Del Sur Senior 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 8.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 37 points under the grade 3 bar. 2395 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 24 points under the grade 3 bar. 2408 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 19 points under the grade 5 bar. 2484 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 26 points under the grade 5 bar. 2476 vs. 2502. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores 20 points under the grade 7 bar. 2533 vs. 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores just under the grade 7 bar. 2547 vs. 2552. The 8th-grade bar is 2567.

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 4th 71 students 19 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 72 students Just under the grade 7 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 4th 11 students 57 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 14 students 18 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	38,365	2395.0	− 2432	−37	× 75 / 538	−5.2
4	38,368	2445.3	− 2473	−27.7	× 70 / 538	−3.6
5	38,369	2472.8	− 2502	−29.2	× 76 / 538	−4.1
6	38,372	2508.8	− 2531	−22.2	× 73 / 538	−3
7	38,373	2548.1	− 2552	−3.9	× 124 / 538	−0.9
8	38,376	2556.0	− 2567	−11	× 120 / 538	−2.5
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	35,631	2396.9	− 2432	−35.1	× 59 / 558	−3.7
4	35,632	2424.6	− 2473	−48.4	× 83 / 558	−7.2
5	35,634	2477.6	− 2502	−24.4	× 77 / 558	−3.4
6	35,637	2523.8	− 2531	−7.2	× 86 / 558	−1.1
7	35,638	2542.8	− 2552	−9.2	× 129 / 558	−2.1
8	35,640	2558.2	− 2567	−8.8	× 124 / 558	−2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−19

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	36,332	2365.6	− 2432	−66.4	× 87 / 614	−9.4
4	36,335	2441.7	− 2473	−31.3	× 93 / 614	−4.7
5	36,337	2462.7	− 2502	−39.3	× 97 / 614	−6.2
6	36,339	2497.2	− 2531	−33.8	× 88 / 614	−4.8
7	36,340	2529.4	− 2552	−22.6	× 122 / 614	−4.5
8	36,343	2554.9	− 2567	−12.1	× 127 / 614	−2.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−32

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	36,323	2420.4	− 2432	−11.6	× 74 / 617	−1.4
4	36,325	2430.2	− 2473	−42.8	× 100 / 617	−6.9
5	36,327	2496.5	− 2502	−5.5	× 96 / 617	−0.9
6	36,329	2490.0	− 2531	−41	× 96 / 617	−6.4
7	36,331	2522.0	− 2552	−30	× 130 / 617	−6.3
8	36,333	2565.7	− 2567	−1.3	× 121 / 617	−0.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−22

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	36,481	2405.5	− 2432	−26.5	× 76 / 612	−3.3
4	36,482	2462.9	− 2473	−10.1	× 77 / 612	−1.3
5	36,483	2465.6	− 2502	−36.4	× 106 / 612	−6.3
6	36,484	2522.7	− 2531	−8.3	× 103 / 612	−1.4
7	36,485	2525.0	− 2552	−27	× 125 / 612	−5.5
8	36,486	2545.6	− 2567	−21.4	× 125 / 612	−4.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−22

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	36,382	2373.0	− 2432	−59	× 65 / 527	−7.3
4	36,383	2436.6	− 2473	−36.4	× 64 / 527	−4.4
5	36,384	2484.1	− 2502	−17.9	× 57 / 527	−1.9
6	36,385	2519.1	− 2531	−11.9	× 76 / 527	−1.7
7	36,386	2502.3	− 2552	−49.7	× 136 / 527	−12.8
8	36,387	2515.4	− 2567	−51.6	× 129 / 527	−12.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−41

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	36,387	2405.8	− 2432	−26.2	× 61 / 521	−3.1
4	36,388	2411.8	− 2473	−61.2	× 66 / 521	−7.8
5	36,389	2462.7	− 2502	−39.3	× 83 / 521	−6.3
6	36,390	2511.6	− 2531	−19.4	× 62 / 521	−2.3
7	36,391	2526.4	− 2552	−25.6	× 108 / 521	−5.3
8	36,392	2550.3	− 2567	−16.7	× 141 / 521	−4.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−29

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	36,239	2380.7	− 2432	−51.3	× 62 / 553	−5.8
4	36,240	2409.8	− 2473	−63.2	× 64 / 553	−7.3
5	36,241	2426.9	− 2502	−75.1	× 71 / 553	−9.6
6	36,242	2478.3	− 2531	−52.7	× 86 / 553	−8.2
7	36,243	2518.6	− 2552	−33.4	× 155 / 553	−9.4
8	36,244	2573.7	− 2567	6.7	× 115 / 553	1.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−39

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	36,078	2376.8	− 2432	−55.2	× 73 / 566	−7.1
4	36,079	2431.0	− 2473	−42	× 61 / 566	−4.5
5	36,080	2471.9	− 2502	−30.1	× 67 / 566	−3.6
6	36,081	2467.5	− 2531	−63.5	× 78 / 566	−8.8
7	36,082	2492.3	− 2552	−59.7	× 132 / 566	−13.9
8	36,083	2562.6	− 2567	−4.4	× 155 / 566	−1.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−39

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	36,070	2395.2	− 2432	−36.8	× 74 / 484	−5.6
4	36,071	2407.7	− 2473	−65.3	× 82 / 484	−11.1
5	36,072	2483.5	− 2502	−18.5	× 60 / 484	−2.3
6	36,073	2476.2	− 2531	−54.8	× 66 / 484	−7.5
7	36,074	2532.5	− 2552	−19.5	× 86 / 484	−3.5
8	36,075	2546.6	− 2567	−20.4	× 116 / 484	−4.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−35

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −19, −19, −32, −22, −22, −41, −29, −39, −39, −35 → −29.7
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: 13 · 2017→2018: 10 · 2018→2019: 0 · 2019→2022: 19 · 2022→2023: 12 · 2023→2024: 10 · 2024→2025: 0 · 2025→2026: 4 → average 7.6
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 7.6 × 2.66 = 20.2. Upper limit −9.5, lower limit −49.9.

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.