Peres 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 8.

Many students here are still learning English, and this test is given in English. In 2026, 202 of the 332 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 75 points under the grade 3 bar. 2357 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 57 points under the grade 3 bar. 2375 vs. 2432. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 34 points under the grade 3 bar. 2398 vs. 2432. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores 30 points under the grade 3 bar. 2403 vs. 2432. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores 35 points under the grade 4 bar. 2438 vs. 2473. The 8th-grade bar is 2567.

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 23 students 60 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 29 students 40 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 19 students 26 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 22 students 15 points under the grade 5 bar. 7th 13 students Just under the grade 4 bar. 8th 24 students Just 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 26 students 130 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 41 students 100 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 38 students 72 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 39 students 85 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 31 students 57 points under the grade 3 bar. 8th 27 students 25 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	7,825	2382.0	− 2432	−50	× 81 / 292	−13.9
4	7,827	2445.6	− 2473	−27.4	× 74 / 292	−6.9
5	7,829	2449.4	− 2502	−52.6	× 73 / 292	−13.2
6	7,831	2487.9	− 2531	−43.1	× 64 / 292	−9.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−43

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	7,008	2379.0	− 2432	−53	× 76 / 286	−14.1
4	7,011	2429.5	− 2473	−43.5	× 79 / 286	−12
5	7,012	2492.1	− 2502	−9.9	× 62 / 286	−2.1
6	7,014	2487.1	− 2531	−43.9	× 69 / 286	−10.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−39

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	7,221	2403.8	− 2432	−28.2	× 73 / 285	−7.2
4	7,223	2392.9	− 2473	−80.1	× 80 / 285	−22.5
5	7,225	2464.8	− 2502	−37.2	× 75 / 285	−9.8
6	7,226	2501.2	− 2531	−29.8	× 57 / 285	−6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−45

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	7,239	2356.4	− 2432	−75.6	× 68 / 271	−19
4	7,240	2435.8	− 2473	−37.2	× 73 / 271	−10
5	7,243	2421.8	− 2502	−80.2	× 71 / 271	−21
6	7,244	2491.9	− 2531	−39.1	× 59 / 271	−8.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−59

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	7,282	2373.1	− 2432	−58.9	× 69 / 306	−13.3
4	7,283	2386.0	− 2473	−87	× 65 / 306	−18.5
5	7,284	2468.8	− 2502	−33.2	× 65 / 306	−7.1
6	7,285	2461.8	− 2531	−69.2	× 66 / 306	−14.9
7	7,286	2467.2	− 2552	−84.8	× 41 / 306	−11.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−65

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	7,225	2299.7	− 2432	−132.3	× 66 / 336	−26
4	7,226	2374.2	− 2473	−98.8	× 73 / 336	−21.5
5	7,227	2371.6	− 2502	−130.4	× 56 / 336	−21.7
6	7,228	2450.7	− 2531	−80.3	× 55 / 336	−13.1
7	7,229	2475.8	− 2552	−76.2	× 48 / 336	−10.9
8	7,230	2511.8	− 2567	−55.2	× 38 / 336	−6.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−99

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	7,213	2292.2	− 2432	−139.8	× 42 / 311	−18.9
4	7,214	2349.4	− 2473	−123.6	× 66 / 311	−26.2
5	7,215	2378.8	− 2502	−123.2	× 64 / 311	−25.4
6	7,216	2438.5	− 2531	−92.5	× 54 / 311	−16.1
7	7,217	2464.8	− 2552	−87.2	× 41 / 311	−11.5
8	7,218	2484.1	− 2567	−82.9	× 44 / 311	−11.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−110

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	7,160	2318.0	− 2432	−114	× 54 / 304	−20.3
4	7,161	2331.6	− 2473	−141.4	× 45 / 304	−20.9
5	7,162	2355.6	− 2502	−146.4	× 61 / 304	−29.4
6	7,163	2426.2	− 2531	−104.8	× 57 / 304	−19.7
7	7,164	2450.8	− 2552	−101.2	× 53 / 304	−17.6
8	7,165	2470.0	− 2567	−97	× 34 / 304	−10.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−119

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	7,120	2328.5	− 2432	−103.5	× 66 / 344	−19.9
4	7,121	2330.2	− 2473	−142.8	× 59 / 344	−24.5
5	7,122	2358.2	− 2502	−143.8	× 52 / 344	−21.7
6	7,123	2403.6	− 2531	−127.4	× 57 / 344	−21.1
7	7,124	2418.7	− 2552	−133.3	× 53 / 344	−20.5
8	7,125	2441.6	− 2567	−125.4	× 57 / 344	−20.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−129

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	7,124	2335.0	− 2432	−97	× 49 / 332	−14.3
4	7,125	2357.1	− 2473	−115.9	× 70 / 332	−24.4
5	7,126	2375.2	− 2502	−126.8	× 57 / 332	−21.8
6	7,127	2397.7	− 2531	−133.3	× 61 / 332	−24.5
7	7,128	2402.5	− 2552	−149.5	× 44 / 332	−19.8
8	7,129	2438.2	− 2567	−128.8	× 51 / 332	−19.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−125

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −43, −39, −45, −59, −65, −99, −110, −119, −129, −125 → −83.3
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 4 · 2016→2017: 6 · 2017→2018: 14 · 2018→2019: 6 · 2019→2022: 34 · 2022→2023: 11 · 2023→2024: 9 · 2024→2025: 10 · 2025→2026: 4 → average 10.9
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 10.9 × 2.66 = 29. Upper limit −54.3, lower limit −112.3.

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.