Schafer Park 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.

Many students here are still learning English, and this test is given in English. In 2026, 105 of the 340 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 28 points under the grade 3 bar. 2405 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 37 points under the grade 4 bar. 2436 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 19 points under the grade 5 bar. 2483 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader meets the grade 6 bar. 2538 vs. 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 Meets the grade 3 bar. 4th 65 students 15 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 64 students Meets the grade 5 bar. 6th 54 students Meets the grade 6 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 3rd 29 students 83 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 23 students 61 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 25 students 51 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 28 students 29 points under the grade 4 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	1,531	2358.9	− 2432	−73.1	× 112 / 376	−21.8
4	1,534	2407.3	− 2473	−65.7	× 100 / 376	−17.5
5	1,535	2455.6	− 2502	−46.4	× 81 / 376	−10
6	1,538	2450.7	− 2531	−80.3	× 83 / 376	−17.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−67

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	1,337	2379.6	− 2432	−52.4	× 101 / 390	−13.6
4	1,338	2413.7	− 2473	−59.3	× 118 / 390	−17.9
5	1,340	2442.6	− 2502	−59.4	× 92 / 390	−14
6	1,343	2482.9	− 2531	−48.1	× 79 / 390	−9.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−55

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	1,374	2364.5	− 2432	−67.5	× 106 / 397	−18
4	1,376	2415.7	− 2473	−57.3	× 100 / 397	−14.4
5	1,379	2448.9	− 2502	−53.1	× 110 / 397	−14.7
6	1,380	2485.5	− 2531	−45.5	× 81 / 397	−9.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−56

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	1,405	2399.7	− 2432	−32.3	× 105 / 424	−8
4	1,406	2451.9	− 2473	−21.1	× 117 / 424	−5.8
5	1,409	2477.8	− 2502	−24.2	× 94 / 424	−5.4
6	1,410	2503.7	− 2531	−27.3	× 108 / 424	−7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−26

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	1,426	2418.5	− 2432	−13.5	× 108 / 425	−3.4
4	1,427	2446.6	− 2473	−26.4	× 111 / 425	−6.9
5	1,428	2501.2	− 2502	−0.8	× 121 / 425	−0.2
6	1,429	2526.1	− 2531	−4.9	× 85 / 425	−1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−12

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	1,410	2391.8	− 2432	−40.2	× 91 / 371	−9.9
4	1,411	2428.3	− 2473	−44.7	× 96 / 371	−11.6
5	1,412	2461.2	− 2502	−40.8	× 90 / 371	−9.9
6	1,413	2484.4	− 2531	−46.6	× 94 / 371	−11.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−43

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	1,406	2397.0	− 2432	−35	× 86 / 355	−8.5
4	1,407	2443.2	− 2473	−29.8	× 91 / 355	−7.6
5	1,408	2460.8	− 2502	−41.2	× 90 / 355	−10.4
6	1,409	2501.6	− 2531	−29.4	× 88 / 355	−7.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−34

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	1,374	2390.7	− 2432	−41.3	× 88 / 331	−11
4	1,375	2426.5	− 2473	−46.5	× 82 / 331	−11.5
5	1,376	2483.8	− 2502	−18.2	× 81 / 331	−4.5
6	1,377	2512.4	− 2531	−18.6	× 80 / 331	−4.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−31

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	1,366	2380.7	− 2432	−51.3	× 96 / 348	−14.2
4	1,367	2442.4	− 2473	−30.6	× 88 / 348	−7.7
5	1,368	2495.3	− 2502	−6.7	× 86 / 348	−1.7
6	1,369	2524.4	− 2531	−6.6	× 78 / 348	−1.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−25

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	1,360	2404.5	− 2432	−27.5	× 81 / 340	−6.6
4	1,361	2435.7	− 2473	−37.3	× 88 / 340	−9.7
5	1,362	2482.7	− 2502	−19.3	× 89 / 340	−5.1
6	1,363	2538.2	− 2531	7.2	× 82 / 340	1.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−20

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −67, −55, −56, −26, −12, −43, −34, −31, −25, −20 → −36.9
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 12 · 2016→2017: 1 · 2017→2018: 30 · 2018→2019: 14 · 2019→2022: 31 · 2022→2023: 9 · 2023→2024: 3 · 2024→2025: 6 · 2025→2026: 5 → average 12.3
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 12.3 × 2.66 = 32.7. Upper limit −4.2, lower limit −69.6.

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.