Tamarack 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 3 bar

The state's English test uses one scale for every grade, so a score means the same thing in grade 3 as in grade 5.

Many students here are still learning English, and this test is given in English. In 2026, 104 of the 169 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 97 points under the grade 3 bar. 2335 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 84 points under the grade 3 bar. 2348 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 31 points under the grade 3 bar. 2402 vs. 2432. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.

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 25 students 78 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 19 students 55 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 21 students Just under the grade 3 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 3rd 40 students 109 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 31 students 101 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 33 students 45 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	19,214	2339.1	− 2432	−92.9	× 95 / 247	−35.7
4	19,217	2392.4	− 2473	−80.6	× 80 / 247	−26.1
5	19,218	2428.7	− 2502	−73.3	× 72 / 247	−21.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−83

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	18,232	2358.5	− 2432	−73.5	× 66 / 243	−20
4	18,234	2394.1	− 2473	−78.9	× 96 / 243	−31.2
5	18,236	2422.6	− 2502	−79.4	× 81 / 243	−26.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−78

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	18,557	2333.1	− 2432	−98.9	× 76 / 185	−40.6
4	18,559	2354.0	− 2473	−119	× 41 / 185	−26.4
5	18,562	2406.5	− 2502	−95.5	× 68 / 185	−35.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−102

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	18,591	2368.3	− 2432	−63.7	× 80 / 204	−25
4	18,593	2361.1	− 2473	−111.9	× 81 / 204	−44.4
5	18,595	2399.0	− 2502	−103	× 43 / 204	−21.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−91

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	18,719	2369.3	− 2432	−62.7	× 67 / 221	−19
4	18,720	2372.1	− 2473	−100.9	× 75 / 221	−34.2
5	18,721	2392.8	− 2502	−109.2	× 79 / 221	−39
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−92

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	18,260	2293.4	− 2432	−138.6	× 68 / 179	−52.7
4	18,261	2339.3	− 2473	−133.7	× 51 / 179	−38.1
5	18,262	2403.2	− 2502	−98.8	× 60 / 179	−33.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−124

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	18,764	2340.8	− 2432	−91.2	× 80 / 214	−34.1
4	18,765	2354.8	− 2473	−118.2	× 71 / 214	−39.2
5	18,766	2399.9	− 2502	−102.1	× 63 / 214	−30.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−103

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	18,711	2326.0	− 2432	−106	× 65 / 219	−31.5
4	18,712	2351.9	− 2473	−121.1	× 79 / 219	−43.7
5	18,713	2365.1	− 2502	−136.9	× 75 / 219	−46.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−122

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	18,667	2341.6	− 2432	−90.4	× 67 / 207	−29.3
4	18,668	2328.3	− 2473	−144.7	× 66 / 207	−46.1
5	18,669	2391.7	− 2502	−110.3	× 74 / 207	−39.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−115

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	18,666	2311.6	− 2432	−120.4	× 64 / 186	−41.4
4	18,667	2365.3	− 2473	−107.7	× 63 / 186	−36.5
5	18,668	2378.2	− 2502	−123.8	× 59 / 186	−39.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−117

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	18,691	2335.2	− 2432	−96.8	× 65 / 169	−37.2
4	18,692	2348.2	− 2473	−124.8	× 50 / 169	−36.9
5	18,693	2401.5	− 2502	−100.5	× 54 / 169	−32.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−106

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −83, −78, −102, −91, −92, −124, −103, −122, −115, −117, −106 → −103
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 5 · 2016→2017: 24 · 2017→2018: 11 · 2018→2019: 1 · 2019→2021: 32 · 2021→2022: 21 · 2022→2023: 19 · 2023→2024: 7 · 2024→2025: 2 · 2025→2026: 11 → average 13.3
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 13.3 × 2.66 = 35.4. Upper limit −67.6, lower limit −138.4.

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.