Hanh Phan Tilley 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 6.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 68 points under the grade 3 bar. 2364 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 40 points under the grade 4 bar. 2433 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 11 points under the grade 4 bar. 2462 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 10 points under the grade 5 bar. 2492 vs. 2502. 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 66 students 50 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 82 students 26 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 75 students Just under the grade 4 bar. 6th 76 students 20 points under the grade 6 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 3rd 18 students 134 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 16 students 70 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 12 students 36 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 12 students 58 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	12,361	2342.0	− 2432	−90	× 26 / 108	−21.7
4	12,364	2379.7	− 2473	−93.3	× 32 / 108	−27.6
5	12,365	2412.1	− 2502	−89.9	× 29 / 108	−24.1
6	12,368	2478.9	− 2531	−52.1	× 21 / 108	−10.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−84

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	11,391	2347.0	− 2432	−85	× 40 / 146	−23.3
4	11,392	2414.6	− 2473	−58.4	× 28 / 146	−11.2
5	11,394	2476.5	− 2502	−25.5	× 42 / 146	−7.3
6	11,396	2431.4	− 2531	−99.6	× 36 / 146	−24.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−66

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	11,716	2364.1	− 2432	−67.9	× 28 / 183	−10.4
4	11,718	2420.1	− 2473	−52.9	× 55 / 183	−15.9
5	11,720	2457.7	− 2502	−44.3	× 51 / 183	−12.3
6	11,722	2504.5	− 2531	−26.5	× 49 / 183	−7.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−46

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	11,745	2370.9	− 2432	−61.1	× 80 / 216	−22.6
4	11,746	2426.8	− 2473	−46.2	× 34 / 216	−7.3
5	11,749	2461.9	− 2502	−40.1	× 58 / 216	−10.8
6	11,750	2476.8	− 2531	−54.2	× 44 / 216	−11
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−52

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	11,834	2365.2	− 2432	−66.8	× 63 / 229	−18.4
4	11,835	2450.7	− 2473	−22.3	× 76 / 229	−7.4
5	11,836	2476.1	− 2502	−25.9	× 37 / 229	−4.2
6	11,837	2466.4	− 2531	−64.6	× 53 / 229	−15
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−45

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	11,809	2355.3	− 2432	−76.7	× 84 / 350	−18.4
4	11,810	2460.4	− 2473	−12.6	× 85 / 350	−3.1
5	11,811	2442.8	− 2502	−59.2	× 96 / 350	−16.2
6	11,812	2467.7	− 2531	−63.3	× 85 / 350	−15.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−53

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	11,792	2366.9	− 2432	−65.1	× 74 / 352	−13.7
4	11,793	2404.5	− 2473	−68.5	× 90 / 352	−17.5
5	11,794	2463.3	− 2502	−38.7	× 89 / 352	−9.8
6	11,795	2485.8	− 2531	−45.2	× 99 / 352	−12.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−54

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	11,749	2367.6	− 2432	−64.4	× 84 / 353	−15.3
4	11,750	2433.8	− 2473	−39.2	× 81 / 353	−9
5	11,751	2443.2	− 2502	−58.8	× 91 / 353	−15.2
6	11,752	2507.1	− 2531	−23.9	× 97 / 353	−6.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−46

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	11,690	2401.9	− 2432	−30.1	× 83 / 349	−7.2
4	11,691	2428.9	− 2473	−44.1	× 83 / 349	−10.5
5	11,692	2473.0	− 2502	−29	× 84 / 349	−7
6	11,693	2488.0	− 2531	−43	× 99 / 349	−12.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−37

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	11,710	2363.9	− 2432	−68.1	× 84 / 357	−16
4	11,711	2433.2	− 2473	−39.8	× 98 / 357	−10.9
5	11,712	2462.2	− 2502	−39.8	× 87 / 357	−9.7
6	11,713	2492.1	− 2531	−38.9	× 88 / 357	−9.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−46

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −84, −66, −46, −52, −45, −53, −54, −46, −37, −46 → −52.9
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 18 · 2016→2017: 20 · 2017→2018: 6 · 2018→2019: 7 · 2019→2022: 8 · 2022→2023: 1 · 2023→2024: 8 · 2024→2025: 9 · 2025→2026: 9 → average 9.6
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 9.6 × 2.66 = 25.5. Upper limit −27.4, lower limit −78.4.

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 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26.