Marguerita 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 23 points under the grade 3 bar. 2409 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2424 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 23 points under the grade 5 bar. 2479 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 6 bar. 2524 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. 2584 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 34 students Meets the grade 3 bar. 4th 26 students 28 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 29 students Meets the grade 5 bar. 7th 50 students Meets the grade 7 bar. 8th 57 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 3rd 12 students 110 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 20 students 37 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 14 students 33 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 13 students 23 points under the grade 6 bar. 8th 12 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	40,717	2434.2	− 2432	2.2	× 59 / 407	0.3
4	40,720	2447.9	− 2473	−25.1	× 58 / 407	−3.6
5	40,721	2486.0	− 2502	−16	× 68 / 407	−2.7
6	40,724	2545.8	− 2531	14.8	× 70 / 407	2.5
7	40,725	2522.7	− 2552	−29.3	× 63 / 407	−4.5
8	40,727	2568.1	− 2567	1.1	× 89 / 407	0.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−8

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	37,668	2425.4	− 2432	−6.6	× 63 / 399	−1
4	37,670	2475.2	− 2473	2.2	× 55 / 399	0.3
5	37,672	2485.2	− 2502	−16.8	× 67 / 399	−2.8
6	37,675	2544.7	− 2531	13.7	× 74 / 399	2.5
7	37,676	2576.6	− 2552	24.6	× 75 / 399	4.6
8	37,679	2558.2	− 2567	−8.8	× 65 / 399	−1.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						2

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	38,525	2430.4	− 2432	−1.6	× 51 / 397	−0.2
4	38,527	2480.6	− 2473	7.6	× 62 / 397	1.2
5	38,529	2490.8	− 2502	−11.2	× 64 / 397	−1.8
6	38,530	2524.0	− 2531	−7	× 72 / 397	−1.3
7	38,533	2587.6	− 2552	35.6	× 69 / 397	6.2
8	38,534	2601.4	− 2567	34.4	× 79 / 397	6.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						11

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	38,500	2410.4	− 2432	−21.6	× 57 / 398	−3.1
4	38,502	2468.0	− 2473	−5	× 62 / 398	−0.8
5	38,504	2526.7	− 2502	24.7	× 65 / 398	4
6	38,506	2504.3	− 2531	−26.7	× 73 / 398	−4.9
7	38,508	2546.8	− 2552	−5.2	× 73 / 398	−1
8	38,510	2600.4	− 2567	33.4	× 68 / 398	5.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						0

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	38,693	2429.6	− 2432	−2.4	× 82 / 420	−0.5
4	38,694	2460.4	− 2473	−12.6	× 54 / 420	−1.6
5	38,695	2507.0	− 2502	5	× 65 / 420	0.8
6	38,696	2527.1	− 2531	−3.9	× 74 / 420	−0.7
7	38,697	2563.5	− 2552	11.5	× 71 / 420	1.9
8	38,698	2581.7	− 2567	14.7	× 74 / 420	2.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						3

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	38,510	2397.7	− 2432	−34.3	× 52 / 392	−4.6
4	38,511	2428.4	− 2473	−44.6	× 62 / 392	−7.1
5	38,512	2514.9	− 2502	12.9	× 65 / 392	2.1
6	38,513	2544.2	− 2531	13.2	× 88 / 392	3
7	38,514	2567.2	− 2552	15.2	× 58 / 392	2.2
8	38,515	2573.5	− 2567	6.5	× 67 / 392	1.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−3

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	38,569	2387.1	− 2432	−44.9	× 37 / 367	−4.5
4	38,570	2457.8	− 2473	−15.2	× 56 / 367	−2.3
5	38,571	2487.7	− 2502	−14.3	× 63 / 367	−2.5
6	38,572	2567.2	− 2531	36.2	× 62 / 367	6.1
7	38,573	2572.4	− 2552	20.4	× 89 / 367	4.9
8	38,574	2590.1	− 2567	23.1	× 60 / 367	3.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						6

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	38,403	2399.5	− 2432	−32.5	× 40 / 342	−3.8
4	38,404	2425.7	− 2473	−47.3	× 38 / 342	−5.3
5	38,405	2492.3	− 2502	−9.7	× 52 / 342	−1.5
6	38,406	2526.9	− 2531	−4.1	× 64 / 342	−0.8
7	38,407	2612.4	− 2552	60.4	× 63 / 342	11.1
8	38,408	2587.8	− 2567	20.8	× 85 / 342	5.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						5

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	38,182	2381.5	− 2432	−50.5	× 43 / 314	−6.9
4	38,183	2437.0	− 2473	−36	× 42 / 314	−4.8
5	38,184	2495.0	− 2502	−7	× 42 / 314	−0.9
6	38,185	2543.1	− 2531	12.1	× 58 / 314	2.2
7	38,186	2567.7	− 2552	15.7	× 65 / 314	3.3
8	38,187	2628.1	− 2567	61.1	× 64 / 314	12.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						5

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	38,132	2408.8	− 2432	−23.2	× 46 / 317	−3.4
4	38,133	2423.5	− 2473	−49.5	× 46 / 317	−7.2
5	38,134	2479.2	− 2502	−22.8	× 43 / 317	−3.1
6	38,135	2524.0	− 2531	−7	× 50 / 317	−1.1
7	38,136	2588.5	− 2552	36.5	× 63 / 317	7.3
8	38,137	2584.4	− 2567	17.4	× 69 / 317	3.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−4

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −8, 2, 11, 0, 3, −3, 6, 5, 5, −4 → 1.7
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 10 · 2016→2017: 9 · 2017→2018: 11 · 2018→2019: 3 · 2019→2022: 6 · 2022→2023: 9 · 2023→2024: 1 · 2024→2025: 0 · 2025→2026: 9 → 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 18.7, lower limit −15.3.

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.