Cyrus J. Morris 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 5.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader meets the grade 3 bar. 2450 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader meets the grade 4 bar. 2508 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2549 vs. 2502.

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 57 students Meets the grade 3 bar. 4th 67 students Meets the grade 4 bar. 5th 71 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 18 students 16 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 17 students 46 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 19 students 24 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	39,989	2439.2	− 2432	7.2	× 70 / 209	2.4
4	39,991	2499.8	− 2473	26.8	× 71 / 209	9.1
5	39,993	2524.0	− 2502	22	× 68 / 209	7.2
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	37,050	2476.9	− 2432	44.9	× 80 / 222	16.2
4	37,053	2506.6	− 2473	33.6	× 68 / 222	10.3
5	37,055	2543.7	− 2502	41.7	× 74 / 222	13.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						40

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	37,839	2466.6	− 2432	34.6	× 79 / 236	11.6
4	37,840	2532.3	− 2473	59.3	× 85 / 236	21.4
5	37,842	2517.8	− 2502	15.8	× 72 / 236	4.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						38

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	37,778	2465.6	− 2432	33.6	× 80 / 252	10.7
4	37,780	2521.8	− 2473	48.8	× 86 / 252	16.7
5	37,782	2565.2	− 2502	63.2	× 86 / 252	21.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						49

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	37,983	2484.3	− 2432	52.3	× 79 / 246	16.8
4	37,984	2527.3	− 2473	54.3	× 84 / 246	18.5
5	37,985	2568.3	− 2502	66.3	× 83 / 246	22.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						58

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	37,872	2480.9	− 2432	48.9	× 73 / 233	15.3
4	37,873	2502.3	− 2473	29.3	× 85 / 233	10.7
5	37,874	2552.2	− 2502	50.2	× 75 / 233	16.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						42

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	37,915	2457.3	− 2432	25.3	× 71 / 239	7.5
4	37,916	2512.4	− 2473	39.4	× 83 / 239	13.7
5	37,917	2555.4	− 2502	53.4	× 85 / 239	19
Sum, rounded to a whole point						40

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	37,767	2465.5	− 2432	33.5	× 76 / 237	10.7
4	37,768	2508.5	− 2473	35.5	× 75 / 237	11.2
5	37,769	2574.3	− 2502	72.3	× 86 / 237	26.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						48

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	37,544	2475.7	− 2432	43.7	× 75 / 245	13.4
4	37,545	2489.9	− 2473	16.9	× 88 / 245	6.1
5	37,546	2536.9	− 2502	34.9	× 82 / 245	11.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						31

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	37,526	2449.6	− 2432	17.6	× 75 / 249	5.3
4	37,527	2508.3	− 2473	35.3	× 84 / 249	11.9
5	37,528	2548.6	− 2502	46.6	× 90 / 249	16.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						34

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. 19, 40, 38, 49, 58, 42, 40, 48, 31, 34 → 39.9
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 21 · 2016→2017: 2 · 2017→2018: 11 · 2018→2019: 9 · 2019→2022: 16 · 2022→2023: 2 · 2023→2024: 8 · 2024→2025: 17 · 2025→2026: 3 → average 9.9
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 9.9 × 2.66 = 26.3. Upper limit 66.2, lower limit 13.6.

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.