Tomales 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.

Many students here are still learning English, and this test is given in English. In 2026, 35 of the 90 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

4th The average 4th grader scores 40 points under the grade 3 bar. 2392 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 13 points under the grade 3 bar. 2419 vs. 2432. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2470 vs. 2473. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores 13 points under the grade 7 bar. 2539 vs. 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores 19 points under the grade 7 bar. 2533 vs. 2552. The 8th-grade bar is 2567.

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.

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	42,739	2406.8	− 2432	−25.2	× 14 / 121	−2.9
4	42,742	2445.8	− 2473	−27.2	× 14 / 121	−3.1
5	42,743	2479.9	− 2502	−22.1	× 19 / 121	−3.5
6	42,746	2515.3	− 2531	−15.7	× 19 / 121	−2.5
7	42,747	2545.8	− 2552	−6.2	× 26 / 121	−1.3
8	42,750	2578.8	− 2567	11.8	× 29 / 121	2.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−11

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	39,472	2404.1	− 2432	−27.9	× 12 / 128	−2.6
4	39,473	2449.6	− 2473	−23.4	× 18 / 128	−3.3
5	39,476	2508.3	− 2502	6.3	× 18 / 128	0.9
6	39,478	2509.5	− 2531	−21.5	× 30 / 128	−5
7	39,480	2497.4	− 2552	−54.6	× 25 / 128	−10.7
8	39,482	2586.9	− 2567	19.9	× 25 / 128	3.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−17

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
4	40,496	2486.1	− 2473	13.1	× 11 / 88	1.6
5	40,499	2459.8	− 2502	−42.2	× 15 / 88	−7.2
6	40,501	2518.0	− 2531	−13	× 19 / 88	−2.8
7	40,503	2548.8	− 2552	−3.2	× 23 / 88	−0.8
8	40,504	2568.1	− 2567	1.1	× 20 / 88	0.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−9

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	40,491	2423.8	− 2432	−8.2	× 13 / 103	−1
4	40,494	2458.8	− 2473	−14.2	× 11 / 103	−1.5
5	40,495	2504.2	− 2502	2.2	× 13 / 103	0.3
6	40,497	2511.6	− 2531	−19.4	× 20 / 103	−3.8
7	40,499	2534.6	− 2552	−17.4	× 22 / 103	−3.7
8	40,502	2559.5	− 2567	−7.5	× 24 / 103	−1.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−12

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	40,629	2390.0	− 2432	−42	× 12 / 98	−5.1
4	40,630	2427.1	− 2473	−45.9	× 13 / 98	−6.1
5	40,631	2494.6	− 2502	−7.4	× 15 / 98	−1.1
6	40,632	2530.2	− 2531	−0.8	× 15 / 98	−0.1
7	40,633	2504.3	− 2552	−47.7	× 22 / 98	−10.7
8	40,634	2544.5	− 2567	−22.5	× 21 / 98	−4.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−28

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	39,566	2419.2	− 2432	−12.8	× 15 / 77	−2.5
4	39,567	2409.9	− 2473	−63.1	× 15 / 77	−12.3
6	39,569	2481.9	− 2531	−49.1	× 18 / 77	−11.5
7	39,570	2543.5	− 2552	−8.5	× 13 / 77	−1.4
8	39,571	2542.8	− 2567	−24.2	× 16 / 77	−5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−33

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	40,390	2398.5	− 2432	−33.5	× 13 / 103	−4.2
4	40,391	2448.8	− 2473	−24.2	× 18 / 103	−4.2
5	40,392	2430.1	− 2502	−71.9	× 22 / 103	−15.4
6	40,393	2488.6	− 2531	−42.4	× 14 / 103	−5.8
7	40,394	2524.2	− 2552	−27.8	× 20 / 103	−5.4
8	40,395	2568.1	− 2567	1.1	× 16 / 103	0.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−35

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
4	40,438	2413.5	− 2473	−59.5	× 13 / 85	−9.1
5	40,439	2508.3	− 2502	6.3	× 16 / 85	1.2
6	40,440	2493.7	− 2531	−37.3	× 23 / 85	−10.1
7	40,441	2552.6	− 2552	0.6	× 13 / 85	0.1
8	40,442	2538.1	− 2567	−28.9	× 20 / 85	−6.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−25

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	40,258	2336.8	− 2432	−95.2	× 17 / 97	−16.7
4	40,259	2399.4	− 2473	−73.6	× 11 / 97	−8.3
5	40,260	2343.5	− 2502	−158.5	× 11 / 97	−18
6	40,261	2495.1	− 2531	−35.9	× 20 / 97	−7.4
7	40,262	2526.0	− 2552	−26	× 24 / 97	−6.4
8	40,263	2535.3	− 2567	−31.7	× 14 / 97	−4.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−61

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	40,039	2404.3	− 2432	−27.7	× 19 / 96	−5.5
4	40,040	2404.6	− 2473	−68.4	× 16 / 96	−11.4
6	40,042	2511.6	− 2531	−19.4	× 15 / 96	−3
7	40,043	2513.3	− 2552	−38.7	× 21 / 96	−8.5
8	40,044	2533.8	− 2567	−33.2	× 25 / 96	−8.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−37

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
4	39,950	2391.9	− 2473	−81.1	× 19 / 90	−17.1
5	39,951	2419.4	− 2502	−82.6	× 19 / 90	−17.4
6	39,952	2469.8	− 2531	−61.2	× 18 / 90	−12.2
7	39,953	2538.9	− 2552	−13.1	× 14 / 90	−2
8	39,954	2532.8	− 2567	−34.2	× 20 / 90	−7.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−56

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −11, −17, −9, −12, −28, −33, −35, −25, −61, −37, −56 → −29.5
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 6 · 2016→2017: 8 · 2017→2018: 3 · 2018→2019: 16 · 2019→2021: 5 · 2021→2022: 2 · 2022→2023: 10 · 2023→2024: 36 · 2024→2025: 24 · 2025→2026: 19 → average 12.9
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 12.9 × 2.66 = 34.3. Upper limit 4.8, lower limit −63.8.

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.