Mountain Empire 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	72,512	2376.4	− 2432	−55.6	× 132 / 915	−8
4	72,514	2416.6	− 2473	−56.4	× 140 / 915	−8.6
5	72,516	2449.0	− 2502	−53	× 115 / 915	−6.7
6	72,518	2454.5	− 2531	−76.5	× 119 / 915	−9.9
7	72,520	2483.2	− 2552	−68.8	× 118 / 915	−8.9
8	72,522	2515.1	− 2567	−51.9	× 122 / 915	−6.9
11	72,524	2574.8	− 2583	−8.2	× 169 / 915	−1.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−51

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	67,295	2407.2	− 2432	−24.8	× 115 / 949	−3
4	67,296	2419.3	− 2473	−53.7	× 133 / 949	−7.5
5	67,298	2479.6	− 2502	−22.4	× 150 / 949	−3.5
6	67,301	2481.0	− 2531	−50	× 126 / 949	−6.6
7	67,303	2492.4	− 2552	−59.6	× 121 / 949	−7.6
8	67,304	2528.9	− 2567	−38.1	× 149 / 949	−6
11	67,307	2544.9	− 2583	−38.1	× 155 / 949	−6.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−41

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	69,094	2384.6	− 2432	−47.4	× 143 / 860	−7.9
4	69,096	2429.9	− 2473	−43.1	× 115 / 860	−5.8
5	69,097	2448.9	− 2502	−53.1	× 139 / 860	−8.6
6	69,099	2491.6	− 2531	−39.4	× 140 / 860	−6.4
7	69,102	2504.3	− 2552	−47.7	× 115 / 860	−6.4
8	69,104	2527.5	− 2567	−39.5	× 114 / 860	−5.2
11	69,105	2568.0	− 2583	−15	× 94 / 860	−1.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−42

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	69,265	2407.0	− 2432	−25	× 109 / 851	−3.2
4	69,266	2436.8	− 2473	−36.2	× 132 / 851	−5.6
5	69,269	2465.8	− 2502	−36.2	× 126 / 851	−5.4
6	69,270	2487.2	− 2531	−43.8	× 135 / 851	−6.9
7	69,273	2513.4	− 2552	−38.6	× 139 / 851	−6.3
8	69,274	2525.4	− 2567	−41.6	× 122 / 851	−6
11	69,277	2542.7	− 2583	−40.3	× 88 / 851	−4.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−38

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	69,796	2399.3	− 2432	−32.7	× 147 / 893	−5.4
4	69,797	2438.7	− 2473	−34.3	× 117 / 893	−4.5
5	69,798	2480.4	− 2502	−21.6	× 137 / 893	−3.3
6	69,799	2510.2	− 2531	−20.8	× 115 / 893	−2.7
7	69,800	2489.7	− 2552	−62.3	× 136 / 893	−9.5
8	69,801	2503.8	− 2567	−63.2	× 136 / 893	−9.6
11	69,802	2553.1	− 2583	−29.9	× 105 / 893	−3.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−38

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	68,329	2360.0	− 2432	−72	× 135 / 799	−12.2
4	68,330	2395.9	− 2473	−77.1	× 135 / 799	−13
5	68,331	2443.6	− 2502	−58.4	× 125 / 799	−9.1
6	68,332	2490.1	− 2531	−40.9	× 102 / 799	−5.2
7	68,333	2500.2	− 2552	−51.8	× 120 / 799	−7.8
8	68,334	2512.8	− 2567	−54.2	× 107 / 799	−7.3
11	68,335	2526.6	− 2583	−56.4	× 75 / 799	−5.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−60

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	69,896	2366.3	− 2432	−65.7	× 137 / 957	−9.4
4	69,897	2416.2	− 2473	−56.8	× 155 / 957	−9.2
5	69,898	2434.7	− 2502	−67.3	× 152 / 957	−10.7
6	69,899	2507.6	− 2531	−23.4	× 158 / 957	−3.9
7	69,900	2497.2	− 2552	−54.8	× 113 / 957	−6.5
8	69,901	2504.3	− 2567	−62.7	× 128 / 957	−8.4
11	69,902	2515.1	− 2583	−67.9	× 114 / 957	−8.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−56

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	69,912	2371.9	− 2432	−60.1	× 135 / 971	−8.4
4	69,913	2413.5	− 2473	−59.5	× 155 / 971	−9.5
5	69,914	2444.9	− 2502	−57.1	× 153 / 971	−9
6	69,915	2472.5	− 2531	−58.5	× 152 / 971	−9.2
7	69,916	2489.2	− 2552	−62.8	× 150 / 971	−9.7
8	69,917	2503.0	− 2567	−64	× 111 / 971	−7.3
11	69,918	2506.4	− 2583	−76.6	× 115 / 971	−9.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−62

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	69,898	2366.9	− 2432	−65.1	× 159 / 926	−11.2
4	69,899	2400.3	− 2473	−72.7	× 137 / 926	−10.8
5	69,900	2441.6	− 2502	−60.4	× 146 / 926	−9.5
6	69,901	2449.7	− 2531	−81.3	× 137 / 926	−12
7	69,902	2455.4	− 2552	−96.6	× 127 / 926	−13.2
8	69,903	2478.1	− 2567	−88.9	× 134 / 926	−12.9
11	69,904	2516.4	− 2583	−66.6	× 86 / 926	−6.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−76

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	69,612	2376.3	− 2432	−55.7	× 132 / 868	−8.5
4	69,613	2410.7	− 2473	−62.3	× 145 / 868	−10.4
5	69,614	2447.6	− 2502	−54.4	× 134 / 868	−8.4
6	69,615	2464.3	− 2531	−66.7	× 126 / 868	−9.7
7	69,616	2475.8	− 2552	−76.2	× 109 / 868	−9.6
8	69,617	2466.3	− 2567	−100.7	× 119 / 868	−13.8
11	69,618	2524.7	− 2583	−58.3	× 103 / 868	−6.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−67

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −51, −41, −42, −38, −38, −60, −56, −62, −76, −67 → −53.1
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 10 · 2016→2017: 1 · 2017→2018: 4 · 2018→2019: 0 · 2019→2021: 22 · 2021→2022: 4 · 2022→2023: 6 · 2023→2024: 14 · 2024→2025: 9 → average 7.8
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 7.8 × 2.66 = 20.7. Upper limit −32.4, lower limit −73.8.

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 — 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.

Schools in Mountain Empire Unified

Academy Of Arts And Sciences: Del Mar Elementary ( Charter
Academy Of Arts And Sciences: El Cajon Elementary Charter
Academy Of Arts And Sciences: El Cajon Middle And Charter
Camp Lockett Middle
Campo Elementary
Campo High (Continuation)
Clover Flat Elementary
College Preparatory Middle - East County Charter
Compass Charter Schools Of San Diego Charter
County Collaborative Charter Charter
Descanso Elementary
Elite Academic Academy - Mountain Empire Charter
Hillside Junior/Senior High
JCS - Pine Valley Charter
Mountain Empire High
Pine Valley Middle
Pivot Charter School - San Diego Charter
Potrero Elementary
San Diego Neighborhood Homeschools Charter
San Diego Virtual Charter