Evergreen 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. 2453 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader meets the grade 4 bar. 2515 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2565 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 93 students Meets the grade 3 bar. 4th 102 students Meets the grade 4 bar. 5th 119 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 29 students 72 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 17 students 37 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 20 students Just 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	39,958	2473.5	− 2432	41.5	× 105 / 310	14.1
4	39,960	2536.0	− 2473	63	× 103 / 310	20.9
5	39,962	2554.8	− 2502	52.8	× 102 / 310	17.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						52

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	37,018	2491.7	− 2432	59.7	× 108 / 314	20.5
4	37,021	2536.5	− 2473	63.5	× 102 / 314	20.6
5	37,022	2586.8	− 2502	84.8	× 104 / 314	28.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						69

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	37,807	2480.5	− 2432	48.5	× 92 / 306	14.6
4	37,809	2542.1	− 2473	69.1	× 111 / 306	25.1
5	37,810	2574.3	− 2502	72.3	× 103 / 306	24.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						64

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	37,745	2482.4	− 2432	50.4	× 99 / 324	15.4
4	37,747	2540.9	− 2473	67.9	× 99 / 324	20.7
5	37,749	2562.3	− 2502	60.3	× 126 / 324	23.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						60

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	37,951	2490.0	− 2432	58	× 89 / 297	17.4
4	37,952	2512.7	− 2473	39.7	× 103 / 297	13.8
5	37,953	2590.7	− 2502	88.7	× 105 / 297	31.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						63

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	37,840	2478.7	− 2432	46.7	× 117 / 341	16
4	37,841	2532.9	− 2473	59.9	× 125 / 341	22
5	37,842	2573.7	− 2502	71.7	× 99 / 341	20.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						59

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	37,883	2473.6	− 2432	41.6	× 107 / 372	12
4	37,884	2527.8	− 2473	54.8	× 128 / 372	18.9
5	37,885	2578.8	− 2502	76.8	× 137 / 372	28.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						59

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	37,735	2475.4	− 2432	43.4	× 125 / 389	13.9
4	37,736	2531.8	− 2473	58.8	× 127 / 389	19.2
5	37,737	2572.9	− 2502	70.9	× 137 / 389	25
Sum, rounded to a whole point						58

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	37,512	2482.1	− 2432	50.1	× 108 / 380	14.2
4	37,513	2511.5	− 2473	38.5	× 134 / 380	13.6
5	37,514	2562.0	− 2502	60	× 138 / 380	21.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						50

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	37,494	2453.1	− 2432	21.1	× 122 / 380	6.8
4	37,495	2515.0	− 2473	42	× 119 / 380	13.2
5	37,496	2564.8	− 2502	62.8	× 139 / 380	23
Sum, rounded to a whole point						43

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. 52, 69, 64, 60, 63, 59, 59, 58, 50, 43 → 57.7
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 17 · 2016→2017: 5 · 2017→2018: 4 · 2018→2019: 3 · 2019→2022: 4 · 2022→2023: 0 · 2023→2024: 1 · 2024→2025: 8 · 2025→2026: 7 → average 5.4
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 5.4 × 2.66 = 14.4. Upper limit 72.1, lower limit 43.3.

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.