Rosecrans 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 18 points under the grade 3 bar. 2414 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 12 points under the grade 4 bar. 2461 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2524 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 29 points under the grade 5 bar. 2473 vs. 2502. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores just under the grade 7 bar. 2544 vs. 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores just under the grade 6 bar. 2523 vs. 2531. The 8th-grade bar is 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 6th 11 students 20 points under 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 6th 11 students 39 points under the grade 4 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	39,072	2390.7	− 2432	−41.3	× 97 / 268	−14.9
4	39,073	2433.7	− 2473	−39.3	× 85 / 268	−12.5
5	39,076	2448.6	− 2502	−53.4	× 86 / 268	−17.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−45

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	36,251	2411.5	− 2432	−20.5	× 75 / 237	−6.5
4	36,253	2463.7	− 2473	−9.3	× 85 / 237	−3.3
5	36,254	2469.7	− 2502	−32.3	× 77 / 237	−10.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−20

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	37,009	2386.6	− 2432	−45.4	× 99 / 260	−17.3
4	37,010	2435.9	− 2473	−37.1	× 75 / 260	−10.7
5	37,012	2486.8	− 2502	−15.2	× 86 / 260	−5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−33

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	36,976	2393.0	− 2432	−39	× 85 / 275	−12.1
4	36,978	2437.3	− 2473	−35.7	× 89 / 275	−11.6
5	36,980	2479.0	− 2502	−23	× 68 / 275	−5.7
6	36,982	2524.8	− 2531	−6.2	× 33 / 275	−0.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−30

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	37,167	2390.7	− 2432	−41.3	× 81 / 321	−10.4
4	37,168	2435.3	− 2473	−37.7	× 82 / 321	−9.6
5	37,169	2452.6	− 2502	−49.4	× 93 / 321	−14.3
6	37,170	2500.0	− 2531	−31	× 38 / 321	−3.7
7	37,171	2547.4	− 2552	−4.6	× 27 / 321	−0.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−38

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	37,086	2364.7	− 2432	−67.3	× 67 / 287	−15.7
4	37,087	2394.0	− 2473	−79	× 78 / 287	−21.5
5	37,088	2478.1	− 2502	−23.9	× 59 / 287	−4.9
6	37,089	2508.1	− 2531	−22.9	× 34 / 287	−2.7
7	37,090	2482.3	− 2552	−69.7	× 27 / 287	−6.6
8	37,091	2525.5	− 2567	−41.5	× 22 / 287	−3.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−55

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	37,119	2366.1	− 2432	−65.9	× 74 / 303	−16.1
4	37,120	2392.5	− 2473	−80.5	× 67 / 303	−17.8
5	37,121	2489.8	− 2502	−12.2	× 75 / 303	−3
6	37,122	2456.9	− 2531	−74.1	× 33 / 303	−8.1
7	37,123	2534.3	− 2552	−17.7	× 33 / 303	−1.9
8	37,124	2503.4	− 2567	−63.6	× 21 / 303	−4.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−51

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	36,969	2398.5	− 2432	−33.5	× 60 / 289	−7
4	36,970	2403.9	− 2473	−69.1	× 71 / 289	−17
5	36,971	2482.5	− 2502	−19.5	× 65 / 289	−4.4
6	36,972	2498.2	− 2531	−32.8	× 33 / 289	−3.7
7	36,973	2458.1	− 2552	−93.9	× 33 / 289	−10.7
8	36,974	2520.9	− 2567	−46.1	× 27 / 289	−4.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−47

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	36,806	2388.3	− 2432	−43.7	× 78 / 291	−11.7
4	36,807	2430.9	− 2473	−42.1	× 60 / 291	−8.7
5	36,808	2464.9	− 2502	−37.1	× 72 / 291	−9.2
6	36,809	2512.2	− 2531	−18.8	× 32 / 291	−2.1
7	36,810	2553.5	− 2552	1.5	× 26 / 291	0.1
8	36,811	2530.7	− 2567	−36.3	× 23 / 291	−2.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−34

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	36,798	2414.4	− 2432	−17.6	× 47 / 255	−3.2
4	36,799	2461.2	− 2473	−11.8	× 60 / 255	−2.8
5	36,800	2523.8	− 2502	21.8	× 52 / 255	4.4
6	36,801	2473.0	− 2531	−58	× 22 / 255	−5
7	36,802	2544.2	− 2552	−7.8	× 29 / 255	−0.9
8	36,803	2523.4	− 2567	−43.6	× 45 / 255	−7.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−15

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −45, −20, −33, −30, −38, −55, −51, −47, −34, −15 → −36.8
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 25 · 2016→2017: 13 · 2017→2018: 3 · 2018→2019: 8 · 2019→2022: 17 · 2022→2023: 4 · 2023→2024: 4 · 2024→2025: 13 · 2025→2026: 19 → average 11.8
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 11.8 × 2.66 = 31.4. Upper limit −5.4, lower limit −68.2.

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.