,676	2528.6	− 2531	−2.4	× 50 / 260	−0.5
7	95,679	2557.0	− 2552	5	× 57 / 260	1.1
8	95,680	2547.6	− 2567	−19.4	× 51 / 260	−3.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−13

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	96,347	2427.4	− 2432	−4.6	× 37 / 236	−0.7
4	96,348	2414.7	− 2473	−58.3	× 31 / 236	−7.7
5	96,349	2503.1	− 2502	1.1	× 25 / 236	0.1
6	96,350	2550.4	− 2531	19.4	× 41 / 236	3.4
7	96,351	2555.6	− 2552	3.6	× 49 / 236	0.7
8	96,352	2581.3	− 2567	14.3	× 53 / 236	3.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−1

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	94,252	2379.3	− 2432	−52.7	× 38 / 190	−10.5
4	94,253	2386.4	− 2473	−86.6	× 33 / 190	−15
5	94,254	2521.7	− 2502	19.7	× 27 / 190	2.8
6	94,255	2524.7	− 2531	−6.3	× 29 / 190	−1
7	94,256	2577.4	− 2552	25.4	× 26 / 190	3.5
8	94,257	2584.7	− 2567	17.7	× 37 / 190	3.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−17

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	96,521	2442.1	− 2432	10.1	× 36 / 202	1.8
4	96,522	2430.6	− 2473	−42.4	× 39 / 202	−8.2
5	96,523	2496.5	− 2502	−5.5	× 29 / 202	−0.8
6	96,524	2565.8	− 2531	34.8	× 32 / 202	5.5
7	96,525	2586.0	− 2552	34	× 31 / 202	5.2
8	96,526	2581.4	− 2567	14.4	× 35 / 202	2.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						6

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	96,360	2393.5	− 2432	−38.5	× 31 / 205	−5.8
4	96,361	2447.0	− 2473	−26	× 36 / 205	−4.6
5	96,362	2494.8	− 2502	−7.2	× 37 / 205	−1.3
6	96,363	2486.7	− 2531	−44.3	× 31 / 205	−6.7
7	96,364	2584.6	− 2552	32.6	× 36 / 205	5.7
8	96,365	2569.2	− 2567	2.2	× 34 / 205	0.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−12

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	96,244	2468.9	− 2432	36.9	× 21 / 201	3.9
4	96,245	2449.5	− 2473	−23.5	× 30 / 201	−3.5
5	96,246	2484.4	− 2502	−17.6	× 43 / 201	−3.8
6	96,247	2508.9	− 2531	−22.1	× 43 / 201	−4.7
7	96,248	2516.8	− 2552	−35.2	× 25 / 201	−4.4
8	96,249	2556.7	− 2567	−10.3	× 39 / 201	−2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−15

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	95,982	2419.6	− 2432	−12.4	× 31 / 185	−2.1
4	95,983	2524.8	− 2473	51.8	× 24 / 185	6.7
5	95,984	2540.8	− 2502	38.8	× 26 / 185	5.5
6	95,985	2514.0	− 2531	−17	× 38 / 185	−3.5
7	95,986	2533.0	− 2552	−19	× 41 / 185	−4.2
8	95,987	2512.0	− 2567	−55	× 25 / 185	−7.4
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	95,594	2410.2	− 2432	−21.8	× 33 / 182	−4
4	95,595	2479.5	− 2473	6.5	× 29 / 182	1
5	95,596	2539.4	− 2502	37.4	× 20 / 182	4.1
6	95,597	2527.9	− 2531	−3.1	× 29 / 182	−0.5
7	95,598	2520.4	− 2552	−31.6	× 34 / 182	−5.9
8	95,599	2530.1	− 2567	−36.9	× 37 / 182	−7.5
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. −15, −8, −8, −13, −1, −17, 6, −12, −15, −5, −13 → −9.2
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: 0 · 2017→2018: 5 · 2018→2019: 12 · 2019→2021: 16 · 2021→2022: 23 · 2022→2023: 18 · 2023→2024: 3 · 2024→2025: 10 · 2025→2026: 8 → 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 17.9, lower limit −36.3.

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.