Sun Empire 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, 81 of the 260 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 26 points under the grade 3 bar. 2406 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 29 points under the grade 4 bar. 2444 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 12 points under the grade 5 bar. 2490 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 6 bar. 2523 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 40 students Just under the grade 4 bar. 5th 48 students Meets the grade 5 bar. 6th 54 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 18 students 92 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 21 students 29 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 20 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 6th 22 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	12,575	2407.4	− 2432	−24.6	× 78 / 332	−5.8
4	12,578	2432.3	− 2473	−40.7	× 87 / 332	−10.7
5	12,579	2473.8	− 2502	−28.2	× 84 / 332	−7.1
6	12,581	2495.0	− 2531	−36	× 83 / 332	−9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−33

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	11,597	2416.0	− 2432	−16	× 81 / 324	−4
4	11,598	2488.3	− 2473	15.3	× 70 / 324	3.3
5	11,601	2454.4	− 2502	−47.6	× 88 / 324	−12.9
6	11,602	2530.0	− 2531	−1	× 85 / 324	−0.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−14

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	11,929	2405.8	− 2432	−26.2	× 79 / 322	−6.4
4	11,930	2484.9	− 2473	11.9	× 86 / 322	3.2
5	11,932	2502.5	− 2502	0.5	× 70 / 322	0.1
6	11,935	2527.8	− 2531	−3.2	× 87 / 322	−0.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−4

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	11,965	2405.9	− 2432	−26.1	× 95 / 330	−7.5
4	11,966	2477.1	− 2473	4.1	× 79 / 330	1
5	11,969	2518.9	− 2502	16.9	× 86 / 330	4.4
6	11,970	2556.5	− 2531	25.5	× 70 / 330	5.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						3

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	12,052	2421.1	− 2432	−10.9	× 83 / 336	−2.7
4	12,053	2478.8	− 2473	5.8	× 95 / 336	1.6
5	12,054	2507.2	− 2502	5.2	× 74 / 336	1.1
6	12,055	2552.3	− 2531	21.3	× 84 / 336	5.3
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	11,882	2382.1	− 2432	−49.9	× 71 / 327	−10.8
4	11,883	2439.8	− 2473	−33.2	× 80 / 327	−8.1
5	11,884	2519.1	− 2502	17.1	× 83 / 327	4.3
6	11,885	2529.0	− 2531	−2	× 93 / 327	−0.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−15

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	12,059	2369.3	− 2432	−62.7	× 81 / 302	−16.8
4	12,060	2446.5	− 2473	−26.5	× 70 / 302	−6.1
5	12,061	2489.8	− 2502	−12.2	× 71 / 302	−2.9
6	12,062	2552.2	− 2531	21.2	× 80 / 302	5.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−20

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	12,042	2391.8	− 2432	−40.2	× 74 / 303	−9.8
4	12,043	2424.3	− 2473	−48.7	× 86 / 303	−13.8
5	12,044	2464.5	− 2502	−37.5	× 71 / 303	−8.8
6	12,045	2510.2	− 2531	−20.8	× 72 / 303	−4.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−37

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	12,003	2397.4	− 2432	−34.6	× 88 / 328	−9.3
4	12,004	2447.8	− 2473	−25.2	× 75 / 328	−5.8
5	12,005	2463.3	− 2502	−38.7	× 89 / 328	−10.5
6	12,006	2513.7	− 2531	−17.3	× 76 / 328	−4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−30

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	11,956	2381.5	− 2432	−50.5	× 63 / 282	−11.3
4	11,957	2463.5	− 2473	−9.5	× 61 / 282	−2.1
5	11,958	2461.4	− 2502	−40.6	× 71 / 282	−10.2
6	11,959	2489.1	− 2531	−41.9	× 87 / 282	−12.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−36

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	11,984	2406.0	− 2432	−26	× 55 / 260	−5.5
4	11,985	2444.1	− 2473	−28.9	× 61 / 260	−6.8
5	11,986	2490.2	− 2502	−11.8	× 68 / 260	−3.1
6	11,987	2523.2	− 2531	−7.8	× 76 / 260	−2.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−18

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −33, −14, −4, 3, 5, −15, −20, −37, −30, −36, −18 → −18.1
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 19 · 2016→2017: 10 · 2017→2018: 7 · 2018→2019: 2 · 2019→2021: 20 · 2021→2022: 5 · 2022→2023: 17 · 2023→2024: 7 · 2024→2025: 6 · 2025→2026: 18 → average 11.1
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 11.1 × 2.66 = 29.5. Upper limit 11.4, lower limit −47.6.

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.