Durfee 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 just under the grade 3 bar. 2427 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2465 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2501 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader meets the grade 6 bar. 2566 vs. 2531.
7th The average 7th grader meets the grade 7 bar. 2577 vs. 2552.
8th The average 8th grader meets the grade 8 bar. 2593 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 75 students Meets the grade 3 bar. 4th 94 students Meets the grade 4 bar. 5th 88 students Meets the grade 5 bar. 6th 100 students Meets the grade 6 bar. 7th 146 students Meets the grade 7 bar. 8th 161 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 37 students 46 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 30 students 16 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 16 students 46 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 13 students 33 points under the grade 4 bar. 7th 18 students 27 points under the grade 4 bar. 8th 19 students 24 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	23,228	2371.1	− 2432	−60.9	× 100 / 781	−7.8
4	23,230	2414.2	− 2473	−58.8	× 110 / 781	−8.3
5	23,232	2478.8	− 2502	−23.2	× 117 / 781	−3.5
6	23,234	2511.3	− 2531	−19.7	× 96 / 781	−2.4
7	23,236	2548.5	− 2552	−3.5	× 168 / 781	−0.8
8	23,238	2566.9	− 2567	−0.1	× 190 / 781	0
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−23

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	21,820	2427.0	− 2432	−5	× 111 / 767	−0.7
4	21,822	2459.6	− 2473	−13.4	× 106 / 767	−1.9
5	21,823	2486.3	− 2502	−15.7	× 109 / 767	−2.2
6	21,826	2537.4	− 2531	6.4	× 118 / 767	1
7	21,827	2577.4	− 2552	25.4	× 158 / 767	5.2
8	21,829	2594.6	− 2567	27.6	× 165 / 767	5.9
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	22,236	2446.1	− 2432	14.1	× 82 / 739	1.6
4	22,239	2469.2	− 2473	−3.8	× 110 / 739	−0.6
5	22,241	2504.5	− 2502	2.5	× 99 / 739	0.3
6	22,243	2509.2	− 2531	−21.8	× 115 / 739	−3.4
7	22,245	2579.5	− 2552	27.5	× 177 / 739	6.6
8	22,247	2602.4	− 2567	35.4	× 156 / 739	7.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						12

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	22,223	2430.2	− 2432	−1.8	× 75 / 720	−0.2
4	22,225	2469.1	− 2473	−3.9	× 85 / 720	−0.5
5	22,227	2520.1	− 2502	18.1	× 113 / 720	2.8
6	22,229	2526.2	− 2531	−4.8	× 109 / 720	−0.7
7	22,231	2579.2	− 2552	27.2	× 158 / 720	6
8	22,233	2603.1	− 2567	36.1	× 180 / 720	9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						16

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	22,397	2429.1	− 2432	−2.9	× 71 / 692	−0.3
4	22,398	2477.6	− 2473	4.6	× 80 / 692	0.5
5	22,399	2514.7	− 2502	12.7	× 87 / 692	1.6
6	22,400	2545.4	− 2531	14.4	× 119 / 692	2.5
7	22,401	2592.6	− 2552	40.6	× 172 / 692	10.1
8	22,402	2595.2	− 2567	28.2	× 163 / 692	6.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						21

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	22,364	2397.8	− 2432	−34.2	× 96 / 682	−4.8
4	22,365	2450.1	− 2473	−22.9	× 129 / 682	−4.3
5	22,366	2519.3	− 2502	17.3	× 93 / 682	2.4
6	22,367	2526.8	− 2531	−4.2	× 84 / 682	−0.5
7	22,368	2573.5	− 2552	21.5	× 120 / 682	3.8
8	22,369	2605.6	− 2567	38.6	× 160 / 682	9.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						6

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	22,339	2430.4	− 2432	−1.6	× 104 / 681	−0.2
4	22,340	2456.5	− 2473	−16.5	× 105 / 681	−2.5
5	22,341	2491.3	− 2502	−10.7	× 126 / 681	−2
6	22,342	2537.6	− 2531	6.6	× 99 / 681	1
7	22,343	2570.0	− 2552	18	× 129 / 681	3.4
8	22,344	2606.4	− 2567	39.4	× 118 / 681	6.8
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	22,189	2414.9	− 2432	−17.1	× 107 / 722	−2.5
4	22,190	2471.4	− 2473	−1.6	× 106 / 722	−0.2
5	22,191	2482.6	− 2502	−19.4	× 103 / 722	−2.8
6	22,192	2534.3	− 2531	3.3	× 120 / 722	0.5
7	22,193	2596.6	− 2552	44.6	× 151 / 722	9.3
8	22,194	2589.6	− 2567	22.6	× 135 / 722	4.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						9

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	22,100	2419.1	− 2432	−12.9	× 117 / 760	−2
4	22,101	2459.7	− 2473	−13.3	× 104 / 760	−1.8
5	22,102	2534.8	− 2502	32.8	× 110 / 760	4.7
6	22,103	2550.3	− 2531	19.3	× 106 / 760	2.7
7	22,104	2566.8	− 2552	14.8	× 175 / 760	3.4
8	22,105	2624.8	− 2567	57.8	× 148 / 760	11.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						18

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	22,156	2427.4	− 2432	−4.6	× 112 / 798	−0.6
4	22,157	2464.8	− 2473	−8.2	× 124 / 798	−1.3
5	22,158	2501.3	− 2502	−0.7	× 105 / 798	−0.1
6	22,159	2566.1	− 2531	35.1	× 113 / 798	5
7	22,160	2576.8	− 2552	24.8	× 164 / 798	5.1
8	22,161	2593.2	− 2567	26.2	× 180 / 798	5.9
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. −23, 7, 12, 16, 21, 6, 6, 9, 18, 14 → 8.6
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 30 · 2016→2017: 5 · 2017→2018: 4 · 2018→2019: 5 · 2019→2022: 15 · 2022→2023: 0 · 2023→2024: 3 · 2024→2025: 9 · 2025→2026: 4 → average 8.3
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 8.3 × 2.66 = 22.1. Upper limit 30.7, lower limit −13.5.

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.