Cesar Chavez 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.

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 39 points under the grade 3 bar. 2393 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 35 points under the grade 3 bar. 2397 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 21 points under the grade 4 bar. 2452 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 13 points under the grade 5 bar. 2489 vs. 2502. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.

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.

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	26,907	2373.0	− 2432	−59	× 43 / 157	−16.2
4	26,910	2421.3	− 2473	−51.7	× 39 / 157	−12.8
5	26,911	2436.3	− 2502	−65.7	× 43 / 157	−18
6	26,914	2479.7	− 2531	−51.3	× 32 / 157	−10.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−57

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	25,029	2390.0	− 2432	−42	× 61 / 181	−14.2
4	25,032	2387.1	− 2473	−85.9	× 44 / 181	−20.9
5	25,033	2485.4	− 2502	−16.6	× 36 / 181	−3.3
6	25,035	2485.3	− 2531	−45.7	× 40 / 181	−10.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−48

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	25,527	2432.2	− 2432	0.2	× 36 / 158	0
4	25,528	2408.8	− 2473	−64.2	× 57 / 158	−23.2
5	25,530	2422.1	− 2502	−79.9	× 40 / 158	−20.2
6	25,532	2502.6	− 2531	−28.4	× 25 / 158	−4.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−48

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	25,553	2411.4	− 2432	−20.6	× 42 / 176	−4.9
4	25,555	2448.6	− 2473	−24.4	× 40 / 176	−5.5
5	25,557	2450.9	− 2502	−51.1	× 59 / 176	−17.1
6	25,559	2483.5	− 2531	−47.5	× 35 / 176	−9.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−37

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	25,711	2368.6	− 2432	−63.4	× 32 / 159	−12.8
4	25,712	2415.4	− 2473	−57.6	× 39 / 159	−14.1
5	25,713	2455.6	− 2502	−46.4	× 38 / 159	−11.1
6	25,714	2493.5	− 2531	−37.5	× 50 / 159	−11.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−50

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	25,658	2398.6	− 2432	−33.4	× 30 / 103	−9.7
4	25,659	2401.8	− 2473	−71.2	× 24 / 103	−16.6
5	25,660	2435.7	− 2502	−66.3	× 33 / 103	−21.2
6	25,661	2430.8	− 2531	−100.2	× 16 / 103	−15.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−63

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	25,611	2378.7	− 2432	−53.3	× 24 / 110	−11.6
4	25,612	2406.0	− 2473	−67	× 34 / 110	−20.7
5	25,613	2394.2	− 2502	−107.8	× 27 / 110	−26.5
6	25,614	2457.5	− 2531	−73.5	× 25 / 110	−16.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−76

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	25,463	2388.4	− 2432	−43.6	× 28 / 105	−11.6
4	25,464	2422.4	− 2473	−50.6	× 27 / 105	−13
5	25,465	2421.8	− 2502	−80.2	× 30 / 105	−22.9
6	25,466	2479.5	− 2531	−51.5	× 20 / 105	−9.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−57

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	25,352	2369.7	− 2432	−62.3	× 15 / 96	−9.7
4	25,353	2421.8	− 2473	−51.2	× 31 / 96	−16.5
5	25,354	2471.1	− 2502	−30.9	× 23 / 96	−7.4
6	25,355	2495.9	− 2531	−35.1	× 27 / 96	−9.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−44

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	25,380	2393.4	− 2432	−38.6	× 19 / 82	−8.9
4	25,381	2396.9	− 2473	−76.1	× 14 / 82	−13
5	25,382	2452.0	− 2502	−50	× 27 / 82	−16.5
6	25,383	2489.1	− 2531	−41.9	× 22 / 82	−11.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−50

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −57, −48, −48, −37, −50, −63, −76, −57, −44, −50 → −53
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 9 · 2016→2017: 0 · 2017→2018: 11 · 2018→2019: 13 · 2019→2022: 13 · 2022→2023: 13 · 2023→2024: 19 · 2024→2025: 13 · 2025→2026: 6 → average 10.8
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 10.8 × 2.66 = 28.7. Upper limit −24.3, lower limit −81.7.

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.