Monroe 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 meets the grade 3 bar. 2449 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader meets the grade 4 bar. 2483 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2494 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader meets the grade 6 bar. 2542 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 44 students Meets the grade 3 bar. 4th 57 students Meets the grade 4 bar.

English learners

Students leave this group as they become fluent, so its average stays low even where they learn well.

Grade bars 3rd 12 students 45 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 12 students 28 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	34,654	2402.1	− 2432	−29.9	× 96 / 239	−12
4	34,656	2437.9	− 2473	−35.1	× 73 / 239	−10.7
5	34,658	2516.7	− 2502	14.7	× 70 / 239	4.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−18

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	32,395	2416.7	− 2432	−15.3	× 104 / 255	−6.2
4	32,397	2469.3	− 2473	−3.7	× 84 / 255	−1.2
5	32,399	2503.8	− 2502	1.8	× 67 / 255	0.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−7

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	32,955	2426.9	− 2432	−5.1	× 100 / 280	−1.8
4	32,958	2467.9	− 2473	−5.1	× 98 / 280	−1.8
5	32,959	2495.2	− 2502	−6.8	× 82 / 280	−2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−6

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	32,974	2430.9	− 2432	−1.1	× 70 / 256	−0.3
4	32,976	2496.2	− 2473	23.2	× 95 / 256	8.6
5	32,978	2494.2	− 2502	−7.8	× 91 / 256	−2.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						6

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	33,141	2438.1	− 2432	6.1	× 89 / 240	2.3
4	33,142	2495.1	− 2473	22.1	× 64 / 240	5.9
5	33,143	2540.8	− 2502	38.8	× 87 / 240	14.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						22

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	32,344	2430.9	− 2432	−1.1	× 103 / 280	−0.4
4	32,345	2447.9	− 2473	−25.1	× 90 / 280	−8.1
5	32,346	2485.6	− 2502	−16.4	× 87 / 280	−5.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−14

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	33,096	2419.5	− 2432	−12.5	× 81 / 257	−3.9
4	33,097	2492.3	− 2473	19.3	× 102 / 257	7.7
5	33,098	2475.8	− 2502	−26.2	× 74 / 257	−7.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−4

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	33,147	2384.0	− 2432	−48	× 75 / 244	−14.8
4	33,148	2436.2	− 2473	−36.8	× 72 / 244	−10.9
5	33,149	2495.9	− 2502	−6.1	× 97 / 244	−2.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−28

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	33,007	2402.6	− 2432	−29.4	× 68 / 220	−9.1
4	33,008	2430.6	− 2473	−42.4	× 76 / 220	−14.6
5	33,009	2476.5	− 2502	−25.5	× 76 / 220	−8.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−33

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	32,862	2420.6	− 2432	−11.4	× 67 / 205	−3.7
4	32,863	2425.7	− 2473	−47.3	× 63 / 205	−14.5
5	32,864	2492.2	− 2502	−9.8	× 75 / 205	−3.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−22

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	32,862	2449.0	− 2432	17	× 56 / 223	4.3
4	32,863	2483.1	− 2473	10.1	× 69 / 223	3.1
5	32,864	2493.9	− 2502	−8.1	× 52 / 223	−1.9
6	32,865	2541.9	− 2531	10.9	× 46 / 223	2.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						8

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −18, −7, −6, 6, 22, −14, −4, −28, −33, −22, 8 → −8.7
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 11 · 2016→2017: 1 · 2017→2018: 12 · 2018→2019: 16 · 2019→2021: 36 · 2021→2022: 10 · 2022→2023: 24 · 2023→2024: 5 · 2024→2025: 11 · 2025→2026: 30 → average 15.6
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 15.6 × 2.66 = 41.5. Upper limit 32.8, lower limit −50.2.

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.