Alpine 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.

Many students here are still learning English, and this test is given in English. In 2026, 133 of the 424 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 63 points under the grade 3 bar. 2369 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 36 points under the grade 3 bar. 2396 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 29 points under the grade 3 bar. 2403 vs. 2432. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 41 points under the grade 4 bar. 2433 vs. 2473. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores 24 points under the grade 6 bar. 2507 vs. 2531. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores 24 points under the grade 5 bar. 2478 vs. 2502. The 8th-grade bar is 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 38 students 51 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 38 students 12 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 63 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 6th 46 students 14 points under the grade 4 bar. 7th 49 students 19 points under the grade 7 bar. 8th 57 students 27 points under 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 22 students 84 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 20 students 82 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 26 students 92 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 30 students 40 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 19 students 32 points under the grade 4 bar. 8th 16 students 46 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	24,811	2340.1	− 2432	−91.9	× 64 / 269	−21.9
4	24,814	2369.8	− 2473	−103.2	× 51 / 269	−19.6
5	24,815	2412.2	− 2502	−89.8	× 50 / 269	−16.7
6	24,818	2460.8	− 2531	−70.2	× 40 / 269	−10.4
7	24,819	2496.4	− 2552	−55.6	× 32 / 269	−6.6
8	24,822	2525.1	− 2567	−41.9	× 32 / 269	−5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−80

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	23,107	2363.2	− 2432	−68.8	× 72 / 270	−18.3
4	23,110	2384.0	− 2473	−89	× 64 / 270	−21.1
5	23,112	2446.4	− 2502	−55.6	× 33 / 270	−6.8
6	23,114	2453.0	− 2531	−78	× 37 / 270	−10.7
7	23,116	2495.2	− 2552	−56.8	× 32 / 270	−6.7
8	23,118	2524.2	− 2567	−42.8	× 32 / 270	−5.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−69

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	23,557	2374.4	− 2432	−57.6	× 58 / 279	−12
4	23,559	2399.7	− 2473	−73.3	× 71 / 279	−18.7
5	23,561	2426.8	− 2502	−75.2	× 52 / 279	−14
6	23,564	2477.7	− 2531	−53.3	× 35 / 279	−6.7
7	23,566	2510.6	− 2552	−41.4	× 33 / 279	−4.9
8	23,567	2544.7	− 2567	−22.3	× 30 / 279	−2.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−59

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	23,577	2368.9	− 2432	−63.1	× 62 / 278	−14.1
4	23,579	2405.5	− 2473	−67.5	× 61 / 278	−14.8
5	23,581	2460.6	− 2502	−41.4	× 58 / 278	−8.6
6	23,583	2439.8	− 2531	−91.2	× 34 / 278	−11.2
7	23,585	2524.5	− 2552	−27.5	× 31 / 278	−3.1
8	23,587	2532.6	− 2567	−34.4	× 32 / 278	−4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−56

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	23,745	2371.4	− 2432	−60.6	× 66 / 316	−12.7
4	23,746	2413.5	− 2473	−59.5	× 63 / 316	−11.9
5	23,747	2445.5	− 2502	−56.5	× 61 / 316	−10.9
6	23,748	2469.0	− 2531	−62	× 60 / 316	−11.8
7	23,749	2484.7	− 2552	−67.3	× 33 / 316	−7
8	23,750	2502.1	− 2567	−64.9	× 33 / 316	−6.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−61

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	23,688	2356.0	− 2432	−76	× 77 / 355	−16.5
4	23,689	2390.8	− 2473	−82.2	× 70 / 355	−16.2
5	23,690	2448.0	− 2502	−54	× 55 / 355	−8.4
6	23,691	2443.5	− 2531	−87.5	× 50 / 355	−12.3
7	23,692	2462.4	− 2552	−89.6	× 47 / 355	−11.9
8	23,693	2517.4	− 2567	−49.6	× 56 / 355	−7.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−73

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	23,651	2327.8	− 2432	−104.2	× 74 / 334	−23.1
4	23,652	2409.6	− 2473	−63.4	× 66 / 334	−12.5
5	23,653	2423.4	− 2502	−78.6	× 47 / 334	−11.1
6	23,654	2450.1	− 2531	−80.9	× 55 / 334	−13.3
7	23,655	2482.8	− 2552	−69.2	× 43 / 334	−8.9
8	23,656	2428.6	− 2567	−138.4	× 49 / 334	−20.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−89

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	23,503	2361.4	− 2432	−70.6	× 75 / 359	−14.7
4	23,504	2367.8	− 2473	−105.2	× 66 / 359	−19.3
5	23,505	2439.7	− 2502	−62.3	× 60 / 359	−10.4
6	23,506	2425.9	− 2531	−105.1	× 49 / 359	−14.3
7	23,507	2494.9	− 2552	−57.1	× 59 / 359	−9.4
8	23,508	2496.8	− 2567	−70.2	× 50 / 359	−9.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−78

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	23,404	2373.4	− 2432	−58.6	× 59 / 438	−7.9
4	23,405	2382.8	− 2473	−90.2	× 86 / 438	−17.7
5	23,406	2424.1	− 2502	−77.9	× 67 / 438	−11.9
6	23,407	2462.3	− 2531	−68.7	× 68 / 438	−10.7
7	23,408	2501.3	− 2552	−50.7	× 69 / 438	−8
8	23,409	2502.6	− 2567	−64.4	× 89 / 438	−13.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−69

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	23,444	2369.1	− 2432	−62.9	× 60 / 424	−8.9
4	23,445	2395.8	− 2473	−77.2	× 58 / 424	−10.6
5	23,446	2403.1	− 2502	−98.9	× 89 / 424	−20.8
6	23,447	2432.5	− 2531	−98.5	× 76 / 424	−17.7
7	23,448	2507.4	− 2552	−44.6	× 68 / 424	−7.2
8	23,449	2477.9	− 2567	−89.1	× 73 / 424	−15.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−80

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −80, −69, −59, −56, −61, −73, −89, −78, −69, −80 → −71.4
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 11 · 2016→2017: 10 · 2017→2018: 3 · 2018→2019: 5 · 2019→2022: 12 · 2022→2023: 16 · 2023→2024: 11 · 2024→2025: 9 · 2025→2026: 11 → average 9.8
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 9.8 × 2.66 = 26.1. Upper limit −45.3, lower limit −97.5.

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.