James Garfield 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, 40 of the 112 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 31 points under the grade 3 bar. 2401 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader meets the grade 4 bar. 2480 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2505 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader meets the grade 6 bar. 2544 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 4th 16 students Meets the grade 4 bar.

English learners

Students leave this group as they become fluent, so its average stays low even where they learn well.

Grade bars 4th 14 students 38 points 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	12,091	2415.8	− 2432	−16.2	× 47 / 142	−5.4
4	12,092	2473.9	− 2473	0.9	× 31 / 142	0.2
5	12,094	2469.8	− 2502	−32.2	× 32 / 142	−7.3
6	12,096	2495.6	− 2531	−35.4	× 32 / 142	−8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−20

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	11,107	2406.5	− 2432	−25.5	× 47 / 143	−8.4
4	11,108	2498.8	− 2473	25.8	× 32 / 143	5.8
5	11,111	2494.9	− 2502	−7.1	× 32 / 143	−1.6
6	11,113	2499.9	− 2531	−31.1	× 32 / 143	−7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−11

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	11,436	2423.4	− 2432	−8.6	× 46 / 142	−2.8
4	11,439	2505.5	− 2473	32.5	× 32 / 142	7.3
5	11,440	2524.6	− 2502	22.6	× 32 / 142	5.1
6	11,443	2524.3	− 2531	−6.7	× 32 / 142	−1.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						8

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	11,472	2439.5	− 2432	7.5	× 37 / 133	2.1
4	11,475	2508.9	− 2473	35.9	× 33 / 133	8.9
5	11,476	2537.8	− 2502	35.8	× 32 / 133	8.6
6	11,479	2545.5	− 2531	14.5	× 31 / 133	3.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						23

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	11,558	2460.4	− 2432	28.4	× 36 / 131	7.8
4	11,559	2503.5	− 2473	30.5	× 32 / 131	7.5
5	11,560	2536.2	− 2502	34.2	× 31 / 131	8.1
6	11,561	2577.6	− 2531	46.6	× 32 / 131	11.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						35

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	11,537	2404.9	− 2432	−27.1	× 42 / 129	−8.8
4	11,538	2449.9	− 2473	−23.1	× 28 / 129	−5
5	11,539	2519.0	− 2502	17	× 31 / 129	4.1
6	11,540	2524.4	− 2531	−6.6	× 28 / 129	−1.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−11

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	11,520	2389.0	− 2432	−43	× 23 / 118	−8.4
4	11,521	2479.8	− 2473	6.8	× 32 / 118	1.8
5	11,522	2488.0	− 2502	−14	× 31 / 118	−3.7
6	11,523	2540.9	− 2531	9.9	× 32 / 118	2.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−8

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	11,479	2441.6	− 2432	9.6	× 29 / 120	2.3
4	11,480	2431.7	− 2473	−41.3	× 28 / 120	−9.6
5	11,481	2507.7	− 2502	5.7	× 31 / 120	1.5
6	11,482	2520.3	− 2531	−10.7	× 32 / 120	−2.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−9

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	11,414	2433.8	− 2432	1.8	× 26 / 113	0.4
4	11,415	2489.1	− 2473	16.1	× 30 / 113	4.3
5	11,416	2522.1	− 2502	20.1	× 25 / 113	4.4
6	11,417	2531.2	− 2531	0.2	× 32 / 113	0.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						9

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	11,442	2400.6	− 2432	−31.4	× 24 / 112	−6.7
4	11,443	2479.5	− 2473	6.5	× 30 / 112	1.7
5	11,444	2505.4	− 2502	3.4	× 32 / 112	1
6	11,445	2544.1	− 2531	13.1	× 26 / 112	3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−1

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −20, −11, 8, 23, 35, −11, −8, −9, 9, −1 → 1.5
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 9 · 2016→2017: 19 · 2017→2018: 15 · 2018→2019: 12 · 2019→2022: 46 · 2022→2023: 3 · 2023→2024: 1 · 2024→2025: 18 · 2025→2026: 10 → average 14.8
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 14.8 × 2.66 = 39.4. Upper limit 40.9, lower limit −37.9.

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.