Maxwell 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, 19 of the 59 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

3rd The average 3rd grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2426 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader meets the grade 4 bar. 2484 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 23 points under the grade 4 bar. 2450 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.

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.

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	5,631	2401.9	− 2432	−30.1	× 25 / 133	−5.7
4	5,634	2452.6	− 2473	−20.4	× 22 / 133	−3.4
5	5,635	2449.3	− 2502	−52.7	× 24 / 133	−9.5
6	5,638	2524.8	− 2531	−6.2	× 17 / 133	−0.8
7	5,639	2489.9	− 2552	−62.1	× 23 / 133	−10.7
8	5,642	2494.4	− 2567	−72.6	× 22 / 133	−12
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−42

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	5,105	2432.2	− 2432	0.2	× 23 / 72	0.1
4	5,107	2463.9	− 2473	−9.1	× 28 / 72	−3.5
5	5,108	2499.3	− 2502	−2.7	× 21 / 72	−0.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−4

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	5,211	2418.5	− 2432	−13.5	× 40 / 93	−5.8
4	5,213	2475.4	− 2473	2.4	× 27 / 93	0.7
5	5,214	2503.9	− 2502	1.9	× 26 / 93	0.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−5

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	5,215	2442.2	− 2432	10.2	× 18 / 78	2.4
4	5,216	2474.5	− 2473	1.5	× 36 / 78	0.7
5	5,219	2501.8	− 2502	−0.2	× 24 / 78	−0.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						3

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	5,250	2425.4	− 2432	−6.6	× 32 / 89	−2.4
4	5,251	2466.5	− 2473	−6.5	× 20 / 89	−1.5
5	5,252	2474.6	− 2502	−27.4	× 37 / 89	−11.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−15

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	5,089	2408.5	− 2432	−23.5	× 24 / 86	−6.6
4	5,090	2477.7	− 2473	4.7	× 34 / 86	1.9
5	5,091	2445.1	− 2502	−56.9	× 28 / 86	−18.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−23

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	5,091	2359.4	− 2432	−72.6	× 20 / 82	−17.7
4	5,092	2433.7	− 2473	−39.3	× 26 / 82	−12.5
5	5,093	2477.8	− 2502	−24.2	× 36 / 82	−10.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−41

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	5,026	2417.9	− 2432	−14.1	× 16 / 56	−4
4	5,027	2437.4	− 2473	−35.6	× 19 / 56	−12.1
5	5,028	2446.8	− 2502	−55.2	× 21 / 56	−20.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−37

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	4,990	2401.5	− 2432	−30.5	× 21 / 56	−11.4
4	4,991	2456.6	− 2473	−16.4	× 18 / 56	−5.3
5	4,992	2480.8	− 2502	−21.2	× 17 / 56	−6.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−23

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	4,976	2425.5	− 2432	−6.5	× 21 / 59	−2.3
4	4,977	2484.2	− 2473	11.2	× 20 / 59	3.8
5	4,978	2449.6	− 2502	−52.4	× 18 / 59	−16
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−15

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −42, −4, −5, 3, −15, −23, −41, −37, −23, −15 → −20.2
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 38 · 2016→2017: 1 · 2017→2018: 8 · 2018→2019: 18 · 2019→2022: 8 · 2022→2023: 18 · 2023→2024: 4 · 2024→2025: 14 · 2025→2026: 8 → average 13
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 13 × 2.66 = 34.6. Upper limit 14.4, lower limit −54.8.

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.