Bitely (Arlene) 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, 64 of the 194 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader meets the grade 3 bar. 2459 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader meets the grade 4 bar. 2490 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2532 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader meets the grade 6 bar. 2535 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 31 students Meets the grade 3 bar. 4th 35 students Meets the grade 4 bar. 6th 43 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 23 students 51 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 13 students 13 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 18 students 36 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	23,746	2435.8	− 2432	3.8	× 69 / 293	0.9
4	23,747	2447.9	− 2473	−25.1	× 80 / 293	−6.9
5	23,750	2527.2	− 2502	25.2	× 72 / 293	6.2
6	23,751	2559.9	− 2531	28.9	× 72 / 293	7.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						7

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	22,256	2469.9	− 2432	37.9	× 68 / 286	9
4	22,257	2483.3	− 2473	10.3	× 64 / 286	2.3
5	22,260	2470.0	− 2502	−32	× 80 / 286	−9
6	22,261	2597.4	− 2531	66.4	× 74 / 286	17.2
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	22,672	2448.5	− 2432	16.5	× 72 / 273	4.4
4	22,675	2478.4	− 2473	5.4	× 61 / 273	1.2
5	22,676	2483.5	− 2502	−18.5	× 62 / 273	−4.2
6	22,678	2532.1	− 2531	1.1	× 78 / 273	0.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						2

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	22,669	2439.5	− 2432	7.5	× 72 / 277	1.9
4	22,671	2473.1	− 2473	0.1	× 75 / 277	0
5	22,673	2517.8	− 2502	15.8	× 65 / 277	3.7
6	22,675	2577.4	− 2531	46.4	× 65 / 277	10.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						17

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	22,847	2471.2	− 2432	39.2	× 68 / 276	9.7
4	22,848	2465.0	− 2473	−8	× 71 / 276	−2.1
5	22,849	2547.7	− 2502	45.7	× 72 / 276	11.9
6	22,850	2559.4	− 2531	28.4	× 65 / 276	6.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						26

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	22,814	2424.3	− 2432	−7.7	× 62 / 259	−1.8
4	22,815	2486.4	− 2473	13.4	× 65 / 259	3.4
5	22,816	2515.8	− 2502	13.8	× 65 / 259	3.5
6	22,817	2578.6	− 2531	47.6	× 67 / 259	12.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						17

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	22,789	2404.4	− 2432	−27.6	× 58 / 244	−6.6
4	22,790	2458.0	− 2473	−15	× 58 / 244	−3.6
5	22,791	2510.8	− 2502	8.8	× 64 / 244	2.3
6	22,792	2542.3	− 2531	11.3	× 64 / 244	3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−5

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	22,649	2432.5	− 2432	0.5	× 35 / 214	0.1
4	22,650	2450.7	− 2473	−22.3	× 59 / 214	−6.1
5	22,651	2526.3	− 2502	24.3	× 56 / 214	6.4
6	22,652	2535.1	− 2531	4.1	× 64 / 214	1.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						2

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	22,558	2442.4	− 2432	10.4	× 47 / 194	2.5
4	22,559	2491.1	− 2473	18.1	× 33 / 194	3.1
5	22,560	2529.4	− 2502	27.4	× 55 / 194	7.8
6	22,561	2515.9	− 2531	−15.1	× 59 / 194	−4.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						9

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	22,614	2458.8	− 2432	26.8	× 54 / 194	7.5
4	22,615	2490.4	− 2473	17.4	× 48 / 194	4.3
5	22,616	2531.6	− 2502	29.6	× 31 / 194	4.7
6	22,617	2535.1	− 2531	4.1	× 61 / 194	1.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						18

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. 7, 20, 2, 17, 26, 17, −5, 2, 9, 18 → 11.3
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 13 · 2016→2017: 18 · 2017→2018: 15 · 2018→2019: 9 · 2019→2022: 9 · 2022→2023: 22 · 2023→2024: 7 · 2024→2025: 7 · 2025→2026: 9 → average 12.1
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 12.1 × 2.66 = 32.2. Upper limit 43.5, lower limit −20.9.

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.