Manchester 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.

Many students here are still learning English, and this test is given in English. In 2026, 115 of the 327 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 39 points under the grade 3 bar. 2393 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 41 points under the grade 3 bar. 2391 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 16 points under the grade 4 bar. 2457 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 6 bar. 2529 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 3rd 56 students 24 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 53 students 14 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 61 students 18 points under the grade 5 bar. 6th 42 students Meets 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 3rd 33 students 65 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 36 students 82 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 35 students 22 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 11 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	31,113	2366.9	− 2432	−65.1	× 161 / 516	−20.3
4	31,115	2395.5	− 2473	−77.5	× 149 / 516	−22.4
5	31,117	2452.1	− 2502	−49.9	× 146 / 516	−14.1
6	31,119	2455.8	− 2531	−75.2	× 60 / 516	−8.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−66

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	29,331	2378.7	− 2432	−53.3	× 139 / 525	−14.1
4	29,333	2419.4	− 2473	−53.6	× 151 / 525	−15.4
5	29,336	2470.8	− 2502	−31.2	× 144 / 525	−8.6
6	29,337	2467.4	− 2531	−63.6	× 91 / 525	−11
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−49

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	29,897	2371.3	− 2432	−60.7	× 139 / 488	−17.3
4	29,898	2408.1	− 2473	−64.9	× 127 / 488	−16.9
5	29,901	2453.7	− 2502	−48.3	× 135 / 488	−13.4
6	29,903	2441.1	− 2531	−89.9	× 87 / 488	−16
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−64

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	29,945	2383.3	− 2432	−48.7	× 139 / 467	−14.5
4	29,947	2419.0	− 2473	−54	× 136 / 467	−15.7
5	29,949	2454.5	− 2502	−47.5	× 117 / 467	−11.9
6	29,951	2457.9	− 2531	−73.1	× 75 / 467	−11.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−54

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	30,115	2367.3	− 2432	−64.7	× 137 / 466	−19
4	30,116	2406.3	− 2473	−66.7	× 141 / 466	−20.2
5	30,117	2463.5	− 2502	−38.5	× 115 / 466	−9.5
6	30,118	2486.5	− 2531	−44.5	× 73 / 466	−7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−56

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	30,146	2367.5	− 2432	−64.5	× 102 / 414	−15.9
4	30,147	2418.5	− 2473	−54.5	× 108 / 414	−14.2
5	30,148	2454.8	− 2502	−47.2	× 112 / 414	−12.8
6	30,149	2481.3	− 2531	−49.7	× 92 / 414	−11
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−54

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	30,203	2408.4	− 2432	−23.6	× 99 / 366	−6.4
4	30,204	2404.2	− 2473	−68.8	× 109 / 366	−20.5
5	30,205	2467.5	− 2502	−34.5	× 95 / 366	−9
6	30,206	2518.6	− 2531	−12.4	× 63 / 366	−2.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−38

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	30,069	2378.1	− 2432	−53.9	× 99 / 359	−14.9
4	30,070	2417.1	− 2473	−55.9	× 102 / 359	−15.9
5	30,071	2427.2	− 2502	−74.8	× 105 / 359	−21.9
6	30,072	2506.8	− 2531	−24.2	× 53 / 359	−3.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−56

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	29,930	2357.4	− 2432	−74.6	× 93 / 347	−20
4	29,931	2409.0	− 2473	−64	× 97 / 347	−17.9
5	29,932	2487.4	− 2502	−14.6	× 101 / 347	−4.2
6	29,933	2492.6	− 2531	−38.4	× 56 / 347	−6.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−48

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	29,916	2392.8	− 2432	−39.2	× 89 / 327	−10.7
4	29,917	2390.8	− 2473	−82.2	× 89 / 327	−22.4
5	29,918	2457.4	− 2502	−44.6	× 96 / 327	−13.1
6	29,919	2529.4	− 2531	−1.6	× 53 / 327	−0.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−46

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −66, −49, −64, −54, −56, −54, −38, −56, −48, −46 → −53.1
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 17 · 2016→2017: 15 · 2017→2018: 10 · 2018→2019: 2 · 2019→2022: 2 · 2022→2023: 16 · 2023→2024: 18 · 2024→2025: 8 · 2025→2026: 2 → average 10
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 10 × 2.66 = 26.6. Upper limit −26.5, lower limit −79.7.

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.