Dayton 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 5.

Many students here are still learning English, and this test is given in English. In 2026, 53 of the 144 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 27 points under the grade 3 bar. 2405 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader meets the grade 4 bar. 2475 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 21 points under the grade 4 bar. 2452 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.

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 28 students 10 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 37 students Meets the grade 4 bar. 5th 26 students 16 points 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 16 students 58 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 21 students 22 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 16 students 36 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	3,577	2409.7	− 2432	−22.3	× 81 / 259	−7
4	3,579	2454.2	− 2473	−18.8	× 94 / 259	−6.8
5	3,581	2456.2	− 2502	−45.8	× 84 / 259	−14.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−29

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	3,129	2383.5	− 2432	−48.5	× 76 / 250	−14.7
4	3,131	2483.4	− 2473	10.4	× 88 / 250	3.7
5	3,133	2480.4	− 2502	−21.6	× 86 / 250	−7.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−19

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	3,241	2393.1	− 2432	−38.9	× 87 / 242	−14
4	3,243	2446.6	− 2473	−26.4	× 78 / 242	−8.5
5	3,245	2507.6	− 2502	5.6	× 77 / 242	1.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−21

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	3,236	2414.6	− 2432	−17.4	× 82 / 237	−6
4	3,239	2454.7	− 2473	−18.3	× 82 / 237	−6.3
5	3,240	2475.0	− 2502	−27	× 73 / 237	−8.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−21

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	3,262	2419.7	− 2432	−12.3	× 80 / 238	−4.1
4	3,263	2458.5	− 2473	−14.5	× 84 / 238	−5.1
5	3,264	2494.8	− 2502	−7.2	× 74 / 238	−2.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−11

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	3,150	2396.5	− 2432	−35.5	× 57 / 157	−12.9
4	3,151	2434.0	− 2473	−39	× 54 / 157	−13.4
5	3,152	2470.9	− 2502	−31.1	× 46 / 157	−9.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−35

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	3,102	2393.6	− 2432	−38.4	× 56 / 157	−13.7
4	3,103	2449.0	− 2473	−24	× 58 / 157	−8.9
5	3,104	2450.5	− 2502	−51.5	× 43 / 157	−14.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−37

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	3,068	2407.9	− 2432	−24.1	× 55 / 158	−8.4
4	3,069	2469.7	− 2473	−3.3	× 55 / 158	−1.1
5	3,070	2488.6	− 2502	−13.4	× 48 / 158	−4.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−14

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	3,032	2404.4	− 2432	−27.6	× 61 / 160	−10.5
4	3,033	2461.8	− 2473	−11.2	× 55 / 160	−3.9
5	3,034	2465.2	− 2502	−36.8	× 44 / 160	−10.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−24

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	2,986	2404.7	− 2432	−27.3	× 44 / 144	−8.3
4	2,987	2474.7	− 2473	1.7	× 58 / 144	0.7
5	2,988	2451.9	− 2502	−50.1	× 42 / 144	−14.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−22

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −29, −19, −21, −21, −11, −35, −37, −14, −24, −22 → −23.3
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 10 · 2016→2017: 2 · 2017→2018: 0 · 2018→2019: 10 · 2019→2022: 24 · 2022→2023: 2 · 2023→2024: 23 · 2024→2025: 10 · 2025→2026: 2 → average 9.2
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 9.2 × 2.66 = 24.5. Upper limit 1.2, lower limit −47.8.

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.