Placer County Pathways Charter: 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.

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	53,525	2403.0	− 2432	−29	× 13 / 168	−2.2
4	53,528	2429.3	− 2473	−43.7	× 21 / 168	−5.5
5	53,529	2498.1	− 2502	−3.9	× 15 / 168	−0.3
6	53,532	2516.4	− 2531	−14.6	× 16 / 168	−1.4
7	53,533	2475.2	− 2552	−76.8	× 27 / 168	−12.3
8	53,536	2478.2	− 2567	−88.8	× 65 / 168	−34.4
11	53,537	2457.0	− 2583	−126	× 11 / 168	−8.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−64

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	49,726	2461.5	− 2432	29.5	× 19 / 142	3.9
4	49,727	2474.1	− 2473	1.1	× 15 / 142	0.1
5	49,729	2473.9	− 2502	−28.1	× 24 / 142	−4.7
6	49,732	2559.2	− 2531	28.2	× 23 / 142	4.6
7	49,734	2549.4	− 2552	−2.6	× 25 / 142	−0.5
8	49,735	2532.0	− 2567	−35	× 25 / 142	−6.2
11	49,738	2443.0	− 2583	−140	× 11 / 142	−10.8
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	51,119	2456.4	− 2432	24.4	× 17 / 132	3.1
4	51,121	2489.1	− 2473	16.1	× 17 / 132	2.1
5	51,124	2508.1	− 2502	6.1	× 17 / 132	0.8
6	51,125	2504.1	− 2531	−26.9	× 27 / 132	−5.5
7	51,127	2553.0	− 2552	1	× 22 / 132	0.2
8	51,129	2602.1	− 2567	35.1	× 19 / 132	5.1
11	51,131	2530.9	− 2583	−52.1	× 13 / 132	−5.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						1

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	51,156	2490.1	− 2432	58.1	× 13 / 144	5.2
4	51,157	2489.0	− 2473	16	× 16 / 144	1.8
5	51,160	2537.9	− 2502	35.9	× 24 / 144	6
6	51,161	2546.5	− 2531	15.5	× 16 / 144	1.7
7	51,164	2565.1	− 2552	13.1	× 26 / 144	2.4
8	51,165	2563.0	− 2567	−4	× 32 / 144	−0.9
11	51,167	2486.2	− 2583	−96.8	× 17 / 144	−11.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						5

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	51,356	2439.9	− 2432	7.9	× 18 / 160	0.9
4	51,357	2481.6	− 2473	8.6	× 19 / 160	1
5	51,358	2492.1	− 2502	−9.9	× 24 / 160	−1.5
6	51,359	2544.0	− 2531	13	× 25 / 160	2
7	51,360	2548.2	− 2552	−3.8	× 26 / 160	−0.6
8	51,361	2540.5	− 2567	−26.5	× 31 / 160	−5.1
11	51,362	2458.2	− 2583	−124.8	× 17 / 160	−13.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−17

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	50,097	2448.1	− 2432	16.1	× 17 / 134	2
4	50,098	2470.3	− 2473	−2.7	× 27 / 134	−0.5
5	50,099	2511.7	− 2502	9.7	× 20 / 134	1.4
6	50,100	2533.8	− 2531	2.8	× 18 / 134	0.4
7	50,101	2533.7	− 2552	−18.3	× 16 / 134	−2.2
8	50,102	2589.8	− 2567	22.8	× 24 / 134	4.1
11	50,103	2538.9	− 2583	−44.1	× 12 / 134	−3.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						1

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	51,268	2426.9	− 2432	−5.1	× 17 / 135	−0.6
4	51,269	2475.6	− 2473	2.6	× 25 / 135	0.5
5	51,270	2495.8	− 2502	−6.2	× 25 / 135	−1.1
6	51,271	2555.8	− 2531	24.8	× 24 / 135	4.4
7	51,272	2574.4	− 2552	22.4	× 20 / 135	3.3
8	51,273	2516.8	− 2567	−50.2	× 24 / 135	−8.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−3

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	51,232	2476.1	− 2432	44.1	× 20 / 139	6.3
4	51,233	2494.0	− 2473	21	× 18 / 139	2.7
5	51,234	2497.7	− 2502	−4.3	× 25 / 139	−0.8
6	51,235	2550.3	− 2531	19.3	× 21 / 139	2.9
7	51,236	2605.7	− 2552	53.7	× 28 / 139	10.8
8	51,237	2555.9	− 2567	−11.1	× 27 / 139	−2.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						20

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	51,091	2490.7	− 2432	58.7	× 21 / 146	8.4
4	51,092	2518.7	− 2473	45.7	× 24 / 146	7.5
5	51,093	2520.3	− 2502	18.3	× 21 / 146	2.6
6	51,094	2546.5	− 2531	15.5	× 24 / 146	2.5
7	51,095	2566.2	− 2552	14.2	× 26 / 146	2.5
8	51,096	2613.5	− 2567	46.5	× 30 / 146	9.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						33

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	50,855	2475.3	− 2432	43.3	× 23 / 148	6.7
4	50,856	2504.1	− 2473	31.1	× 22 / 148	4.6
5	50,857	2550.5	− 2502	48.5	× 24 / 148	7.9
6	50,858	2579.3	− 2531	48.3	× 23 / 148	7.5
7	50,859	2556.4	− 2552	4.4	× 24 / 148	0.7
8	50,860	2541.0	− 2567	−26	× 32 / 148	−5.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						22

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −64, −14, 1, 5, −17, 1, −3, 20, 33, 22 → −1.6
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 50 · 2016→2017: 15 · 2017→2018: 4 · 2018→2019: 22 · 2019→2021: 18 · 2021→2022: 4 · 2022→2023: 23 · 2023→2024: 13 · 2024→2025: 11 → average 17.8
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 17.8 × 2.66 = 47.3. Upper limit 45.7, lower limit −48.9.

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. From 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26.