George De La Torre Jr. 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, 99 of the 343 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 57 points under the grade 3 bar. 2375 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 27 points under the grade 4 bar. 2446 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2429 vs. 2432. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2470 vs. 2473. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader meets the grade 7 bar. 2554 vs. 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores 19 points under the grade 7 bar. 2533 vs. 2552. 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 34 students 31 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 42 students 12 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 48 students Just under the grade 4 bar. 6th 36 students Just under the grade 5 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 3rd 28 students 89 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 17 students 22 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 23 students 78 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 14 students 32 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	27,044	2354.4	− 2432	−77.6	× 117 / 329	−27.6
4	27,046	2374.3	− 2473	−98.7	× 114 / 329	−34.2
5	27,048	2446.7	− 2502	−55.3	× 98 / 329	−16.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−78

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	25,151	2357.6	− 2432	−74.4	× 95 / 310	−22.8
4	25,154	2406.4	− 2473	−66.6	× 109 / 310	−23.4
5	25,156	2434.8	− 2502	−67.2	× 106 / 310	−23
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	25,648	2381.8	− 2432	−50.2	× 87 / 277	−15.8
4	25,650	2390.2	− 2473	−82.8	× 86 / 277	−25.7
5	25,653	2424.1	− 2502	−77.9	× 104 / 277	−29.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−71

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	25,676	2358.4	− 2432	−73.6	× 94 / 261	−26.5
4	25,678	2415.3	− 2473	−57.7	× 80 / 261	−17.7
5	25,680	2442.4	− 2502	−59.6	× 87 / 261	−19.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−64

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	25,833	2368.2	− 2432	−63.8	× 89 / 262	−21.7
4	25,834	2420.3	− 2473	−52.7	× 93 / 262	−18.7
5	25,835	2461.5	− 2502	−40.5	× 80 / 262	−12.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−53

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	25,780	2366.6	− 2432	−65.4	× 67 / 388	−11.3
4	25,781	2390.4	− 2473	−82.6	× 68 / 388	−14.5
5	25,782	2431.1	− 2502	−70.9	× 77 / 388	−14.1
6	25,783	2464.7	− 2531	−66.3	× 65 / 388	−11.1
7	25,784	2480.1	− 2552	−71.9	× 65 / 388	−12
8	25,785	2521.8	− 2567	−45.2	× 46 / 388	−5.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−68

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	25,733	2325.4	− 2432	−106.6	× 66 / 371	−19
4	25,734	2414.5	− 2473	−58.5	× 68 / 371	−10.7
5	25,735	2396.1	− 2502	−105.9	× 68 / 371	−19.4
6	25,736	2421.4	− 2531	−109.6	× 61 / 371	−18
7	25,737	2471.7	− 2552	−80.3	× 56 / 371	−12.1
8	25,738	2497.8	− 2567	−69.2	× 52 / 371	−9.7
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	25,585	2327.4	− 2432	−104.6	× 69 / 371	−19.5
4	25,586	2379.9	− 2473	−93.1	× 65 / 371	−16.3
5	25,587	2426.3	− 2502	−75.7	× 68 / 371	−13.9
6	25,588	2445.5	− 2531	−85.5	× 57 / 371	−13.1
7	25,589	2498.8	− 2552	−53.2	× 54 / 371	−7.7
8	25,590	2513.7	− 2567	−53.3	× 58 / 371	−8.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−79

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	25,474	2376.7	− 2432	−55.3	× 59 / 356	−9.2
4	25,475	2414.1	− 2473	−58.9	× 69 / 356	−11.4
5	25,476	2434.0	− 2502	−68	× 67 / 356	−12.8
6	25,477	2477.3	− 2531	−53.7	× 52 / 356	−7.8
7	25,478	2523.9	− 2552	−28.1	× 57 / 356	−4.5
8	25,479	2545.3	− 2567	−21.7	× 52 / 356	−3.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−49

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	25,502	2374.7	− 2432	−57.3	× 62 / 343	−10.4
4	25,503	2446.2	− 2473	−26.8	× 59 / 343	−4.6
5	25,504	2428.8	− 2502	−73.2	× 71 / 343	−15.2
6	25,505	2469.5	− 2531	−61.5	× 50 / 343	−9
7	25,506	2554.0	− 2552	2	× 44 / 343	0.3
8	25,507	2533.2	− 2567	−33.8	× 57 / 343	−5.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−44

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −78, −69, −71, −64, −53, −68, −89, −79, −49, −44 → −66.4
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: 2 · 2017→2018: 7 · 2018→2019: 11 · 2019→2022: 15 · 2022→2023: 21 · 2023→2024: 10 · 2024→2025: 30 · 2025→2026: 5 → average 12.2
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 12.2 × 2.66 = 32.5. Upper limit −33.9, lower limit −98.9.

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.