Belshaw 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 3 bar

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, 60 of the 210 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 69 points under the grade 3 bar. 2363 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 47 points under the grade 3 bar. 2385 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 27 points under the grade 3 bar. 2405 vs. 2432. 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 47 students 43 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 54 students 40 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 49 students 22 points under the grade 3 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 3rd 23 students 122 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 20 students 69 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 17 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	6,005	2378.4	− 2432	−53.6	× 99 / 264	−20.1
4	6,006	2413.2	− 2473	−59.8	× 86 / 264	−19.5
5	6,009	2453.8	− 2502	−48.2	× 79 / 264	−14.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−54

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	5,446	2386.7	− 2432	−45.3	× 86 / 261	−14.9
4	5,448	2418.5	− 2473	−54.5	× 91 / 261	−19
5	5,450	2477.0	− 2502	−25	× 84 / 261	−8
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	5,580	2379.2	− 2432	−52.8	× 109 / 288	−20
4	5,582	2408.0	− 2473	−65	× 87 / 288	−19.6
5	5,585	2447.0	− 2502	−55	× 92 / 288	−17.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−57

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	5,575	2371.5	− 2432	−60.5	× 91 / 286	−19.3
4	5,576	2411.4	− 2473	−61.6	× 106 / 286	−22.8
5	5,579	2429.1	− 2502	−72.9	× 89 / 286	−22.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−65

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	5,634	2364.9	− 2432	−67.1	× 78 / 279	−18.8
4	5,635	2408.8	− 2473	−64.2	× 95 / 279	−21.9
5	5,636	2426.1	− 2502	−75.9	× 106 / 279	−28.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−69

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	5,485	2375.5	− 2432	−56.5	× 61 / 227	−15.2
4	5,486	2402.6	− 2473	−70.4	× 83 / 227	−25.7
5	5,487	2404.0	− 2502	−98	× 83 / 227	−35.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−77

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	5,481	2332.2	− 2432	−99.8	× 62 / 201	−30.8
4	5,482	2407.1	− 2473	−65.9	× 57 / 201	−18.7
5	5,483	2428.2	− 2502	−73.8	× 82 / 201	−30.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−80

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	5,424	2331.2	− 2432	−100.8	× 64 / 201	−32.1
4	5,425	2368.8	− 2473	−104.2	× 69 / 201	−35.8
5	5,426	2429.5	− 2502	−72.5	× 68 / 201	−24.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−92

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	5,386	2353.7	− 2432	−78.3	× 75 / 213	−27.6
4	5,387	2372.2	− 2473	−100.8	× 67 / 213	−31.7
5	5,388	2412.7	− 2502	−89.3	× 71 / 213	−29.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−89

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	5,390	2363.2	− 2432	−68.8	× 70 / 210	−22.9
4	5,391	2384.6	− 2473	−88.4	× 74 / 210	−31.2
5	5,392	2404.6	− 2502	−97.4	× 66 / 210	−30.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−85

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −54, −42, −57, −65, −69, −77, −80, −92, −89, −85 → −71
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: 15 · 2017→2018: 8 · 2018→2019: 4 · 2019→2022: 8 · 2022→2023: 3 · 2023→2024: 12 · 2024→2025: 3 · 2025→2026: 4 → average 7.7
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 7.7 × 2.66 = 20.5. Upper limit −50.5, lower limit −91.5.

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.