Meiners Oaks 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 5.

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 79 points under the grade 3 bar. 2353 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 10 points under the grade 4 bar. 2463 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 12 points under the grade 4 bar. 2461 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.

2023 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	103,373	2391.8	− 2432	−40.2	× 43 / 188	−9.2
4	103,376	2439.4	− 2473	−33.6	× 43 / 188	−7.7
5	103,377	2453.7	− 2502	−48.3	× 58 / 188	−14.9
6	103,380	2516.8	− 2531	−14.2	× 44 / 188	−3.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−35

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	96,059	2423.2	− 2432	−8.8	× 39 / 184	−1.9
4	96,062	2447.7	− 2473	−25.3	× 45 / 184	−6.2
5	96,064	2485.7	− 2502	−16.3	× 39 / 184	−3.5
6	96,065	2497.9	− 2531	−33.1	× 61 / 184	−11
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−22

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	98,835	2388.0	− 2432	−44	× 29 / 163	−7.8
4	98,836	2441.7	− 2473	−31.3	× 42 / 163	−8.1
5	98,839	2462.9	− 2502	−39.1	× 48 / 163	−11.5
6	98,841	2491.7	− 2531	−39.3	× 44 / 163	−10.6
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	98,994	2401.3	− 2432	−30.7	× 41 / 160	−7.9
4	98,996	2426.3	− 2473	−46.7	× 26 / 160	−7.6
5	98,998	2480.2	− 2502	−21.8	× 43 / 160	−5.9
6	99,000	2480.7	− 2531	−50.3	× 50 / 160	−15.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−37

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	99,662	2431.1	− 2432	−0.9	× 24 / 140	−0.2
4	99,663	2441.6	− 2473	−31.4	× 44 / 140	−9.9
5	99,664	2450.9	− 2502	−51.1	× 27 / 140	−9.9
6	99,665	2505.9	− 2531	−25.1	× 45 / 140	−8.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−28

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	97,507	2377.7	− 2432	−54.3	× 29 / 84	−18.7
4	97,508	2437.0	− 2473	−36	× 30 / 84	−12.9
5	97,509	2461.2	− 2502	−40.8	× 25 / 84	−12.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−44

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	99,873	2410.1	− 2432	−21.9	× 41 / 98	−9.2
4	99,874	2441.2	− 2473	−31.8	× 27 / 98	−8.8
5	99,875	2463.7	− 2502	−38.3	× 30 / 98	−11.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−30

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	99,707	2352.7	− 2432	−79.3	× 33 / 96	−27.3
4	99,708	2463.3	− 2473	−9.7	× 36 / 96	−3.6
5	99,709	2460.6	− 2502	−41.4	× 27 / 96	−11.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−43

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −35, −22, −38, −37, −28, −44, −30, −43 → −34.6
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: 16 · 2017→2018: 1 · 2018→2019: 9 · 2019→2021: 16 · 2021→2022: 14 · 2022→2023: 13 → average 11.7
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 11.7 × 2.66 = 31.1. Upper limit −3.5, lower limit −65.7.

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.