Mountain View 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 13 points under the grade 3 bar. 2419 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2429 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 14 points under the grade 5 bar. 2488 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	104,156	2380.2	− 2432	−51.8	× 29 / 124	−12.1
4	104,159	2426.0	− 2473	−47	× 26 / 124	−9.9
5	104,160	2465.2	− 2502	−36.8	× 40 / 124	−11.9
6	104,163	2503.9	− 2531	−27.1	× 29 / 124	−6.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−40

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	96,774	2396.7	− 2432	−35.3	× 42 / 166	−8.9
4	96,776	2439.5	− 2473	−33.5	× 47 / 166	−9.5
5	96,777	2481.2	− 2502	−20.8	× 38 / 166	−4.8
6	96,779	2519.3	− 2531	−11.7	× 39 / 166	−2.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−26

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	99,574	2391.9	− 2432	−40.1	× 37 / 151	−9.8
4	99,577	2455.4	− 2473	−17.6	× 45 / 151	−5.2
5	99,579	2488.9	− 2502	−13.1	× 48 / 151	−4.2
6	99,580	2546.1	− 2531	15.1	× 21 / 151	2.1
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	99,734	2401.4	− 2432	−30.6	× 38 / 167	−7
4	99,735	2415.4	− 2473	−57.6	× 40 / 167	−13.8
5	99,738	2482.0	− 2502	−20	× 50 / 167	−6
6	99,739	2484.5	− 2531	−46.5	× 39 / 167	−10.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−38

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	100,394	2444.3	− 2432	12.3	× 33 / 145	2.8
4	100,395	2460.5	− 2473	−12.5	× 39 / 145	−3.4
5	100,396	2464.6	− 2502	−37.4	× 37 / 145	−9.5
6	100,397	2501.5	− 2531	−29.5	× 36 / 145	−7.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−17

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	98,255	2399.1	− 2432	−32.9	× 61 / 174	−11.5
4	98,256	2439.5	− 2473	−33.5	× 46 / 174	−8.9
5	98,257	2489.0	− 2502	−13	× 38 / 174	−2.8
6	98,258	2506.4	− 2531	−24.6	× 29 / 174	−4.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−27

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	100,633	2418.5	− 2432	−13.5	× 52 / 190	−3.7
4	100,634	2441.5	− 2473	−31.5	× 60 / 190	−9.9
5	100,635	2486.4	− 2502	−15.6	× 46 / 190	−3.8
6	100,636	2483.4	− 2531	−47.6	× 32 / 190	−8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−25

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	100,467	2398.8	− 2432	−33.2	× 71 / 225	−10.5
4	100,468	2479.8	− 2473	6.8	× 58 / 225	1.8
5	100,469	2485.5	− 2502	−16.5	× 59 / 225	−4.3
6	100,470	2517.2	− 2531	−13.8	× 37 / 225	−2.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−15

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	100,342	2409.7	− 2432	−22.3	× 58 / 231	−5.6
4	100,343	2457.4	− 2473	−15.6	× 71 / 231	−4.8
5	100,344	2503.2	− 2502	1.2	× 59 / 231	0.3
6	100,345	2494.0	− 2531	−37	× 43 / 231	−6.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−17

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	100,024	2409.4	− 2432	−22.6	× 57 / 193	−6.7
4	100,025	2443.1	− 2473	−29.9	× 61 / 193	−9.5
5	100,026	2510.4	− 2502	8.4	× 75 / 193	3.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−13

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	99,685	2418.7	− 2432	−13.3	× 59 / 178	−4.4
4	99,686	2429.3	− 2473	−43.7	× 57 / 178	−14
5	99,687	2488.2	− 2502	−13.8	× 62 / 178	−4.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−23

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −40, −26, −17, −38, −17, −27, −25, −15, −17, −13, −23 → −23.5
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 14 · 2016→2017: 9 · 2017→2018: 21 · 2018→2019: 21 · 2019→2021: 10 · 2021→2022: 2 · 2022→2023: 10 · 2023→2024: 2 · 2024→2025: 4 · 2025→2026: 10 → 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 3.9, lower limit −50.9.

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.