Lincoln 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, 54 of the 162 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 61 points under the grade 3 bar. 2371 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 32 points under the grade 3 bar. 2401 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 19 points under the grade 3 bar. 2414 vs. 2432. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2467 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 4th 33 students 13 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 21 students 40 points under 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 4th 20 students 62 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 16 students 44 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	36,751	2399.1	− 2432	−32.9	× 45 / 209	−7.1
4	36,753	2415.1	− 2473	−57.9	× 64 / 209	−17.7
5	36,755	2456.4	− 2502	−45.6	× 63 / 209	−13.7
6	36,757	2510.3	− 2531	−20.7	× 37 / 209	−3.7
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	34,237	2387.5	− 2432	−44.5	× 60 / 231	−11.6
4	34,238	2436.3	− 2473	−36.7	× 41 / 231	−6.5
5	34,241	2447.6	− 2502	−54.4	× 65 / 231	−15.3
6	34,243	2489.7	− 2531	−41.3	× 65 / 231	−11.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−45

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	34,848	2390.0	− 2432	−42	× 51 / 222	−9.6
4	34,850	2416.3	− 2473	−56.7	× 58 / 222	−14.8
5	34,853	2455.4	− 2502	−46.6	× 48 / 222	−10.1
6	34,854	2489.0	− 2531	−42	× 65 / 222	−12.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−47

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	34,858	2405.6	− 2432	−26.4	× 45 / 201	−5.9
4	34,861	2430.4	− 2473	−42.6	× 55 / 201	−11.7
5	34,862	2441.7	− 2502	−60.3	× 56 / 201	−16.8
6	34,865	2514.3	− 2531	−16.7	× 45 / 201	−3.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−38

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	35,029	2408.7	− 2432	−23.3	× 47 / 189	−5.8
4	35,030	2438.3	− 2473	−34.7	× 45 / 189	−8.3
5	35,031	2463.1	− 2502	−38.9	× 51 / 189	−10.5
6	35,032	2497.6	− 2531	−33.4	× 46 / 189	−8.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−33

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	34,926	2332.4	− 2432	−99.6	× 38 / 174	−21.8
4	34,927	2384.6	− 2473	−88.4	× 58 / 174	−29.5
5	34,928	2441.2	− 2502	−60.8	× 38 / 174	−13.3
6	34,929	2513.8	− 2531	−17.2	× 40 / 174	−4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−68

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	34,975	2342.7	− 2432	−89.3	× 46 / 179	−22.9
4	34,976	2375.2	− 2473	−97.8	× 46 / 179	−25.1
5	34,977	2386.4	− 2502	−115.6	× 53 / 179	−34.2
6	34,978	2431.7	− 2531	−99.3	× 34 / 179	−18.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−101

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	34,833	2332.3	− 2432	−99.7	× 41 / 193	−21.2
4	34,834	2406.9	− 2473	−66.1	× 53 / 193	−18.2
5	34,835	2418.1	− 2502	−83.9	× 50 / 193	−21.7
6	34,836	2486.0	− 2531	−45	× 49 / 193	−11.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−72

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	34,680	2362.3	− 2432	−69.7	× 53 / 177	−20.9
4	34,681	2396.8	− 2473	−76.2	× 37 / 177	−15.9
5	34,682	2420.5	− 2502	−81.5	× 47 / 177	−21.6
6	34,683	2442.2	− 2531	−88.8	× 40 / 177	−20.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−79

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	34,684	2370.9	− 2432	−61.1	× 39 / 162	−14.7
4	34,685	2400.5	− 2473	−72.5	× 53 / 162	−23.7
5	34,686	2413.5	− 2502	−88.5	× 37 / 162	−20.2
6	34,687	2466.8	− 2531	−64.2	× 33 / 162	−13.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−72

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −42, −45, −47, −38, −33, −68, −101, −72, −79, −72 → −59.7
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 3 · 2016→2017: 2 · 2017→2018: 9 · 2018→2019: 5 · 2019→2022: 35 · 2022→2023: 33 · 2023→2024: 29 · 2024→2025: 7 · 2025→2026: 7 → average 14.4
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 14.4 × 2.66 = 38.3. Upper limit −21.4, lower limit −98.

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.