Mesa 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 meets the grade 3 bar. 2435 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2469 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2504 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 6 bar. 2524 vs. 2531.
7th The average 7th grader meets the grade 7 bar. 2601 vs. 2552.
8th The average 8th grader meets the grade 8 bar. 2634 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	103,209	2417.9	− 2432	−14.1	× 74 / 416	−2.5
4	103,212	2484.1	− 2473	11.1	× 70 / 416	1.9
5	103,213	2509.2	− 2502	7.2	× 68 / 416	1.2
6	103,216	2539.7	− 2531	8.7	× 69 / 416	1.4
7	103,217	2561.6	− 2552	9.6	× 66 / 416	1.5
8	103,220	2584.9	− 2567	17.9	× 69 / 416	3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						6

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	95,899	2432.9	− 2432	0.9	× 67 / 408	0.1
4	95,902	2492.8	− 2473	19.8	× 76 / 408	3.7
5	95,904	2527.7	− 2502	25.7	× 70 / 408	4.4
6	95,905	2536.4	− 2531	5.4	× 65 / 408	0.9
7	95,908	2569.7	− 2552	17.7	× 65 / 408	2.8
8	95,909	2609.9	− 2567	42.9	× 65 / 408	6.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						19

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	98,678	2420.5	− 2432	−11.5	× 74 / 411	−2.1
4	98,680	2470.4	− 2473	−2.6	× 72 / 411	−0.5
5	98,682	2522.6	− 2502	20.6	× 73 / 411	3.7
6	98,685	2549.2	− 2531	18.2	× 70 / 411	3.1
7	98,687	2577.8	− 2552	25.8	× 60 / 411	3.8
8	98,689	2600.9	− 2567	33.9	× 62 / 411	5.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						13

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	98,855	2428.2	− 2432	−3.8	× 63 / 409	−0.6
4	98,858	2472.9	− 2473	−0.1	× 74 / 409	0
5	98,859	2523.0	− 2502	21	× 72 / 409	3.7
6	98,862	2549.9	− 2531	18.9	× 71 / 409	3.3
7	98,863	2573.8	− 2552	21.8	× 67 / 409	3.6
8	98,866	2594.4	− 2567	27.4	× 62 / 409	4.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						14

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	99,530	2431.9	− 2432	−0.1	× 53 / 389	0
4	99,531	2466.4	− 2473	−6.6	× 64 / 389	−1.1
5	99,532	2514.6	− 2502	12.6	× 74 / 389	2.4
6	99,533	2563.9	− 2531	32.9	× 68 / 389	5.8
7	99,534	2583.6	− 2552	31.6	× 65 / 389	5.3
8	99,535	2604.4	− 2567	37.4	× 65 / 389	6.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						19

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	99,721	2396.0	− 2432	−36	× 65 / 359	−6.5
4	99,722	2461.4	− 2473	−11.6	× 68 / 359	−2.2
5	99,723	2507.3	− 2502	5.3	× 63 / 359	0.9
6	99,724	2554.1	− 2531	23.1	× 48 / 359	3.1
7	99,725	2566.4	− 2552	14.4	× 52 / 359	2.1
8	99,726	2582.6	− 2567	15.6	× 63 / 359	2.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						0

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	99,555	2394.2	− 2432	−37.8	× 69 / 373	−7
4	99,556	2437.2	− 2473	−35.8	× 69 / 373	−6.6
5	99,557	2503.1	− 2502	1.1	× 67 / 373	0.2
6	99,558	2542.3	− 2531	11.3	× 66 / 373	2
7	99,559	2577.8	− 2552	25.8	× 55 / 373	3.8
8	99,560	2585.2	− 2567	18.2	× 47 / 373	2.3
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	99,462	2418.4	− 2432	−13.6	× 63 / 390	−2.2
4	99,463	2429.7	− 2473	−43.3	× 72 / 390	−8
5	99,464	2488.8	− 2502	−13.2	× 67 / 390	−2.3
6	99,465	2541.2	− 2531	10.2	× 68 / 390	1.8
7	99,466	2589.9	− 2552	37.9	× 65 / 390	6.3
8	99,467	2612.3	− 2567	45.3	× 55 / 390	6.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						2

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	99,160	2439.8	− 2432	7.8	× 64 / 410	1.2
4	99,161	2464.2	− 2473	−8.8	× 69 / 410	−1.5
5	99,162	2468.0	− 2502	−34	× 70 / 410	−5.8
6	99,163	2542.8	− 2531	11.8	× 79 / 410	2.3
7	99,164	2590.6	− 2552	38.6	× 66 / 410	6.2
8	99,165	2617.3	− 2567	50.3	× 62 / 410	7.6
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	98,819	2434.8	− 2432	2.8	× 50 / 416	0.3
4	98,820	2468.7	− 2473	−4.3	× 70 / 416	−0.7
5	98,821	2503.8	− 2502	1.8	× 72 / 416	0.3
6	98,822	2524.0	− 2531	−7	× 74 / 416	−1.2
7	98,823	2600.7	− 2552	48.7	× 84 / 416	9.8
8	98,824	2634.2	− 2567	67.2	× 66 / 416	10.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						19

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. 6, 19, 13, 14, 19, 0, −5, 2, 10, 19 → 9.7
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 13 · 2016→2017: 6 · 2017→2018: 1 · 2018→2019: 5 · 2019→2022: 19 · 2022→2023: 5 · 2023→2024: 7 · 2024→2025: 8 · 2025→2026: 9 → average 8.1
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 8.1 × 2.66 = 21.5. Upper limit 31.2, lower limit −11.8.

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.