Calwa 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.

Many students here are still learning English, and this test is given in English. In 2026, 109 of the 290 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 13 points under the grade 3 bar. 2419 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 38 points under the grade 4 bar. 2435 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 14 points under the grade 5 bar. 2488 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 6 bar. 2522 vs. 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 37 students Meets the grade 3 bar. 4th 47 students Meets the grade 4 bar. 5th 47 students Meets the grade 5 bar. 6th 50 students Meets 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 29 students 55 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 30 students 58 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 24 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 6th 26 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.

2015 from sb_ca2015_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	10,596	2363.9	− 2432	−68.1	× 77 / 350	−15
4	10,599	2379.6	− 2473	−93.4	× 93 / 350	−24.8
5	10,600	2407.3	− 2502	−94.7	× 91 / 350	−24.6
6	10,603	2447.6	− 2531	−83.4	× 89 / 350	−21.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−86

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	9,615	2363.7	− 2432	−68.3	× 85 / 340	−17.1
4	9,616	2390.4	− 2473	−82.6	× 73 / 340	−17.7
5	9,618	2409.5	− 2502	−92.5	× 90 / 340	−24.5
6	9,620	2439.9	− 2531	−91.1	× 92 / 340	−24.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−84

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	9,942	2364.2	− 2432	−67.8	× 101 / 349	−19.6
4	9,944	2406.3	− 2473	−66.7	× 83 / 349	−15.9
5	9,947	2424.1	− 2502	−77.9	× 73 / 349	−16.3
6	9,949	2462.0	− 2531	−69	× 92 / 349	−18.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−70

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	9,961	2388.6	− 2432	−43.4	× 79 / 356	−9.6
4	9,962	2412.2	− 2473	−60.8	× 113 / 356	−19.3
5	9,965	2429.9	− 2502	−72.1	× 87 / 356	−17.6
6	9,966	2479.6	− 2531	−51.4	× 77 / 356	−11.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−58

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	10,036	2384.0	− 2432	−48	× 114 / 391	−14
4	10,037	2434.7	− 2473	−38.3	× 78 / 391	−7.6
5	10,038	2438.4	− 2502	−63.6	× 113 / 391	−18.4
6	10,039	2471.7	− 2531	−59.3	× 86 / 391	−13
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−53

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	10,029	2325.4	− 2432	−106.6	× 73 / 324	−24
4	10,030	2366.9	− 2473	−106.1	× 83 / 324	−27.2
5	10,031	2431.9	− 2502	−70.1	× 85 / 324	−18.4
6	10,032	2469.5	− 2531	−61.5	× 83 / 324	−15.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−85

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	10,017	2339.5	− 2432	−92.5	× 78 / 331	−21.8
4	10,018	2352.6	− 2473	−120.4	× 82 / 331	−29.8
5	10,019	2413.4	− 2502	−88.6	× 82 / 331	−21.9
6	10,020	2485.9	− 2531	−45.1	× 89 / 331	−12.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−86

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	9,983	2368.4	− 2432	−63.6	× 69 / 321	−13.7
4	9,984	2362.6	− 2473	−110.4	× 86 / 321	−29.6
5	9,985	2393.1	− 2502	−108.9	× 81 / 321	−27.5
6	9,986	2486.0	− 2531	−45	× 85 / 321	−11.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−83

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	9,960	2361.7	− 2432	−70.3	× 80 / 309	−18.2
4	9,961	2395.4	− 2473	−77.6	× 70 / 309	−17.6
5	9,962	2426.5	− 2502	−75.5	× 77 / 309	−18.8
6	9,963	2496.7	− 2531	−34.3	× 82 / 309	−9.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−64

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	9,992	2419.2	− 2432	−12.8	× 66 / 290	−2.9
4	9,993	2434.8	− 2473	−38.2	× 77 / 290	−10.1
5	9,994	2488.1	− 2502	−13.9	× 71 / 290	−3.4
6	9,995	2521.7	− 2531	−9.3	× 76 / 290	−2.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−19

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −86, −84, −70, −58, −53, −85, −86, −83, −64, −19 → −68.8
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 2 · 2016→2017: 14 · 2017→2018: 12 · 2018→2019: 5 · 2019→2022: 32 · 2022→2023: 1 · 2023→2024: 3 · 2024→2025: 19 · 2025→2026: 45 → average 14.8
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 14.8 × 2.66 = 39.4. Upper limit −29.4, lower limit −108.2.

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.