Eastern Sierra Unified: 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	45,126	2414.4	− 2432	−17.6	× 35 / 202	−3
4	45,127	2479.0	− 2473	6	× 29 / 202	0.9
5	45,130	2506.3	− 2502	4.3	× 35 / 202	0.7
6	45,131	2545.4	− 2531	14.4	× 31 / 202	2.2
7	45,133	2553.3	− 2552	1.3	× 17 / 202	0.1
8	45,136	2544.6	− 2567	−22.4	× 28 / 202	−3.1
11	45,137	2639.7	− 2583	56.7	× 27 / 202	7.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						5

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	41,829	2407.9	− 2432	−24.1	× 30 / 212	−3.4
4	41,831	2441.3	− 2473	−31.7	× 40 / 212	−6
5	41,834	2506.0	− 2502	4	× 36 / 212	0.7
6	41,835	2539.3	− 2531	8.3	× 34 / 212	1.3
7	41,837	2571.5	− 2552	19.5	× 30 / 212	2.8
8	41,840	2574.4	− 2567	7.4	× 20 / 212	0.7
11	41,842	2680.7	− 2583	97.7	× 22 / 212	10.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						6

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	42,871	2385.7	− 2432	−46.3	× 31 / 215	−6.7
4	42,872	2421.7	− 2473	−51.3	× 33 / 215	−7.9
5	42,874	2490.3	− 2502	−11.7	× 37 / 215	−2
6	42,876	2534.2	− 2531	3.2	× 35 / 215	0.5
7	42,878	2545.4	− 2552	−6.6	× 34 / 215	−1
8	42,880	2604.8	− 2567	37.8	× 29 / 215	5.1
11	42,883	2688.5	− 2583	105.5	× 16 / 215	7.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−4

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	42,873	2387.8	− 2432	−44.2	× 27 / 221	−5.4
4	42,875	2443.9	− 2473	−29.1	× 32 / 221	−4.2
5	42,878	2485.9	− 2502	−16.1	× 31 / 221	−2.3
6	42,880	2529.2	− 2531	−1.8	× 37 / 221	−0.3
7	42,882	2569.6	− 2552	17.6	× 35 / 221	2.8
8	42,884	2554.4	− 2567	−12.6	× 37 / 221	−2.1
11	42,885	2657.9	− 2583	74.9	× 22 / 221	7.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−4

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	42,989	2441.8	− 2432	9.8	× 36 / 202	1.7
4	42,990	2430.0	− 2473	−43	× 19 / 202	−4
5	42,991	2493.5	− 2502	−8.5	× 35 / 202	−1.5
6	42,992	2514.8	− 2531	−16.2	× 24 / 202	−1.9
7	42,993	2565.1	− 2552	13.1	× 31 / 202	2
8	42,994	2608.1	− 2567	41.1	× 34 / 202	6.9
11	42,995	2668.7	− 2583	85.7	× 23 / 202	9.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						13

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	41,859	2420.3	− 2432	−11.7	× 39 / 191	−2.4
4	41,860	2457.9	− 2473	−15.1	× 24 / 191	−1.9
5	41,861	2557.1	− 2502	55.1	× 34 / 191	9.8
6	41,862	2516.0	− 2531	−15	× 18 / 191	−1.4
7	41,863	2577.2	− 2552	25.2	× 26 / 191	3.4
8	41,864	2616.5	− 2567	49.5	× 24 / 191	6.2
11	41,865	2685.2	− 2583	102.2	× 26 / 191	13.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						28

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	42,724	2443.8	− 2432	11.8	× 29 / 191	1.8
4	42,725	2481.9	− 2473	8.9	× 37 / 191	1.7
5	42,726	2512.9	− 2502	10.9	× 23 / 191	1.3
6	42,727	2547.3	− 2531	16.3	× 30 / 191	2.6
7	42,728	2533.7	− 2552	−18.3	× 18 / 191	−1.7
8	42,729	2584.0	− 2567	17	× 26 / 191	2.3
11	42,730	2645.2	− 2583	62.2	× 28 / 191	9.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						17

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	42,737	2412.6	− 2432	−19.4	× 40 / 205	−3.8
4	42,738	2481.8	− 2473	8.8	× 31 / 205	1.3
5	42,739	2514.5	− 2502	12.5	× 34 / 205	2.1
6	42,740	2519.1	− 2531	−11.9	× 22 / 205	−1.3
7	42,741	2579.4	− 2552	27.4	× 29 / 205	3.9
8	42,742	2555.3	− 2567	−11.7	× 17 / 205	−1
11	42,743	2580.1	− 2583	−2.9	× 32 / 205	−0.5
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	42,562	2371.0	− 2432	−61	× 27 / 193	−8.5
4	42,563	2464.6	− 2473	−8.4	× 38 / 193	−1.7
5	42,564	2513.6	− 2502	11.6	× 32 / 193	1.9
6	42,565	2556.5	− 2531	25.5	× 32 / 193	4.2
7	42,566	2555.4	− 2552	3.4	× 17 / 193	0.3
8	42,567	2590.4	− 2567	23.4	× 27 / 193	3.3
11	42,568	2600.6	− 2583	17.6	× 20 / 193	1.8
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	42,317	2425.4	− 2432	−6.6	× 24 / 176	−0.9
4	42,318	2444.3	− 2473	−28.7	× 24 / 176	−3.9
5	42,319	2486.8	− 2502	−15.2	× 36 / 176	−3.1
6	42,320	2545.3	− 2531	14.3	× 26 / 176	2.1
7	42,321	2571.4	− 2552	19.4	× 31 / 176	3.4
8	42,322	2573.6	− 2567	6.6	× 18 / 176	0.7
11	42,323	2622.2	− 2583	39.2	× 17 / 176	3.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						2

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. 5, 6, −4, −4, 13, 28, 17, 1, 1, 2 → 6.5
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 1 · 2016→2017: 10 · 2017→2018: 0 · 2018→2019: 17 · 2019→2021: 15 · 2021→2022: 11 · 2022→2023: 16 · 2023→2024: 0 · 2024→2025: 1 → average 7.9
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 7.9 × 2.66 = 21. Upper limit 27.5, lower limit −14.5.

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 — 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.