Cesar Chavez 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, 176 of the 407 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 65 points under the grade 3 bar. 2367 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 15 points under the grade 3 bar. 2417 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2467 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2500 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 39 students 14 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 55 students 25 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 66 students Meets the grade 5 bar. 6th 71 students Just under 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 59 students 98 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 44 students 54 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 49 students 42 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 24 students 19 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	14,707	2371.6	− 2432	−60.4	× 149 / 652	−13.8
4	14,708	2402.4	− 2473	−70.6	× 170 / 652	−18.4
5	14,711	2473.6	− 2502	−28.4	× 169 / 652	−7.4
6	14,712	2495.6	− 2531	−35.4	× 164 / 652	−8.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−48

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	13,735	2401.6	− 2432	−30.4	× 139 / 621	−6.8
4	13,736	2411.8	− 2473	−61.2	× 158 / 621	−15.6
5	13,738	2452.0	− 2502	−50	× 165 / 621	−13.3
6	13,741	2494.1	− 2531	−36.9	× 159 / 621	−9.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−45

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	14,066	2394.3	− 2432	−37.7	× 111 / 583	−7.2
4	14,067	2420.3	− 2473	−52.7	× 146 / 583	−13.2
5	14,069	2458.4	− 2502	−43.6	× 156 / 583	−11.7
6	14,072	2503.7	− 2531	−27.3	× 170 / 583	−8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−40

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	14,074	2398.3	− 2432	−33.7	× 109 / 519	−7.1
4	14,075	2434.7	− 2473	−38.3	× 113 / 519	−8.3
5	14,078	2471.7	− 2502	−30.3	× 143 / 519	−8.3
6	14,079	2495.4	− 2531	−35.6	× 154 / 519	−10.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−34

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	14,180	2408.5	− 2432	−23.5	× 122 / 499	−5.7
4	14,181	2425.4	− 2473	−47.6	× 114 / 499	−10.9
5	14,182	2482.2	− 2502	−19.8	× 113 / 499	−4.5
6	14,183	2516.9	− 2531	−14.1	× 150 / 499	−4.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−25

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	14,175	2370.6	− 2432	−61.4	× 93 / 437	−13.1
4	14,176	2397.0	− 2473	−76	× 103 / 437	−17.9
5	14,177	2458.0	− 2502	−44	× 117 / 437	−11.8
6	14,178	2503.6	− 2531	−27.4	× 124 / 437	−7.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−51

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	14,138	2369.9	− 2432	−62.1	× 115 / 444	−16.1
4	14,139	2374.9	− 2473	−98.1	× 98 / 444	−21.7
5	14,140	2452.4	− 2502	−49.6	× 107 / 444	−12
6	14,141	2483.3	− 2531	−47.7	× 124 / 444	−13.3
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	14,089	2371.8	− 2432	−60.2	× 115 / 411	−16.8
4	14,090	2397.6	− 2473	−75.4	× 98 / 411	−18
5	14,091	2475.2	− 2502	−26.8	× 96 / 411	−6.3
6	14,092	2481.0	− 2531	−50	× 102 / 411	−12.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−53

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	14,053	2372.4	− 2432	−59.6	× 105 / 420	−14.9
4	14,054	2420.8	− 2473	−52.2	× 120 / 420	−14.9
5	14,055	2462.2	− 2502	−39.8	× 96 / 420	−9.1
6	14,056	2506.1	− 2531	−24.9	× 99 / 420	−5.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−45

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	14,083	2367.4	− 2432	−64.6	× 98 / 407	−15.6
4	14,084	2416.8	− 2473	−56.2	× 99 / 407	−13.7
5	14,085	2467.3	− 2502	−34.7	× 115 / 407	−9.8
6	14,086	2499.6	− 2531	−31.4	× 95 / 407	−7.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−46

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −48, −45, −40, −34, −25, −51, −63, −53, −45, −46 → −45
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 3 · 2016→2017: 5 · 2017→2018: 6 · 2018→2019: 9 · 2019→2022: 26 · 2022→2023: 12 · 2023→2024: 10 · 2024→2025: 8 · 2025→2026: 1 → average 8.9
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 8.9 × 2.66 = 23.7. Upper limit −21.3, lower limit −68.7.

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.