Almond Elementary: 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	65,765	2356.7	− 2432	−75.3	× 99 / 336	−22.2
4	65,767	2431.0	− 2473	−42	× 64 / 336	−8
5	65,769	2452.5	− 2502	−49.5	× 78 / 336	−11.5
6	65,771	2478.8	− 2531	−52.2	× 95 / 336	−14.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−56

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	60,996	2378.9	− 2432	−53.1	× 82 / 303	−14.4
4	60,998	2391.1	− 2473	−81.9	× 87 / 303	−23.5
5	61,000	2460.5	− 2502	−41.5	× 64 / 303	−8.8
6	61,001	2510.2	− 2531	−20.8	× 70 / 303	−4.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−51

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	62,758	2390.6	− 2432	−41.4	× 78 / 302	−10.7
4	62,759	2424.0	− 2473	−49	× 81 / 302	−13.1
5	62,761	2416.3	− 2502	−85.7	× 84 / 302	−23.8
6	62,764	2518.3	− 2531	−12.7	× 59 / 302	−2.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−50

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	62,838	2419.4	− 2432	−12.6	× 67 / 288	−2.9
4	62,840	2444.9	− 2473	−28.1	× 70 / 288	−6.8
5	62,842	2482.5	− 2502	−19.5	× 72 / 288	−4.9
6	62,844	2485.1	− 2531	−45.9	× 79 / 288	−12.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−27

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	63,102	2384.1	− 2432	−47.9	× 64 / 269	−11.4
4	63,103	2437.4	− 2473	−35.6	× 70 / 269	−9.3
5	63,104	2481.4	− 2502	−20.6	× 64 / 269	−4.9
6	63,105	2499.4	− 2531	−31.6	× 71 / 269	−8.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−34

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	63,173	2358.7	− 2432	−73.3	× 46 / 242	−13.9
4	63,174	2398.1	− 2473	−74.9	× 65 / 242	−20.1
5	63,175	2442.7	− 2502	−59.3	× 66 / 242	−16.2
6	63,176	2455.0	− 2531	−76	× 65 / 242	−20.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−71

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	63,116	2361.2	− 2432	−70.8	× 60 / 251	−16.9
4	63,117	2394.5	− 2473	−78.5	× 54 / 251	−16.9
5	63,118	2440.4	− 2502	−61.6	× 66 / 251	−16.2
6	63,119	2456.7	− 2531	−74.3	× 71 / 251	−21
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−71

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	63,074	2375.5	− 2432	−56.5	× 67 / 239	−15.8
4	63,075	2420.6	− 2473	−52.4	× 58 / 239	−12.7
5	63,076	2449.2	− 2502	−52.8	× 50 / 239	−11
6	63,077	2462.7	− 2531	−68.3	× 64 / 239	−18.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−58

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	62,843	2388.2	− 2432	−43.8	× 52 / 227	−10
4	62,844	2406.1	− 2473	−66.9	× 64 / 227	−18.9
5	62,845	2453.4	− 2502	−48.6	× 60 / 227	−12.8
6	62,846	2486.7	− 2531	−44.3	× 51 / 227	−10
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−52

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −56, −51, −50, −27, −34, −71, −71, −58, −52 → −52.2
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 5 · 2016→2017: 1 · 2017→2018: 23 · 2018→2019: 7 · 2019→2022: 37 · 2022→2023: 0 · 2023→2024: 13 · 2024→2025: 6 → average 11.5
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 11.5 × 2.66 = 30.6. Upper limit −21.6, lower limit −82.8.

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.