Sunset 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 scores 48 points under the grade 3 bar. 2384 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 36 points under the grade 4 bar. 2437 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 22 points under the grade 4 bar. 2451 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 13 points under the grade 5 bar. 2489 vs. 2502. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores 10 points under the grade 7 bar. 2542 vs. 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores just under the grade 7 bar. 2543 vs. 2552. The 8th-grade bar is 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	104,382	2426.8	− 2432	−5.2	× 33 / 199	−0.9
4	104,385	2431.7	− 2473	−41.3	× 50 / 199	−10.4
5	104,386	2485.7	− 2502	−16.3	× 40 / 199	−3.3
6	104,389	2512.5	− 2531	−18.5	× 32 / 199	−3
7	104,390	2534.5	− 2552	−17.5	× 26 / 199	−2.3
8	104,393	2600.6	− 2567	33.6	× 18 / 199	3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−17

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	96,954	2422.6	− 2432	−9.4	× 46 / 209	−2.1
4	96,956	2484.6	− 2473	11.6	× 42 / 209	2.3
5	96,957	2505.1	− 2502	3.1	× 48 / 209	0.7
6	96,959	2529.9	− 2531	−1.1	× 24 / 209	−0.1
7	96,962	2578.4	− 2552	26.4	× 25 / 209	3.2
8	96,963	2597.3	− 2567	30.3	× 24 / 209	3.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						7

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	99,765	2414.2	− 2432	−17.8	× 37 / 206	−3.2
4	99,767	2478.4	− 2473	5.4	× 50 / 206	1.3
5	99,769	2539.5	− 2502	37.5	× 37 / 206	6.7
6	99,770	2516.0	− 2531	−15	× 34 / 206	−2.5
7	99,772	2575.7	− 2552	23.7	× 23 / 206	2.6
8	99,774	2618.1	− 2567	51.1	× 25 / 206	6.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						11

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	99,921	2418.5	− 2432	−13.5	× 45 / 221	−2.7
4	99,924	2455.5	− 2473	−17.5	× 41 / 221	−3.2
5	99,925	2511.3	− 2502	9.3	× 51 / 221	2.1
6	99,928	2543.0	− 2531	12	× 31 / 221	1.7
7	99,929	2586.6	− 2552	34.6	× 33 / 221	5.2
8	99,931	2598.2	− 2567	31.2	× 20 / 221	2.8
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	100,582	2386.1	− 2432	−45.9	× 46 / 225	−9.4
4	100,583	2463.8	− 2473	−9.2	× 43 / 225	−1.8
5	100,584	2503.2	− 2502	1.2	× 43 / 225	0.2
6	100,585	2567.6	− 2531	36.6	× 34 / 225	5.5
7	100,586	2574.3	− 2552	22.3	× 31 / 225	3.1
8	100,587	2612.4	− 2567	45.4	× 28 / 225	5.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						3

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	98,443	2411.8	− 2432	−20.2	× 27 / 186	−2.9
4	98,444	2444.9	− 2473	−28.1	× 42 / 186	−6.3
5	98,445	2492.1	− 2502	−9.9	× 38 / 186	−2
6	98,446	2509.1	− 2531	−21.9	× 27 / 186	−3.2
7	98,447	2607.0	− 2552	55	× 23 / 186	6.8
8	98,448	2624.9	− 2567	57.9	× 29 / 186	9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						1

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	100,821	2379.6	− 2432	−52.4	× 38 / 207	−9.6
4	100,822	2468.6	− 2473	−4.4	× 39 / 207	−0.8
5	100,823	2483.3	− 2502	−18.7	× 42 / 207	−3.8
6	100,824	2492.0	− 2531	−39	× 34 / 207	−6.4
7	100,825	2576.7	− 2552	24.7	× 28 / 207	3.3
8	100,826	2621.4	− 2567	54.4	× 26 / 207	6.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−10

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	100,653	2380.8	− 2432	−51.2	× 45 / 214	−10.8
4	100,654	2470.2	− 2473	−2.8	× 46 / 214	−0.6
5	100,655	2507.3	− 2502	5.3	× 36 / 214	0.9
6	100,656	2496.0	− 2531	−35	× 27 / 214	−4.4
7	100,657	2520.4	− 2552	−31.6	× 34 / 214	−5
8	100,658	2591.5	− 2567	24.5	× 26 / 214	3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−17

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	100,532	2381.1	− 2432	−50.9	× 45 / 233	−9.8
4	100,533	2429.8	− 2473	−43.2	× 49 / 233	−9.1
5	100,534	2499.2	− 2502	−2.8	× 49 / 233	−0.6
6	100,535	2512.3	− 2531	−18.7	× 33 / 233	−2.6
7	100,536	2537.5	− 2552	−14.5	× 26 / 233	−1.6
8	100,537	2561.8	− 2567	−5.2	× 31 / 233	−0.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−24

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	100,196	2385.1	− 2432	−46.9	× 35 / 224	−7.3
4	100,197	2428.1	− 2473	−44.9	× 49 / 224	−9.8
5	100,198	2481.4	− 2502	−20.6	× 52 / 224	−4.8
6	100,199	2509.9	− 2531	−21.1	× 35 / 224	−3.3
7	100,200	2529.8	− 2552	−22.2	× 29 / 224	−2.9
8	100,201	2533.7	− 2567	−33.3	× 24 / 224	−3.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−32

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	99,855	2383.8	− 2432	−48.2	× 37 / 219	−8.1
4	99,856	2437.3	− 2473	−35.7	× 40 / 219	−6.5
5	99,857	2450.8	− 2502	−51.2	× 51 / 219	−11.9
6	99,858	2488.7	− 2531	−42.3	× 35 / 219	−6.8
7	99,859	2542.2	− 2552	−9.8	× 30 / 219	−1.3
8	99,860	2542.9	− 2567	−24.1	× 26 / 219	−2.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−38

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −17, 7, 11, 6, 3, 1, −10, −17, −24, −32, −38 → −10
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 24 · 2016→2017: 4 · 2017→2018: 5 · 2018→2019: 3 · 2019→2021: 2 · 2021→2022: 11 · 2022→2023: 7 · 2023→2024: 7 · 2024→2025: 8 · 2025→2026: 6 → average 7.7
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 7.7 × 2.66 = 20.5. Upper limit 10.5, lower limit −30.5.

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.