Second Street 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, 33 of the 109 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 75 points under the grade 3 bar. 2358 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 36 points under the grade 4 bar. 2437 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 25 points under the grade 4 bar. 2448 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 13 points under the grade 6 bar. 2518 vs. 2531.

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.

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	31,960	2364.3	− 2432	−67.7	× 66 / 206	−21.7
4	31,962	2392.5	− 2473	−80.5	× 45 / 206	−17.6
5	31,964	2409.5	− 2502	−92.5	× 45 / 206	−20.2
6	31,966	2466.5	− 2531	−64.5	× 50 / 206	−15.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−75

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	30,176	2362.5	− 2432	−69.5	× 66 / 201	−22.8
4	30,177	2417.0	− 2473	−56	× 60 / 201	−16.7
5	30,179	2439.7	− 2502	−62.3	× 41 / 201	−12.7
6	30,181	2483.6	− 2531	−47.4	× 34 / 201	−8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−60

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	30,740	2354.2	− 2432	−77.8	× 53 / 210	−19.6
4	30,743	2423.6	− 2473	−49.4	× 60 / 210	−14.1
5	30,744	2455.5	− 2502	−46.5	× 60 / 210	−13.3
6	30,747	2484.4	− 2531	−46.6	× 37 / 210	−8.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−55

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	30,788	2334.0	− 2432	−98	× 34 / 197	−16.9
4	30,790	2418.6	− 2473	−54.4	× 50 / 197	−13.8
5	30,792	2471.9	− 2502	−30.1	× 57 / 197	−8.7
6	30,794	2492.6	− 2531	−38.4	× 56 / 197	−10.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−50

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	30,959	2428.9	− 2432	−3.1	× 47 / 181	−0.8
4	30,960	2420.6	− 2473	−52.4	× 38 / 181	−11
5	30,961	2461.8	− 2502	−40.2	× 45 / 181	−10
6	30,962	2510.2	− 2531	−20.8	× 51 / 181	−5.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−28

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	30,986	2394.5	− 2432	−37.5	× 32 / 119	−10.1
4	30,987	2424.7	− 2473	−48.3	× 23 / 119	−9.3
5	30,988	2495.7	− 2502	−6.3	× 31 / 119	−1.6
6	30,989	2515.4	− 2531	−15.6	× 33 / 119	−4.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−25

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	31,043	2386.7	− 2432	−45.3	× 22 / 98	−10.2
4	31,044	2418.5	− 2473	−54.5	× 26 / 98	−14.5
5	31,045	2454.6	− 2502	−47.4	× 23 / 98	−11.1
6	31,046	2545.4	− 2531	14.4	× 27 / 98	4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−32

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	30,909	2391.7	− 2432	−40.3	× 30 / 105	−11.5
4	30,910	2421.5	− 2473	−51.5	× 24 / 105	−11.8
5	30,911	2469.4	− 2502	−32.6	× 27 / 105	−8.4
6	30,912	2493.3	− 2531	−37.7	× 24 / 105	−8.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−40

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	30,768	2404.0	− 2432	−28	× 27 / 107	−7.1
4	30,769	2451.7	− 2473	−21.3	× 30 / 107	−6
5	30,770	2457.6	− 2502	−44.4	× 26 / 107	−10.8
6	30,771	2517.6	− 2531	−13.4	× 24 / 107	−3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−27

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	30,754	2357.5	− 2432	−74.5	× 27 / 109	−18.5
4	30,755	2437.4	− 2473	−35.6	× 24 / 109	−7.8
5	30,756	2448.4	− 2502	−53.6	× 29 / 109	−14.3
6	30,757	2518.2	− 2531	−12.8	× 29 / 109	−3.4
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. −75, −60, −55, −50, −28, −25, −32, −40, −27, −44 → −43.6
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 15 · 2016→2017: 5 · 2017→2018: 5 · 2018→2019: 22 · 2019→2022: 3 · 2022→2023: 7 · 2023→2024: 8 · 2024→2025: 13 · 2025→2026: 17 → average 10.6
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 10.6 × 2.66 = 28.2. Upper limit −15.4, lower limit −71.8.

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.