Crestview 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 meets the grade 3 bar. 2440 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader meets the grade 4 bar. 2477 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2502 vs. 2502.

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	104,086	2390.4	− 2432	−41.6	× 56 / 210	−11.1
4	104,089	2403.0	− 2473	−70	× 62 / 210	−20.7
5	104,090	2466.1	− 2502	−35.9	× 56 / 210	−9.6
6	104,093	2449.9	− 2531	−81.1	× 36 / 210	−13.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−55

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	96,711	2401.3	− 2432	−30.7	× 52 / 211	−7.6
4	96,713	2415.6	− 2473	−57.4	× 57 / 211	−15.5
5	96,716	2449.8	− 2502	−52.2	× 66 / 211	−16.3
6	96,717	2471.4	− 2531	−59.6	× 36 / 211	−10.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−50

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	99,514	2394.2	− 2432	−37.8	× 36 / 171	−8
4	99,516	2429.2	− 2473	−43.8	× 46 / 171	−11.8
5	99,519	2465.0	− 2502	−37	× 56 / 171	−12.1
6	99,520	2451.5	− 2531	−79.5	× 33 / 171	−15.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−47

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	99,674	2384.8	− 2432	−47.2	× 48 / 153	−14.8
4	99,675	2406.9	− 2473	−66.1	× 34 / 153	−14.7
5	99,678	2483.3	− 2502	−18.7	× 46 / 153	−5.6
6	99,679	2399.3	− 2531	−131.7	× 25 / 153	−21.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−57

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	100,334	2404.8	− 2432	−27.2	× 22 / 143	−4.2
4	100,335	2437.1	− 2473	−35.9	× 52 / 143	−13.1
5	100,336	2500.3	− 2502	−1.7	× 35 / 143	−0.4
6	100,337	2499.7	− 2531	−31.3	× 34 / 143	−7.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−25

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	98,197	2414.2	− 2432	−17.8	× 29 / 123	−4.2
4	98,198	2430.1	− 2473	−42.9	× 37 / 123	−12.9
5	98,199	2481.4	− 2502	−20.6	× 29 / 123	−4.9
6	98,200	2486.0	− 2531	−45	× 28 / 123	−10.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−32

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	100,573	2408.1	− 2432	−23.9	× 47 / 142	−7.9
4	100,574	2450.5	− 2473	−22.5	× 37 / 142	−5.9
5	100,575	2501.6	− 2502	−0.4	× 37 / 142	−0.1
6	100,576	2467.9	− 2531	−63.1	× 21 / 142	−9.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−23

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	100,409	2397.2	− 2432	−34.8	× 35 / 134	−9.1
4	100,410	2452.8	− 2473	−20.2	× 41 / 134	−6.2
5	100,411	2519.7	− 2502	17.7	× 39 / 134	5.2
6	100,412	2476.4	− 2531	−54.6	× 19 / 134	−7.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−18

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	100,284	2426.1	− 2432	−5.9	× 33 / 127	−1.5
4	100,285	2446.6	− 2473	−26.4	× 37 / 127	−7.7
5	100,286	2501.2	− 2502	−0.8	× 40 / 127	−0.3
6	100,287	2518.4	− 2531	−12.6	× 17 / 127	−1.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−11

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	99,976	2444.5	− 2432	12.5	× 51 / 122	5.2
4	99,977	2478.0	− 2473	5	× 33 / 122	1.4
5	99,978	2509.1	− 2502	7.1	× 38 / 122	2.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						9

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	99,637	2440.2	− 2432	8.2	× 43 / 119	3
4	99,638	2476.7	− 2473	3.7	× 44 / 119	1.4
5	99,639	2502.3	− 2502	0.3	× 32 / 119	0.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						4

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −55, −50, −47, −57, −25, −32, −23, −18, −11, 9, 4 → −27.7
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: 3 · 2017→2018: 10 · 2018→2019: 32 · 2019→2021: 7 · 2021→2022: 9 · 2022→2023: 5 · 2023→2024: 7 · 2024→2025: 20 · 2025→2026: 5 → average 10.3
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 10.3 × 2.66 = 27.4. Upper limit −0.3, lower limit −55.1.

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.