Dr. J. Michael McGrath 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, 99 of the 243 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2430 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 19 points under the grade 4 bar. 2454 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. 2538 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 36 students Meets the grade 3 bar. 4th 36 students Meets the grade 4 bar. 5th 32 students Meets the grade 5 bar. 6th 40 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 33 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 27 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 5th 22 students 34 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 17 students 26 points under the grade 5 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	35,149	2426.2	− 2432	−5.8	× 99 / 371	−1.5
4	35,151	2449.5	− 2473	−23.5	× 89 / 371	−5.6
5	35,153	2509.7	− 2502	7.7	× 99 / 371	2.1
6	35,155	2553.4	− 2531	22.4	× 84 / 371	5.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						0

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	32,817	2456.0	− 2432	24	× 110 / 396	6.7
4	32,820	2485.9	− 2473	12.9	× 101 / 396	3.3
5	32,821	2540.5	− 2502	38.5	× 86 / 396	8.4
6	32,823	2563.4	− 2531	32.4	× 99 / 396	8.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						26

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	33,387	2416.5	− 2432	−15.5	× 101 / 398	−3.9
4	33,390	2469.7	− 2473	−3.3	× 106 / 398	−0.9
5	33,391	2531.9	− 2502	29.9	× 103 / 398	7.7
6	33,394	2561.4	− 2531	30.4	× 88 / 398	6.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						10

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	33,407	2409.1	− 2432	−22.9	× 106 / 411	−5.9
4	33,410	2469.4	− 2473	−3.6	× 97 / 411	−0.8
5	33,411	2530.5	− 2502	28.5	× 104 / 411	7.2
6	33,414	2561.3	− 2531	30.3	× 104 / 411	7.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						8

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	33,575	2381.9	− 2432	−50.1	× 94 / 415	−11.3
4	33,576	2441.2	− 2473	−31.8	× 111 / 415	−8.5
5	33,577	2527.8	− 2502	25.8	× 94 / 415	5.8
6	33,578	2540.9	− 2531	9.9	× 116 / 415	2.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−11

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	32,782	2428.8	− 2432	−3.2	× 120 / 524	−0.7
4	32,783	2446.7	− 2473	−26.3	× 126 / 524	−6.3
5	32,784	2488.4	− 2502	−13.6	× 118 / 524	−3.1
6	32,785	2527.2	− 2531	−3.8	× 160 / 524	−1.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−11

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	33,506	2407.1	− 2432	−24.9	× 73 / 328	−5.5
4	33,507	2439.2	− 2473	−33.8	× 75 / 328	−7.7
5	33,508	2513.8	− 2502	11.8	× 94 / 328	3.4
6	33,509	2539.1	− 2531	8.1	× 86 / 328	2.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−8

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	33,557	2392.4	− 2432	−39.6	× 63 / 290	−8.6
4	33,558	2473.7	− 2473	0.7	× 63 / 290	0.2
5	33,559	2503.5	− 2502	1.5	× 73 / 290	0.4
6	33,560	2561.6	− 2531	30.6	× 91 / 290	9.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						2

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	33,417	2403.8	− 2432	−28.2	× 52 / 243	−6
4	33,418	2459.0	− 2473	−14	× 59 / 243	−3.4
5	33,419	2512.9	− 2502	10.9	× 59 / 243	2.6
6	33,420	2549.8	− 2531	18.8	× 73 / 243	5.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−1

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	33,278	2389.6	− 2432	−42.4	× 55 / 224	−10.4
4	33,279	2456.0	− 2473	−17	× 50 / 224	−3.8
5	33,280	2515.7	− 2502	13.7	× 56 / 224	3.4
6	33,281	2556.4	− 2531	25.4	× 63 / 224	7.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−4

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	33,280	2430.1	− 2432	−1.9	× 69 / 243	−0.5
4	33,281	2453.6	− 2473	−19.4	× 63 / 243	−5
5	33,282	2494.0	− 2502	−8	× 54 / 243	−1.8
6	33,283	2538.0	− 2531	7	× 57 / 243	1.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−6

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. 0, 26, 10, 8, −11, −11, −8, 2, −1, −4, −6 → 0.5
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: 16 · 2017→2018: 2 · 2018→2019: 19 · 2019→2021: 0 · 2021→2022: 3 · 2022→2023: 10 · 2023→2024: 3 · 2024→2025: 3 · 2025→2026: 2 → average 8.4
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 8.4 × 2.66 = 22.3. Upper limit 22.8, lower limit −21.8.

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.