Bradley 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	67,976	2360.8	− 2432	−71.2	× 80 / 299	−19.1
4	67,978	2387.7	− 2473	−85.3	× 84 / 299	−24
5	67,980	2420.6	− 2502	−81.4	× 69 / 299	−18.8
6	67,982	2489.5	− 2531	−41.5	× 66 / 299	−9.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−71

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	62,986	2369.1	− 2432	−62.9	× 85 / 290	−18.4
4	62,987	2401.6	− 2473	−71.4	× 76 / 290	−18.7
5	62,990	2456.2	− 2502	−45.8	× 71 / 290	−11.2
6	62,991	2456.1	− 2531	−74.9	× 58 / 290	−15
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−63

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	64,774	2394.5	− 2432	−37.5	× 64 / 282	−8.5
4	64,776	2407.7	− 2473	−65.3	× 84 / 282	−19.5
5	64,778	2436.9	− 2502	−65.1	× 69 / 282	−15.9
6	64,779	2496.1	− 2531	−34.9	× 65 / 282	−8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−52

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	64,864	2405.6	− 2432	−26.4	× 66 / 281	−6.2
4	64,866	2418.5	− 2473	−54.5	× 67 / 281	−13
5	64,868	2458.4	− 2502	−43.6	× 85 / 281	−13.2
6	64,870	2496.3	− 2531	−34.7	× 63 / 281	−7.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−40

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	65,228	2413.7	− 2432	−18.3	× 66 / 256	−4.7
4	65,229	2441.8	− 2473	−31.2	× 62 / 256	−7.6
5	65,230	2464.2	− 2502	−37.8	× 64 / 256	−9.5
6	65,231	2514.8	− 2531	−16.2	× 64 / 256	−4.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−26

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	65,319	2395.2	− 2432	−36.8	× 80 / 261	−11.3
4	65,320	2416.6	− 2473	−56.4	× 62 / 261	−13.4
5	65,321	2456.9	− 2502	−45.1	× 62 / 261	−10.7
6	65,322	2517.9	− 2531	−13.1	× 57 / 261	−2.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−38

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	65,324	2370.8	− 2432	−61.2	× 73 / 265	−16.9
4	65,325	2420.1	− 2473	−52.9	× 79 / 265	−15.8
5	65,326	2466.8	− 2502	−35.2	× 58 / 265	−7.7
6	65,327	2489.1	− 2531	−41.9	× 55 / 265	−8.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−49

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	65,292	2380.2	− 2432	−51.8	× 69 / 273	−13.1
4	65,293	2418.1	− 2473	−54.9	× 76 / 273	−15.3
5	65,294	2463.4	− 2502	−38.6	× 82 / 273	−11.6
6	65,295	2505.7	− 2531	−25.3	× 46 / 273	−4.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−44

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	65,052	2414.1	− 2432	−17.9	× 61 / 265	−4.1
4	65,053	2433.1	− 2473	−39.9	× 76 / 265	−11.4
5	65,054	2459.7	− 2502	−42.3	× 78 / 265	−12.5
6	65,055	2475.4	− 2531	−55.6	× 50 / 265	−10.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−39

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −71, −63, −52, −40, −26, −38, −49, −44, −39 → −46.9
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 8 · 2016→2017: 11 · 2017→2018: 12 · 2018→2019: 14 · 2019→2022: 12 · 2022→2023: 11 · 2023→2024: 5 · 2024→2025: 5 → average 9.8
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 9.8 × 2.66 = 26.1. Upper limit −20.8, lower limit −73.

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.