Mildred B. Janson 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 316 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader meets the grade 3 bar. 2453 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader meets the grade 4 bar. 2480 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2536 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader meets the grade 6 bar. 2562 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 48 students Meets the grade 3 bar. 4th 44 students Meets the grade 4 bar. 5th 62 students Meets the grade 5 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 3rd 32 students 33 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 31 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 5th 16 students 23 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	37,032	2407.4	− 2432	−24.6	× 76 / 345	−5.4
4	37,034	2507.5	− 2473	34.5	× 79 / 345	7.9
5	37,036	2516.5	− 2502	14.5	× 96 / 345	4
6	37,038	2572.1	− 2531	41.1	× 94 / 345	11.2
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	34,478	2438.3	− 2432	6.3	× 82 / 330	1.6
4	34,480	2477.0	− 2473	4	× 78 / 330	0.9
5	34,483	2537.6	− 2502	35.6	× 76 / 330	8.2
6	34,485	2556.6	− 2531	25.6	× 94 / 330	7.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						18

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	35,096	2432.4	− 2432	0.4	× 88 / 326	0.1
4	35,098	2516.6	− 2473	43.6	× 79 / 326	10.6
5	35,100	2514.2	− 2502	12.2	× 81 / 326	3
6	35,102	2578.5	− 2531	47.5	× 78 / 326	11.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						25

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	35,108	2445.2	− 2432	13.2	× 72 / 325	2.9
4	35,110	2504.0	− 2473	31	× 96 / 325	9.2
5	35,112	2545.1	− 2502	43.1	× 76 / 325	10.1
6	35,114	2549.2	− 2531	18.2	× 81 / 325	4.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						27

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	35,271	2455.4	− 2432	23.4	× 81 / 332	5.7
4	35,272	2487.8	− 2473	14.8	× 74 / 332	3.3
5	35,273	2549.6	− 2502	47.6	× 99 / 332	14.2
6	35,274	2578.6	− 2531	47.6	× 78 / 332	11.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						34

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	35,168	2453.1	− 2432	21.1	× 70 / 302	4.9
4	35,169	2521.1	− 2473	48.1	× 77 / 302	12.3
5	35,170	2525.4	− 2502	23.4	× 78 / 302	6
6	35,171	2574.9	− 2531	43.9	× 77 / 302	11.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						34

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	35,199	2458.6	− 2432	26.6	× 81 / 319	6.8
4	35,200	2514.4	− 2473	41.4	× 77 / 319	10
5	35,201	2557.5	− 2502	55.5	× 82 / 319	14.3
6	35,202	2544.3	− 2531	13.3	× 79 / 319	3.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						34

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	35,049	2452.6	− 2432	20.6	× 78 / 329	4.9
4	35,050	2491.0	− 2473	18	× 84 / 329	4.6
5	35,051	2555.7	− 2502	53.7	× 82 / 329	13.4
6	35,052	2554.7	− 2531	23.7	× 85 / 329	6.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						29

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	34,902	2433.7	− 2432	1.7	× 77 / 328	0.4
4	34,903	2506.8	− 2473	33.8	× 85 / 328	8.8
5	34,904	2556.2	− 2502	54.2	× 83 / 328	13.7
6	34,905	2569.7	− 2531	38.7	× 83 / 328	9.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						33

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	34,900	2452.8	− 2432	20.8	× 80 / 316	5.3
4	34,901	2479.5	− 2473	6.5	× 75 / 316	1.5
5	34,902	2535.9	− 2502	33.9	× 78 / 316	8.4
6	34,903	2562.4	− 2531	31.4	× 83 / 316	8.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						23

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. 18, 18, 25, 27, 34, 34, 34, 29, 33, 23 → 27.5
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: 7 · 2017→2018: 2 · 2018→2019: 7 · 2019→2022: 0 · 2022→2023: 0 · 2023→2024: 5 · 2024→2025: 4 · 2025→2026: 10 → average 3.9
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 3.9 × 2.66 = 10.4. Upper limit 37.9, lower limit 17.1.

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.