Fairview 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 43 points under the grade 3 bar. 2389 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2426 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 14 points under the grade 4 bar. 2459 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 25 points under the grade 5 bar. 2477 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 52 students 26 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 69 students 34 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 72 students 21 points under the grade 5 bar. 6th 71 students Just under the grade 5 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 3rd 17 students 97 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 15 students 66 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 16 students 75 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 14 students 44 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	1,452	2392.5	− 2432	−39.5	× 74 / 311	−9.4
4	1,453	2384.9	− 2473	−88.1	× 84 / 311	−23.8
5	1,456	2436.5	− 2502	−65.5	× 68 / 311	−14.3
6	1,457	2463.6	− 2531	−67.4	× 85 / 311	−18.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−66

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	1,256	2401.2	− 2432	−30.8	× 68 / 274	−7.6
4	1,259	2438.7	− 2473	−34.3	× 72 / 274	−9
5	1,260	2431.6	− 2502	−70.4	× 75 / 274	−19.3
6	1,263	2502.6	− 2531	−28.4	× 59 / 274	−6.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−42

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	1,295	2388.7	− 2432	−43.3	× 80 / 284	−12.2
4	1,297	2434.6	− 2473	−38.4	× 62 / 284	−8.4
5	1,298	2465.2	− 2502	−36.8	× 71 / 284	−9.2
6	1,300	2483.9	− 2531	−47.1	× 71 / 284	−11.8
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	1,325	2382.6	− 2432	−49.4	× 73 / 284	−12.7
4	1,327	2408.7	− 2473	−64.3	× 75 / 284	−17
5	1,329	2469.4	− 2502	−32.6	× 63 / 284	−7.2
6	1,331	2544.7	− 2531	13.7	× 73 / 284	3.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−33

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	1,346	2415.0	− 2432	−17	× 81 / 275	−5
4	1,347	2406.5	− 2473	−66.5	× 64 / 275	−15.5
5	1,348	2476.6	− 2502	−25.4	× 69 / 275	−6.4
6	1,349	2525.9	− 2531	−5.1	× 61 / 275	−1.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−28

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	1,330	2360.6	− 2432	−71.4	× 51 / 237	−15.4
4	1,331	2417.7	− 2473	−55.3	× 59 / 237	−13.8
5	1,332	2440.1	− 2502	−61.9	× 64 / 237	−16.7
6	1,333	2538.6	− 2531	7.6	× 63 / 237	2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−44

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	1,326	2393.4	− 2432	−38.6	× 81 / 289	−10.8
4	1,327	2398.7	− 2473	−74.3	× 56 / 289	−14.4
5	1,328	2445.1	− 2502	−56.9	× 76 / 289	−15
6	1,329	2483.6	− 2531	−47.4	× 76 / 289	−12.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−53

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	1,294	2414.1	− 2432	−17.9	× 82 / 278	−5.3
4	1,295	2412.3	− 2473	−60.7	× 80 / 278	−17.5
5	1,296	2389.7	− 2502	−112.3	× 46 / 278	−18.6
6	1,297	2488.9	− 2531	−42.1	× 70 / 278	−10.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−52

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	1,286	2402.3	− 2432	−29.7	× 74 / 298	−7.4
4	1,287	2425.4	− 2473	−47.6	× 88 / 298	−14.1
5	1,288	2423.4	− 2502	−78.6	× 84 / 298	−22.2
6	1,289	2458.3	− 2531	−72.7	× 52 / 298	−12.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−56

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	1,280	2388.8	− 2432	−43.2	× 69 / 326	−9.1
4	1,281	2426.4	− 2473	−46.6	× 84 / 326	−12
5	1,282	2458.6	− 2502	−43.4	× 88 / 326	−11.7
6	1,283	2476.8	− 2531	−54.2	× 85 / 326	−14.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−47

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −66, −42, −42, −33, −28, −44, −53, −52, −56, −47 → −46.3
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 24 · 2016→2017: 0 · 2017→2018: 9 · 2018→2019: 5 · 2019→2022: 16 · 2022→2023: 9 · 2023→2024: 1 · 2024→2025: 4 · 2025→2026: 9 → average 8.6
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 8.6 × 2.66 = 22.9. Upper limit −23.4, lower limit −69.2.

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.