Evergreen Elementary: 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	86,936	2438.2	− 2432	6.2	× 1400 / 8993	1
4	86,938	2487.7	− 2473	14.7	× 1492 / 8993	2.4
5	86,940	2527.0	− 2502	25	× 1511 / 8993	4.2
6	86,942	2563.5	− 2531	32.5	× 1590 / 8993	5.7
7	86,944	2570.4	− 2552	18.4	× 1484 / 8993	3
8	86,946	2599.4	− 2567	32.4	× 1516 / 8993	5.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						22

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	80,677	2444.1	− 2432	12.1	× 1294 / 8667	1.8
4	80,678	2489.2	− 2473	16.2	× 1403 / 8667	2.6
5	80,681	2532.7	− 2502	30.7	× 1495 / 8667	5.3
6	80,682	2563.6	− 2531	32.6	× 1475 / 8667	5.5
7	80,685	2582.9	− 2552	30.9	× 1534 / 8667	5.5
8	80,686	2602.8	− 2567	35.8	× 1466 / 8667	6.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						27

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	82,896	2449.6	− 2432	17.6	× 1196 / 8314	2.5
4	82,897	2482.5	− 2473	9.5	× 1313 / 8314	1.5
5	82,899	2526.8	− 2502	24.8	× 1396 / 8314	4.2
6	82,901	2566.2	− 2531	35.2	× 1444 / 8314	6.1
7	82,903	2580.8	− 2552	28.8	× 1449 / 8314	5
8	82,905	2601.7	− 2567	34.7	× 1516 / 8314	6.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						26

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	83,115	2450.2	− 2432	18.2	× 1196 / 7949	2.7
4	83,116	2495.8	− 2473	22.8	× 1213 / 7949	3.5
5	83,119	2531.4	− 2502	29.4	× 1311 / 7949	4.8
6	83,120	2562.7	− 2531	31.7	× 1397 / 7949	5.6
7	83,123	2581.0	− 2552	29	× 1381 / 7949	5
8	83,124	2606.8	− 2567	39.8	× 1451 / 7949	7.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						29

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	83,721	2453.9	− 2432	21.9	× 1105 / 7559	3.2
4	83,722	2497.5	− 2473	24.5	× 1183 / 7559	3.8
5	83,723	2543.8	− 2502	41.8	× 1207 / 7559	6.7
6	83,724	2563.5	− 2531	32.5	× 1273 / 7559	5.5
7	83,725	2587.7	− 2552	35.7	× 1408 / 7559	6.6
8	83,726	2607.5	− 2567	40.5	× 1383 / 7559	7.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						33

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	83,918	2458.4	− 2432	26.4	× 989 / 6368	4.1
4	83,919	2500.1	− 2473	27.1	× 1028 / 6368	4.4
5	83,920	2551.3	− 2502	49.3	× 1053 / 6368	8.2
6	83,921	2567.0	− 2531	36	× 1081 / 6368	6.1
7	83,922	2598.4	− 2552	46.4	× 1099 / 6368	8
8	83,923	2606.7	− 2567	39.7	× 1118 / 6368	7
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	83,857	2452.7	− 2432	20.7	× 895 / 6268	3
4	83,858	2500.4	− 2473	27.4	× 1008 / 6268	4.4
5	83,859	2535.9	− 2502	33.9	× 1043 / 6268	5.6
6	83,860	2566.9	− 2531	35.9	× 1083 / 6268	6.2
7	83,861	2582.8	− 2552	30.8	× 1102 / 6268	5.4
8	83,862	2604.0	− 2567	37	× 1137 / 6268	6.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						31

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	83,862	2443.5	− 2432	11.5	× 865 / 6051	1.6
4	83,863	2499.1	− 2473	26.1	× 939 / 6051	4.1
5	83,864	2542.6	− 2502	40.6	× 1030 / 6051	6.9
6	83,865	2555.2	− 2531	24.2	× 1062 / 6051	4.2
7	83,866	2599.6	− 2552	47.6	× 1055 / 6051	8.3
8	83,867	2606.5	− 2567	39.5	× 1100 / 6051	7.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						32

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	83,540	2451.3	− 2432	19.3	× 850 / 5837	2.8
4	83,541	2497.6	− 2473	24.6	× 873 / 5837	3.7
5	83,542	2542.4	− 2502	40.4	× 941 / 5837	6.5
6	83,543	2571.6	− 2531	40.6	× 1050 / 5837	7.3
7	83,544	2588.2	− 2552	36.2	× 1070 / 5837	6.6
8	83,545	2607.9	− 2567	40.9	× 1053 / 5837	7.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						34

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. 22, 27, 26, 29, 33, 38, 31, 32, 34 → 30.2
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: 3 · 2018→2019: 4 · 2019→2022: 5 · 2022→2023: 7 · 2023→2024: 1 · 2024→2025: 2 → average 3.5
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 3.5 × 2.66 = 9.3. Upper limit 39.5, lower limit 20.9.

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 — 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.