Topa Topa 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 just under the grade 3 bar. 2431 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2464 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 17 points under the grade 5 bar. 2485 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 14 points under the grade 5 bar. 2488 vs. 2502. The 6th-grade bar is 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	103,413	2399.6	− 2432	−32.4	× 63 / 299	−6.8
4	103,416	2443.0	− 2473	−30	× 70 / 299	−7
5	103,417	2491.6	− 2502	−10.4	× 77 / 299	−2.7
6	103,420	2538.0	− 2531	7	× 89 / 299	2.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−14

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	96,100	2423.1	− 2432	−8.9	× 55 / 268	−1.8
4	96,101	2442.4	− 2473	−30.6	× 67 / 268	−7.7
5	96,103	2488.2	− 2502	−13.8	× 70 / 268	−3.6
6	96,105	2546.7	− 2531	15.7	× 76 / 268	4.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−9

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	98,875	2418.2	− 2432	−13.8	× 62 / 254	−3.4
4	98,877	2455.7	− 2473	−17.3	× 53 / 254	−3.6
5	98,878	2477.6	− 2502	−24.4	× 68 / 254	−6.5
6	98,881	2518.4	− 2531	−12.6	× 71 / 254	−3.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−17

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	99,033	2436.0	− 2432	4	× 56 / 242	0.9
4	99,036	2452.2	− 2473	−20.8	× 61 / 242	−5.2
5	99,037	2488.7	− 2502	−13.3	× 53 / 242	−2.9
6	99,040	2534.1	− 2531	3.1	× 72 / 242	0.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−6

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	99,692	2381.5	− 2432	−50.5	× 43 / 223	−9.7
4	99,693	2448.2	− 2473	−24.8	× 66 / 223	−7.3
5	99,694	2500.1	− 2502	−1.9	× 59 / 223	−0.5
6	99,695	2521.7	− 2531	−9.3	× 55 / 223	−2.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−20

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	97,531	2439.1	− 2432	7.1	× 34 / 118	2
4	97,532	2448.1	− 2473	−24.9	× 44 / 118	−9.3
5	97,533	2486.5	− 2502	−15.5	× 40 / 118	−5.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−12

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	99,897	2419.4	− 2432	−12.6	× 36 / 125	−3.6
4	99,898	2496.2	− 2473	23.2	× 43 / 125	8
5	99,899	2484.0	− 2502	−18	× 46 / 125	−6.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−2

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	99,735	2422.4	− 2432	−9.6	× 28 / 109	−2.5
4	99,736	2498.1	− 2473	25.1	× 42 / 109	9.7
5	99,737	2552.0	− 2502	50	× 39 / 109	17.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						25

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	99,618	2388.4	− 2432	−43.6	× 51 / 199	−11.2
4	99,619	2450.6	− 2473	−22.4	× 51 / 199	−5.7
5	99,620	2485.5	− 2502	−16.5	× 50 / 199	−4.1
6	99,621	2531.5	− 2531	0.5	× 47 / 199	0.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−21

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	99,324	2392.5	− 2432	−39.5	× 49 / 200	−9.7
4	99,325	2447.1	− 2473	−25.9	× 51 / 200	−6.6
5	99,326	2500.9	− 2502	−1.1	× 52 / 200	−0.3
6	99,327	2502.1	− 2531	−28.9	× 48 / 200	−6.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−24

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	98,979	2430.8	− 2432	−1.2	× 35 / 187	−0.2
4	98,980	2463.6	− 2473	−9.4	× 52 / 187	−2.6
5	98,981	2485.0	− 2502	−17	× 48 / 187	−4.4
6	98,982	2487.8	− 2531	−43.2	× 52 / 187	−12
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. −14, −9, −17, −6, −20, −12, −2, 25, −21, −24, −19 → −10.8
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: 8 · 2017→2018: 11 · 2018→2019: 14 · 2019→2021: 8 · 2021→2022: 10 · 2022→2023: 27 · 2023→2024: 46 · 2024→2025: 3 · 2025→2026: 5 → average 13.7
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 13.7 × 2.66 = 36.4. Upper limit 25.6, lower limit −47.2.

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.