Hope 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 just under the grade 3 bar. 2426 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 33 points under the grade 4 bar. 2440 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 23 points under the grade 5 bar. 2479 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader meets the grade 6 bar. 2550 vs. 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores just under the grade 7 bar. 2544 vs. 2552.
8th The average 8th grader meets the grade 8 bar. 2596 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	100,556	2361.4	− 2432	−70.6	× 21 / 148	−10
4	100,557	2373.1	− 2473	−99.9	× 21 / 148	−14.2
5	100,560	2437.9	− 2502	−64.1	× 31 / 148	−13.4
6	100,561	2484.6	− 2531	−46.4	× 27 / 148	−8.5
7	100,564	2488.0	− 2552	−64	× 27 / 148	−11.7
8	100,565	2532.0	− 2567	−35	× 21 / 148	−5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−63

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	93,264	2319.4	− 2432	−112.6	× 23 / 154	−16.8
4	93,266	2390.0	− 2473	−83	× 23 / 154	−12.4
5	93,269	2449.3	− 2502	−52.7	× 26 / 154	−8.9
6	93,271	2465.9	− 2531	−65.1	× 27 / 154	−11.4
7	93,273	2546.9	− 2552	−5.1	× 27 / 154	−0.9
8	93,274	2549.3	− 2567	−17.7	× 28 / 154	−3.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−54

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	96,026	2377.4	− 2432	−54.6	× 25 / 152	−9
4	96,028	2388.9	− 2473	−84.1	× 28 / 152	−15.5
5	96,031	2481.7	− 2502	−20.3	× 22 / 152	−2.9
6	96,033	2493.1	− 2531	−37.9	× 27 / 152	−6.7
7	96,034	2510.5	− 2552	−41.5	× 25 / 152	−6.8
8	96,036	2550.5	− 2567	−16.5	× 25 / 152	−2.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−44

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	96,214	2376.4	− 2432	−55.6	× 25 / 143	−9.7
4	96,216	2394.1	− 2473	−78.9	× 25 / 143	−13.8
5	96,218	2440.5	− 2502	−61.5	× 28 / 143	−12
6	96,220	2474.3	− 2531	−56.7	× 22 / 143	−8.7
7	96,222	2526.8	− 2552	−25.2	× 20 / 143	−3.5
8	96,224	2564.7	− 2567	−2.3	× 23 / 143	−0.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−48

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	96,877	2385.1	− 2432	−46.9	× 22 / 147	−7
4	96,878	2425.4	− 2473	−47.6	× 25 / 147	−8.1
5	96,879	2457.9	− 2502	−44.1	× 28 / 147	−8.4
6	96,880	2481.2	− 2531	−49.8	× 27 / 147	−9.1
7	96,881	2567.8	− 2552	15.8	× 21 / 147	2.3
8	96,882	2538.8	− 2567	−28.2	× 24 / 147	−4.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−35

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	94,760	2408.1	− 2432	−23.9	× 29 / 160	−4.3
4	94,761	2456.7	− 2473	−16.3	× 30 / 160	−3.1
5	94,762	2514.0	− 2502	12	× 22 / 160	1.7
6	94,763	2533.5	− 2531	2.5	× 25 / 160	0.4
7	94,764	2581.9	− 2552	29.9	× 28 / 160	5.2
8	94,765	2551.0	− 2567	−16	× 26 / 160	−2.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−3

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	97,067	2387.8	− 2432	−44.2	× 26 / 159	−7.2
4	97,068	2475.8	− 2473	2.8	× 30 / 159	0.5
5	97,069	2504.4	− 2502	2.4	× 30 / 159	0.5
6	97,070	2519.2	− 2531	−11.8	× 23 / 159	−1.7
7	97,071	2542.6	− 2552	−9.4	× 25 / 159	−1.5
8	97,072	2592.5	− 2567	25.5	× 25 / 159	4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−5

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	96,914	2406.0	− 2432	−26	× 21 / 146	−3.7
4	96,915	2412.9	− 2473	−60.1	× 27 / 146	−11.1
5	96,916	2487.1	− 2502	−14.9	× 26 / 146	−2.7
6	96,917	2546.0	− 2531	15	× 26 / 146	2.7
7	96,918	2592.3	− 2552	40.3	× 23 / 146	6.3
8	96,919	2592.3	− 2567	25.3	× 23 / 146	4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−5

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	96,805	2404.1	− 2432	−27.9	× 24 / 148	−4.5
4	96,806	2460.3	− 2473	−12.7	× 21 / 148	−1.8
5	96,807	2492.2	− 2502	−9.8	× 29 / 148	−1.9
6	96,808	2522.5	− 2531	−8.5	× 24 / 148	−1.4
7	96,809	2589.4	− 2552	37.4	× 27 / 148	6.8
8	96,810	2605.0	− 2567	38	× 23 / 148	5.9
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	96,530	2425.1	− 2432	−6.9	× 26 / 151	−1.2
4	96,531	2404.3	− 2473	−68.7	× 26 / 151	−11.8
5	96,532	2502.2	− 2502	0.2	× 23 / 151	0
6	96,533	2514.7	− 2531	−16.3	× 28 / 151	−3
7	96,534	2582.9	− 2552	30.9	× 24 / 151	4.9
8	96,535	2614.6	− 2567	47.6	× 24 / 151	7.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−4

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	96,154	2425.5	− 2432	−6.5	× 21 / 145	−0.9
4	96,155	2440.3	− 2473	−32.7	× 26 / 145	−5.9
5	96,156	2479.2	− 2502	−22.8	× 24 / 145	−3.8
6	96,157	2550.1	− 2531	19.1	× 24 / 145	3.2
7	96,158	2543.7	− 2552	−8.3	× 29 / 145	−1.7
8	96,159	2595.7	− 2567	28.7	× 21 / 145	4.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−5

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −63, −54, −44, −48, −35, −3, −5, −5, 3, −4, −5 → −23.9
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: 10 · 2017→2018: 4 · 2018→2019: 13 · 2019→2021: 32 · 2021→2022: 2 · 2022→2023: 0 · 2023→2024: 8 · 2024→2025: 7 · 2025→2026: 1 → average 8.6
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 8.6 × 2.66 = 22.9. Upper limit −1, lower limit −46.8.

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.