Kettleman City 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 8.

Many students here are still learning English, and this test is given in English. In 2026, 83 of the 153 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 85 points under the grade 3 bar. 2347 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 48 points under the grade 3 bar. 2384 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 34 points under the grade 3 bar. 2398 vs. 2432. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 38 points under the grade 4 bar. 2435 vs. 2473. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores 17 points under the grade 7 bar. 2535 vs. 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores 22 points under the grade 6 bar. 2509 vs. 2531. The 8th-grade bar is 2567.

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 5th 12 students 22 points under the grade 5 bar. 6th 12 students 24 points under the grade 6 bar. 8th 17 students Meets the grade 8 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 5th 18 students 88 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 14 students 59 points under the grade 3 bar. 8th 14 students Just 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	19,186	2395.7	− 2432	−36.3	× 29 / 169	−6.2
4	19,189	2403.1	− 2473	−69.9	× 33 / 169	−13.6
5	19,190	2425.3	− 2502	−76.7	× 31 / 169	−14.1
6	19,193	2464.6	− 2531	−66.4	× 24 / 169	−9.4
7	19,194	2508.7	− 2552	−43.3	× 20 / 169	−5.1
8	19,196	2536.3	− 2567	−30.7	× 32 / 169	−5.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−54

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	18,203	2369.7	− 2432	−62.3	× 33 / 176	−11.7
4	18,205	2437.3	− 2473	−35.7	× 31 / 176	−6.3
5	18,208	2419.9	− 2502	−82.1	× 33 / 176	−15.4
6	18,209	2497.8	− 2531	−33.2	× 32 / 176	−6
7	18,211	2509.3	− 2552	−42.7	× 26 / 176	−6.3
8	18,214	2547.6	− 2567	−19.4	× 21 / 176	−2.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−48

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	18,535	2379.0	− 2432	−53	× 30 / 180	−8.8
4	18,537	2406.2	− 2473	−66.8	× 33 / 180	−12.2
5	18,539	2439.9	− 2502	−62.1	× 31 / 180	−10.7
6	18,541	2473.2	− 2531	−57.8	× 28 / 180	−9
7	18,543	2512.1	− 2552	−39.9	× 31 / 180	−6.9
8	18,546	2524.3	− 2567	−42.7	× 27 / 180	−6.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−54

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	18,569	2393.3	− 2432	−38.7	× 28 / 171	−6.3
4	18,570	2426.7	− 2473	−46.3	× 27 / 171	−7.3
5	18,572	2426.8	− 2502	−75.2	× 32 / 171	−14.1
6	18,574	2518.7	− 2531	−12.3	× 28 / 171	−2
7	18,577	2540.9	− 2552	−11.1	× 28 / 171	−1.8
8	18,578	2554.6	− 2567	−12.4	× 28 / 171	−2
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	18,697	2384.7	− 2432	−47.3	× 31 / 176	−8.3
4	18,698	2435.8	− 2473	−37.2	× 25 / 176	−5.3
5	18,699	2437.3	− 2502	−64.7	× 29 / 176	−10.7
6	18,700	2486.6	− 2531	−44.4	× 34 / 176	−8.6
7	18,701	2549.6	− 2552	−2.4	× 28 / 176	−0.4
8	18,702	2543.8	− 2567	−23.2	× 29 / 176	−3.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−37

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	18,238	2337.6	− 2432	−94.4	× 30 / 176	−16.1
4	18,239	2388.5	− 2473	−84.5	× 32 / 176	−15.4
5	18,240	2386.2	− 2502	−115.8	× 29 / 176	−19.1
6	18,241	2469.7	− 2531	−61.3	× 23 / 176	−8
7	18,242	2516.1	− 2552	−35.9	× 30 / 176	−6.1
8	18,243	2495.7	− 2567	−71.3	× 32 / 176	−13
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−78

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	18,742	2383.3	− 2432	−48.7	× 26 / 203	−6.2
4	18,743	2409.9	− 2473	−63.1	× 31 / 203	−9.6
5	18,744	2435.6	− 2502	−66.4	× 37 / 203	−12.1
6	18,745	2455.0	− 2531	−76	× 37 / 203	−13.9
7	18,746	2497.9	− 2552	−54.1	× 34 / 203	−9.1
8	18,747	2506.6	− 2567	−60.4	× 38 / 203	−11.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−62

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	18,689	2346.3	− 2432	−85.7	× 25 / 153	−14
4	18,690	2413.5	− 2473	−59.5	× 23 / 153	−8.9
5	18,691	2420.5	− 2502	−81.5	× 28 / 153	−14.9
6	18,692	2423.8	− 2531	−107.2	× 24 / 153	−16.8
7	18,693	2477.4	− 2552	−74.6	× 31 / 153	−15.1
8	18,694	2508.6	− 2567	−58.4	× 22 / 153	−8.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−78

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	18,645	2385.1	− 2432	−46.9	× 25 / 156	−7.5
4	18,646	2373.9	− 2473	−99.1	× 27 / 156	−17.2
5	18,647	2436.4	− 2502	−65.6	× 22 / 156	−9.3
6	18,648	2465.1	− 2531	−65.9	× 27 / 156	−11.4
7	18,649	2500.0	− 2552	−52	× 24 / 156	−8
8	18,650	2534.2	− 2567	−32.8	× 31 / 156	−6.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−60

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	18,644	2355.5	− 2432	−76.5	× 23 / 150	−11.7
4	18,645	2402.9	− 2473	−70.1	× 28 / 150	−13.1
5	18,646	2415.0	− 2502	−87	× 24 / 150	−13.9
6	18,647	2488.9	− 2531	−42.1	× 21 / 150	−5.9
7	18,648	2504.8	− 2552	−47.2	× 32 / 150	−10.1
8	18,649	2541.2	− 2567	−25.8	× 22 / 150	−3.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−58

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	18,669	2347.0	− 2432	−85	× 26 / 153	−14.4
4	18,670	2384.2	− 2473	−88.8	× 21 / 153	−12.2
5	18,671	2398.0	− 2502	−104	× 30 / 153	−20.4
6	18,672	2434.8	− 2531	−96.2	× 26 / 153	−16.3
7	18,673	2534.9	− 2552	−17.1	× 19 / 153	−2.1
8	18,674	2509.3	− 2567	−57.7	× 31 / 153	−11.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−77

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −54, −48, −54, −34, −37, −78, −62, −78, −60, −58, −77 → −58.2
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 6 · 2016→2017: 6 · 2017→2018: 20 · 2018→2019: 3 · 2019→2021: 41 · 2021→2022: 16 · 2022→2023: 16 · 2023→2024: 18 · 2024→2025: 2 · 2025→2026: 19 → average 14.7
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 14.7 × 2.66 = 39.1. Upper limit −19.1, lower limit −97.3.

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.