Discovery: 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 5.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 71 points under the grade 3 bar. 2361 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 41 points under the grade 4 bar. 2432 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 25 points under the grade 4 bar. 2448 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.

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 96 students 64 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 93 students 29 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 91 students 16 points under the grade 4 bar.

English learners

Students leave this group as they become fluent, so its average stays low even where they learn well.

Grade bars 3rd 17 students 108 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 18 students 59 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 15 students 37 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	25,005	2377.3	− 2432	−54.7	× 148 / 600	−13.5
4	25,007	2417.5	− 2473	−55.5	× 134 / 600	−12.4
5	25,009	2448.2	− 2502	−53.8	× 125 / 600	−11.2
6	25,011	2594.0	− 2531	63	× 64 / 600	6.7
7	25,013	2619.1	− 2552	67.1	× 66 / 600	7.4
8	25,015	2623.8	− 2567	56.8	× 63 / 600	6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−17

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	23,277	2390.6	− 2432	−41.4	× 135 / 613	−9.1
4	23,280	2435.5	− 2473	−37.5	× 155 / 613	−9.5
5	23,281	2479.4	− 2502	−22.6	× 127 / 613	−4.7
6	23,284	2621.9	− 2531	90.9	× 65 / 613	9.6
7	23,286	2614.9	− 2552	62.9	× 66 / 613	6.8
8	23,288	2655.8	− 2567	88.8	× 65 / 613	9.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						3

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	23,738	2388.6	− 2432	−43.4	× 130 / 409	−13.8
4	23,740	2430.0	− 2473	−43	× 126 / 409	−13.2
5	23,741	2475.2	− 2502	−26.8	× 153 / 409	−10
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−37

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	23,755	2399.5	− 2432	−32.5	× 118 / 377	−10.2
4	23,757	2443.9	− 2473	−29.1	× 123 / 377	−9.5
5	23,759	2468.8	− 2502	−33.2	× 136 / 377	−12
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−32

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	23,925	2382.4	− 2432	−49.6	× 124 / 367	−16.8
4	23,926	2453.2	− 2473	−19.8	× 109 / 367	−5.9
5	23,927	2473.8	− 2502	−28.2	× 134 / 367	−10.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−33

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	23,862	2374.1	− 2432	−57.9	× 119 / 335	−20.6
4	23,863	2402.4	− 2473	−70.6	× 107 / 335	−22.5
5	23,864	2475.4	− 2502	−26.6	× 109 / 335	−8.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−52

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	23,827	2369.0	− 2432	−63	× 119 / 344	−21.8
4	23,828	2420.9	− 2473	−52.1	× 116 / 344	−17.6
5	23,829	2439.1	− 2502	−62.9	× 109 / 344	−19.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−59

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	23,677	2374.4	− 2432	−57.6	× 102 / 337	−17.4
4	23,678	2433.2	− 2473	−39.8	× 120 / 337	−14.2
5	23,679	2451.3	− 2502	−50.7	× 115 / 337	−17.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−49

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	23,572	2380.9	− 2432	−51.1	× 110 / 330	−17
4	23,573	2432.5	− 2473	−40.5	× 110 / 330	−13.5
5	23,574	2438.3	− 2502	−63.7	× 110 / 330	−21.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−52

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	23,612	2361.4	− 2432	−70.6	× 113 / 330	−24.2
4	23,613	2432.2	− 2473	−40.8	× 111 / 330	−13.7
5	23,614	2448.3	− 2502	−53.7	× 106 / 330	−17.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−55

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −17, 3, −37, −32, −33, −52, −59, −49, −52, −55 → −38.3
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 20 · 2016→2017: 40 · 2017→2018: 5 · 2018→2019: 1 · 2019→2022: 19 · 2022→2023: 7 · 2023→2024: 10 · 2024→2025: 3 · 2025→2026: 3 → average 12
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 12 × 2.66 = 31.9. Upper limit −6.4, lower limit −70.2.

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.