Evergreen Avenue 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.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 36 points under the grade 3 bar. 2396 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 33 points under the grade 4 bar. 2440 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 20 points under the grade 4 bar. 2453 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 24 points under the grade 6 bar. 2507 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 4th 47 students Just under the grade 4 bar. 5th 43 students Just under the grade 5 bar. 6th 68 students Just 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 4th 13 students 90 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 23 students 57 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 16 students 10 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	30,245	2360.4	− 2432	−71.6	× 153 / 486	−22.5
4	30,247	2399.9	− 2473	−73.1	× 122 / 486	−18.4
5	30,249	2451.9	− 2502	−50.1	× 114 / 486	−11.8
6	30,251	2448.6	− 2531	−82.4	× 97 / 486	−16.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−69

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	28,465	2359.8	− 2432	−72.2	× 112 / 465	−17.4
4	28,467	2408.1	− 2473	−64.9	× 149 / 465	−20.8
5	28,470	2440.7	− 2502	−61.3	× 115 / 465	−15.2
6	28,471	2485.8	− 2531	−45.2	× 89 / 465	−8.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−62

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	29,033	2374.3	− 2432	−57.7	× 107 / 437	−14.1
4	29,034	2434.9	− 2473	−38.1	× 102 / 437	−8.9
5	29,037	2457.9	− 2502	−44.1	× 136 / 437	−13.7
6	29,039	2501.4	− 2531	−29.6	× 92 / 437	−6.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−43

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	29,081	2390.0	− 2432	−42	× 99 / 421	−9.9
4	29,084	2435.4	− 2473	−37.6	× 104 / 421	−9.3
5	29,085	2462.9	− 2502	−39.1	× 100 / 421	−9.3
6	29,088	2509.0	− 2531	−22	× 118 / 421	−6.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−35

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	29,257	2400.2	− 2432	−31.8	× 94 / 364	−8.2
4	29,258	2460.1	− 2473	−12.9	× 95 / 364	−3.4
5	29,259	2469.2	− 2502	−32.8	× 97 / 364	−8.7
6	29,260	2521.2	− 2531	−9.8	× 78 / 364	−2.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−22

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	29,290	2374.7	− 2432	−57.3	× 88 / 326	−15.5
4	29,291	2426.2	− 2473	−46.8	× 77 / 326	−11.1
5	29,292	2461.0	− 2502	−41	× 89 / 326	−11.2
6	29,293	2482.5	− 2531	−48.5	× 72 / 326	−10.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−48

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	29,349	2376.9	− 2432	−55.1	× 90 / 318	−15.6
4	29,350	2425.0	− 2473	−48	× 88 / 318	−13.3
5	29,351	2461.8	− 2502	−40.2	× 77 / 318	−9.7
6	29,352	2507.7	− 2531	−23.3	× 63 / 318	−4.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−43

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	29,215	2371.5	− 2432	−60.5	× 63 / 297	−12.8
4	29,216	2418.6	− 2473	−54.4	× 91 / 297	−16.7
5	29,217	2456.1	− 2502	−45.9	× 81 / 297	−12.5
6	29,218	2487.6	− 2531	−43.4	× 62 / 297	−9.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−51

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	29,078	2404.2	− 2432	−27.8	× 60 / 294	−5.7
4	29,079	2417.2	− 2473	−55.8	× 68 / 294	−12.9
5	29,080	2473.0	− 2502	−29	× 93 / 294	−9.2
6	29,081	2499.5	− 2531	−31.5	× 73 / 294	−7.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−36

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	29,072	2395.6	− 2432	−36.4	× 56 / 266	−7.7
4	29,073	2440.3	− 2473	−32.7	× 60 / 266	−7.4
5	29,074	2453.3	− 2502	−48.7	× 66 / 266	−12.1
6	29,075	2507.1	− 2531	−23.9	× 84 / 266	−7.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−35

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −69, −62, −43, −35, −22, −48, −43, −51, −36, −35 → −44.4
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 7 · 2016→2017: 19 · 2017→2018: 8 · 2018→2019: 13 · 2019→2022: 26 · 2022→2023: 5 · 2023→2024: 8 · 2024→2025: 15 · 2025→2026: 1 → average 11.3
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 11.3 × 2.66 = 30.1. Upper limit −14.3, lower limit −74.5.

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.