John J. Pershing 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, 156 of the 453 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 48 points under the grade 3 bar. 2384 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2428 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 27 points under the grade 4 bar. 2446 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2494 vs. 2502. The 6th-grade bar is 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 59 students 14 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 74 students 32 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 95 students Just under the grade 4 bar. 6th 69 students 21 points under 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 49 students 90 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 51 students 23 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 37 students 46 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 19 students 39 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	41,294	2381.3	− 2432	−50.7	× 130 / 470	−14
4	41,295	2402.5	− 2473	−70.5	× 111 / 470	−16.7
5	41,298	2447.1	− 2502	−54.9	× 112 / 470	−13.1
6	41,299	2497.8	− 2531	−33.2	× 117 / 470	−8.3
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	38,198	2370.9	− 2432	−61.1	× 124 / 474	−16
4	38,201	2415.9	− 2473	−57.1	× 123 / 474	−14.8
5	38,203	2453.5	− 2502	−48.5	× 112 / 474	−11.5
6	38,205	2528.6	− 2531	−2.4	× 115 / 474	−0.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−43

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	39,105	2433.9	− 2432	1.9	× 111 / 483	0.4
4	39,106	2418.8	− 2473	−54.2	× 125 / 483	−14
5	39,108	2460.2	− 2502	−41.8	× 128 / 483	−11.1
6	39,111	2541.9	− 2531	10.9	× 119 / 483	2.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−22

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	39,125	2442.5	− 2432	10.5	× 78 / 390	2.1
4	39,128	2447.3	− 2473	−25.7	× 113 / 390	−7.4
5	39,129	2477.1	− 2502	−24.9	× 110 / 390	−7
6	39,132	2519.8	− 2531	−11.2	× 89 / 390	−2.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−15

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	39,265	2410.1	− 2432	−21.9	× 92 / 384	−5.2
4	39,266	2452.0	− 2473	−21	× 72 / 384	−3.9
5	39,267	2479.9	− 2502	−22.1	× 112 / 384	−6.4
6	39,268	2511.5	− 2531	−19.5	× 108 / 384	−5.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−21

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	39,028	2381.8	− 2432	−50.2	× 84 / 367	−11.5
4	39,029	2409.3	− 2473	−63.7	× 100 / 367	−17.4
5	39,030	2461.3	− 2502	−40.7	× 88 / 367	−9.8
6	39,031	2495.1	− 2531	−35.9	× 95 / 367	−9.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−48

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	39,081	2381.3	− 2432	−50.7	× 75 / 359	−10.6
4	39,082	2412.2	− 2473	−60.8	× 96 / 359	−16.3
5	39,083	2447.4	− 2502	−54.6	× 102 / 359	−15.5
6	39,084	2509.9	− 2531	−21.1	× 86 / 359	−5.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−47

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	38,909	2379.4	− 2432	−52.6	× 121 / 395	−16.1
4	38,910	2419.9	− 2473	−53.1	× 75 / 395	−10.1
5	38,911	2446.5	− 2502	−55.5	× 99 / 395	−13.9
6	38,912	2499.5	− 2531	−31.5	× 100 / 395	−8
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	38,680	2387.2	− 2432	−44.8	× 128 / 431	−13.3
4	38,681	2430.4	− 2473	−42.6	× 129 / 431	−12.8
5	38,682	2471.9	− 2502	−30.1	× 77 / 431	−5.4
6	38,683	2497.4	− 2531	−33.6	× 97 / 431	−7.6
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	38,617	2383.6	− 2432	−48.4	× 108 / 453	−11.5
4	38,618	2427.7	− 2473	−45.3	× 125 / 453	−12.5
5	38,619	2446.1	− 2502	−55.9	× 132 / 453	−16.3
6	38,620	2493.9	− 2531	−37.1	× 88 / 453	−7.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−48

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −52, −43, −22, −15, −21, −48, −47, −48, −39, −48 → −38.3
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 9 · 2016→2017: 21 · 2017→2018: 7 · 2018→2019: 6 · 2019→2022: 27 · 2022→2023: 1 · 2023→2024: 1 · 2024→2025: 9 · 2025→2026: 9 → average 10
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 10 × 2.66 = 26.6. Upper limit −11.7, lower limit −64.9.

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.