Mcswain Union Elementary: english

The shaded band is this district'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.

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	44,319	2446.3	− 2432	14.3	× 78 / 575	1.9
4	44,322	2464.5	− 2473	−8.5	× 106 / 575	−1.6
5	44,323	2523.5	− 2502	21.5	× 88 / 575	3.3
6	44,326	2512.0	− 2531	−19	× 96 / 575	−3.2
7	44,327	2572.9	− 2552	20.9	× 106 / 575	3.9
8	44,330	2593.1	− 2567	26.1	× 101 / 575	4.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						9

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	41,019	2445.3	− 2432	13.3	× 81 / 558	1.9
4	41,022	2497.7	− 2473	24.7	× 78 / 558	3.5
5	41,023	2494.7	− 2502	−7.3	× 106 / 558	−1.4
6	41,026	2538.1	− 2531	7.1	× 90 / 558	1.1
7	41,028	2565.3	− 2552	13.3	× 95 / 558	2.3
8	41,030	2631.6	− 2567	64.6	× 108 / 558	12.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						20

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	42,028	2445.0	− 2432	13	× 85 / 544	2
4	42,030	2473.3	− 2473	0.3	× 88 / 544	0
5	42,033	2508.1	− 2502	6.1	× 84 / 544	0.9
6	42,034	2536.9	− 2531	5.9	× 98 / 544	1.1
7	42,037	2590.4	− 2552	38.4	× 93 / 544	6.6
8	42,038	2612.9	− 2567	45.9	× 96 / 544	8.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						19

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	42,049	2454.5	− 2432	22.5	× 101 / 560	4.1
4	42,052	2479.9	− 2473	6.9	× 86 / 560	1.1
5	42,053	2523.1	− 2502	21.1	× 92 / 560	3.5
6	42,056	2522.7	− 2531	−8.3	× 84 / 560	−1.2
7	42,058	2572.6	− 2552	20.6	× 104 / 560	3.8
8	42,059	2632.0	− 2567	65	× 93 / 560	10.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						22

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	42,187	2440.7	− 2432	8.7	× 92 / 563	1.4
4	42,188	2499.7	− 2473	26.7	× 103 / 563	4.9
5	42,189	2535.5	− 2502	33.5	× 89 / 563	5.3
6	42,190	2532.6	− 2531	1.6	× 91 / 563	0.3
7	42,191	2566.8	− 2552	14.8	× 88 / 563	2.3
8	42,192	2613.9	− 2567	46.9	× 100 / 563	8.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						23

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	41,082	2438.9	− 2432	6.9	× 87 / 526	1.1
4	41,083	2477.5	− 2473	4.5	× 93 / 526	0.8
5	41,084	2504.4	− 2502	2.4	× 83 / 526	0.4
6	41,085	2528.8	− 2531	−2.2	× 93 / 526	−0.4
7	41,086	2572.5	− 2552	20.5	× 90 / 526	3.5
8	41,087	2561.2	− 2567	−5.8	× 80 / 526	−0.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						5

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	41,956	2428.0	− 2432	−4	× 98 / 578	−0.7
4	41,957	2472.8	− 2473	−0.2	× 90 / 578	0
5	41,958	2516.7	− 2502	14.7	× 96 / 578	2.4
6	41,959	2523.7	− 2531	−7.3	× 96 / 578	−1.2
7	41,960	2545.1	− 2552	−6.9	× 95 / 578	−1.1
8	41,961	2592.1	− 2567	25.1	× 103 / 578	4.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						4

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	41,981	2429.9	− 2432	−2.1	× 88 / 596	−0.3
4	41,982	2474.0	− 2473	1	× 110 / 596	0.2
5	41,983	2506.9	− 2502	4.9	× 99 / 596	0.8
6	41,984	2515.4	− 2531	−15.6	× 105 / 596	−2.7
7	41,985	2541.1	− 2552	−10.9	× 102 / 596	−1.9
8	41,986	2561.1	− 2567	−5.9	× 92 / 596	−0.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−5

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	41,812	2411.2	− 2432	−20.8	× 102 / 626	−3.4
4	41,813	2463.6	− 2473	−9.4	× 96 / 626	−1.4
5	41,814	2522.0	− 2502	20	× 112 / 626	3.6
6	41,815	2512.2	− 2531	−18.8	× 108 / 626	−3.2
7	41,816	2573.2	− 2552	21.2	× 106 / 626	3.6
8	41,817	2567.9	− 2567	0.9	× 102 / 626	0.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−1

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	41,571	2465.4	− 2432	33.4	× 89 / 619	4.8
4	41,572	2444.3	− 2473	−28.7	× 105 / 619	−4.9
5	41,573	2500.7	− 2502	−1.3	× 98 / 619	−0.2
6	41,574	2552.0	− 2531	21	× 111 / 619	3.8
7	41,575	2551.9	− 2552	−0.1	× 115 / 619	0
8	41,576	2576.9	− 2567	9.9	× 101 / 619	1.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						5

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. 9, 20, 19, 22, 23, 5, 4, −5, −1, 5 → 10.1
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 11 · 2016→2017: 1 · 2017→2018: 3 · 2018→2019: 1 · 2019→2021: 18 · 2021→2022: 1 · 2022→2023: 9 · 2023→2024: 4 · 2024→2025: 6 → average 6
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 6 × 2.66 = 16. Upper limit 26.1, lower limit −5.9.

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 — for a district, the total across its schools. From 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26.

Schools in Mcswain Union Elementary

Mcswain Elementary