Riverway 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 6.

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 32 points under the grade 3 bar. 2400 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader meets the grade 4 bar. 2497 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 10 points under the grade 5 bar. 2492 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader meets the grade 6 bar. 2538 vs. 2531.

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	101,695	2388.8	− 2432	−43.2	× 72 / 312	−10
4	101,698	2421.9	− 2473	−51.1	× 90 / 312	−14.7
5	101,699	2432.6	− 2502	−69.4	× 68 / 312	−15.1
6	101,702	2491.7	− 2531	−39.3	× 82 / 312	−10.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−50

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	94,404	2394.8	− 2432	−37.2	× 76 / 292	−9.7
4	94,406	2440.5	− 2473	−32.5	× 67 / 292	−7.5
5	94,409	2458.8	− 2502	−43.2	× 81 / 292	−12
6	94,410	2453.8	− 2531	−77.2	× 68 / 292	−18
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−47

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	97,180	2423.8	− 2432	−8.2	× 77 / 304	−2.1
4	97,183	2416.8	− 2473	−56.2	× 81 / 304	−15
5	97,185	2424.0	− 2502	−78	× 68 / 304	−17.4
6	97,187	2470.9	− 2531	−60.1	× 78 / 304	−15.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−50

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	97,360	2445.2	− 2432	13.2	× 82 / 289	3.7
4	97,362	2466.2	− 2473	−6.8	× 81 / 289	−1.9
5	97,364	2449.1	− 2502	−52.9	× 84 / 289	−15.4
6	97,366	2491.6	− 2531	−39.4	× 42 / 289	−5.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−19

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	98,009	2419.4	− 2432	−12.6	× 91 / 354	−3.2
4	98,010	2488.9	− 2473	15.9	× 86 / 354	3.9
5	98,011	2474.3	− 2502	−27.7	× 93 / 354	−7.3
6	98,012	2503.1	− 2531	−27.9	× 84 / 354	−6.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−13

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	95,878	2415.5	− 2432	−16.5	× 25 / 67	−6.2
5	95,880	2448.1	− 2502	−53.9	× 14 / 67	−11.3
6	95,881	2537.0	− 2531	6	× 28 / 67	2.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−15

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	98,211	2391.9	− 2432	−40.1	× 97 / 430	−9
4	98,212	2448.4	− 2473	−24.6	× 134 / 430	−7.7
5	98,213	2438.1	− 2502	−63.9	× 109 / 430	−16.2
6	98,214	2497.0	− 2531	−34	× 90 / 430	−7.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−40

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	98,050	2416.7	− 2432	−15.3	× 124 / 481	−3.9
4	98,051	2439.6	− 2473	−33.4	× 100 / 481	−6.9
5	98,052	2449.8	− 2502	−52.2	× 131 / 481	−14.2
6	98,053	2480.3	− 2531	−50.7	× 126 / 481	−13.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−38

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	97,957	2429.6	− 2432	−2.4	× 126 / 500	−0.6
4	97,958	2457.1	− 2473	−15.9	× 121 / 500	−3.8
5	97,959	2446.2	− 2502	−55.8	× 109 / 500	−12.2
6	97,960	2506.4	− 2531	−24.6	× 144 / 500	−7.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−24

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	97,662	2435.7	− 2432	3.7	× 114 / 486	0.9
4	97,663	2468.1	− 2473	−4.9	× 136 / 486	−1.4
5	97,664	2481.7	− 2502	−20.3	× 127 / 486	−5.3
6	97,665	2510.1	− 2531	−20.9	× 109 / 486	−4.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−10

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	97,290	2399.8	− 2432	−32.2	× 80 / 322	−8
4	97,291	2497.2	− 2473	24.2	× 75 / 322	5.6
5	97,292	2492.2	− 2502	−9.8	× 86 / 322	−2.6
6	97,293	2538.4	− 2531	7.4	× 81 / 322	1.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−3

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −50, −47, −50, −19, −13, −15, −40, −38, −24, −10, −3 → −28.1
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 3 · 2016→2017: 3 · 2017→2018: 31 · 2018→2019: 6 · 2019→2021: 2 · 2021→2022: 25 · 2022→2023: 2 · 2023→2024: 14 · 2024→2025: 14 · 2025→2026: 7 → average 10.7
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 10.7 × 2.66 = 28.5. Upper limit 0.4, lower limit −56.6.

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.