Rowell 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, 90 of the 291 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 62 points under the grade 3 bar. 2371 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 13 points under the grade 3 bar. 2419 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 20 points under the grade 4 bar. 2453 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 21 points under the grade 5 bar. 2481 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 44 students 54 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 40 students 13 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 59 students 27 points under the grade 5 bar. 6th 58 students Just 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 22 students 77 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 36 students 57 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 20 students 43 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 12 students 25 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	10,876	2362.9	− 2432	−69.1	× 117 / 422	−19.2
4	10,879	2380.1	− 2473	−92.9	× 106 / 422	−23.3
5	10,880	2434.2	− 2502	−67.8	× 102 / 422	−16.4
6	10,883	2470.9	− 2531	−60.1	× 97 / 422	−13.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−73

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	9,895	2362.3	− 2432	−69.7	× 84 / 390	−15
4	9,897	2404.4	− 2473	−68.6	× 109 / 390	−19.2
5	9,898	2419.7	− 2502	−82.3	× 103 / 390	−21.7
6	9,900	2476.0	− 2531	−55	× 94 / 390	−13.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−69

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	10,223	2357.1	− 2432	−74.9	× 77 / 367	−15.7
4	10,225	2403.5	− 2473	−69.5	× 81 / 367	−15.3
5	10,226	2432.8	− 2502	−69.2	× 110 / 367	−20.7
6	10,229	2464.5	− 2531	−66.5	× 99 / 367	−17.9
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	10,240	2382.9	− 2432	−49.1	× 81 / 340	−11.7
4	10,242	2399.5	− 2473	−73.5	× 85 / 340	−18.4
5	10,244	2436.0	− 2502	−66	× 77 / 340	−14.9
6	10,246	2485.1	− 2531	−45.9	× 97 / 340	−13.1
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	10,316	2367.1	− 2432	−64.9	× 100 / 338	−19.2
4	10,317	2429.6	− 2473	−43.4	× 83 / 338	−10.7
5	10,318	2468.5	− 2502	−33.5	× 85 / 338	−8.4
6	10,319	2474.2	− 2531	−56.8	× 70 / 338	−11.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−50

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	10,309	2368.8	− 2432	−63.2	× 77 / 312	−15.6
4	10,310	2433.5	− 2473	−39.5	× 87 / 312	−11
5	10,311	2455.3	− 2502	−46.7	× 71 / 312	−10.6
6	10,312	2466.6	− 2531	−64.4	× 77 / 312	−15.9
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	10,297	2333.4	− 2432	−98.6	× 85 / 307	−27.3
4	10,298	2435.9	− 2473	−37.1	× 75 / 307	−9.1
5	10,299	2456.4	− 2502	−45.6	× 83 / 307	−12.3
6	10,300	2463.2	− 2531	−67.8	× 64 / 307	−14.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−63

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	10,263	2324.5	− 2432	−107.5	× 80 / 308	−27.9
4	10,264	2403.1	− 2473	−69.9	× 77 / 308	−17.5
5	10,265	2489.6	− 2502	−12.4	× 70 / 308	−2.8
6	10,266	2442.7	− 2531	−88.3	× 81 / 308	−23.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−71

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	10,240	2358.7	− 2432	−73.3	× 76 / 301	−18.5
4	10,241	2420.5	− 2473	−52.5	× 82 / 301	−14.3
5	10,242	2469.0	− 2502	−33	× 74 / 301	−8.1
6	10,243	2487.9	− 2531	−43.1	× 69 / 301	−9.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−51

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	10,272	2370.5	− 2432	−61.5	× 66 / 291	−13.9
4	10,273	2419.4	− 2473	−53.6	× 76 / 291	−14
5	10,274	2453.3	− 2502	−48.7	× 79 / 291	−13.2
6	10,275	2481.4	− 2531	−49.6	× 70 / 291	−11.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−53

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −73, −69, −70, −58, −50, −53, −63, −71, −51, −53 → −61.1
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 4 · 2016→2017: 1 · 2017→2018: 12 · 2018→2019: 8 · 2019→2022: 3 · 2022→2023: 10 · 2023→2024: 8 · 2024→2025: 20 · 2025→2026: 2 → average 7.6
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 7.6 × 2.66 = 20.2. Upper limit −40.9, lower limit −81.3.

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.