Newport-Mesa 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	50,504	2422.3	− 2432	−9.7	× 1660 / 11321	−1.4
4	50,506	2471.3	− 2473	−1.7	× 1575 / 11321	−0.2
5	50,508	2506.2	− 2502	4.2	× 1672 / 11321	0.6
6	50,510	2539.4	− 2531	8.4	× 1606 / 11321	1.2
7	50,512	2553.0	− 2552	1	× 1612 / 11321	0.1
8	50,514	2565.0	− 2567	−2	× 1600 / 11321	−0.3
11	50,516	2605.9	− 2583	22.9	× 1596 / 11321	3.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						3

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	46,891	2435.7	− 2432	3.7	× 1592 / 11405	0.5
4	46,893	2478.4	− 2473	5.4	× 1659 / 11405	0.8
5	46,895	2519.1	− 2502	17.1	× 1549 / 11405	2.3
6	46,897	2550.1	− 2531	19.1	× 1669 / 11405	2.8
7	46,899	2561.4	− 2552	9.4	× 1620 / 11405	1.3
8	46,901	2568.3	− 2567	1.3	× 1611 / 11405	0.2
11	46,903	2610.7	− 2583	27.7	× 1705 / 11405	4.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						12

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	48,170	2445.3	− 2432	13.3	× 1513 / 11234	1.8
4	48,171	2479.6	− 2473	6.6	× 1571 / 11234	0.9
5	48,173	2513.5	− 2502	11.5	× 1644 / 11234	1.7
6	48,176	2556.5	− 2531	25.5	× 1544 / 11234	3.5
7	48,177	2563.2	− 2552	11.2	× 1704 / 11234	1.7
8	48,180	2568.0	− 2567	1	× 1632 / 11234	0.1
11	48,182	2615.4	− 2583	32.4	× 1626 / 11234	4.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						14

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	48,177	2453.9	− 2432	21.9	× 1406 / 10947	2.8
4	48,179	2487.7	− 2473	14.7	× 1507 / 10947	2
5	48,181	2519.9	− 2502	17.9	× 1576 / 10947	2.6
6	48,183	2555.9	− 2531	24.9	× 1605 / 10947	3.7
7	48,185	2571.6	− 2552	19.6	× 1537 / 10947	2.8
8	48,187	2563.5	− 2567	−3.5	× 1656 / 10947	−0.5
11	48,189	2605.4	− 2583	22.4	× 1660 / 10947	3.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						17

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	48,390	2461.2	− 2432	29.2	× 1412 / 10506	3.9
4	48,391	2498.1	− 2473	25.1	× 1401 / 10506	3.3
5	48,392	2534.2	− 2502	32.2	× 1466 / 10506	4.5
6	48,393	2563.2	− 2531	32.2	× 1567 / 10506	4.8
7	48,394	2573.3	− 2552	21.3	× 1566 / 10506	3.2
8	48,395	2577.3	− 2567	10.3	× 1514 / 10506	1.5
11	48,396	2611.8	− 2583	28.8	× 1580 / 10506	4.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						26

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
11	47,085	2612.6	− 2583	29.6	× 1363 / 1363	29.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						30

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	48,254	2444.9	− 2432	12.9	× 1149 / 9017	1.6
4	48,255	2484.2	− 2473	11.2	× 1174 / 9017	1.5
5	48,256	2520.4	− 2502	18.4	× 1281 / 9017	2.6
6	48,257	2551.9	− 2531	20.9	× 1308 / 9017	3
7	48,258	2569.3	− 2552	17.3	× 1256 / 9017	2.4
8	48,259	2574.0	− 2567	7	× 1356 / 9017	1.1
11	48,260	2606.5	− 2583	23.5	× 1493 / 9017	3.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						16

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	48,224	2456.3	− 2432	24.3	× 1114 / 8764	3.1
4	48,225	2485.2	− 2473	12.2	× 1152 / 8764	1.6
5	48,226	2522.3	− 2502	20.3	× 1191 / 8764	2.8
6	48,227	2556.8	− 2531	25.8	× 1275 / 8764	3.8
7	48,228	2568.9	− 2552	16.9	× 1271 / 8764	2.5
8	48,229	2572.6	− 2567	5.6	× 1243 / 8764	0.8
11	48,230	2597.4	− 2583	14.4	× 1518 / 8764	2.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						17

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	48,095	2458.5	− 2432	26.5	× 1126 / 8639	3.5
4	48,096	2487.2	− 2473	14.2	× 1147 / 8639	1.9
5	48,097	2519.6	− 2502	17.6	× 1153 / 8639	2.3
6	48,098	2547.9	− 2531	16.9	× 1209 / 8639	2.4
7	48,099	2562.5	− 2552	10.5	× 1274 / 8639	1.5
8	48,100	2576.3	− 2567	9.3	× 1297 / 8639	1.4
11	48,101	2604.4	− 2583	21.4	× 1433 / 8639	3.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						17

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	47,853	2450.5	− 2432	18.5	× 1163 / 8574	2.5
4	47,854	2495.7	− 2473	22.7	× 1160 / 8574	3.1
5	47,855	2529.8	− 2502	27.8	× 1160 / 8574	3.8
6	47,856	2560.5	− 2531	29.5	× 1184 / 8574	4.1
7	47,857	2564.7	− 2552	12.7	× 1213 / 8574	1.8
8	47,858	2579.8	− 2567	12.8	× 1271 / 8574	1.9
11	47,859	2618.6	− 2583	35.6	× 1423 / 8574	5.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						23

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. 3, 12, 14, 17, 26, 30, 16, 17, 17, 23 → 17.5
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 9 · 2016→2017: 2 · 2017→2018: 3 · 2018→2019: 9 · 2019→2021: 4 · 2021→2022: 14 · 2022→2023: 1 · 2023→2024: 0 · 2024→2025: 6 → average 5.3
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 5.3 × 2.66 = 14.1. Upper limit 31.6, lower limit 3.4.

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.