Janie P. Abbott 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.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 68 points under the grade 3 bar. 2364 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 25 points under the grade 3 bar. 2407 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 18 points under the grade 5 bar. 2484 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2466 vs. 2473. The 6th-grade bar is 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 5th 55 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 5th 12 students 30 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	34,457	2402.7	− 2432	−29.3	× 112 / 408	−8
4	34,459	2406.5	− 2473	−66.5	× 113 / 408	−18.4
5	34,461	2447.8	− 2502	−54.2	× 107 / 408	−14.2
6	34,463	2523.6	− 2531	−7.4	× 76 / 408	−1.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−42

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	32,221	2389.5	− 2432	−42.5	× 98 / 412	−10.1
4	32,224	2416.2	− 2473	−56.8	× 104 / 412	−14.3
5	32,225	2462.4	− 2502	−39.6	× 107 / 412	−10.3
6	32,227	2480.6	− 2531	−50.4	× 103 / 412	−12.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−47

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	32,773	2407.8	− 2432	−24.2	× 92 / 397	−5.6
4	32,776	2428.1	− 2473	−44.9	× 94 / 397	−10.6
5	32,778	2466.7	− 2502	−35.3	× 105 / 397	−9.3
6	32,780	2510.4	− 2531	−20.6	× 106 / 397	−5.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−31

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	32,789	2426.5	− 2432	−5.5	× 89 / 375	−1.3
4	32,791	2430.7	− 2473	−42.3	× 88 / 375	−9.9
5	32,793	2490.3	− 2502	−11.7	× 96 / 375	−3
6	32,795	2514.0	− 2531	−17	× 102 / 375	−4.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−19

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	32,959	2445.9	− 2432	13.9	× 94 / 353	3.7
4	32,960	2436.6	− 2473	−36.4	× 81 / 353	−8.4
5	32,961	2505.5	− 2502	3.5	× 85 / 353	0.8
6	32,962	2515.9	− 2531	−15.1	× 93 / 353	−4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−8

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	32,162	2370.3	− 2432	−61.7	× 78 / 324	−14.9
4	32,163	2378.2	− 2473	−94.8	× 80 / 324	−23.4
5	32,164	2462.7	− 2502	−39.3	× 86 / 324	−10.4
6	32,165	2464.6	− 2531	−66.4	× 80 / 324	−16.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−65

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	32,914	2375.2	− 2432	−56.8	× 66 / 304	−12.3
4	32,915	2418.1	− 2473	−54.9	× 74 / 304	−13.4
5	32,916	2421.1	− 2502	−80.9	× 76 / 304	−20.2
6	32,917	2512.4	− 2531	−18.6	× 88 / 304	−5.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−51

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	32,967	2383.9	− 2432	−48.1	× 57 / 252	−10.9
4	32,968	2389.3	− 2473	−83.7	× 61 / 252	−20.3
5	32,969	2458.1	− 2502	−43.9	× 64 / 252	−11.1
6	32,970	2468.4	− 2531	−62.6	× 70 / 252	−17.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−60

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	32,825	2389.8	− 2432	−42.2	× 63 / 238	−11.2
4	32,826	2424.9	− 2473	−48.1	× 55 / 238	−11.1
5	32,827	2438.2	− 2502	−63.8	× 56 / 238	−15
6	32,828	2519.1	− 2531	−11.9	× 64 / 238	−3.2
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	32,688	2393.6	− 2432	−38.4	× 51 / 228	−8.6
4	32,689	2435.7	− 2473	−37.3	× 61 / 228	−10
5	32,690	2494.8	− 2502	−7.2	× 57 / 228	−1.8
6	32,691	2461.5	− 2531	−69.5	× 59 / 228	−18
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−38

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	32,688	2363.7	− 2432	−68.3	× 56 / 244	−15.7
4	32,689	2407.2	− 2473	−65.8	× 57 / 244	−15.4
5	32,690	2484.3	− 2502	−17.7	× 67 / 244	−4.9
6	32,691	2466.3	− 2531	−64.7	× 64 / 244	−17
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−53

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −42, −47, −31, −19, −8, −65, −51, −60, −40, −38, −53 → −41.3
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 5 · 2016→2017: 16 · 2017→2018: 12 · 2018→2019: 11 · 2019→2021: 57 · 2021→2022: 14 · 2022→2023: 9 · 2023→2024: 20 · 2024→2025: 2 · 2025→2026: 15 → average 16.1
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 16.1 × 2.66 = 42.8. Upper limit 1.5, lower limit −84.1.

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.