Harbor City 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 5.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 14 points under the grade 3 bar. 2418 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 26 points under the grade 4 bar. 2447 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 11 points under the grade 5 bar. 2491 vs. 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 4th 64 students 17 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 50 students Meets 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 4th 12 students 34 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 14 students 65 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	30,650	2404.6	− 2432	−27.4	× 100 / 286	−9.6
4	30,652	2423.5	− 2473	−49.5	× 99 / 286	−17.1
5	30,654	2467.3	− 2502	−34.7	× 87 / 286	−10.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−37

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	28,868	2397.9	− 2432	−34.1	× 99 / 291	−11.6
4	28,870	2424.2	− 2473	−48.8	× 100 / 291	−16.8
5	28,872	2483.8	− 2502	−18.2	× 92 / 291	−5.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−34

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	29,433	2391.6	− 2432	−40.4	× 88 / 281	−12.7
4	29,435	2416.7	− 2473	−56.3	× 98 / 281	−19.6
5	29,437	2489.7	− 2502	−12.3	× 95 / 281	−4.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−36

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	29,482	2406.7	− 2432	−25.3	× 92 / 287	−8.1
4	29,484	2421.4	− 2473	−51.6	× 97 / 287	−17.4
5	29,486	2494.9	− 2502	−7.1	× 98 / 287	−2.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−28

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	29,653	2419.7	− 2432	−12.3	× 78 / 257	−3.7
4	29,654	2434.6	− 2473	−38.4	× 87 / 257	−13
5	29,655	2489.9	− 2502	−12.1	× 92 / 257	−4.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−21

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	29,688	2378.8	− 2432	−53.2	× 70 / 194	−19.2
4	29,689	2453.0	− 2473	−20	× 59 / 194	−6.1
5	29,690	2501.2	− 2502	−0.8	× 65 / 194	−0.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−26

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	29,745	2405.9	− 2432	−26.1	× 63 / 192	−8.6
4	29,746	2423.8	− 2473	−49.2	× 73 / 192	−18.7
5	29,747	2491.5	− 2502	−10.5	× 56 / 192	−3.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−30

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	29,611	2426.3	− 2432	−5.7	× 56 / 193	−1.7
4	29,612	2436.4	− 2473	−36.6	× 67 / 193	−12.7
5	29,613	2460.1	− 2502	−41.9	× 70 / 193	−15.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−30

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	29,474	2409.9	− 2432	−22.1	× 79 / 210	−8.3
4	29,475	2461.3	− 2473	−11.7	× 62 / 210	−3.5
5	29,476	2482.4	− 2502	−19.6	× 69 / 210	−6.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−18

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	29,462	2417.9	− 2432	−14.1	× 58 / 198	−4.1
4	29,463	2447.3	− 2473	−25.7	× 76 / 198	−9.9
5	29,464	2491.1	− 2502	−10.9	× 64 / 198	−3.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−18

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −37, −34, −36, −28, −21, −26, −30, −30, −18, −18 → −27.8
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 3 · 2016→2017: 2 · 2017→2018: 8 · 2018→2019: 7 · 2019→2022: 5 · 2022→2023: 4 · 2023→2024: 0 · 2024→2025: 12 · 2025→2026: 0 → average 4.6
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 4.6 × 2.66 = 12.2. Upper limit −15.6, lower limit −40.

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.