Fremont 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 5.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader meets the grade 3 bar. 2445 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 24 points under the grade 4 bar. 2449 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2500 vs. 2502.

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 115 students Meets the grade 3 bar. 4th 128 students 18 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 137 students Meets the grade 5 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 3rd 19 students 71 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 12 students 49 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 20 students Just 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	10,284	2396.9	− 2432	−35.1	× 140 / 442	−11.1
4	10,287	2451.7	− 2473	−21.3	× 148 / 442	−7.1
5	10,289	2486.2	− 2502	−15.8	× 154 / 442	−5.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−24

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	9,316	2404.3	− 2432	−27.7	× 162 / 456	−9.8
4	9,319	2431.9	− 2473	−41.1	× 141 / 456	−12.7
5	9,321	2502.1	− 2502	0.1	× 153 / 456	0
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−23

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	9,638	2387.0	− 2432	−45	× 145 / 468	−13.9
4	9,640	2436.7	− 2473	−36.3	× 175 / 468	−13.6
5	9,642	2490.0	− 2502	−12	× 148 / 468	−3.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−31

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	9,646	2436.6	− 2432	4.6	× 139 / 456	1.4
4	9,648	2443.2	− 2473	−29.8	× 140 / 456	−9.1
5	9,650	2510.3	− 2502	8.3	× 177 / 456	3.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−5

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	9,732	2434.3	− 2432	2.3	× 149 / 439	0.8
4	9,733	2475.7	− 2473	2.7	× 143 / 439	0.9
5	9,734	2512.9	− 2502	10.9	× 147 / 439	3.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						5

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	9,564	2374.5	− 2432	−57.5	× 142 / 444	−18.4
4	9,565	2442.4	− 2473	−30.6	× 138 / 444	−9.5
5	9,566	2477.4	− 2502	−24.6	× 164 / 444	−9.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−37

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	9,687	2392.5	− 2432	−39.5	× 142 / 443	−12.7
4	9,688	2441.3	− 2473	−31.7	× 142 / 443	−10.2
5	9,689	2480.5	− 2502	−21.5	× 159 / 443	−7.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−31

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	9,663	2409.2	− 2432	−22.8	× 170 / 474	−8.2
4	9,664	2448.0	− 2473	−25	× 152 / 474	−8
5	9,665	2487.4	− 2502	−14.6	× 152 / 474	−4.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−21

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	9,621	2424.0	− 2432	−8	× 141 / 461	−2.4
4	9,622	2445.1	− 2473	−27.9	× 174 / 461	−10.5
5	9,623	2505.8	− 2502	3.8	× 146 / 461	1.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−12

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	9,596	2412.3	− 2432	−19.7	× 139 / 467	−5.9
4	9,597	2451.0	− 2473	−22	× 151 / 467	−7.1
5	9,598	2483.2	− 2502	−18.8	× 177 / 467	−7.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−20

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	9,622	2445.1	− 2432	13.1	× 134 / 431	4.1
4	9,623	2449.1	− 2473	−23.9	× 140 / 431	−7.8
5	9,624	2500.2	− 2502	−1.8	× 157 / 431	−0.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−4

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −24, −23, −31, −5, 5, −37, −31, −21, −12, −20, −4 → −18.5
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 1 · 2016→2017: 8 · 2017→2018: 26 · 2018→2019: 10 · 2019→2021: 42 · 2021→2022: 6 · 2022→2023: 10 · 2023→2024: 9 · 2024→2025: 8 · 2025→2026: 16 → average 13.6
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 13.6 × 2.66 = 36.2. Upper limit 17.7, lower limit −54.7.

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.