Madison 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, 67 of the 210 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 36 points under the grade 3 bar. 2396 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2430 vs. 2432. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 24 points under the grade 6 bar. 2507 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 38 students 47 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 26 students 38 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 36 students 25 points under the grade 5 bar. 6th 43 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 15 students 97 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 18 students 92 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 22 students 81 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 12 students 37 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	36,761	2380.7	− 2432	−51.3	× 92 / 336	−14
4	36,764	2396.8	− 2473	−76.2	× 87 / 336	−19.7
5	36,766	2416.5	− 2502	−85.5	× 67 / 336	−17
6	36,767	2496.6	− 2531	−34.4	× 90 / 336	−9.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−60

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	34,247	2372.6	− 2432	−59.4	× 88 / 314	−16.6
4	34,248	2415.6	− 2473	−57.4	× 85 / 314	−15.5
5	34,250	2449.5	− 2502	−52.5	× 81 / 314	−13.5
6	34,252	2458.1	− 2531	−72.9	× 60 / 314	−13.9
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	34,858	2393.6	− 2432	−38.4	× 73 / 300	−9.3
4	34,860	2427.7	− 2473	−45.3	× 77 / 300	−11.6
5	34,863	2442.7	− 2502	−59.3	× 80 / 300	−15.8
6	34,864	2471.2	− 2531	−59.8	× 70 / 300	−14
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−51

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	34,868	2390.5	− 2432	−41.5	× 71 / 289	−10.2
4	34,870	2448.8	− 2473	−24.2	× 73 / 289	−6.1
5	34,872	2442.8	− 2502	−59.2	× 70 / 289	−14.3
6	34,874	2505.3	− 2531	−25.7	× 75 / 289	−6.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−37

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	35,039	2380.1	− 2432	−51.9	× 85 / 287	−15.4
4	35,040	2457.8	− 2473	−15.2	× 63 / 287	−3.3
5	35,041	2491.2	− 2502	−10.8	× 67 / 287	−2.5
6	35,042	2477.7	− 2531	−53.3	× 72 / 287	−13.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−35

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	34,936	2365.0	− 2432	−67	× 53 / 218	−16.3
4	34,937	2463.7	− 2473	−9.3	× 45 / 218	−1.9
5	34,938	2422.0	− 2502	−80	× 56 / 218	−20.6
6	34,939	2488.0	− 2531	−43	× 64 / 218	−12.6
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	34,985	2391.7	− 2432	−40.3	× 55 / 216	−10.3
4	34,986	2423.1	− 2473	−49.9	× 57 / 216	−13.2
5	34,987	2463.4	− 2502	−38.6	× 45 / 216	−8
6	34,988	2479.8	− 2531	−51.2	× 59 / 216	−14
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−45

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	34,843	2383.2	− 2432	−48.8	× 59 / 217	−13.3
4	34,844	2438.1	− 2473	−34.9	× 57 / 217	−9.2
5	34,845	2417.2	− 2502	−84.8	× 58 / 217	−22.7
6	34,846	2520.4	− 2531	−10.6	× 43 / 217	−2.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−47

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	34,690	2350.2	− 2432	−81.8	× 48 / 214	−18.3
4	34,691	2427.2	− 2473	−45.8	× 59 / 214	−12.6
5	34,692	2458.1	− 2502	−43.9	× 52 / 214	−10.7
6	34,693	2492.7	− 2531	−38.3	× 55 / 214	−9.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−51

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	34,694	2370.9	− 2432	−61.1	× 53 / 210	−15.4
4	34,695	2396.0	− 2473	−77	× 44 / 210	−16.1
5	34,696	2429.6	− 2502	−72.4	× 58 / 210	−20
6	34,697	2507.0	− 2531	−24	× 55 / 210	−6.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−58

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −60, −60, −51, −37, −35, −51, −45, −47, −51, −58 → −49.5
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 0 · 2016→2017: 9 · 2017→2018: 14 · 2018→2019: 2 · 2019→2022: 16 · 2022→2023: 6 · 2023→2024: 2 · 2024→2025: 4 · 2025→2026: 7 → average 6.7
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 6.7 × 2.66 = 17.8. Upper limit −31.7, lower limit −67.3.

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.