Nishimoto 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, 109 of the 395 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 44 points under the grade 3 bar. 2388 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 19 points under the grade 3 bar. 2413 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 35 points under the grade 4 bar. 2439 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2471 vs. 2473. 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 45 students 21 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 81 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 5th 84 students 20 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 76 students 17 points under 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 38 students 72 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 29 students 54 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 22 students 50 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 20 students 15 points 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	41,269	2361.9	− 2432	−70.1	× 134 / 478	−19.7
4	41,272	2394.2	− 2473	−78.8	× 119 / 478	−19.6
5	41,273	2424.7	− 2502	−77.3	× 120 / 478	−19.4
6	41,276	2479.1	− 2531	−51.9	× 105 / 478	−11.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−70

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	38,174	2360.2	− 2432	−71.8	× 118 / 472	−18
4	38,177	2409.4	− 2473	−63.6	× 130 / 472	−17.5
5	38,179	2453.1	− 2502	−48.9	× 111 / 472	−11.5
6	38,181	2472.8	− 2531	−58.2	× 113 / 472	−13.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−61

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	39,081	2360.4	− 2432	−71.6	× 119 / 467	−18.2
4	39,082	2409.4	− 2473	−63.6	× 114 / 467	−15.5
5	39,084	2443.8	− 2502	−58.2	× 130 / 467	−16.2
6	39,086	2513.8	− 2531	−17.2	× 104 / 467	−3.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−54

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	39,101	2396.4	− 2432	−35.6	× 112 / 463	−8.6
4	39,104	2414.3	− 2473	−58.7	× 107 / 463	−13.6
5	39,105	2443.5	− 2502	−58.5	× 112 / 463	−14.2
6	39,108	2507.2	− 2531	−23.8	× 132 / 463	−6.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−43

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	39,241	2387.2	− 2432	−44.8	× 94 / 412	−10.2
4	39,242	2423.8	− 2473	−49.2	× 101 / 412	−12.1
5	39,243	2466.5	− 2502	−35.5	× 108 / 412	−9.3
6	39,244	2492.2	− 2531	−38.8	× 109 / 412	−10.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−42

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	39,004	2370.1	− 2432	−61.9	× 94 / 419	−13.9
4	39,005	2401.3	− 2473	−71.7	× 116 / 419	−19.9
5	39,006	2436.7	− 2502	−65.3	× 109 / 419	−17
6	39,007	2467.9	− 2531	−63.1	× 100 / 419	−15.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−66

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	39,057	2394.7	− 2432	−37.3	× 98 / 418	−8.7
4	39,058	2404.4	− 2473	−68.6	× 93 / 418	−15.3
5	39,059	2405.1	− 2502	−96.9	× 116 / 418	−26.9
6	39,060	2442.3	− 2531	−88.7	× 111 / 418	−23.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−74

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	38,885	2397.8	− 2432	−34.2	× 99 / 409	−8.3
4	38,886	2443.0	− 2473	−30	× 100 / 409	−7.3
5	38,887	2433.4	− 2502	−68.6	× 94 / 409	−15.8
6	38,888	2462.1	− 2531	−68.9	× 116 / 409	−19.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−51

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	38,656	2381.4	− 2432	−50.6	× 110 / 403	−13.8
4	38,657	2433.2	− 2473	−39.8	× 96 / 403	−9.5
5	38,658	2431.1	− 2502	−70.9	× 104 / 403	−18.3
6	38,659	2466.3	− 2531	−64.7	× 93 / 403	−14.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−57

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	38,593	2387.8	− 2432	−44.2	× 83 / 395	−9.3
4	38,594	2413.1	− 2473	−59.9	× 110 / 395	−16.7
5	38,595	2438.5	− 2502	−63.5	× 106 / 395	−17
6	38,596	2471.0	− 2531	−60	× 96 / 395	−14.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−58

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −70, −61, −54, −43, −42, −66, −74, −51, −57, −58 → −57.6
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: 7 · 2017→2018: 11 · 2018→2019: 1 · 2019→2022: 24 · 2022→2023: 8 · 2023→2024: 23 · 2024→2025: 6 · 2025→2026: 1 → 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 −31, lower limit −84.2.

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.