Carmel 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	45,514	2481.5	− 2432	49.5	× 196 / 1316	7.4
4	45,516	2531.9	− 2473	58.9	× 174 / 1316	7.8
5	45,517	2565.1	− 2502	63.1	× 170 / 1316	8.2
6	45,520	2597.0	− 2531	66	× 183 / 1316	9.2
7	45,521	2615.1	− 2552	63.1	× 198 / 1316	9.5
8	45,524	2645.8	− 2567	78.8	× 202 / 1316	12.1
11	45,525	2661.0	− 2583	78	× 193 / 1316	11.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						66

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	42,220	2490.0	− 2432	58	× 186 / 1316	8.2
4	42,221	2531.6	− 2473	58.6	× 194 / 1316	8.6
5	42,223	2577.1	− 2502	75.1	× 188 / 1316	10.7
6	42,225	2613.9	− 2531	82.9	× 172 / 1316	10.8
7	42,228	2630.7	− 2552	78.7	× 185 / 1316	11.1
8	42,229	2640.8	− 2567	73.8	× 189 / 1316	10.6
11	42,231	2699.5	− 2583	116.5	× 202 / 1316	17.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						78

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	43,276	2492.4	− 2432	60.4	× 189 / 1338	8.5
4	43,279	2516.9	− 2473	43.9	× 189 / 1338	6.2
5	43,281	2567.9	− 2502	65.9	× 197 / 1338	9.7
6	43,283	2603.7	− 2531	72.7	× 193 / 1338	10.5
7	43,285	2641.8	− 2552	89.8	× 179 / 1338	12
8	43,286	2637.9	− 2567	70.9	× 190 / 1338	10.1
11	43,288	2691.2	− 2583	108.2	× 201 / 1338	16.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						73

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	43,293	2481.1	− 2432	49.1	× 163 / 1336	6
4	43,296	2532.4	− 2473	59.4	× 197 / 1336	8.8
5	43,297	2560.7	− 2502	58.7	× 190 / 1336	8.3
6	43,300	2599.9	− 2531	68.9	× 198 / 1336	10.2
7	43,301	2636.8	− 2552	84.8	× 206 / 1336	13.1
8	43,304	2664.7	− 2567	97.7	× 175 / 1336	12.8
11	43,305	2667.9	− 2583	84.9	× 207 / 1336	13.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						72

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	43,412	2486.0	− 2432	54	× 167 / 1377	6.5
4	43,413	2538.1	− 2473	65.1	× 170 / 1377	8
5	43,414	2574.8	− 2502	72.8	× 208 / 1377	11
6	43,415	2592.1	− 2531	61.1	× 195 / 1377	8.7
7	43,416	2621.2	− 2552	69.2	× 208 / 1377	10.5
8	43,417	2646.7	− 2567	79.7	× 211 / 1377	12.2
11	43,418	2673.7	− 2583	90.7	× 218 / 1377	14.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						71

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	42,249	2468.1	− 2432	36.1	× 149 / 1078	5
4	42,250	2513.6	− 2473	40.6	× 151 / 1078	5.7
5	42,251	2564.7	− 2502	62.7	× 149 / 1078	8.7
6	42,252	2574.9	− 2531	43.9	× 141 / 1078	5.7
7	42,253	2621.6	− 2552	69.6	× 187 / 1078	12.1
8	42,254	2616.1	− 2567	49.1	× 148 / 1078	6.7
11	42,255	2676.5	− 2583	93.5	× 153 / 1078	13.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						57

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	43,116	2481.9	− 2432	49.9	× 136 / 1172	5.8
4	43,117	2527.1	− 2473	54.1	× 158 / 1172	7.3
5	43,118	2564.0	− 2502	62	× 151 / 1172	8
6	43,119	2582.6	− 2531	51.6	× 146 / 1172	6.4
7	43,120	2615.3	− 2552	63.3	× 167 / 1172	9
8	43,121	2641.4	− 2567	74.4	× 194 / 1172	12.3
11	43,122	2669.6	− 2583	86.6	× 220 / 1172	16.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						65

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	43,134	2484.3	− 2432	52.3	× 151 / 1095	7.2
4	43,135	2540.6	− 2473	67.6	× 139 / 1095	8.6
5	43,136	2550.3	− 2502	48.3	× 156 / 1095	6.9
6	43,137	2571.5	− 2531	40.5	× 156 / 1095	5.8
7	43,138	2602.5	− 2552	50.5	× 149 / 1095	6.9
8	43,139	2611.3	− 2567	44.3	× 159 / 1095	6.4
11	43,140	2651.2	− 2583	68.2	× 185 / 1095	11.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						53

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	42,962	2482.6	− 2432	50.6	× 138 / 1071	6.5
4	42,963	2520.6	− 2473	47.6	× 157 / 1071	7
5	42,964	2559.6	− 2502	57.6	× 137 / 1071	7.4
6	42,965	2566.3	− 2531	35.3	× 146 / 1071	4.8
7	42,966	2597.6	− 2552	45.6	× 149 / 1071	6.3
8	42,967	2606.2	− 2567	39.2	× 140 / 1071	5.1
11	42,968	2659.1	− 2583	76.1	× 204 / 1071	14.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						52

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	42,717	2485.8	− 2432	53.8	× 163 / 1116	7.9
4	42,718	2531.4	− 2473	58.4	× 143 / 1116	7.5
5	42,719	2558.2	− 2502	56.2	× 161 / 1116	8.1
6	42,720	2577.4	− 2531	46.4	× 144 / 1116	6
7	42,721	2595.8	− 2552	43.8	× 161 / 1116	6.3
8	42,722	2609.3	− 2567	42.3	× 161 / 1116	6.1
11	42,723	2683.4	− 2583	100.4	× 183 / 1116	16.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						58

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. 66, 78, 73, 72, 71, 57, 65, 53, 52, 58 → 64.5
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 12 · 2016→2017: 5 · 2017→2018: 1 · 2018→2019: 1 · 2019→2021: 14 · 2021→2022: 8 · 2022→2023: 12 · 2023→2024: 1 · 2024→2025: 6 → average 6.7
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 6.7 × 2.66 = 17.8. Upper limit 82.3, lower limit 46.7.

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 — 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.