Encinita 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, 88 of the 261 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader meets the grade 3 bar. 2437 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader meets the grade 4 bar. 2478 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 12 points under the grade 5 bar. 2490 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 50 students Meets the grade 3 bar. 4th 43 students Meets the grade 4 bar. 5th 48 students Meets the grade 5 bar. 6th 32 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 26 students 37 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 29 students 30 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 20 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 6th 13 students 12 points under the grade 4 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	37,022	2415.7	− 2432	−16.3	× 45 / 200	−3.7
4	37,024	2441.4	− 2473	−31.6	× 49 / 200	−7.7
5	37,026	2478.4	− 2502	−23.6	× 47 / 200	−5.5
6	37,028	2525.2	− 2531	−5.8	× 59 / 200	−1.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−19

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	34,469	2394.9	− 2432	−37.1	× 55 / 198	−10.3
4	34,471	2481.3	− 2473	8.3	× 47 / 198	2
5	34,472	2504.4	− 2502	2.4	× 51 / 198	0.6
6	34,474	2504.0	− 2531	−27	× 45 / 198	−6.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−14

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	35,086	2447.9	− 2432	15.9	× 45 / 190	3.8
4	35,088	2488.3	− 2473	15.3	× 46 / 190	3.7
5	35,091	2472.5	− 2502	−29.5	× 47 / 190	−7.3
6	35,093	2529.1	− 2531	−1.9	× 52 / 190	−0.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						0

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	35,099	2412.2	− 2432	−19.8	× 53 / 189	−5.6
4	35,100	2496.6	− 2473	23.6	× 46 / 189	5.7
5	35,103	2509.4	− 2502	7.4	× 46 / 189	1.8
6	35,104	2525.5	− 2531	−5.5	× 44 / 189	−1.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						1

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	35,261	2436.3	− 2432	4.3	× 49 / 194	1.1
4	35,262	2474.8	− 2473	1.8	× 52 / 194	0.5
5	35,263	2509.8	− 2502	7.8	× 48 / 194	1.9
6	35,264	2553.9	− 2531	22.9	× 45 / 194	5.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						9

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	35,158	2384.1	− 2432	−47.9	× 37 / 158	−11.2
4	35,159	2464.8	− 2473	−8.2	× 48 / 158	−2.5
5	35,160	2478.0	− 2502	−24	× 33 / 158	−5
6	35,161	2544.0	− 2531	13	× 40 / 158	3.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−15

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	35,189	2418.1	− 2432	−13.9	× 45 / 168	−3.7
4	35,190	2454.8	− 2473	−18.2	× 36 / 168	−3.9
5	35,191	2473.2	− 2502	−28.8	× 53 / 168	−9.1
6	35,192	2486.4	− 2531	−44.6	× 34 / 168	−9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−26

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	35,039	2417.0	− 2432	−15	× 67 / 201	−5
4	35,040	2417.3	− 2473	−55.7	× 44 / 201	−12.2
5	35,041	2419.8	− 2502	−82.2	× 37 / 201	−15.1
6	35,042	2530.4	− 2531	−0.6	× 53 / 201	−0.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−32

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	34,892	2424.6	− 2432	−7.4	× 66 / 217	−2.3
4	34,893	2488.7	− 2473	15.7	× 66 / 217	4.8
5	34,894	2458.8	− 2502	−43.2	× 43 / 217	−8.6
6	34,895	2496.9	− 2531	−34.1	× 42 / 217	−6.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−13

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	34,890	2436.8	− 2432	4.8	× 76 / 261	1.4
4	34,891	2477.7	− 2473	4.7	× 72 / 261	1.3
5	34,892	2490.2	− 2502	−11.8	× 68 / 261	−3.1
6	34,893	2537.5	− 2531	6.5	× 45 / 261	1.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						1

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −19, −14, 0, 1, 9, −15, −26, −32, −13, 1 → −10.8
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: 14 · 2017→2018: 1 · 2018→2019: 8 · 2019→2022: 24 · 2022→2023: 11 · 2023→2024: 6 · 2024→2025: 19 · 2025→2026: 14 → average 11.3
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 11.3 × 2.66 = 30.1. Upper limit 19.3, lower limit −40.9.

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.