Cantua 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 8.

Many students here are still learning English, and this test is given in English. In 2026, 41 of the 99 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 47 points under the grade 3 bar. 2385 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 21 points under the grade 3 bar. 2411 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 12 points under the grade 4 bar. 2461 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 36 points under the grade 4 bar. 2437 vs. 2473. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2501 vs. 2502. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores just under the grade 8 bar. 2559 vs. 2567.

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.

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	12,677	2396.0	− 2432	−36	× 22 / 141	−5.6
4	12,680	2370.2	− 2473	−102.8	× 19 / 141	−13.9
5	12,681	2420.3	− 2502	−81.7	× 20 / 141	−11.6
6	12,684	2493.0	− 2531	−38	× 27 / 141	−7.3
7	12,685	2521.0	− 2552	−31	× 26 / 141	−5.7
8	12,688	2503.7	− 2567	−63.3	× 27 / 141	−12.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−56

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	11,700	2409.4	− 2432	−22.6	× 21 / 126	−3.8
4	11,702	2412.5	− 2473	−60.5	× 21 / 126	−10.1
5	11,704	2418.0	− 2502	−84	× 13 / 126	−8.7
6	11,706	2434.4	− 2531	−96.6	× 19 / 126	−14.6
7	11,708	2515.9	− 2552	−36.1	× 25 / 126	−7.2
8	11,711	2522.3	− 2567	−44.7	× 27 / 126	−9.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−54

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	12,030	2361.0	− 2432	−71	× 24 / 125	−13.6
4	12,032	2413.4	− 2473	−59.6	× 20 / 125	−9.5
5	12,035	2447.2	− 2502	−54.8	× 22 / 125	−9.6
6	12,037	2480.5	− 2531	−50.5	× 13 / 125	−5.3
7	12,038	2456.6	− 2552	−95.4	× 19 / 125	−14.5
8	12,040	2543.1	− 2567	−23.9	× 27 / 125	−5.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−58

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	12,066	2418.3	− 2432	−13.7	× 15 / 111	−1.9
4	12,068	2370.1	− 2473	−102.9	× 22 / 111	−20.4
5	12,070	2437.9	− 2502	−64.1	× 20 / 111	−11.5
6	12,072	2460.4	− 2531	−70.6	× 21 / 111	−13.4
7	12,074	2490.7	− 2552	−61.3	× 13 / 111	−7.2
8	12,076	2495.2	− 2567	−71.8	× 20 / 111	−12.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−67

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	12,154	2381.2	− 2432	−50.8	× 16 / 106	−7.7
4	12,155	2401.2	− 2473	−71.8	× 17 / 106	−11.5
5	12,156	2416.3	− 2502	−85.7	× 19 / 106	−15.4
6	12,157	2474.4	− 2531	−56.6	× 20 / 106	−10.7
7	12,158	2534.8	− 2552	−17.2	× 21 / 106	−3.4
8	12,159	2523.8	− 2567	−43.2	× 13 / 106	−5.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−54

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	11,976	2375.4	− 2432	−56.6	× 20 / 111	−10.2
4	11,977	2385.7	− 2473	−87.3	× 21 / 111	−16.5
5	11,978	2420.9	− 2502	−81.1	× 16 / 111	−11.7
6	11,979	2449.4	− 2531	−81.6	× 16 / 111	−11.8
7	11,980	2470.8	− 2552	−81.2	× 17 / 111	−12.4
8	11,981	2513.5	− 2567	−53.5	× 21 / 111	−10.1
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	12,163	2367.7	− 2432	−64.3	× 18 / 115	−10.1
4	12,164	2406.4	− 2473	−66.6	× 17 / 115	−9.8
5	12,165	2383.2	− 2502	−118.8	× 23 / 115	−23.8
6	12,166	2448.7	− 2531	−82.3	× 18 / 115	−12.9
7	12,167	2488.0	− 2552	−64	× 16 / 115	−8.9
8	12,168	2507.5	− 2567	−59.5	× 23 / 115	−11.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−77

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	12,142	2325.1	− 2432	−106.9	× 23 / 113	−21.8
4	12,143	2379.0	− 2473	−94	× 18 / 113	−15
5	12,144	2426.5	− 2502	−75.5	× 19 / 113	−12.7
6	12,145	2467.2	− 2531	−63.8	× 20 / 113	−11.3
7	12,146	2532.1	− 2552	−19.9	× 17 / 113	−3
8	12,147	2531.8	− 2567	−35.2	× 16 / 113	−5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−69

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	12,105	2377.1	− 2432	−54.9	× 21 / 117	−9.9
4	12,106	2342.0	− 2473	−131	× 23 / 117	−25.8
5	12,107	2410.7	− 2502	−91.3	× 18 / 117	−14
6	12,108	2439.4	− 2531	−91.6	× 16 / 117	−12.5
7	12,109	2467.2	− 2552	−84.8	× 19 / 117	−13.8
8	12,110	2488.8	− 2567	−78.2	× 20 / 117	−13.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−89

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	12,058	2362.8	− 2432	−69.2	× 23 / 115	−13.8
4	12,059	2424.7	− 2473	−48.3	× 20 / 115	−8.4
5	12,060	2394.6	− 2502	−107.4	× 21 / 115	−19.6
6	12,061	2465.3	− 2531	−65.7	× 18 / 115	−10.3
7	12,062	2541.0	− 2552	−11	× 13 / 115	−1.2
8	12,063	2527.6	− 2567	−39.4	× 20 / 115	−6.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−60

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	12,086	2384.9	− 2432	−47.1	× 13 / 99	−6.2
4	12,087	2411.1	− 2473	−61.9	× 22 / 99	−13.8
5	12,088	2460.6	− 2502	−41.4	× 18 / 99	−7.5
6	12,089	2436.8	− 2531	−94.2	× 19 / 99	−18.1
7	12,090	2501.2	− 2552	−50.8	× 15 / 99	−7.7
8	12,091	2558.8	− 2567	−8.2	× 12 / 99	−1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−54

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −56, −54, −58, −67, −54, −73, −77, −69, −89, −60, −54 → −64.6
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: 4 · 2017→2018: 9 · 2018→2019: 13 · 2019→2021: 19 · 2021→2022: 4 · 2022→2023: 8 · 2023→2024: 20 · 2024→2025: 29 · 2025→2026: 6 → average 11.4
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 11.4 × 2.66 = 30.3. Upper limit −34.3, lower limit −94.9.

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.