Kelly 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. 2439 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 18 points under the grade 4 bar. 2455 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2523 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 10 points under the grade 6 bar. 2521 vs. 2531.
7th The average 7th grader meets the grade 7 bar. 2576 vs. 2552.
8th The average 8th grader meets the grade 8 bar. 2632 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 40 students Meets the grade 3 bar. 4th 53 students Just under the grade 4 bar. 5th 63 students Meets the grade 5 bar. 6th 50 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 27 students 60 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 23 students 14 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 16 students 37 points under the grade 3 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	39,013	2377.2	− 2432	−54.8	× 115 / 428	−14.7
4	39,015	2386.4	− 2473	−86.6	× 119 / 428	−24.1
5	39,017	2438.0	− 2502	−64	× 126 / 428	−18.8
6	39,019	2468.4	− 2531	−62.6	× 68 / 428	−9.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−68

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	36,185	2406.6	− 2432	−25.4	× 148 / 502	−7.5
4	36,186	2417.2	− 2473	−55.8	× 107 / 502	−11.9
5	36,189	2468.8	− 2502	−33.2	× 119 / 502	−7.9
6	36,190	2499.2	− 2531	−31.8	× 77 / 502	−4.9
7	36,192	2518.7	− 2552	−33.3	× 51 / 502	−3.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−36

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	36,935	2412.7	− 2432	−19.3	× 122 / 531	−4.4
4	36,936	2419.3	− 2473	−53.7	× 144 / 531	−14.6
5	36,938	2473.9	− 2502	−28.1	× 107 / 531	−5.7
6	36,941	2507.3	− 2531	−23.7	× 66 / 531	−2.9
7	36,943	2529.5	− 2552	−22.5	× 57 / 531	−2.4
8	36,945	2536.9	− 2567	−30.1	× 35 / 531	−2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−32

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	36,901	2416.7	− 2432	−15.3	× 120 / 539	−3.4
4	36,903	2433.5	− 2473	−39.5	× 110 / 539	−8.1
5	36,905	2463.8	− 2502	−38.2	× 147 / 539	−10.4
6	36,907	2507.5	− 2531	−23.5	× 67 / 539	−2.9
7	36,909	2560.9	− 2552	8.9	× 50 / 539	0.8
8	36,911	2565.7	− 2567	−1.3	× 45 / 539	−0.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−24

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	37,089	2447.7	− 2432	15.7	× 111 / 571	3.1
4	37,090	2431.1	− 2473	−41.9	× 113 / 571	−8.3
5	37,091	2468.6	− 2502	−33.4	× 98 / 571	−5.7
6	37,092	2505.4	− 2531	−25.6	× 132 / 571	−5.9
7	37,093	2527.0	− 2552	−25	× 66 / 571	−2.9
8	37,094	2523.5	− 2567	−43.5	× 51 / 571	−3.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−24

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	37,008	2377.7	− 2432	−54.3	× 68 / 456	−8.1
4	37,009	2434.7	− 2473	−38.3	× 87 / 456	−7.3
5	37,010	2464.3	− 2502	−37.7	× 86 / 456	−7.1
6	37,011	2518.1	− 2531	−12.9	× 84 / 456	−2.4
7	37,012	2537.4	− 2552	−14.6	× 67 / 456	−2.1
8	37,013	2565.1	− 2567	−1.9	× 64 / 456	−0.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−27

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	37,041	2403.6	− 2432	−28.4	× 87 / 447	−5.5
4	37,042	2432.9	− 2473	−40.1	× 70 / 447	−6.3
5	37,043	2474.4	− 2502	−27.6	× 93 / 447	−5.7
6	37,044	2500.5	− 2531	−30.5	× 67 / 447	−4.6
7	37,045	2572.2	− 2552	20.2	× 69 / 447	3.1
8	37,046	2571.1	− 2567	4.1	× 61 / 447	0.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−18

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	36,891	2407.7	− 2432	−24.3	× 78 / 430	−4.4
4	36,892	2450.7	− 2473	−22.3	× 83 / 430	−4.3
5	36,893	2491.2	− 2502	−10.8	× 71 / 430	−1.8
6	36,894	2510.9	− 2531	−20.1	× 66 / 430	−3.1
7	36,895	2562.0	− 2552	10	× 65 / 430	1.5
8	36,896	2609.5	− 2567	42.5	× 67 / 430	6.6
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	36,726	2413.9	− 2432	−18.1	× 76 / 421	−3.3
4	36,727	2446.4	− 2473	−26.6	× 76 / 421	−4.8
5	36,728	2509.5	− 2502	7.5	× 83 / 421	1.5
6	36,729	2528.3	− 2531	−2.7	× 65 / 421	−0.4
7	36,730	2568.4	− 2552	16.4	× 62 / 421	2.4
8	36,731	2603.4	− 2567	36.4	× 59 / 421	5.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						1

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	36,718	2438.9	− 2432	6.9	× 67 / 412	1.1
4	36,719	2455.2	− 2473	−17.8	× 76 / 412	−3.3
5	36,720	2523.2	− 2502	21.2	× 79 / 412	4.1
6	36,721	2521.3	− 2531	−9.7	× 67 / 412	−1.6
7	36,722	2576.0	− 2552	24	× 62 / 412	3.6
8	36,723	2632.1	− 2567	65.1	× 61 / 412	9.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						14

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −68, −36, −32, −24, −24, −27, −18, −5, 1, 14 → −21.9
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 32 · 2016→2017: 4 · 2017→2018: 8 · 2018→2019: 0 · 2019→2022: 3 · 2022→2023: 9 · 2023→2024: 13 · 2024→2025: 6 · 2025→2026: 13 → average 9.8
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 9.8 × 2.66 = 26.1. Upper limit 4.2, lower limit −48.

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.