Edgewater 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.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 38 points under the grade 3 bar. 2394 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 19 points under the grade 4 bar. 2454 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 10 points under the grade 5 bar. 2492 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2498 vs. 2502. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.

Students fluent in English

The closest these results come to reading alone: English is not in the way. Includes students who have only ever spoken English.

Grade bars 4th 79 students Meets the grade 4 bar. 6th 54 students 15 points under the grade 6 bar.

English learners

Students leave this group as they become fluent, so its average stays low even where they learn well.

Grade bars 4th 16 students 86 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 12 students 14 points under the grade 3 bar.

the group's average that grade's own bar the distance between

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. The state leaves out any group of ten students or fewer, so a grade may be missing from the charts.

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	105,923	2406.6	− 2432	−25.4	× 71 / 264	−6.8
4	105,926	2450.0	− 2473	−23	× 65 / 264	−5.7
5	105,927	2485.4	− 2502	−16.6	× 64 / 264	−4
6	105,930	2461.2	− 2531	−69.8	× 64 / 264	−16.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−33

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	98,406	2441.3	− 2432	9.3	× 71 / 261	2.5
4	98,407	2442.3	− 2473	−30.7	× 65 / 261	−7.6
5	98,409	2477.9	− 2502	−24.1	× 62 / 261	−5.7
6	98,411	2516.7	− 2531	−14.3	× 63 / 261	−3.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−14

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	101,274	2451.1	− 2432	19.1	× 55 / 254	4.1
4	101,277	2480.9	− 2473	7.9	× 67 / 254	2.1
5	101,279	2496.1	− 2502	−5.9	× 66 / 254	−1.5
6	101,280	2503.8	− 2531	−27.2	× 66 / 254	−7.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−2

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	101,430	2432.6	− 2432	0.6	× 72 / 263	0.2
4	101,431	2457.3	− 2473	−15.7	× 63 / 263	−3.8
5	101,434	2511.6	− 2502	9.6	× 68 / 263	2.5
6	101,435	2524.7	− 2531	−6.3	× 60 / 263	−1.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−3

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	102,082	2421.2	− 2432	−10.8	× 78 / 275	−3.1
4	102,083	2459.3	− 2473	−13.7	× 67 / 275	−3.3
5	102,084	2484.9	− 2502	−17.1	× 64 / 275	−4
6	102,085	2538.9	− 2531	7.9	× 66 / 275	1.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−8

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	99,945	2396.6	− 2432	−35.4	× 60 / 250	−8.5
4	99,946	2414.5	− 2473	−58.5	× 75 / 250	−17.6
5	99,947	2445.0	− 2502	−57	× 53 / 250	−12.1
6	99,948	2499.1	− 2531	−31.9	× 62 / 250	−7.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−46

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	102,347	2388.2	− 2432	−43.8	× 83 / 306	−11.9
4	102,348	2460.2	− 2473	−12.8	× 75 / 306	−3.1
5	102,349	2474.4	− 2502	−27.6	× 81 / 306	−7.3
6	102,350	2504.7	− 2531	−26.3	× 67 / 306	−5.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−28

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	102,165	2401.3	− 2432	−30.7	× 69 / 318	−6.7
4	102,166	2427.4	− 2473	−45.6	× 82 / 318	−11.8
5	102,167	2470.7	− 2502	−31.3	× 81 / 318	−8
6	102,168	2501.4	− 2531	−29.6	× 86 / 318	−8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−34

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	102,060	2429.6	− 2432	−2.4	× 65 / 291	−0.5
4	102,061	2435.2	− 2473	−37.8	× 67 / 291	−8.7
5	102,062	2472.8	− 2502	−29.2	× 78 / 291	−7.8
6	102,063	2502.7	− 2531	−28.3	× 81 / 291	−7.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−25

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	101,722	2430.0	− 2432	−2	× 93 / 300	−0.6
4	101,723	2468.7	− 2473	−4.3	× 64 / 300	−0.9
5	101,724	2459.2	− 2502	−42.8	× 65 / 300	−9.3
6	101,725	2485.6	− 2531	−45.4	× 78 / 300	−11.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−23

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	101,377	2394.0	− 2432	−38	× 65 / 291	−8.5
4	101,378	2453.7	− 2473	−19.3	× 95 / 291	−6.3
5	101,379	2492.1	− 2502	−9.9	× 65 / 291	−2.2
6	101,380	2498.3	− 2531	−32.7	× 66 / 291	−7.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−24

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −33, −14, −2, −3, −8, −46, −28, −34, −25, −23, −24 → −21.8
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 19 · 2016→2017: 12 · 2017→2018: 1 · 2018→2019: 5 · 2019→2021: 38 · 2021→2022: 18 · 2022→2023: 6 · 2023→2024: 9 · 2024→2025: 2 · 2025→2026: 1 → average 11.1
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 11.1 × 2.66 = 29.5. Upper limit 7.7, lower limit −51.3.

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.