Cottonwood: 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 11.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 31 points under the grade 3 bar. 2401 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 12 points under the grade 4 bar. 2461 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2494 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 19 points under the grade 6 bar. 2512 vs. 2531.
7th The average 7th grader meets the grade 7 bar. 2570 vs. 2552.
8th The average 8th grader meets the grade 8 bar. 2571 vs. 2567.
11th The average 11th grader meets the grade 11 bar. 2639 vs. 2583.

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 258 students 28 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 293 students Just under the grade 4 bar. 5th 251 students Just under the grade 5 bar. 7th 254 students Meets the grade 7 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 3rd 12 students 105 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 14 students 36 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 12 students 32 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 12 students 17 points under the grade 4 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.

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	8,201	2417.8	− 2432	−14.2	× 203 / 1224	−2.4
4	8,202	2444.0	− 2473	−29	× 201 / 1224	−4.8
5	8,203	2487.1	− 2502	−14.9	× 167 / 1224	−2
6	8,204	2509.4	− 2531	−21.6	× 186 / 1224	−3.3
7	8,205	2538.8	− 2552	−13.2	× 171 / 1224	−1.8
8	8,206	2568.7	− 2567	1.7	× 170 / 1224	0.2
11	8,207	2593.7	− 2583	10.7	× 126 / 1224	1.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−13

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	8,187	2399.7	− 2432	−32.3	× 228 / 1418	−5.2
4	8,188	2457.7	− 2473	−15.3	× 243 / 1418	−2.6
5	8,189	2489.5	− 2502	−12.5	× 220 / 1418	−1.9
6	8,190	2515.8	− 2531	−15.2	× 198 / 1418	−2.1
7	8,191	2545.7	− 2552	−6.3	× 204 / 1418	−0.9
8	8,192	2562.2	− 2567	−4.8	× 180 / 1418	−0.6
11	8,193	2602.1	− 2583	19.1	× 145 / 1418	2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−11

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	8,135	2405.2	− 2432	−26.8	× 230 / 1547	−4
4	8,136	2452.1	− 2473	−20.9	× 257 / 1547	−3.5
5	8,137	2488.1	− 2502	−13.9	× 259 / 1547	−2.3
6	8,138	2516.4	− 2531	−14.6	× 224 / 1547	−2.1
7	8,139	2552.1	− 2552	0.1	× 218 / 1547	0
8	8,140	2567.6	− 2567	0.6	× 197 / 1547	0.1
11	8,141	2634.5	− 2583	51.5	× 162 / 1547	5.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−6

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	8,092	2401.0	− 2432	−31	× 314 / 1778	−5.5
4	8,093	2456.8	− 2473	−16.2	× 267 / 1778	−2.4
5	8,094	2481.3	− 2502	−20.7	× 272 / 1778	−3.2
6	8,095	2519.5	− 2531	−11.5	× 283 / 1778	−1.8
7	8,096	2550.6	− 2552	−1.4	× 252 / 1778	−0.2
8	8,097	2578.8	− 2567	11.8	× 218 / 1778	1.4
11	8,098	2632.4	− 2583	49.4	× 172 / 1778	4.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−7

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	8,102	2400.6	− 2432	−31.4	× 270 / 1769	−4.8
4	8,103	2460.9	− 2473	−12.1	× 307 / 1769	−2.1
5	8,104	2494.0	− 2502	−8	× 263 / 1769	−1.2
6	8,105	2512.4	− 2531	−18.6	× 263 / 1769	−2.8
7	8,106	2570.2	− 2552	18.2	× 266 / 1769	2.7
8	8,107	2571.1	− 2567	4.1	× 243 / 1769	0.6
11	8,108	2638.5	− 2583	55.5	× 157 / 1769	4.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−3

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −13, −11, −6, −7, −3 → −8
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2022→2023: 2 · 2023→2024: 5 · 2024→2025: 1 · 2025→2026: 4 → average 3
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 3 × 2.66 = 8. Upper limit 0, lower limit −16.

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".

Step 3 · Free or reduced-price meals

The share of enrolled students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. From 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26.