Joshua 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 3 bar

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.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 105 points under the grade 3 bar. 2327 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 77 points under the grade 3 bar. 2355 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 49 points under the grade 3 bar. 2383 vs. 2432. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2426 vs. 2432. The 6th-grade bar is 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 4th 80 students 72 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 81 students Just under the grade 3 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 4th 15 students 109 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 15 students 30 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	25,060	2322.8	− 2432	−109.2	× 113 / 348	−35.5
4	25,062	2366.6	− 2473	−106.4	× 107 / 348	−32.7
5	25,064	2399.5	− 2502	−102.5	× 128 / 348	−37.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−106

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	23,331	2326.6	− 2432	−105.4	× 94 / 306	−32.4
4	23,333	2378.0	− 2473	−95	× 112 / 306	−34.8
5	23,336	2422.8	− 2502	−79.2	× 100 / 306	−25.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−93

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	23,794	2335.2	− 2432	−96.8	× 101 / 301	−32.5
4	23,795	2355.1	− 2473	−117.9	× 79 / 301	−30.9
5	23,797	2414.5	− 2502	−87.5	× 121 / 301	−35.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−99

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	23,812	2326.4	− 2432	−105.6	× 70 / 244	−30.3
4	23,814	2377.6	− 2473	−95.4	× 97 / 244	−37.9
5	23,816	2407.0	− 2502	−95	× 77 / 244	−30
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−98

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	23,985	2329.4	− 2432	−102.6	× 74 / 261	−29.1
4	23,986	2363.5	− 2473	−109.5	× 91 / 261	−38.2
5	23,987	2416.3	− 2502	−85.7	× 96 / 261	−31.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−99

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	23,942	2316.6	− 2432	−115.4	× 85 / 233	−42.1
4	23,943	2358.4	− 2473	−114.6	× 77 / 233	−37.9
5	23,944	2388.7	− 2502	−113.3	× 71 / 233	−34.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−114

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	23,903	2325.1	− 2432	−106.9	× 103 / 277	−39.7
4	23,904	2359.0	− 2473	−114	× 91 / 277	−37.5
5	23,905	2382.5	− 2502	−119.5	× 83 / 277	−35.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−113

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	23,753	2322.0	− 2432	−110	× 55 / 254	−23.8
4	23,754	2358.2	− 2473	−114.8	× 103 / 254	−46.6
5	23,755	2384.4	− 2502	−117.6	× 96 / 254	−44.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−115

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	23,634	2345.8	− 2432	−86.2	× 102 / 336	−26.2
4	23,635	2351.4	− 2473	−121.6	× 63 / 336	−22.8
5	23,636	2411.1	− 2502	−90.9	× 101 / 336	−27.3
6	23,637	2419.9	− 2531	−111.1	× 70 / 336	−23.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−99

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	23,684	2327.2	− 2432	−104.8	× 88 / 351	−26.3
4	23,685	2354.6	− 2473	−118.4	× 95 / 351	−32
5	23,686	2382.6	− 2502	−119.4	× 72 / 351	−24.5
6	23,687	2425.9	− 2531	−105.1	× 96 / 351	−28.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−112

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −106, −93, −99, −98, −99, −114, −113, −115, −99, −112 → −104.8
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: 6 · 2017→2018: 1 · 2018→2019: 1 · 2019→2022: 15 · 2022→2023: 1 · 2023→2024: 2 · 2024→2025: 16 · 2025→2026: 13 → average 7.6
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 7.6 × 2.66 = 20.2. Upper limit −84.6, lower limit −125.

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.