John B. Monlux 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 meets the grade 3 bar. 2462 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader meets the grade 4 bar. 2494 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2517 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 3rd 89 students Meets the grade 3 bar. 4th 82 students Meets the grade 4 bar. 5th 95 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 3rd 17 students 51 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 17 students 28 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 19 students Just 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	31,262	2397.9	− 2432	−34.1	× 121 / 380	−10.9
4	31,264	2446.4	− 2473	−26.6	× 135 / 380	−9.5
5	31,266	2470.1	− 2502	−31.9	× 124 / 380	−10.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−31

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	29,477	2421.0	− 2432	−11	× 110 / 349	−3.5
4	29,479	2467.4	− 2473	−5.6	× 116 / 349	−1.9
5	29,481	2503.4	− 2502	1.4	× 123 / 349	0.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−5

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	30,043	2426.9	− 2432	−5.1	× 121 / 351	−1.8
4	30,044	2466.3	− 2473	−6.7	× 115 / 351	−2.2
5	30,047	2500.1	− 2502	−1.9	× 115 / 351	−0.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−5

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	30,091	2444.0	− 2432	12	× 108 / 336	3.9
4	30,093	2465.3	− 2473	−7.7	× 118 / 336	−2.7
5	30,095	2504.5	− 2502	2.5	× 110 / 336	0.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						2

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	30,261	2408.2	− 2432	−23.8	× 112 / 336	−7.9
4	30,262	2484.5	− 2473	11.5	× 103 / 336	3.5
5	30,263	2522.3	− 2502	20.3	× 121 / 336	7.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						3

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	30,292	2427.2	− 2432	−4.8	× 95 / 312	−1.5
4	30,293	2455.5	− 2473	−17.5	× 105 / 312	−5.9
5	30,294	2515.2	− 2502	13.2	× 112 / 312	4.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−3

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	30,351	2435.1	− 2432	3.1	× 88 / 298	0.9
4	30,352	2445.9	− 2473	−27.1	× 105 / 298	−9.5
5	30,353	2502.4	− 2502	0.4	× 105 / 298	0.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−8

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	30,219	2459.8	− 2432	27.8	× 100 / 304	9.1
4	30,220	2477.5	− 2473	4.5	× 92 / 304	1.4
5	30,221	2499.8	− 2502	−2.2	× 112 / 304	−0.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						10

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	30,080	2476.2	− 2432	44.2	× 96 / 307	13.8
4	30,081	2471.8	− 2473	−1.2	× 112 / 307	−0.4
5	30,082	2508.4	− 2502	6.4	× 99 / 307	2.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						15

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	30,066	2462.2	− 2432	30.2	× 106 / 319	10
4	30,067	2494.1	− 2473	21.1	× 99 / 319	6.5
5	30,068	2516.6	− 2502	14.6	× 114 / 319	5.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						22

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −31, −5, −5, 2, 3, −3, −8, 10, 15, 22 → 0
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 26 · 2016→2017: 0 · 2017→2018: 7 · 2018→2019: 1 · 2019→2022: 6 · 2022→2023: 5 · 2023→2024: 18 · 2024→2025: 5 · 2025→2026: 7 → average 8.3
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 8.3 × 2.66 = 22.1. Upper limit 22.1, lower limit −22.1.

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.