Sequoia 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	101,030	2441.0	− 2432	9	× 32 / 213	1.4
4	101,031	2420.7	− 2473	−52.3	× 35 / 213	−8.6
5	101,034	2482.6	− 2502	−19.4	× 29 / 213	−2.6
6	101,035	2516.3	− 2531	−14.7	× 38 / 213	−2.6
7	101,038	2527.5	− 2552	−24.5	× 36 / 213	−4.1
8	101,039	2571.1	− 2567	4.1	× 43 / 213	0.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−16

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	93,737	2461.5	− 2432	29.5	× 25 / 199	3.7
4	93,738	2453.9	− 2473	−19.1	× 34 / 199	−3.3
5	93,740	2502.8	− 2502	0.8	× 37 / 199	0.1
6	93,743	2521.7	− 2531	−9.3	× 30 / 199	−1.4
7	93,744	2571.1	− 2552	19.1	× 43 / 199	4.1
8	93,747	2572.3	− 2567	5.3	× 30 / 199	0.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						4

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	96,500	2412.5	− 2432	−19.5	× 34 / 205	−3.2
4	96,503	2479.0	− 2473	6	× 28 / 205	0.8
5	96,505	2506.5	− 2502	4.5	× 38 / 205	0.8
6	96,506	2515.4	− 2531	−15.6	× 35 / 205	−2.7
7	96,508	2551.3	− 2552	−0.7	× 33 / 205	−0.1
8	96,511	2579.9	− 2567	12.9	× 37 / 205	2.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−2

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	96,685	2458.9	− 2432	26.9	× 43 / 214	5.4
4	96,688	2463.6	− 2473	−9.4	× 39 / 214	−1.7
5	96,689	2534.1	− 2502	32.1	× 33 / 214	5
6	96,692	2532.1	− 2531	1.1	× 35 / 214	0.2
7	96,693	2561.8	− 2552	9.8	× 35 / 214	1.6
8	96,696	2579.1	− 2567	12.1	× 29 / 214	1.6
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	97,355	2434.2	− 2432	2.2	× 36 / 223	0.4
4	97,356	2467.2	− 2473	−5.8	× 47 / 223	−1.2
5	97,357	2511.8	− 2502	9.8	× 44 / 223	1.9
6	97,358	2491.4	− 2531	−39.6	× 27 / 223	−4.8
7	97,359	2530.7	− 2552	−21.3	× 35 / 223	−3.3
8	97,360	2550.6	− 2567	−16.4	× 34 / 223	−2.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−10

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	95,228	2368.4	− 2432	−63.6	× 40 / 214	−11.9
4	95,229	2425.3	− 2473	−47.7	× 33 / 214	−7.4
5	95,230	2530.6	− 2502	28.6	× 37 / 214	4.9
6	95,231	2481.5	− 2531	−49.5	× 50 / 214	−11.6
7	95,232	2535.6	− 2552	−16.4	× 35 / 214	−2.7
8	95,233	2543.8	− 2567	−23.2	× 19 / 214	−2.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−31

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	97,531	2393.6	− 2432	−38.4	× 35 / 231	−5.8
4	97,532	2424.7	− 2473	−48.3	× 40 / 231	−8.4
5	97,533	2530.3	− 2502	28.3	× 41 / 231	5
6	97,534	2486.1	− 2531	−44.9	× 37 / 231	−7.2
7	97,535	2523.7	− 2552	−28.3	× 44 / 231	−5.4
8	97,536	2543.5	− 2567	−23.5	× 34 / 231	−3.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−25

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	97,378	2384.5	− 2432	−47.5	× 39 / 240	−7.7
4	97,379	2460.9	− 2473	−12.1	× 37 / 240	−1.9
5	97,380	2477.6	− 2502	−24.4	× 42 / 240	−4.3
6	97,381	2491.3	− 2531	−39.7	× 47 / 240	−7.8
7	97,382	2578.1	− 2552	26.1	× 33 / 240	3.6
8	97,383	2553.3	− 2567	−13.7	× 42 / 240	−2.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−20

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	97,271	2396.0	− 2432	−36	× 42 / 241	−6.3
4	97,272	2414.8	− 2473	−58.2	× 44 / 241	−10.6
5	97,273	2503.0	− 2502	1	× 36 / 241	0.1
6	97,274	2467.4	− 2531	−63.6	× 43 / 241	−11.3
7	97,275	2533.6	− 2552	−18.4	× 44 / 241	−3.4
8	97,276	2563.2	− 2567	−3.8	× 32 / 241	−0.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−32

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	96,990	2442.3	− 2432	10.3	× 33 / 239	1.4
4	96,991	2447.2	− 2473	−25.8	× 43 / 239	−4.6
5	96,992	2498.2	− 2502	−3.8	× 43 / 239	−0.7
6	96,993	2529.1	− 2531	−1.9	× 35 / 239	−0.3
7	96,994	2490.1	− 2552	−61.9	× 43 / 239	−11.1
8	96,995	2555.7	− 2567	−11.3	× 42 / 239	−2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−17

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	96,620	2425.3	− 2432	−6.7	× 41 / 228	−1.2
4	96,621	2481.7	− 2473	8.7	× 33 / 228	1.3
5	96,622	2506.5	− 2502	4.5	× 44 / 228	0.9
6	96,623	2510.3	− 2531	−20.7	× 43 / 228	−3.9
7	96,624	2546.4	− 2552	−5.6	× 30 / 228	−0.7
8	96,625	2525.8	− 2567	−41.2	× 37 / 228	−6.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−10

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −16, 4, −2, 12, −10, −31, −25, −20, −32, −17, −10 → −13.4
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 20 · 2016→2017: 6 · 2017→2018: 14 · 2018→2019: 22 · 2019→2021: 21 · 2021→2022: 6 · 2022→2023: 5 · 2023→2024: 12 · 2024→2025: 15 · 2025→2026: 7 → average 12.8
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 12.8 × 2.66 = 34. Upper limit 20.6, lower limit −47.4.

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 — 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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