Kirk 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, 67 of the 182 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 76 points under the grade 3 bar. 2356 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 22 points under the grade 3 bar. 2410 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 19 points under the grade 4 bar. 2454 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 11 points under the grade 4 bar. 2462 vs. 2473. 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 17 students 53 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 33 students 29 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 22 students 20 points under 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 24 students 92 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 18 students 85 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 16 students 18 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	10,746	2365.6	− 2432	−66.4	× 41 / 157	−17.3
4	10,748	2363.9	− 2473	−109.1	× 40 / 157	−27.8
5	10,750	2402.4	− 2502	−99.6	× 35 / 157	−22.2
6	10,752	2457.6	− 2531	−73.4	× 41 / 157	−19.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−87

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	9,765	2346.9	− 2432	−85.1	× 38 / 162	−20
4	9,766	2397.4	− 2473	−75.6	× 44 / 162	−20.5
5	9,769	2448.5	− 2502	−53.5	× 45 / 162	−14.9
6	9,770	2464.3	− 2531	−66.7	× 35 / 162	−14.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−70

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	10,093	2343.7	− 2432	−88.3	× 46 / 167	−24.3
4	10,095	2368.2	− 2473	−104.8	× 32 / 167	−20.1
5	10,096	2423.1	− 2502	−78.9	× 41 / 167	−19.4
6	10,098	2431.8	− 2531	−99.2	× 48 / 167	−28.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−92

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	10,111	2337.6	− 2432	−94.4	× 54 / 179	−28.5
4	10,112	2384.5	− 2473	−88.5	× 48 / 179	−23.7
5	10,115	2413.9	− 2502	−88.1	× 36 / 179	−17.7
6	10,116	2456.7	− 2531	−74.3	× 41 / 179	−17
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−87

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	10,186	2384.8	− 2432	−47.2	× 41 / 170	−11.4
4	10,187	2403.1	− 2473	−69.9	× 48 / 170	−19.7
5	10,188	2419.5	− 2502	−82.5	× 42 / 170	−20.4
6	10,189	2438.6	− 2531	−92.4	× 39 / 170	−21.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−73

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	10,179	2358.1	− 2432	−73.9	× 52 / 183	−21
4	10,180	2354.9	− 2473	−118.1	× 47 / 183	−30.3
5	10,181	2410.8	− 2502	−91.2	× 43 / 183	−21.4
6	10,182	2421.8	− 2531	−109.2	× 41 / 183	−24.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−97

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	10,167	2346.6	− 2432	−85.4	× 45 / 181	−21.2
4	10,168	2389.3	− 2473	−83.7	× 46 / 181	−21.3
5	10,169	2420.3	− 2502	−81.7	× 46 / 181	−20.8
6	10,170	2449.4	− 2531	−81.6	× 44 / 181	−19.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−83

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	10,133	2348.6	− 2432	−83.4	× 45 / 193	−19.4
4	10,134	2392.7	− 2473	−80.3	× 52 / 193	−21.6
5	10,135	2433.8	− 2502	−68.2	× 47 / 193	−16.6
6	10,136	2458.9	− 2531	−72.1	× 49 / 193	−18.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−76

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	10,110	2384.5	− 2432	−47.5	× 50 / 186	−12.8
4	10,111	2391.0	− 2473	−82	× 41 / 186	−18.1
5	10,112	2462.7	− 2502	−39.3	× 49 / 186	−10.4
6	10,113	2467.1	− 2531	−63.9	× 46 / 186	−15.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−57

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	10,142	2356.2	− 2432	−75.8	× 41 / 182	−17.1
4	10,143	2409.6	− 2473	−63.4	× 51 / 182	−17.8
5	10,144	2453.7	− 2502	−48.3	× 38 / 182	−10.1
6	10,145	2461.7	− 2531	−69.3	× 52 / 182	−19.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−65

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −87, −70, −92, −87, −73, −97, −83, −76, −57, −65 → −78.7
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 17 · 2016→2017: 22 · 2017→2018: 5 · 2018→2019: 14 · 2019→2022: 24 · 2022→2023: 14 · 2023→2024: 7 · 2024→2025: 19 · 2025→2026: 8 → average 14.4
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 14.4 × 2.66 = 38.3. Upper limit −40.4, lower limit −117.

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.