Templeton 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	82,126	2425.7	− 2432	−6.3	× 162 / 1226	−0.8
4	82,129	2504.3	− 2473	31.3	× 168 / 1226	4.3
5	82,130	2515.2	− 2502	13.2	× 166 / 1226	1.8
6	82,133	2540.0	− 2531	9	× 181 / 1226	1.3
7	82,134	2563.6	− 2552	11.6	× 187 / 1226	1.8
8	82,137	2582.5	− 2567	15.5	× 187 / 1226	2.4
11	82,138	2639.9	− 2583	56.9	× 175 / 1226	8.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						19

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,173	2435.7	− 2432	3.7	× 203 / 1290	0.6
4	76,175	2486.7	− 2473	13.7	× 168 / 1290	1.8
5	76,176	2525.1	− 2502	23.1	× 180 / 1290	3.2
6	76,179	2530.5	− 2531	−0.5	× 180 / 1290	−0.1
7	76,181	2583.1	− 2552	31.1	× 178 / 1290	4.3
8	76,182	2596.5	− 2567	29.5	× 185 / 1290	4.2
11	76,185	2633.4	− 2583	50.4	× 196 / 1290	7.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						22

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	78,210	2441.1	− 2432	9.1	× 186 / 1288	1.3
4	78,211	2502.1	− 2473	29.1	× 194 / 1288	4.4
5	78,213	2519.4	− 2502	17.4	× 165 / 1288	2.2
6	78,215	2566.7	− 2531	35.7	× 180 / 1288	5
7	78,218	2575.3	− 2552	23.3	× 173 / 1288	3.1
8	78,220	2585.4	− 2567	18.4	× 175 / 1288	2.5
11	78,222	2653.0	− 2583	70	× 215 / 1288	11.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						30

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	78,360	2467.8	− 2432	35.8	× 146 / 1216	4.3
4	78,363	2484.5	− 2473	11.5	× 172 / 1216	1.6
5	78,364	2536.8	− 2502	34.8	× 194 / 1216	5.6
6	78,367	2533.3	− 2531	2.3	× 168 / 1216	0.3
7	78,368	2567.6	− 2552	15.6	× 177 / 1216	2.3
8	78,371	2580.1	− 2567	13.1	× 175 / 1216	1.9
11	78,372	2631.2	− 2583	48.2	× 184 / 1216	7.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						23

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	78,888	2463.9	− 2432	31.9	× 154 / 1243	4
4	78,889	2509.8	− 2473	36.8	× 148 / 1243	4.4
5	78,890	2505.1	− 2502	3.1	× 166 / 1243	0.4
6	78,891	2567.6	− 2531	36.6	× 200 / 1243	5.9
7	78,892	2560.8	− 2552	8.8	× 180 / 1243	1.3
8	78,893	2591.2	− 2567	24.2	× 179 / 1243	3.5
11	78,894	2640.1	− 2583	57.1	× 216 / 1243	9.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						29

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
11	77,453	2630.7	− 2583	47.7	× 189 / 189	47.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						48

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	79,142	2405.5	− 2432	−26.5	× 150 / 1092	−3.6
4	79,143	2474.9	− 2473	1.9	× 135 / 1092	0.2
5	79,144	2528.1	− 2502	26.1	× 142 / 1092	3.4
6	79,145	2549.3	− 2531	18.3	× 163 / 1092	2.7
7	79,146	2578.9	− 2552	26.9	× 140 / 1092	3.4
8	79,147	2570.4	− 2567	3.4	× 177 / 1092	0.6
11	79,148	2629.5	− 2583	46.5	× 185 / 1092	7.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						15

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	79,122	2439.6	− 2432	7.6	× 136 / 1079	1
4	79,123	2465.9	− 2473	−7.1	× 142 / 1079	−0.9
5	79,124	2522.5	− 2502	20.5	× 140 / 1079	2.7
6	79,125	2522.7	− 2531	−8.3	× 149 / 1079	−1.1
7	79,126	2572.0	− 2552	20	× 171 / 1079	3.2
8	79,127	2572.9	− 2567	5.9	× 138 / 1079	0.8
11	79,128	2592.5	− 2583	9.5	× 203 / 1079	1.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						7

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	79,150	2432.2	− 2432	0.2	× 149 / 1125	0
4	79,151	2479.5	− 2473	6.5	× 140 / 1125	0.8
5	79,152	2510.5	− 2502	8.5	× 157 / 1125	1.2
6	79,153	2530.6	− 2531	−0.4	× 135 / 1125	0
7	79,154	2543.3	− 2552	−8.7	× 152 / 1125	−1.2
8	79,155	2562.4	− 2567	−4.6	× 161 / 1125	−0.7
11	79,156	2621.0	− 2583	38	× 231 / 1125	7.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						8

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	78,828	2420.3	− 2432	−11.7	× 139 / 1125	−1.4
4	78,829	2486.0	− 2473	13	× 154 / 1125	1.8
5	78,830	2530.8	− 2502	28.8	× 141 / 1125	3.6
6	78,831	2535.9	− 2531	4.9	× 161 / 1125	0.7
7	78,832	2575.4	− 2552	23.4	× 154 / 1125	3.2
8	78,833	2556.3	− 2567	−10.7	× 162 / 1125	−1.5
11	78,834	2620.9	− 2583	37.9	× 214 / 1125	7.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						14

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. 19, 22, 30, 23, 29, 48, 15, 7, 8, 14 → 21.5
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 3 · 2016→2017: 8 · 2017→2018: 7 · 2018→2019: 6 · 2019→2021: 19 · 2021→2022: 33 · 2022→2023: 8 · 2023→2024: 1 · 2024→2025: 6 → average 10.1
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 10.1 × 2.66 = 26.9. Upper limit 48.4, lower limit −5.4.

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.