East Avenue 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.

Measured against the grade bars

The state's English test uses one scale for every grade, so a score means the same thing in grade 3 as in grade 6.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 75 points under the grade 3 bar. 2357 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 39 points under the grade 4 bar. 2434 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 12 points under the grade 5 bar. 2490 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 29 points under the grade 5 bar. 2473 vs. 2502. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.

Students fluent in English

The closest these results come to reading alone: English is not in the way. Includes students who have only ever spoken English.

Grade bars 3rd 32 students 49 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 33 students 31 points under the grade 4 bar.

English learners

Students leave this group as they become fluent, so its average stays low even where they learn well.

Grade bars 3rd 12 students 142 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 11 students 25 points under the grade 3 bar.

the group's average that grade's own bar the distance between

2026 results. The English test covers reading, writing, listening and research together. "Meets standard" is the state's mark for being on track for that grade. The state leaves out any group of ten students or fewer, so a grade may be missing from the charts.

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	1,432	2393.6	− 2432	−38.4	× 103 / 324	−12.2
4	1,433	2406.1	− 2473	−66.9	× 61 / 324	−12.6
5	1,436	2452.4	− 2502	−49.6	× 83 / 324	−12.7
6	1,437	2509.0	− 2531	−22	× 77 / 324	−5.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−43

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	1,236	2389.3	− 2432	−42.7	× 79 / 304	−11.1
4	1,239	2427.2	− 2473	−45.8	× 94 / 304	−14.2
5	1,240	2433.1	− 2502	−68.9	× 60 / 304	−13.6
6	1,243	2492.8	− 2531	−38.2	× 71 / 304	−8.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−48

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	1,275	2378.5	− 2432	−53.5	× 83 / 312	−14.2
4	1,277	2401.9	− 2473	−71.1	× 79 / 312	−18
5	1,279	2450.4	− 2502	−51.6	× 89 / 312	−14.7
6	1,280	2464.3	− 2531	−66.7	× 61 / 312	−13
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−60

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	1,304	2395.0	− 2432	−37	× 92 / 321	−10.6
4	1,306	2428.8	− 2473	−44.2	× 79 / 321	−10.9
5	1,308	2451.2	− 2502	−50.8	× 70 / 321	−11.1
6	1,310	2489.5	− 2531	−41.5	× 80 / 321	−10.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−43

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	1,326	2422.4	− 2432	−9.6	× 83 / 320	−2.5
4	1,327	2469.0	− 2473	−4	× 86 / 320	−1.1
5	1,328	2475.7	− 2502	−26.3	× 76 / 320	−6.2
6	1,329	2484.0	− 2531	−47	× 75 / 320	−11
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−21

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	1,310	2391.4	− 2432	−40.6	× 59 / 249	−9.6
4	1,311	2464.9	− 2473	−8.1	× 55 / 249	−1.8
5	1,312	2483.0	− 2502	−19	× 57 / 249	−4.3
6	1,313	2499.0	− 2531	−32	× 78 / 249	−10
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−26

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	1,306	2374.1	− 2432	−57.9	× 59 / 234	−14.6
4	1,307	2432.1	− 2473	−40.9	× 62 / 234	−10.8
5	1,308	2466.9	− 2502	−35.1	× 57 / 234	−8.6
6	1,309	2487.4	− 2531	−43.6	× 56 / 234	−10.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−44

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	1,274	2382.5	− 2432	−49.5	× 58 / 249	−11.5
4	1,275	2437.2	− 2473	−35.8	× 60 / 249	−8.6
5	1,276	2440.0	− 2502	−62	× 69 / 249	−17.2
6	1,277	2480.5	− 2531	−50.5	× 62 / 249	−12.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−50

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	1,266	2346.8	− 2432	−85.2	× 44 / 224	−16.7
4	1,267	2474.2	− 2473	1.2	× 57 / 224	0.3
5	1,268	2455.3	− 2502	−46.7	× 54 / 224	−11.3
6	1,269	2489.5	− 2531	−41.5	× 69 / 224	−12.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−40

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	1,260	2357.4	− 2432	−74.6	× 44 / 203	−16.2
4	1,261	2433.6	− 2473	−39.4	× 44 / 203	−8.5
5	1,262	2490.4	− 2502	−11.6	× 58 / 203	−3.3
6	1,263	2473.2	− 2531	−57.8	× 57 / 203	−16.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−44

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −43, −48, −60, −43, −21, −26, −44, −50, −40, −44 → −41.9
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: 12 · 2017→2018: 17 · 2018→2019: 22 · 2019→2022: 5 · 2022→2023: 18 · 2023→2024: 6 · 2024→2025: 10 · 2025→2026: 4 → average 11
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 11 × 2.66 = 29.3. Upper limit −12.6, lower limit −71.2.

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.