Highland 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 6.

Many students here are still learning English, and this test is given in English. In 2026, 80 of the 176 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 97 points under the grade 3 bar. 2335 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 52 points under the grade 3 bar. 2380 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 25 points under the grade 3 bar. 2408 vs. 2432. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 13 points under the grade 3 bar. 2419 vs. 2432. 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 22 students 84 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 27 students 18 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 18 students 36 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 29 students 30 points under the grade 4 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 3rd 33 students 106 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 17 students 105 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 15 students 60 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 15 students 60 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	7,680	2407.8	− 2432	−24.2	× 73 / 249	−7.1
4	7,682	2406.1	− 2473	−66.9	× 64 / 249	−17.2
5	7,684	2500.5	− 2502	−1.5	× 63 / 249	−0.4
6	7,686	2544.6	− 2531	13.6	× 49 / 249	2.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−22

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	6,865	2422.1	− 2432	−9.9	× 64 / 252	−2.5
4	6,867	2445.0	− 2473	−28	× 69 / 252	−7.7
5	6,868	2491.3	− 2502	−10.7	× 60 / 252	−2.5
6	6,870	2542.4	− 2531	11.4	× 59 / 252	2.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−10

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	7,077	2400.1	− 2432	−31.9	× 68 / 255	−8.5
4	7,079	2438.6	− 2473	−34.4	× 64 / 255	−8.6
5	7,081	2479.2	− 2502	−22.8	× 65 / 255	−5.8
6	7,082	2505.0	− 2531	−26	× 58 / 255	−5.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−29

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	7,095	2420.2	− 2432	−11.8	× 71 / 250	−3.4
4	7,096	2399.3	− 2473	−73.7	× 66 / 250	−19.5
5	7,099	2476.8	− 2502	−25.2	× 53 / 250	−5.3
6	7,100	2508.4	− 2531	−22.6	× 60 / 250	−5.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−34

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	7,136	2418.8	− 2432	−13.2	× 64 / 235	−3.6
4	7,137	2417.7	− 2473	−55.3	× 71 / 235	−16.7
5	7,138	2449.9	− 2502	−52.1	× 57 / 235	−12.6
6	7,139	2517.7	− 2531	−13.3	× 43 / 235	−2.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−35

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	7,077	2369.3	− 2432	−62.7	× 50 / 215	−14.6
4	7,078	2396.7	− 2473	−76.3	× 68 / 215	−24.1
5	7,079	2434.4	− 2502	−67.6	× 61 / 215	−19.2
6	7,080	2493.2	− 2531	−37.8	× 36 / 215	−6.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−64

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	7,065	2364.8	− 2432	−67.2	× 47 / 201	−15.7
4	7,066	2372.2	− 2473	−100.8	× 59 / 201	−29.6
5	7,067	2436.5	− 2502	−65.5	× 45 / 201	−14.7
6	7,068	2448.0	− 2531	−83	× 50 / 201	−20.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−81

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	7,012	2369.7	− 2432	−62.3	× 46 / 190	−15.1
4	7,013	2358.1	− 2473	−114.9	× 58 / 190	−35.1
5	7,014	2442.7	− 2502	−59.3	× 47 / 190	−14.7
6	7,015	2443.8	− 2531	−87.2	× 39 / 190	−17.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−83

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	6,972	2369.7	− 2432	−62.3	× 41 / 170	−15
4	6,973	2352.4	− 2473	−120.6	× 37 / 170	−26.2
5	6,974	2398.1	− 2502	−103.9	× 44 / 170	−26.9
6	6,975	2446.8	− 2531	−84.2	× 48 / 170	−23.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−92

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	6,976	2334.8	− 2432	−97.2	× 55 / 176	−30.4
4	6,977	2380.3	− 2473	−92.7	× 44 / 176	−23.2
5	6,978	2407.5	− 2502	−94.5	× 33 / 176	−17.7
6	6,979	2419.0	− 2531	−112	× 44 / 176	−28
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−99

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −22, −10, −29, −34, −35, −64, −81, −83, −92, −99 → −54.9
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: 19 · 2017→2018: 5 · 2018→2019: 1 · 2019→2022: 29 · 2022→2023: 17 · 2023→2024: 2 · 2024→2025: 9 · 2025→2026: 7 → average 11.2
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 11.2 × 2.66 = 29.8. Upper limit −25.1, lower limit −84.7.

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.