Laurel Dell 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.

Many students here are still learning English, and this test is given in English. In 2026, 75 of the 139 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 47 points under the grade 3 bar. 2385 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 18 points under the grade 4 bar. 2455 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 26 points under the grade 5 bar. 2476 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 20 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 4th 16 students Meets the grade 4 bar. 5th 28 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 23 students 85 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 29 students 22 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 23 students 12 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	42,556	2363.6	− 2432	−68.4	× 23 / 128	−12.3
4	42,557	2419.3	− 2473	−53.7	× 52 / 128	−21.8
5	42,560	2418.3	− 2502	−83.7	× 53 / 128	−34.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−69

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	39,316	2387.7	− 2432	−44.3	× 23 / 102	−10
4	39,318	2450.6	− 2473	−22.4	× 24 / 102	−5.3
5	39,320	2448.3	− 2502	−53.7	× 55 / 102	−29
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−44

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	40,325	2381.1	− 2432	−50.9	× 40 / 89	−22.9
4	40,326	2404.3	− 2473	−68.7	× 23 / 89	−17.8
5	40,328	2428.7	− 2502	−73.3	× 26 / 89	−21.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−62

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	40,342	2384.0	− 2432	−48	× 20 / 84	−11.4
4	40,343	2454.9	− 2473	−18.1	× 40 / 84	−8.6
5	40,346	2412.3	− 2502	−89.7	× 24 / 84	−25.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−46

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	40,487	2455.1	− 2432	23.1	× 24 / 86	6.4
4	40,488	2462.4	− 2473	−10.6	× 23 / 86	−2.8
5	40,489	2488.7	− 2502	−13.3	× 39 / 86	−6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−2

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	39,418	2371.0	− 2432	−61	× 35 / 113	−18.9
4	39,419	2405.1	− 2473	−67.9	× 46 / 113	−27.6
5	39,420	2458.8	− 2502	−43.2	× 32 / 113	−12.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−59

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	40,256	2408.4	− 2432	−23.6	× 25 / 114	−5.2
4	40,257	2455.3	− 2473	−17.7	× 36 / 114	−5.6
5	40,258	2455.3	− 2502	−46.7	× 53 / 114	−21.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−32

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	40,305	2377.5	− 2432	−54.5	× 46 / 106	−23.7
4	40,306	2480.9	− 2473	7.9	× 25 / 106	1.9
5	40,307	2460.6	− 2502	−41.4	× 35 / 106	−13.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−35

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	40,124	2387.3	− 2432	−44.7	× 46 / 115	−17.9
4	40,125	2454.0	− 2473	−19	× 43 / 115	−7.1
5	40,126	2491.0	− 2502	−11	× 26 / 115	−2.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−27

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	39,903	2385.3	− 2432	−46.7	× 45 / 143	−14.7
4	39,904	2477.6	− 2473	4.6	× 49 / 143	1.6
5	39,905	2490.6	− 2502	−11.4	× 49 / 143	−3.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−17

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	39,807	2385.0	− 2432	−47	× 43 / 139	−14.5
4	39,808	2455.4	− 2473	−17.6	× 45 / 139	−5.7
5	39,809	2476.1	− 2502	−25.9	× 51 / 139	−9.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−30

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −69, −44, −62, −46, −2, −59, −32, −35, −27, −17, −30 → −38.5
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 25 · 2016→2017: 18 · 2017→2018: 16 · 2018→2019: 44 · 2019→2021: 57 · 2021→2022: 27 · 2022→2023: 3 · 2023→2024: 8 · 2024→2025: 10 · 2025→2026: 13 → average 22.1
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 22.1 × 2.66 = 58.8. Upper limit 20.3, lower limit −97.3.

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.