John Muir 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, 129 of the 426 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 34 points under the grade 3 bar. 2398 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2469 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2528 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader meets the grade 6 bar. 2533 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 54 students Meets the grade 3 bar. 4th 73 students Meets the grade 4 bar. 5th 88 students Meets the grade 5 bar. 6th 82 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 44 students 90 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 43 students 36 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 17 students 59 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 25 students Just 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	23,993	2394.2	− 2432	−37.8	× 120 / 446	−10.2
4	23,996	2455.3	− 2473	−17.7	× 117 / 446	−4.6
5	23,997	2508.2	− 2502	6.2	× 108 / 446	1.5
6	24,000	2539.4	− 2531	8.4	× 101 / 446	1.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−11

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	22,475	2418.6	− 2432	−13.4	× 136 / 470	−3.9
4	22,477	2466.2	− 2473	−6.8	× 122 / 470	−1.8
5	22,480	2489.4	− 2502	−12.6	× 113 / 470	−3
6	22,482	2568.1	− 2531	37.1	× 99 / 470	7.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−1

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	22,907	2404.2	− 2432	−27.8	× 114 / 480	−6.6
4	22,908	2458.0	− 2473	−15	× 137 / 480	−4.3
5	22,911	2491.4	− 2502	−10.6	× 124 / 480	−2.7
6	22,912	2550.2	− 2531	19.2	× 105 / 480	4.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−9

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	22,903	2407.8	− 2432	−24.2	× 120 / 478	−6.1
4	22,906	2449.9	− 2473	−23.1	× 101 / 478	−4.9
5	22,908	2477.8	− 2502	−24.2	× 144 / 478	−7.3
6	22,909	2560.9	− 2531	29.9	× 113 / 478	7.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−11

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	23,081	2418.0	− 2432	−14	× 120 / 459	−3.7
4	23,082	2459.1	− 2473	−13.9	× 112 / 459	−3.4
5	23,083	2485.9	− 2502	−16.1	× 100 / 459	−3.5
6	23,084	2557.3	− 2531	26.3	× 127 / 459	7.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−3

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	23,048	2417.9	− 2432	−14.1	× 104 / 398	−3.7
4	23,049	2456.5	− 2473	−16.5	× 106 / 398	−4.4
5	23,050	2481.4	− 2502	−20.6	× 95 / 398	−4.9
6	23,051	2548.8	− 2531	17.8	× 93 / 398	4.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−9

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	23,021	2427.9	− 2432	−4.1	× 101 / 406	−1
4	23,022	2475.7	− 2473	2.7	× 106 / 406	0.7
5	23,023	2469.2	− 2502	−32.8	× 115 / 406	−9.3
6	23,024	2526.3	− 2531	−4.7	× 84 / 406	−1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−11

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	22,877	2424.3	− 2432	−7.7	× 97 / 421	−1.8
4	22,878	2465.4	− 2473	−7.6	× 101 / 421	−1.8
5	22,879	2491.8	− 2502	−10.2	× 108 / 421	−2.6
6	22,880	2520.0	− 2531	−11	× 115 / 421	−3
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	22,788	2422.6	− 2432	−9.4	× 104 / 438	−2.2
4	22,789	2502.2	− 2473	29.2	× 106 / 438	7.1
5	22,790	2475.6	− 2502	−26.4	× 108 / 438	−6.5
6	22,791	2527.1	− 2531	−3.9	× 120 / 438	−1.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−3

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	22,844	2398.3	− 2432	−33.7	× 98 / 426	−7.8
4	22,845	2469.0	− 2473	−4	× 116 / 426	−1.1
5	22,846	2527.5	− 2502	25.5	× 105 / 426	6.3
6	22,847	2533.1	− 2531	2.1	× 107 / 426	0.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−2

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −11, −1, −9, −11, −3, −9, −11, −9, −3, −2 → −6.9
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 10 · 2016→2017: 8 · 2017→2018: 2 · 2018→2019: 8 · 2019→2022: 6 · 2022→2023: 2 · 2023→2024: 2 · 2024→2025: 6 · 2025→2026: 1 → average 5
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 5 × 2.66 = 13.3. Upper limit 6.4, lower limit −20.2.

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.