Mains 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, 153 of the 232 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 80 points under the grade 3 bar. 2352 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 55 points under the grade 3 bar. 2377 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 26 points under the grade 3 bar. 2406 vs. 2432. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 25 points under the grade 5 bar. 2477 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 4th 25 students 34 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 17 students Just under the grade 4 bar. 6th 28 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 4th 30 students 108 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 36 students 56 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 40 students 13 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	14,755	2346.4	− 2432	−85.6	× 70 / 277	−21.6
4	14,756	2384.5	− 2473	−88.5	× 82 / 277	−26.2
5	14,759	2414.2	− 2502	−87.8	× 59 / 277	−18.7
6	14,760	2435.9	− 2531	−95.1	× 66 / 277	−22.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−89

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	13,782	2333.8	− 2432	−98.2	× 55 / 253	−21.3
4	13,785	2402.5	− 2473	−70.5	× 58 / 253	−16.2
5	13,786	2424.2	− 2502	−77.8	× 82 / 253	−25.2
6	13,789	2410.2	− 2531	−120.8	× 58 / 253	−27.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−90

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	14,114	2346.8	− 2432	−85.2	× 60 / 258	−19.8
4	14,116	2386.8	− 2473	−86.2	× 51 / 258	−17
5	14,118	2437.0	− 2502	−65	× 64 / 258	−16.1
6	14,120	2445.6	− 2531	−85.4	× 83 / 258	−27.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−80

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	14,121	2347.8	− 2432	−84.2	× 83 / 259	−27
4	14,124	2401.2	− 2473	−71.8	× 57 / 259	−15.8
5	14,126	2392.2	− 2502	−109.8	× 51 / 259	−21.6
6	14,127	2475.6	− 2531	−55.4	× 68 / 259	−14.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−79

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	14,228	2362.1	− 2432	−69.9	× 62 / 264	−16.4
4	14,229	2378.9	− 2473	−94.1	× 84 / 264	−29.9
5	14,230	2411.3	− 2502	−90.7	× 64 / 264	−22
6	14,231	2441.5	− 2531	−89.5	× 54 / 264	−18.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−87

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	14,229	2324.7	− 2432	−107.3	× 46 / 196	−25.2
4	14,230	2410.5	− 2473	−62.5	× 54 / 196	−17.2
5	14,231	2425.8	− 2502	−76.2	× 48 / 196	−18.7
6	14,232	2470.2	− 2531	−60.8	× 48 / 196	−14.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−76

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	14,190	2349.4	− 2432	−82.6	× 55 / 228	−19.9
4	14,191	2391.4	− 2473	−81.6	× 58 / 228	−20.8
5	14,192	2450.6	− 2502	−51.4	× 57 / 228	−12.9
6	14,193	2477.0	− 2531	−54	× 58 / 228	−13.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−67

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	14,145	2340.6	− 2432	−91.4	× 44 / 229	−17.6
4	14,146	2383.2	− 2473	−89.8	× 71 / 229	−27.8
5	14,147	2432.3	− 2502	−69.7	× 59 / 229	−18
6	14,148	2499.8	− 2531	−31.2	× 55 / 229	−7.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−71

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	14,105	2374.0	− 2432	−58	× 56 / 233	−13.9
4	14,106	2366.4	− 2473	−106.6	× 53 / 233	−24.2
5	14,107	2416.9	− 2502	−85.1	× 66 / 233	−24.1
6	14,108	2494.1	− 2531	−36.9	× 58 / 233	−9.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−71

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	14,131	2351.8	− 2432	−80.2	× 56 / 232	−19.4
4	14,132	2376.6	− 2473	−96.4	× 55 / 232	−22.9
5	14,133	2405.8	− 2502	−96.2	× 53 / 232	−22
6	14,134	2476.6	− 2531	−54.4	× 68 / 232	−15.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−80

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −89, −90, −80, −79, −87, −76, −67, −71, −71, −80 → −79
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 1 · 2016→2017: 10 · 2017→2018: 1 · 2018→2019: 8 · 2019→2022: 11 · 2022→2023: 9 · 2023→2024: 4 · 2024→2025: 0 · 2025→2026: 9 → average 5.9
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 5.9 × 2.66 = 15.7. Upper limit −63.3, lower limit −94.7.

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.