Columbia 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 75 points under the grade 3 bar. 2357 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 25 points under the grade 4 bar. 2448 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 32 points under the grade 4 bar. 2441 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 24 points under the grade 6 bar. 2507 vs. 2531.
7th The average 7th grader meets the grade 7 bar. 2569 vs. 2552.
8th The average 8th grader meets the grade 8 bar. 2567 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 32 students 56 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 39 students Meets the grade 4 bar. 5th 51 students 14 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 40 students Meets the grade 6 bar. 7th 120 students Meets the grade 7 bar. 8th 143 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 29 students 97 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 17 students 43 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 20 students 36 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 17 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 7th 26 students 23 points under the grade 4 bar. 8th 30 students Just 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	23,204	2377.8	− 2432	−54.2	× 69 / 641	−5.8
4	23,207	2488.1	− 2473	15.1	× 50 / 641	1.2
5	23,208	2469.1	− 2502	−32.9	× 58 / 641	−3
6	23,211	2479.8	− 2531	−51.2	× 59 / 641	−4.7
7	23,212	2552.7	− 2552	0.7	× 207 / 641	0.2
8	23,215	2585.5	− 2567	18.5	× 198 / 641	5.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−6

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	21,796	2379.2	− 2432	−52.8	× 77 / 686	−5.9
4	21,798	2443.2	− 2473	−29.8	× 76 / 686	−3.3
5	21,800	2513.5	− 2502	11.5	× 59 / 686	1
6	21,802	2508.8	− 2531	−22.2	× 62 / 686	−2
7	21,803	2553.3	− 2552	1.3	× 195 / 686	0.4
8	21,805	2583.5	− 2567	16.5	× 217 / 686	5.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−5

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	22,212	2374.3	− 2432	−57.7	× 66 / 703	−5.4
4	22,214	2423.7	− 2473	−49.3	× 83 / 703	−5.8
5	22,217	2470.5	− 2502	−31.5	× 85 / 703	−3.8
6	22,218	2552.4	− 2531	21.4	× 55 / 703	1.7
7	22,221	2555.3	− 2552	3.3	× 211 / 703	1
8	22,223	2581.2	− 2567	14.2	× 203 / 703	4.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−8

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	22,200	2389.1	− 2432	−42.9	× 62 / 688	−3.9
4	22,201	2444.8	− 2473	−28.2	× 65 / 688	−2.7
5	22,204	2494.9	− 2502	−7.1	× 79 / 688	−0.8
6	22,205	2522.0	− 2531	−9	× 88 / 688	−1.2
7	22,207	2562.0	− 2552	10	× 182 / 688	2.6
8	22,209	2585.4	− 2567	18.4	× 212 / 688	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	22,373	2422.1	− 2432	−9.9	× 65 / 650	−1
4	22,374	2447.8	− 2473	−25.2	× 60 / 650	−2.3
5	22,375	2479.0	− 2502	−23	× 69 / 650	−2.4
6	22,376	2527.6	− 2531	−3.4	× 81 / 650	−0.4
7	22,377	2568.4	− 2552	16.4	× 192 / 650	4.8
8	22,378	2576.3	− 2567	9.3	× 183 / 650	2.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						1

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	22,340	2386.7	− 2432	−45.3	× 57 / 570	−4.5
4	22,341	2401.1	− 2473	−71.9	× 73 / 570	−9.2
5	22,342	2455.7	− 2502	−46.3	× 55 / 570	−4.5
6	22,343	2520.6	− 2531	−10.4	× 60 / 570	−1.1
7	22,344	2557.3	− 2552	5.3	× 153 / 570	1.4
8	22,345	2567.5	− 2567	0.5	× 172 / 570	0.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−18

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	22,315	2380.8	− 2432	−51.2	× 54 / 543	−5.1
4	22,316	2420.8	− 2473	−52.2	× 58 / 543	−5.6
5	22,317	2456.0	− 2502	−46	× 75 / 543	−6.4
6	22,318	2521.3	− 2531	−9.7	× 53 / 543	−0.9
7	22,319	2566.2	− 2552	14.2	× 156 / 543	4.1
8	22,320	2573.3	− 2567	6.3	× 147 / 543	1.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−12

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	22,165	2350.7	− 2432	−81.3	× 61 / 540	−9.2
4	22,166	2419.0	− 2473	−54	× 57 / 540	−5.7
5	22,167	2454.9	− 2502	−47.1	× 56 / 540	−4.9
6	22,168	2503.4	− 2531	−27.6	× 77 / 540	−3.9
7	22,169	2562.7	− 2552	10.7	× 143 / 540	2.8
8	22,170	2576.7	− 2567	9.7	× 146 / 540	2.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−18

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	22,076	2371.4	− 2432	−60.6	× 55 / 564	−5.9
4	22,077	2416.3	− 2473	−56.7	× 71 / 564	−7.1
5	22,078	2446.6	− 2502	−55.4	× 58 / 564	−5.7
6	22,079	2500.3	− 2531	−30.7	× 60 / 564	−3.3
7	22,080	2552.5	− 2552	0.5	× 176 / 564	0.2
8	22,081	2543.0	− 2567	−24	× 144 / 564	−6.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−28

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	22,132	2356.6	− 2432	−75.4	× 61 / 564	−8.2
4	22,133	2448.3	− 2473	−24.7	× 56 / 564	−2.5
5	22,134	2441.3	− 2502	−60.7	× 71 / 564	−7.6
6	22,135	2507.0	− 2531	−24	× 57 / 564	−2.4
7	22,136	2569.2	− 2552	17.2	× 146 / 564	4.5
8	22,137	2567.0	− 2567	0	× 173 / 564	0
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−16

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −6, −5, −8, 0, 1, −18, −12, −18, −28, −16 → −11
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 1 · 2016→2017: 3 · 2017→2018: 8 · 2018→2019: 1 · 2019→2022: 19 · 2022→2023: 6 · 2023→2024: 6 · 2024→2025: 10 · 2025→2026: 12 → average 7.3
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 7.3 × 2.66 = 19.4. Upper limit 8.4, lower limit −30.4.

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.