Jefferson 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 meets the grade 3 bar. 2459 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 32 points under the grade 4 bar. 2441 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2533 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 18 points under the grade 6 bar. 2513 vs. 2531.
7th The average 7th grader meets the grade 7 bar. 2635 vs. 2552.
8th The average 8th grader meets the grade 8 bar. 2662 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 54 students Meets the grade 3 bar. 4th 46 students Just under the grade 4 bar. 5th 58 students Meets the grade 5 bar. 6th 53 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 14 students 74 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 20 students 43 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 15 students 12 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 17 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	39,002	2392.4	− 2432	−39.6	× 90 / 421	−8.5
4	39,004	2446.0	− 2473	−27	× 102 / 421	−6.5
5	39,006	2478.0	− 2502	−24	× 103 / 421	−5.9
6	39,008	2526.3	− 2531	−4.7	× 70 / 421	−0.8
7	39,010	2575.2	− 2552	23.2	× 56 / 421	3.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−19

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	36,170	2434.6	− 2432	2.6	× 103 / 506	0.5
4	36,173	2473.4	− 2473	0.4	× 90 / 506	0.1
5	36,174	2484.8	− 2502	−17.2	× 110 / 506	−3.7
6	36,177	2540.8	− 2531	9.8	× 78 / 506	1.5
7	36,179	2577.9	− 2552	25.9	× 66 / 506	3.4
8	36,180	2613.1	− 2567	46.1	× 59 / 506	5.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						7

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	36,921	2430.0	− 2432	−2	× 120 / 522	−0.5
4	36,922	2473.3	− 2473	0.3	× 102 / 522	0.1
5	36,924	2469.1	− 2502	−32.9	× 100 / 522	−6.3
6	36,926	2519.6	− 2531	−11.4	× 80 / 522	−1.7
7	36,928	2566.5	− 2552	14.5	× 64 / 522	1.8
8	36,930	2594.0	− 2567	27	× 56 / 522	2.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−4

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	36,886	2452.8	− 2432	20.8	× 102 / 550	3.9
4	36,888	2478.2	− 2473	5.2	× 130 / 550	1.2
5	36,890	2493.5	− 2502	−8.5	× 101 / 550	−1.6
6	36,892	2537.4	− 2531	6.4	× 72 / 550	0.8
7	36,894	2551.2	− 2552	−0.8	× 82 / 550	−0.1
8	36,896	2584.5	− 2567	17.5	× 63 / 550	2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						6

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	37,075	2464.3	− 2432	32.3	× 98 / 530	6
4	37,076	2486.7	− 2473	13.7	× 101 / 530	2.6
5	37,077	2513.5	− 2502	11.5	× 122 / 530	2.6
6	37,078	2545.4	− 2531	14.4	× 69 / 530	1.9
7	37,079	2568.9	− 2552	16.9	× 64 / 530	2
8	37,080	2575.8	− 2567	8.8	× 76 / 530	1.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						16

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	36,994	2429.0	− 2432	−3	× 107 / 488	−0.7
4	36,995	2465.7	− 2473	−7.3	× 74 / 488	−1.1
5	36,996	2500.4	− 2502	−1.6	× 92 / 488	−0.3
6	36,997	2508.8	− 2531	−22.2	× 75 / 488	−3.4
7	36,998	2570.1	− 2552	18.1	× 74 / 488	2.7
8	36,999	2571.4	− 2567	4.4	× 66 / 488	0.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−2

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	37,027	2442.4	− 2432	10.4	× 83 / 472	1.8
4	37,028	2459.4	− 2473	−13.6	× 105 / 472	−3
5	37,029	2482.2	− 2502	−19.8	× 81 / 472	−3.4
6	37,030	2511.4	− 2531	−19.6	× 70 / 472	−2.9
7	37,031	2540.4	− 2552	−11.6	× 69 / 472	−1.7
8	37,032	2582.8	− 2567	15.8	× 64 / 472	2.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−7

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	36,877	2445.9	− 2432	13.9	× 86 / 470	2.5
4	36,878	2461.8	− 2473	−11.2	× 83 / 470	−2
5	36,879	2463.5	− 2502	−38.5	× 99 / 470	−8.1
6	36,880	2481.5	− 2531	−49.5	× 73 / 470	−7.7
7	36,881	2539.4	− 2552	−12.6	× 71 / 470	−1.9
8	36,882	2600.7	− 2567	33.7	× 58 / 470	4.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−13

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	36,712	2452.4	− 2432	20.4	× 73 / 442	3.4
4	36,713	2455.2	− 2473	−17.8	× 81 / 442	−3.3
5	36,714	2481.9	− 2502	−20.1	× 82 / 442	−3.7
6	36,715	2528.6	− 2531	−2.4	× 65 / 442	−0.4
7	36,716	2531.7	− 2552	−20.3	× 74 / 442	−3.4
8	36,717	2635.4	− 2567	68.4	× 67 / 442	10.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						3

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	36,704	2458.8	− 2432	26.8	× 68 / 381	4.8
4	36,705	2441.3	− 2473	−31.7	× 66 / 381	−5.5
5	36,706	2533.0	− 2502	31	× 73 / 381	5.9
6	36,707	2513.3	− 2531	−17.7	× 70 / 381	−3.3
7	36,708	2634.6	− 2552	82.6	× 47 / 381	10.2
8	36,709	2661.8	− 2567	94.8	× 57 / 381	14.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						26

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −19, 7, −4, 6, 16, −2, −7, −13, 3, 26 → 1.3
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 26 · 2016→2017: 11 · 2017→2018: 10 · 2018→2019: 10 · 2019→2022: 18 · 2022→2023: 5 · 2023→2024: 6 · 2024→2025: 16 · 2025→2026: 23 → average 13.9
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 13.9 × 2.66 = 37. Upper limit 38.3, lower limit −35.7.

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.