Caruthers 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, 145 of the 563 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 16 points under the grade 3 bar. 2416 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2470 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2466 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 10 points under the grade 6 bar. 2521 vs. 2531.
7th The average 7th grader meets the grade 7 bar. 2592 vs. 2552.
8th The average 8th grader meets the grade 8 bar. 2567 vs. 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 55 students Meets the grade 3 bar. 4th 56 students Meets the grade 4 bar. 5th 50 students Just under the grade 5 bar. 6th 80 students Meets the grade 6 bar. 7th 79 students Meets the grade 7 bar. 8th 98 students Meets the grade 8 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 3rd 36 students 73 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 34 students 18 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 27 students 16 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 18 students 25 points under the grade 4 bar. 7th 13 students Just under the grade 5 bar. 8th 17 students 37 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.

2015 from sb_ca2015_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	12,860	2361.4	− 2432	−70.6	× 87 / 530	−11.6
4	12,863	2419.0	− 2473	−54	× 91 / 530	−9.3
5	12,864	2465.0	− 2502	−37	× 84 / 530	−5.9
6	12,866	2496.0	− 2531	−35	× 82 / 530	−5.4
7	12,869	2484.1	− 2552	−67.9	× 90 / 530	−11.5
8	12,870	2519.1	− 2567	−47.9	× 96 / 530	−8.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−52

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	11,880	2372.5	− 2432	−59.5	× 79 / 536	−8.8
4	11,882	2449.2	− 2473	−23.8	× 90 / 536	−4
5	11,885	2467.7	− 2502	−34.3	× 103 / 536	−6.6
6	11,886	2516.3	− 2531	−14.7	× 83 / 536	−2.3
7	11,888	2490.5	− 2552	−61.5	× 89 / 536	−10.2
8	11,890	2504.1	− 2567	−62.9	× 92 / 536	−10.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−43

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	12,212	2384.0	− 2432	−48	× 92 / 554	−8
4	12,213	2449.8	− 2473	−23.2	× 83 / 554	−3.5
5	12,215	2475.5	− 2502	−26.5	× 95 / 554	−4.5
6	12,217	2506.6	− 2531	−24.4	× 108 / 554	−4.8
7	12,219	2512.7	− 2552	−39.3	× 87 / 554	−6.2
8	12,221	2529.2	− 2567	−37.8	× 89 / 554	−6.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−33

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	12,238	2403.0	− 2432	−29	× 87 / 557	−4.5
4	12,241	2443.5	− 2473	−29.5	× 93 / 557	−4.9
5	12,242	2469.2	− 2502	−32.8	× 82 / 557	−4.8
6	12,245	2514.9	− 2531	−16.1	× 94 / 557	−2.7
7	12,246	2536.1	− 2552	−15.9	× 110 / 557	−3.1
8	12,249	2532.2	− 2567	−34.8	× 91 / 557	−5.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−26

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	12,332	2398.2	− 2432	−33.8	× 89 / 596	−5
4	12,333	2476.7	− 2473	3.7	× 97 / 596	0.6
5	12,334	2469.7	− 2502	−32.3	× 99 / 596	−5.4
6	12,335	2528.0	− 2531	−3	× 91 / 596	−0.5
7	12,336	2516.8	− 2552	−35.2	× 101 / 596	−6
8	12,337	2538.4	− 2567	−28.6	× 119 / 596	−5.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−22

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	12,154	2352.2	− 2432	−79.8	× 103 / 610	−13.5
4	12,155	2383.7	− 2473	−89.3	× 87 / 610	−12.7
5	12,156	2417.0	− 2502	−85	× 105 / 610	−14.6
6	12,157	2502.4	− 2531	−28.6	× 106 / 610	−5
7	12,158	2520.4	− 2552	−31.6	× 109 / 610	−5.6
8	12,159	2502.5	− 2567	−64.5	× 100 / 610	−10.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−62

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	12,339	2374.0	− 2432	−58	× 86 / 598	−8.3
4	12,340	2450.7	− 2473	−22.3	× 110 / 598	−4.1
5	12,341	2443.6	− 2502	−58.4	× 82 / 598	−8
6	12,342	2477.9	− 2531	−53.1	× 106 / 598	−9.4
7	12,343	2567.6	− 2552	15.6	× 103 / 598	2.7
8	12,344	2507.7	− 2567	−59.3	× 111 / 598	−11
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−38

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	12,318	2396.8	− 2432	−35.2	× 95 / 592	−5.6
4	12,319	2463.5	− 2473	−9.5	× 91 / 592	−1.5
5	12,320	2470.6	− 2502	−31.4	× 107 / 592	−5.7
6	12,321	2477.8	− 2531	−53.2	× 83 / 592	−7.5
7	12,322	2525.1	− 2552	−26.9	× 109 / 592	−5
8	12,323	2553.0	− 2567	−14	× 107 / 592	−2.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−28

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	12,295	2383.2	− 2432	−48.8	× 80 / 578	−6.8
4	12,296	2470.3	− 2473	−2.7	× 97 / 578	−0.5
5	12,297	2470.0	− 2502	−32	× 92 / 578	−5.1
6	12,298	2488.3	− 2531	−42.7	× 117 / 578	−8.6
7	12,299	2532.7	− 2552	−19.3	× 85 / 578	−2.8
8	12,300	2529.2	− 2567	−37.8	× 107 / 578	−7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−31

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	12,252	2418.2	− 2432	−13.8	× 81 / 559	−2
4	12,253	2436.5	− 2473	−36.5	× 84 / 559	−5.5
5	12,254	2484.1	− 2502	−17.9	× 102 / 559	−3.3
6	12,255	2524.9	− 2531	−6.1	× 92 / 559	−1
7	12,256	2550.2	− 2552	−1.8	× 117 / 559	−0.4
8	12,257	2529.7	− 2567	−37.3	× 83 / 559	−5.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−18

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	12,274	2416.1	− 2432	−15.9	× 91 / 563	−2.6
4	12,275	2470.1	− 2473	−2.9	× 90 / 563	−0.5
5	12,276	2466.2	− 2502	−35.8	× 77 / 563	−4.9
6	12,277	2520.6	− 2531	−10.4	× 98 / 563	−1.8
7	12,278	2591.8	− 2552	39.8	× 92 / 563	6.5
8	12,279	2567.4	− 2567	0.4	× 115 / 563	0.1
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. −52, −43, −33, −26, −22, −62, −38, −28, −31, −18, −3 → −32.4
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 9 · 2016→2017: 10 · 2017→2018: 7 · 2018→2019: 4 · 2019→2021: 40 · 2021→2022: 24 · 2022→2023: 10 · 2023→2024: 3 · 2024→2025: 13 · 2025→2026: 15 → average 13.5
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 13.5 × 2.66 = 35.9. Upper limit 3.5, lower limit −68.3.

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.