Andrew Jackson 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.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 31 points under the grade 3 bar. 2401 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 21 points under the grade 4 bar. 2452 vs. 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 meets the grade 6 bar. 2537 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 65 students 23 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 71 students 10 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 63 students Just under the grade 4 bar. 6th 79 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 21 students 56 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 15 students 31 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 24 students 30 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 14 students Just 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	12,060	2379.1	− 2432	−52.9	× 96 / 380	−13.4
4	12,063	2431.2	− 2473	−41.8	× 95 / 380	−10.5
5	12,064	2477.9	− 2502	−24.1	× 96 / 380	−6.1
6	12,067	2533.3	− 2531	2.3	× 93 / 380	0.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−29

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	11,076	2369.7	− 2432	−62.3	× 119 / 405	−18.3
4	11,079	2426.0	− 2473	−47	× 95 / 405	−11
5	11,080	2467.9	− 2502	−34.1	× 95 / 405	−8
6	11,083	2520.8	− 2531	−10.2	× 96 / 405	−2.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−40

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	11,407	2378.7	− 2432	−53.3	× 96 / 410	−12.5
4	11,409	2405.3	− 2473	−67.7	× 122 / 410	−20.1
5	11,410	2464.6	− 2502	−37.4	× 97 / 410	−8.8
6	11,413	2525.9	− 2531	−5.1	× 95 / 410	−1.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−43

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	11,443	2402.0	− 2432	−30	× 105 / 417	−7.6
4	11,445	2421.8	− 2473	−51.2	× 93 / 417	−11.4
5	11,447	2461.4	− 2502	−40.6	× 125 / 417	−12.2
6	11,448	2521.2	− 2531	−9.8	× 94 / 417	−2.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−33

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	11,528	2408.3	− 2432	−23.7	× 111 / 422	−6.2
4	11,529	2436.9	− 2473	−36.1	× 94 / 422	−8
5	11,530	2485.8	− 2502	−16.2	× 95 / 422	−3.6
6	11,531	2521.2	− 2531	−9.8	× 122 / 422	−2.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−21

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	11,507	2385.7	− 2432	−46.3	× 82 / 353	−10.8
4	11,508	2442.2	− 2473	−30.8	× 75 / 353	−6.5
5	11,509	2488.3	− 2502	−13.7	× 106 / 353	−4.1
6	11,510	2539.5	− 2531	8.5	× 90 / 353	2.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−19

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	11,490	2402.8	− 2432	−29.2	× 90 / 361	−7.3
4	11,491	2448.7	− 2473	−24.3	× 83 / 361	−5.6
5	11,492	2457.0	− 2502	−45	× 78 / 361	−9.7
6	11,493	2512.7	− 2531	−18.3	× 110 / 361	−5.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−28

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	11,449	2364.2	− 2432	−67.8	× 90 / 341	−17.9
4	11,450	2455.0	− 2473	−18	× 91 / 341	−4.8
5	11,451	2483.5	− 2502	−18.5	× 80 / 341	−4.3
6	11,452	2496.4	− 2531	−34.6	× 80 / 341	−8.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−35

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	11,384	2398.7	− 2432	−33.3	× 92 / 358	−8.6
4	11,385	2410.6	− 2473	−62.4	× 91 / 358	−15.9
5	11,386	2497.7	− 2502	−4.3	× 92 / 358	−1.1
6	11,387	2508.6	− 2531	−22.4	× 83 / 358	−5.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−31

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	11,412	2400.6	− 2432	−31.4	× 86 / 352	−7.7
4	11,413	2452.3	− 2473	−20.7	× 86 / 352	−5.1
5	11,414	2461.3	− 2502	−40.7	× 87 / 352	−10.1
6	11,415	2536.9	− 2531	5.9	× 93 / 352	1.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−21

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −29, −40, −43, −33, −21, −19, −28, −35, −31, −21 → −30
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 11 · 2016→2017: 3 · 2017→2018: 10 · 2018→2019: 12 · 2019→2022: 2 · 2022→2023: 9 · 2023→2024: 7 · 2024→2025: 4 · 2025→2026: 10 → 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 −9.8, lower limit −50.2.

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.