Stonegate PK-8: 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 just under the grade 3 bar. 2423 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader meets the grade 4 bar. 2474 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 17 points under the grade 5 bar. 2485 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 24 points under the grade 6 bar. 2507 vs. 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores 17 points under the grade 7 bar. 2535 vs. 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores just under the grade 7 bar. 2552 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	105,392	2431.5	− 2432	−0.5	× 110 / 535	−0.1
4	105,393	2443.8	− 2473	−29.2	× 69 / 535	−3.8
5	105,396	2487.0	− 2502	−15	× 96 / 535	−2.7
6	105,397	2507.5	− 2531	−23.5	× 106 / 535	−4.7
7	105,400	2535.6	− 2552	−16.4	× 80 / 535	−2.5
8	105,401	2534.1	− 2567	−32.9	× 74 / 535	−4.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−18

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	97,901	2422.1	− 2432	−9.9	× 88 / 566	−1.5
4	97,903	2476.8	− 2473	3.8	× 109 / 566	0.7
5	97,906	2492.9	− 2502	−9.1	× 80 / 566	−1.3
6	97,908	2512.9	− 2531	−18.1	× 104 / 566	−3.3
7	97,910	2520.1	− 2552	−31.9	× 105 / 566	−5.9
8	97,912	2571.3	− 2567	4.3	× 80 / 566	0.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−11

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	100,757	2427.7	− 2432	−4.3	× 90 / 597	−0.6
4	100,759	2438.8	− 2473	−34.2	× 91 / 597	−5.2
5	100,760	2494.1	− 2502	−7.9	× 113 / 597	−1.5
6	100,762	2538.2	− 2531	7.2	× 94 / 597	1.1
7	100,764	2550.1	− 2552	−1.9	× 107 / 597	−0.3
8	100,766	2556.5	− 2567	−10.5	× 102 / 597	−1.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−8

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	100,908	2427.0	− 2432	−5	× 84 / 588	−0.7
4	100,909	2470.9	− 2473	−2.1	× 90 / 588	−0.3
5	100,912	2475.6	− 2502	−26.4	× 90 / 588	−4
6	100,913	2538.1	− 2531	7.1	× 110 / 588	1.3
7	100,916	2538.1	− 2552	−13.9	× 98 / 588	−2.3
8	100,917	2560.5	− 2567	−6.5	× 116 / 588	−1.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−7

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	101,566	2420.4	− 2432	−11.6	× 82 / 573	−1.7
4	101,567	2469.9	− 2473	−3.1	× 86 / 573	−0.5
5	101,568	2487.9	− 2502	−14.1	× 92 / 573	−2.3
6	101,569	2507.5	− 2531	−23.5	× 97 / 573	−4
7	101,570	2553.0	− 2552	1	× 118 / 573	0.2
8	101,571	2562.0	− 2567	−5	× 98 / 573	−0.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−9

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	101,815	2418.8	− 2432	−13.2	× 89 / 528	−2.2
4	101,816	2497.6	− 2473	24.6	× 82 / 528	3.8
5	101,817	2507.7	− 2502	5.7	× 87 / 528	0.9
6	101,818	2511.8	− 2531	−19.2	× 87 / 528	−3.2
7	101,819	2567.0	− 2552	15	× 88 / 528	2.5
8	101,820	2573.0	− 2567	6	× 95 / 528	1.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						3

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	101,641	2423.6	− 2432	−8.4	× 83 / 532	−1.3
4	101,642	2485.1	− 2473	12.1	× 85 / 532	1.9
5	101,643	2491.0	− 2502	−11	× 91 / 532	−1.9
6	101,644	2507.4	− 2531	−23.6	× 94 / 532	−4.2
7	101,645	2564.3	− 2552	12.3	× 94 / 532	2.2
8	101,646	2579.3	− 2567	12.3	× 85 / 532	2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−1

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	101,528	2406.3	− 2432	−25.7	× 102 / 576	−4.6
4	101,529	2491.0	− 2473	18	× 87 / 576	2.7
5	101,530	2505.1	− 2502	3.1	× 91 / 576	0.5
6	101,531	2510.8	− 2531	−20.2	× 101 / 576	−3.5
7	101,532	2550.5	− 2552	−1.5	× 94 / 576	−0.2
8	101,533	2564.1	− 2567	−2.9	× 101 / 576	−0.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−6

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	101,196	2419.5	− 2432	−12.5	× 100 / 568	−2.2
4	101,197	2474.8	− 2473	1.8	× 95 / 568	0.3
5	101,198	2493.4	− 2502	−8.6	× 90 / 568	−1.4
6	101,199	2510.5	− 2531	−20.5	× 97 / 568	−3.5
7	101,200	2556.4	− 2552	4.4	× 98 / 568	0.8
8	101,201	2578.6	− 2567	11.6	× 88 / 568	1.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−4

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	100,857	2423.2	− 2432	−8.8	× 93 / 549	−1.5
4	100,858	2474.4	− 2473	1.4	× 91 / 549	0.2
5	100,859	2485.1	− 2502	−16.9	× 89 / 549	−2.7
6	100,860	2507.2	− 2531	−23.8	× 92 / 549	−4
7	100,861	2535.4	− 2552	−16.6	× 94 / 549	−2.8
8	100,862	2551.9	− 2567	−15.1	× 90 / 549	−2.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−13

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −18, −11, −8, −7, −9, 3, −1, −6, −4, −13 → −7.4
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 7 · 2016→2017: 3 · 2017→2018: 1 · 2018→2019: 2 · 2019→2022: 12 · 2022→2023: 4 · 2023→2024: 5 · 2024→2025: 2 · 2025→2026: 9 → average 5
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 5 × 2.66 = 13.3. Upper limit 5.9, lower limit −20.7.

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.