Tenaya 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 43 points under the grade 3 bar. 2389 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 48 points under the grade 3 bar. 2384 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 28 points under the grade 5 bar. 2475 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 19 points under the grade 6 bar. 2512 vs. 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores just under the grade 6 bar. 2530 vs. 2531. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores 18 points under the grade 7 bar. 2534 vs. 2552. 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	102,812	2391.1	− 2432	−40.9	× 23 / 155	−6.1
4	102,813	2395.5	− 2473	−77.5	× 25 / 155	−12.5
5	102,816	2441.9	− 2502	−60.1	× 29 / 155	−11.2
6	102,817	2490.9	− 2531	−40.1	× 33 / 155	−8.5
7	102,820	2498.3	− 2552	−53.7	× 24 / 155	−8.3
8	102,821	2530.5	− 2567	−36.5	× 21 / 155	−4.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−52

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	95,526	2406.4	− 2432	−25.6	× 20 / 139	−3.7
4	95,527	2424.8	− 2473	−48.2	× 24 / 139	−8.3
5	95,530	2415.7	− 2502	−86.3	× 26 / 139	−16.1
6	95,531	2475.2	− 2531	−55.8	× 18 / 139	−7.2
7	95,534	2500.7	− 2552	−51.3	× 29 / 139	−10.7
8	95,536	2562.2	− 2567	−4.8	× 22 / 139	−0.8
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	98,301	2346.4	− 2432	−85.6	× 20 / 124	−13.8
4	98,302	2473.9	− 2473	0.9	× 18 / 124	0.1
5	98,304	2505.7	− 2502	3.7	× 24 / 124	0.7
6	98,306	2461.2	− 2531	−69.8	× 24 / 124	−13.5
7	98,309	2511.7	− 2552	−40.3	× 22 / 124	−7.2
8	98,310	2536.7	− 2567	−30.3	× 16 / 124	−3.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−38

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	98,459	2398.4	− 2432	−33.6	× 29 / 130	−7.5
4	98,462	2405.8	− 2473	−67.2	× 17 / 130	−8.8
5	98,463	2482.6	− 2502	−19.4	× 17 / 130	−2.5
6	98,466	2520.1	− 2531	−10.9	× 25 / 130	−2.1
7	98,467	2507.1	− 2552	−44.9	× 24 / 130	−8.3
8	98,470	2527.8	− 2567	−39.2	× 18 / 130	−5.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−35

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	99,114	2409.3	− 2432	−22.7	× 18 / 133	−3.1
4	99,115	2449.1	− 2473	−23.9	× 31 / 133	−5.6
5	99,116	2455.1	− 2502	−46.9	× 16 / 133	−5.6
6	99,117	2527.9	− 2531	−3.1	× 18 / 133	−0.4
7	99,118	2529.8	− 2552	−22.2	× 29 / 133	−4.8
8	99,119	2539.4	− 2567	−27.6	× 21 / 133	−4.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−24

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	96,959	2354.1	− 2432	−77.9	× 14 / 112	−9.7
4	96,960	2428.1	− 2473	−44.9	× 23 / 112	−9.2
5	96,961	2470.9	− 2502	−31.1	× 15 / 112	−4.2
6	96,962	2453.8	− 2531	−77.2	× 28 / 112	−19.3
7	96,963	2472.6	− 2552	−79.4	× 12 / 112	−8.5
8	96,964	2532.0	− 2567	−35	× 20 / 112	−6.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−57

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	99,307	2368.7	− 2432	−63.3	× 27 / 119	−14.4
4	99,308	2430.0	− 2473	−43	× 13 / 119	−4.7
5	99,309	2443.7	− 2502	−58.3	× 21 / 119	−10.3
6	99,310	2465.3	− 2531	−65.7	× 21 / 119	−11.6
7	99,311	2532.7	− 2552	−19.3	× 23 / 119	−3.7
8	99,312	2518.5	− 2567	−48.5	× 14 / 119	−5.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−50

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	99,148	2410.0	− 2432	−22	× 26 / 123	−4.7
4	99,149	2390.3	− 2473	−82.7	× 23 / 123	−15.5
5	99,150	2476.1	− 2502	−25.9	× 15 / 123	−3.2
6	99,151	2493.4	− 2531	−37.6	× 21 / 123	−6.4
7	99,152	2463.2	− 2552	−88.8	× 14 / 123	−10.1
8	99,153	2551.7	− 2567	−15.3	× 24 / 123	−3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−43

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	99,054	2405.7	− 2432	−26.3	× 20 / 107	−4.9
4	99,055	2422.4	− 2473	−50.6	× 27 / 107	−12.8
5	99,056	2397.9	− 2502	−104.1	× 21 / 107	−20.4
6	99,057	2515.5	− 2531	−15.5	× 16 / 107	−2.3
7	99,058	2526.5	− 2552	−25.5	× 23 / 107	−5.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−46

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	98,748	2352.0	− 2432	−80	× 19 / 121	−12.6
4	98,749	2441.1	− 2473	−31.9	× 18 / 121	−4.7
5	98,750	2409.9	− 2502	−92.1	× 20 / 121	−15.2
6	98,751	2464.2	− 2531	−66.8	× 22 / 121	−12.1
7	98,752	2522.8	− 2552	−29.2	× 16 / 121	−3.9
8	98,753	2470.8	− 2567	−96.2	× 26 / 121	−20.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−69

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	98,414	2389.1	− 2432	−42.9	× 12 / 96	−5.4
4	98,415	2384.1	− 2473	−88.9	× 15 / 96	−13.9
5	98,416	2474.5	− 2502	−27.5	× 15 / 96	−4.3
6	98,417	2512.1	− 2531	−18.9	× 19 / 96	−3.7
7	98,418	2529.6	− 2552	−22.4	× 20 / 96	−4.7
8	98,419	2534.3	− 2567	−32.7	× 15 / 96	−5.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−37

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −52, −47, −38, −35, −24, −57, −50, −43, −46, −69, −37 → −45.3
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 5 · 2016→2017: 9 · 2017→2018: 3 · 2018→2019: 11 · 2019→2021: 33 · 2021→2022: 7 · 2022→2023: 7 · 2023→2024: 3 · 2024→2025: 23 · 2025→2026: 32 → average 13.3
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 13.3 × 2.66 = 35.4. Upper limit −9.9, lower limit −80.7.

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.