Pixley 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	100,888	2352.4	− 2432	−79.6	× 152 / 738	−16.4
4	100,889	2355.7	− 2473	−117.3	× 108 / 738	−17.2
5	100,892	2410.5	− 2502	−91.5	× 139 / 738	−17.2
6	100,893	2441.2	− 2531	−89.8	× 119 / 738	−14.5
7	100,896	2454.1	− 2552	−97.9	× 114 / 738	−15.1
8	100,897	2502.1	− 2567	−64.9	× 106 / 738	−9.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−90

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	93,590	2334.3	− 2432	−97.7	× 114 / 736	−15.1
4	93,592	2372.3	− 2473	−100.7	× 151 / 736	−20.7
5	93,594	2418.3	− 2502	−83.7	× 104 / 736	−11.8
6	93,596	2432.3	− 2531	−98.7	× 134 / 736	−18
7	93,599	2480.3	− 2552	−71.7	× 119 / 736	−11.6
8	93,600	2492.8	− 2567	−74.2	× 114 / 736	−11.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−89

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	96,352	2347.1	− 2432	−84.9	× 113 / 720	−13.3
4	96,354	2362.0	− 2473	−111	× 108 / 720	−16.7
5	96,356	2402.9	− 2502	−99.1	× 143 / 720	−19.7
6	96,358	2421.7	− 2531	−109.3	× 108 / 720	−16.4
7	96,360	2491.0	− 2552	−61	× 123 / 720	−10.4
8	96,362	2517.1	− 2567	−49.9	× 125 / 720	−8.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−85

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	96,543	2369.7	− 2432	−62.3	× 119 / 700	−10.6
4	96,545	2412.8	− 2473	−60.2	× 106 / 700	−9.1
5	96,547	2422.5	− 2502	−79.5	× 101 / 700	−11.5
6	96,549	2419.7	− 2531	−111.3	× 142 / 700	−22.6
7	96,551	2448.2	− 2552	−103.8	× 109 / 700	−16.2
8	96,553	2506.2	− 2567	−60.8	× 123 / 700	−10.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−81

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	97,205	2390.4	− 2432	−41.6	× 102 / 635	−6.7
4	97,206	2413.0	− 2473	−60	× 109 / 635	−10.3
5	97,207	2474.0	− 2502	−28	× 106 / 635	−4.7
6	97,208	2453.8	− 2531	−77.2	× 92 / 635	−11.2
7	97,209	2493.1	− 2552	−58.9	× 126 / 635	−11.7
8	97,210	2510.3	− 2567	−56.7	× 100 / 635	−8.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−53

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	95,086	2363.6	− 2432	−68.4	× 110 / 573	−13.1
4	95,087	2380.1	− 2473	−92.9	× 95 / 573	−15.4
5	95,088	2441.0	− 2502	−61	× 97 / 573	−10.3
6	95,089	2472.7	− 2531	−58.3	× 103 / 573	−10.5
7	95,090	2512.2	− 2552	−39.8	× 95 / 573	−6.6
8	95,091	2487.4	− 2567	−79.6	× 73 / 573	−10.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−66

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	97,389	2368.3	− 2432	−63.7	× 89 / 589	−9.6
4	97,390	2416.5	− 2473	−56.5	× 111 / 589	−10.6
5	97,391	2453.8	− 2502	−48.2	× 92 / 589	−7.5
6	97,392	2462.5	− 2531	−68.5	× 91 / 589	−10.6
7	97,393	2496.7	− 2552	−55.3	× 105 / 589	−9.9
8	97,394	2525.7	− 2567	−41.3	× 101 / 589	−7.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−55

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	97,236	2383.6	− 2432	−48.4	× 91 / 596	−7.4
4	97,237	2404.4	− 2473	−68.6	× 94 / 596	−10.8
5	97,238	2473.9	− 2502	−28.1	× 108 / 596	−5.1
6	97,239	2458.6	− 2531	−72.4	× 96 / 596	−11.7
7	97,240	2496.5	− 2552	−55.5	× 104 / 596	−9.7
8	97,241	2517.8	− 2567	−49.2	× 103 / 596	−8.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−53

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	97,123	2357.8	− 2432	−74.2	× 92 / 576	−11.9
4	97,124	2421.2	− 2473	−51.8	× 83 / 576	−7.5
5	97,125	2452.0	− 2502	−50	× 93 / 576	−8.1
6	97,126	2490.7	− 2531	−40.3	× 110 / 576	−7.7
7	97,127	2475.7	− 2552	−76.3	× 100 / 576	−13.2
8	97,128	2524.5	− 2567	−42.5	× 98 / 576	−7.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−56

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	96,842	2399.8	− 2432	−32.2	× 92 / 558	−5.3
4	96,843	2413.0	− 2473	−60	× 89 / 558	−9.6
5	96,844	2467.2	− 2502	−34.8	× 85 / 558	−5.3
6	96,845	2494.2	− 2531	−36.8	× 86 / 558	−5.7
7	96,846	2520.2	− 2552	−31.8	× 109 / 558	−6.2
8	96,847	2519.7	− 2567	−47.3	× 97 / 558	−8.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−40

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	96,470	2377.2	− 2432	−54.8	× 65 / 509	−7
4	96,471	2445.3	− 2473	−27.7	× 90 / 509	−4.9
5	96,472	2450.0	− 2502	−52	× 83 / 509	−8.5
6	96,473	2499.5	− 2531	−31.5	× 85 / 509	−5.3
7	96,474	2538.0	− 2552	−14	× 84 / 509	−2.3
8	96,475	2537.0	− 2567	−30	× 102 / 509	−6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−34

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −90, −89, −85, −81, −53, −66, −55, −53, −56, −40, −34 → −63.8
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: 4 · 2017→2018: 4 · 2018→2019: 28 · 2019→2021: 13 · 2021→2022: 11 · 2022→2023: 2 · 2023→2024: 3 · 2024→2025: 16 · 2025→2026: 6 → 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 −40.4, lower limit −87.2.

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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