Fremont 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.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 10 points under the grade 3 bar. 2422 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader meets the grade 4 bar. 2493 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2537 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader meets the grade 6 bar. 2563 vs. 2531.
7th The average 7th grader meets the grade 7 bar. 2589 vs. 2552.
8th The average 8th grader meets the grade 8 bar. 2612 vs. 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 3rd 52 students Meets the grade 3 bar. 4th 76 students Meets the grade 4 bar. 5th 52 students Meets the grade 5 bar. 6th 56 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 23 students 64 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 15 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 5th 16 students 11 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 14 students 14 points 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	40,675	2370.0	− 2432	−62	× 66 / 384	−10.7
4	40,678	2442.3	− 2473	−30.7	× 58 / 384	−4.6
5	40,679	2477.1	− 2502	−24.9	× 61 / 384	−4
6	40,682	2512.3	− 2531	−18.7	× 69 / 384	−3.4
7	40,683	2534.8	− 2552	−17.2	× 71 / 384	−3.2
8	40,686	2591.4	− 2567	24.4	× 59 / 384	3.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−22

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	37,627	2409.5	− 2432	−22.5	× 55 / 366	−3.4
4	37,629	2426.2	− 2473	−46.8	× 65 / 366	−8.3
5	37,631	2485.8	− 2502	−16.2	× 58 / 366	−2.6
6	37,633	2517.1	− 2531	−13.9	× 55 / 366	−2.1
7	37,634	2540.3	− 2552	−11.7	× 65 / 366	−2.1
8	37,636	2578.2	− 2567	11.2	× 68 / 366	2.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−16

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	38,483	2423.4	− 2432	−8.6	× 52 / 359	−1.2
4	38,485	2461.8	− 2473	−11.2	× 58 / 359	−1.8
5	38,487	2463.0	− 2502	−39	× 66 / 359	−7.2
6	38,489	2522.1	− 2531	−8.9	× 60 / 359	−1.5
7	38,490	2562.9	− 2552	10.9	× 61 / 359	1.9
8	38,492	2587.1	− 2567	20.1	× 62 / 359	3.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−6

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	38,457	2415.3	− 2432	−16.7	× 47 / 319	−2.5
4	38,459	2469.0	− 2473	−4	× 49 / 319	−0.6
5	38,461	2507.0	− 2502	5	× 49 / 319	0.8
6	38,463	2501.8	− 2531	−29.2	× 55 / 319	−5
7	38,465	2563.2	− 2552	11.2	× 62 / 319	2.2
8	38,467	2576.1	− 2567	9.1	× 57 / 319	1.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−4

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	38,651	2423.7	− 2432	−8.3	× 48 / 308	−1.3
4	38,652	2447.4	− 2473	−25.6	× 48 / 308	−4
5	38,653	2486.3	− 2502	−15.7	× 47 / 308	−2.4
6	38,654	2523.5	− 2531	−7.5	× 51 / 308	−1.2
7	38,655	2536.1	− 2552	−15.9	× 56 / 308	−2.9
8	38,656	2578.5	− 2567	11.5	× 58 / 308	2.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−10

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	38,468	2423.1	− 2432	−8.9	× 60 / 339	−1.6
4	38,469	2456.4	− 2473	−16.6	× 67 / 339	−3.3
5	38,470	2501.0	− 2502	−1	× 64 / 339	−0.2
6	38,471	2528.9	− 2531	−2.1	× 51 / 339	−0.3
7	38,472	2559.0	− 2552	7	× 44 / 339	0.9
8	38,473	2590.2	− 2567	23.2	× 53 / 339	3.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−1

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	38,527	2435.9	− 2432	3.9	× 72 / 345	0.8
4	38,528	2457.5	− 2473	−15.5	× 56 / 345	−2.5
5	38,529	2524.1	− 2502	22.1	× 64 / 345	4.1
6	38,530	2530.1	− 2531	−0.9	× 62 / 345	−0.2
7	38,531	2566.7	− 2552	14.7	× 48 / 345	2
8	38,532	2602.0	− 2567	35	× 43 / 345	4.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						9

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	38,361	2434.6	− 2432	2.6	× 71 / 382	0.5
4	38,362	2465.4	− 2473	−7.6	× 73 / 382	−1.5
5	38,363	2527.7	− 2502	25.7	× 59 / 382	4
6	38,364	2538.7	− 2531	7.7	× 70 / 382	1.4
7	38,365	2557.3	− 2552	5.3	× 58 / 382	0.8
8	38,366	2601.8	− 2567	34.8	× 51 / 382	4.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						10

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	38,140	2444.9	− 2432	12.9	× 91 / 396	3
4	38,141	2498.6	− 2473	25.6	× 68 / 396	4.4
5	38,142	2534.5	− 2502	32.5	× 73 / 396	6
6	38,143	2560.8	− 2531	29.8	× 47 / 396	3.5
7	38,144	2558.5	− 2552	6.5	× 66 / 396	1.1
8	38,145	2567.6	− 2567	0.6	× 51 / 396	0.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						18

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	38,090	2422.2	− 2432	−9.8	× 75 / 410	−1.8
4	38,091	2493.0	− 2473	20	× 91 / 410	4.4
5	38,092	2536.5	− 2502	34.5	× 68 / 410	5.7
6	38,093	2562.7	− 2531	31.7	× 70 / 410	5.4
7	38,094	2588.7	− 2552	36.7	× 44 / 410	3.9
8	38,095	2611.7	− 2567	44.7	× 62 / 410	6.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						24

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −22, −16, −6, −4, −10, −1, 9, 10, 18, 24 → 0.2
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: 10 · 2017→2018: 2 · 2018→2019: 6 · 2019→2022: 9 · 2022→2023: 10 · 2023→2024: 1 · 2024→2025: 8 · 2025→2026: 6 → average 6.4
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 6.4 × 2.66 = 17. Upper limit 17.2, lower limit −16.8.

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.