Lincoln 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, 102 of the 201 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 32 points under the grade 3 bar. 2400 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 11 points under the grade 4 bar. 2462 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2496 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 6 bar. 2531 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 22 students Meets the grade 3 bar. 4th 27 students Meets the grade 4 bar. 5th 26 students Meets the grade 5 bar. 6th 24 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 25 students 91 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 30 students 19 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 30 students Just under the grade 4 bar. 6th 17 students Just under the grade 5 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	14,940	2378.9	− 2432	−53.1	× 49 / 175	−14.9
4	14,943	2412.4	− 2473	−60.6	× 34 / 175	−11.8
5	14,944	2479.8	− 2502	−22.2	× 58 / 175	−7.4
6	14,947	2486.5	− 2531	−44.5	× 34 / 175	−8.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−43

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	13,968	2369.3	− 2432	−62.7	× 50 / 174	−18
4	13,970	2415.9	− 2473	−57.1	× 35 / 174	−11.5
5	13,972	2481.3	− 2502	−20.7	× 33 / 174	−3.9
6	13,975	2513.1	− 2531	−17.9	× 56 / 174	−5.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−39

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	14,304	2365.1	− 2432	−66.9	× 47 / 148	−21.2
4	14,306	2418.1	− 2473	−54.9	× 33 / 148	−12.2
5	14,307	2479.0	− 2502	−23	× 34 / 148	−5.3
6	14,309	2499.9	− 2531	−31.1	× 34 / 148	−7.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−46

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	14,312	2383.5	− 2432	−48.5	× 51 / 156	−15.9
4	14,313	2448.3	− 2473	−24.7	× 35 / 156	−5.5
5	14,316	2461.9	− 2502	−40.1	× 35 / 156	−9
6	14,317	2488.1	− 2531	−42.9	× 35 / 156	−9.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−40

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	14,400	2395.0	− 2432	−37	× 49 / 150	−12.1
4	14,401	2443.0	− 2473	−30	× 34 / 150	−6.8
5	14,402	2481.5	− 2502	−20.5	× 34 / 150	−4.6
6	14,403	2518.2	− 2531	−12.8	× 33 / 150	−2.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−26

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	14,405	2374.2	− 2432	−57.8	× 62 / 164	−21.9
4	14,406	2355.7	− 2473	−117.3	× 35 / 164	−25
5	14,407	2430.5	− 2502	−71.5	× 35 / 164	−15.3
6	14,408	2486.9	− 2531	−44.1	× 32 / 164	−8.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−71

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	14,366	2361.5	− 2432	−70.5	× 61 / 187	−23
4	14,367	2391.5	− 2473	−81.5	× 56 / 187	−24.4
5	14,368	2443.1	− 2502	−58.9	× 35 / 187	−11
6	14,369	2480.6	− 2531	−50.4	× 35 / 187	−9.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−68

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	14,321	2388.1	− 2432	−43.9	× 59 / 183	−14.2
4	14,322	2404.3	− 2473	−68.7	× 42 / 183	−15.8
5	14,323	2479.9	− 2502	−22.1	× 51 / 183	−6.2
6	14,324	2454.5	− 2531	−76.5	× 31 / 183	−13
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−49

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	14,281	2386.5	− 2432	−45.5	× 68 / 212	−14.6
4	14,282	2449.5	− 2473	−23.5	× 52 / 212	−5.8
5	14,283	2483.4	− 2502	−18.6	× 41 / 212	−3.6
6	14,284	2522.3	− 2531	−8.7	× 51 / 212	−2.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−26

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	14,303	2399.9	− 2432	−32.1	× 47 / 201	−7.5
4	14,304	2461.8	− 2473	−11.2	× 57 / 201	−3.2
5	14,305	2496.0	− 2502	−6	× 56 / 201	−1.7
6	14,306	2530.6	− 2531	−0.4	× 41 / 201	−0.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−12

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −43, −39, −46, −40, −26, −71, −68, −49, −26, −12 → −42
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 4 · 2016→2017: 7 · 2017→2018: 6 · 2018→2019: 14 · 2019→2022: 45 · 2022→2023: 3 · 2023→2024: 19 · 2024→2025: 23 · 2025→2026: 14 → average 15
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 15 × 2.66 = 39.9. Upper limit −2.1, lower limit −81.9.

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.