Burrel 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, 27 of the 50 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

4th The average 4th grader scores 23 points under the grade 3 bar. 2409 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 22 points under the grade 3 bar. 2410 vs. 2432. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 13 points under the grade 4 bar. 2460 vs. 2473. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
8th The average 8th grader meets the grade 8 bar. 2576 vs. 2567.

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
4	9,695	2427.5	− 2473	−45.5	× 13 / 65	−9.1
5	9,696	2421.2	− 2502	−80.8	× 12 / 65	−14.9
6	9,699	2487.0	− 2531	−44	× 14 / 65	−9.5
7	9,700	2535.6	− 2552	−16.4	× 15 / 65	−3.8
8	9,703	2510.7	− 2567	−56.3	× 11 / 65	−9.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−47

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	8,745	2340.7	− 2432	−91.3	× 15 / 68	−20.1
5	8,749	2428.3	− 2502	−73.7	× 12 / 68	−13
6	8,750	2449.3	− 2531	−81.7	× 12 / 68	−14.4
7	8,752	2525.4	− 2552	−26.6	× 14 / 68	−5.5
8	8,755	2570.3	− 2567	3.3	× 15 / 68	0.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−52

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	9,033	2377.9	− 2432	−54.1	× 14 / 52	−14.6
4	9,035	2376.3	− 2473	−96.7	× 15 / 52	−27.9
6	9,038	2477.0	− 2531	−54	× 11 / 52	−11.4
8	9,042	2562.1	− 2567	−4.9	× 12 / 52	−1.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−55

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	9,055	2365.9	− 2432	−66.1	× 18 / 80	−14.9
4	9,056	2436.5	− 2473	−36.5	× 13 / 80	−5.9
5	9,059	2426.9	− 2502	−75.1	× 15 / 80	−14.1
6	9,060	2471.4	− 2531	−59.6	× 12 / 80	−8.9
7	9,063	2557.0	− 2552	5	× 11 / 80	0.7
8	9,064	2523.5	− 2567	−43.5	× 11 / 80	−6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−49

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	9,124	2386.9	− 2432	−45.1	× 13 / 92	−6.4
4	9,125	2373.9	− 2473	−99.1	× 22 / 92	−23.7
5	9,126	2466.9	− 2502	−35.1	× 14 / 92	−5.3
6	9,127	2453.9	− 2531	−77.1	× 17 / 92	−14.2
7	9,128	2494.7	− 2552	−57.3	× 13 / 92	−8.1
8	9,129	2537.4	− 2567	−29.6	× 13 / 92	−4.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−62

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	8,958	2403.8	− 2432	−28.2	× 13 / 49	−7.5
4	8,959	2354.7	− 2473	−118.3	× 11 / 49	−26.6
5	8,960	2439.5	− 2502	−62.5	× 11 / 49	−14
6	8,961	2469.0	− 2531	−62	× 14 / 49	−17.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−66

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
4	9,074	2391.9	− 2473	−81.1	× 13 / 62	−17
6	9,076	2500.7	− 2531	−30.3	× 12 / 62	−5.9
7	9,077	2471.6	− 2552	−80.4	× 22 / 62	−28.5
8	9,078	2508.6	− 2567	−58.4	× 15 / 62	−14.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−66

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	9,055	2408.8	− 2432	−23.2	× 13 / 71	−4.2
4	9,056	2399.3	− 2473	−73.7	× 11 / 71	−11.4
5	9,057	2447.2	− 2502	−54.8	× 12 / 71	−9.3
7	9,059	2519.9	− 2552	−32.1	× 14 / 71	−6.3
8	9,060	2492.6	− 2567	−74.4	× 21 / 71	−22
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−53

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	9,005	2370.1	− 2432	−61.9	× 14 / 25	−34.7
4	9,006	2390.1	− 2473	−82.9	× 11 / 25	−36.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−71

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	8,974	2382.6	− 2432	−49.4	× 11 / 48	−11.3
4	8,975	2338.9	− 2473	−134.1	× 15 / 48	−41.9
5	8,976	2426.7	− 2502	−75.3	× 11 / 48	−17.3
7	8,978	2524.1	− 2552	−27.9	× 11 / 48	−6.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−77

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
4	8,989	2409.4	− 2473	−63.6	× 12 / 50	−15.3
5	8,990	2409.7	− 2502	−92.3	× 15 / 50	−27.7
6	8,991	2459.6	− 2531	−71.4	× 12 / 50	−17.1
8	8,993	2576.2	− 2567	9.2	× 11 / 50	2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−58

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −47, −52, −55, −49, −62, −66, −66, −53, −71, −77, −58 → −59.6
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 5 · 2016→2017: 3 · 2017→2018: 6 · 2018→2019: 13 · 2019→2021: 4 · 2021→2022: 0 · 2022→2023: 13 · 2023→2024: 18 · 2024→2025: 6 · 2025→2026: 19 → average 8.7
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 8.7 × 2.66 = 23.1. Upper limit −36.5, lower limit −82.7.

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.