Shirpser 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 6.

Many students here are still learning English, and this test is given in English. In 2026, 91 of the 215 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader meets the grade 3 bar. 2434 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 16 points under the grade 4 bar. 2458 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 19 points under the grade 5 bar. 2483 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 6 bar. 2531 vs. 2531.

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 25 students Meets the grade 3 bar. 4th 36 students Meets the grade 4 bar. 5th 29 students Meets the grade 5 bar. 6th 34 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 31 students 38 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 23 students 29 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 21 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 6th 16 students 14 points 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	23,242	2365.1	− 2432	−66.9	× 90 / 332	−18.1
4	23,245	2395.2	− 2473	−77.8	× 83 / 332	−19.5
5	23,246	2455.5	− 2502	−46.5	× 78 / 332	−10.9
6	23,249	2461.6	− 2531	−69.4	× 81 / 332	−16.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−65

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	21,833	2381.8	− 2432	−50.2	× 80 / 330	−12.2
4	21,835	2412.6	− 2473	−60.4	× 82 / 330	−15
5	21,838	2477.7	− 2502	−24.3	× 87 / 330	−6.4
6	21,840	2493.8	− 2531	−37.2	× 81 / 330	−9.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−43

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	22,250	2387.9	− 2432	−44.1	× 85 / 331	−11.3
4	22,253	2428.1	− 2473	−44.9	× 78 / 331	−10.6
5	22,254	2485.1	− 2502	−16.9	× 81 / 331	−4.1
6	22,257	2496.0	− 2531	−35	× 87 / 331	−9.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−35

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	22,238	2411.7	− 2432	−20.3	× 79 / 317	−5.1
4	22,240	2424.3	− 2473	−48.7	× 82 / 317	−12.6
5	22,242	2476.6	− 2502	−25.4	× 80 / 317	−6.4
6	22,244	2522.4	− 2531	−8.6	× 76 / 317	−2.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−26

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	22,411	2401.1	− 2432	−30.9	× 80 / 303	−8.2
4	22,412	2429.1	− 2473	−43.9	× 79 / 303	−11.4
5	22,413	2483.9	− 2502	−18.1	× 67 / 303	−4
6	22,414	2532.7	− 2531	1.7	× 77 / 303	0.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−23

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	22,378	2391.4	− 2432	−40.6	× 65 / 296	−8.9
4	22,379	2438.5	− 2473	−34.5	× 71 / 296	−8.3
5	22,380	2452.0	− 2502	−50	× 76 / 296	−12.8
6	22,381	2497.3	− 2531	−33.7	× 84 / 296	−9.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−40

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	22,353	2423.9	− 2432	−8.1	× 47 / 261	−1.5
4	22,354	2426.6	− 2473	−46.4	× 65 / 261	−11.6
5	22,355	2452.6	− 2502	−49.4	× 71 / 261	−13.4
6	22,356	2495.5	− 2531	−35.5	× 78 / 261	−10.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−37

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	22,203	2383.7	− 2432	−48.3	× 59 / 249	−11.4
4	22,204	2451.6	− 2473	−21.4	× 52 / 249	−4.5
5	22,205	2484.9	− 2502	−17.1	× 64 / 249	−4.4
6	22,206	2497.8	− 2531	−33.2	× 74 / 249	−9.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−30

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	22,114	2402.4	− 2432	−29.6	× 68 / 231	−8.7
4	22,115	2435.9	− 2473	−37.1	× 54 / 231	−8.7
5	22,116	2517.1	− 2502	15.1	× 46 / 231	3
6	22,117	2514.3	− 2531	−16.7	× 63 / 231	−4.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−19

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	22,170	2433.6	− 2432	1.6	× 56 / 215	0.4
4	22,171	2457.5	− 2473	−15.5	× 59 / 215	−4.3
5	22,172	2482.6	− 2502	−19.4	× 50 / 215	−4.5
6	22,173	2530.6	− 2531	−0.4	× 50 / 215	−0.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−8

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −65, −43, −35, −26, −23, −40, −37, −30, −19, −8 → −32.6
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 22 · 2016→2017: 8 · 2017→2018: 9 · 2018→2019: 3 · 2019→2022: 17 · 2022→2023: 3 · 2023→2024: 7 · 2024→2025: 11 · 2025→2026: 11 → average 10.1
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 10.1 × 2.66 = 26.9. Upper limit −5.7, lower limit −59.5.

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.