Berenda 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.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 62 points under the grade 3 bar. 2370 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 39 points under the grade 4 bar. 2434 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2465 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 10 points under the grade 6 bar. 2522 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 78 students 50 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 79 students 34 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 90 students 22 points under the grade 5 bar. 6th 79 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 19 students 111 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 19 students 20 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 19 students 39 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 13 students 37 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	41,459	2387.3	− 2432	−44.7	× 124 / 491	−11.3
4	41,462	2424.8	− 2473	−48.2	× 117 / 491	−11.5
5	41,463	2476.4	− 2502	−25.6	× 140 / 491	−7.3
6	41,466	2512.3	− 2531	−18.7	× 110 / 491	−4.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−34

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	38,365	2385.7	− 2432	−46.3	× 108 / 491	−10.2
4	38,366	2430.7	− 2473	−42.3	× 109 / 491	−9.4
5	38,369	2464.1	− 2502	−37.9	× 126 / 491	−9.7
6	38,370	2513.6	− 2531	−17.4	× 148 / 491	−5.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−35

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	39,276	2405.0	− 2432	−27	× 109 / 474	−6.2
4	39,278	2431.6	− 2473	−41.4	× 111 / 474	−9.7
5	39,280	2478.1	− 2502	−23.9	× 122 / 474	−6.2
6	39,282	2508.7	− 2531	−22.3	× 132 / 474	−6.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−28

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	39,316	2384.6	− 2432	−47.4	× 92 / 429	−10.2
4	39,317	2459.7	− 2473	−13.3	× 109 / 429	−3.4
5	39,319	2451.4	− 2502	−50.6	× 109 / 429	−12.9
6	39,321	2515.3	− 2531	−15.7	× 119 / 429	−4.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−31

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	39,455	2412.2	− 2432	−19.8	× 119 / 441	−5.3
4	39,456	2419.3	− 2473	−53.7	× 93 / 441	−11.3
5	39,457	2477.2	− 2502	−24.8	× 126 / 441	−7.1
6	39,458	2516.6	− 2531	−14.4	× 103 / 441	−3.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−27

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	39,232	2375.0	− 2432	−57	× 116 / 448	−14.8
4	39,233	2424.5	− 2473	−48.5	× 104 / 448	−11.3
5	39,234	2486.1	− 2502	−15.9	× 113 / 448	−4
6	39,235	2469.1	− 2531	−61.9	× 115 / 448	−15.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−46

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	39,287	2387.6	− 2432	−44.4	× 97 / 433	−9.9
4	39,288	2431.6	− 2473	−41.4	× 117 / 433	−11.2
5	39,289	2464.8	− 2502	−37.2	× 105 / 433	−9
6	39,290	2508.7	− 2531	−22.3	× 114 / 433	−5.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−36

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	39,113	2381.6	− 2432	−50.4	× 119 / 441	−13.6
4	39,114	2419.2	− 2473	−53.8	× 99 / 441	−12.1
5	39,115	2479.7	− 2502	−22.3	× 117 / 441	−5.9
6	39,116	2497.5	− 2531	−33.5	× 106 / 441	−8.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−40

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	38,886	2382.6	− 2432	−49.4	× 100 / 419	−11.8
4	38,887	2425.9	− 2473	−47.1	× 115 / 419	−12.9
5	38,888	2487.7	− 2502	−14.3	× 100 / 419	−3.4
6	38,889	2512.5	− 2531	−18.5	× 104 / 419	−4.6
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	38,821	2369.6	− 2432	−62.4	× 97 / 396	−15.3
4	38,822	2433.9	− 2473	−39.1	× 98 / 396	−9.7
5	38,823	2464.5	− 2502	−37.5	× 109 / 396	−10.3
6	38,824	2521.5	− 2531	−9.5	× 92 / 396	−2.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−37

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −34, −35, −28, −31, −27, −46, −36, −40, −33, −37 → −34.7
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 1 · 2016→2017: 7 · 2017→2018: 3 · 2018→2019: 4 · 2019→2022: 19 · 2022→2023: 10 · 2023→2024: 4 · 2024→2025: 7 · 2025→2026: 4 → average 6.6
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 6.6 × 2.66 = 17.6. Upper limit −17.1, lower limit −52.3.

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.