Frank Zeek 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, 51 of the 192 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 30 points under the grade 3 bar. 2402 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader meets the grade 4 bar. 2485 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2514 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 50 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 4th 50 students Meets the grade 4 bar. 5th 41 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 17 students 101 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 19 students 31 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 15 students 16 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	43,487	2403.1	− 2432	−28.9	× 64 / 211	−8.8
4	43,490	2429.5	− 2473	−43.5	× 68 / 211	−14
5	43,491	2464.8	− 2502	−37.2	× 56 / 211	−9.9
6	43,494	2489.8	− 2531	−41.2	× 23 / 211	−4.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−37

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	40,196	2408.3	− 2432	−23.7	× 62 / 205	−7.2
4	40,198	2447.9	− 2473	−25.1	× 62 / 205	−7.6
5	40,199	2484.0	− 2502	−18	× 70 / 205	−6.1
6	40,202	2550.7	− 2531	19.7	× 11 / 205	1.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−20

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	41,207	2376.5	− 2432	−55.5	× 68 / 218	−17.3
4	41,208	2460.6	− 2473	−12.4	× 63 / 218	−3.6
5	41,211	2463.8	− 2502	−38.2	× 58 / 218	−10.2
6	41,212	2505.1	− 2531	−25.9	× 29 / 218	−3.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−35

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	41,235	2401.4	− 2432	−30.6	× 92 / 228	−12.3
4	41,238	2407.7	− 2473	−65.3	× 59 / 228	−16.9
5	41,239	2479.8	− 2502	−22.2	× 56 / 228	−5.5
6	41,242	2505.7	− 2531	−25.3	× 21 / 228	−2.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−37

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	41,375	2413.4	− 2432	−18.6	× 71 / 243	−5.4
4	41,376	2460.9	− 2473	−12.1	× 89 / 243	−4.4
5	41,377	2490.5	− 2502	−11.5	× 64 / 243	−3
6	41,378	2532.5	− 2531	1.5	× 19 / 243	0.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−13

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	41,140	2412.1	− 2432	−19.9	× 61 / 223	−5.4
4	41,141	2469.9	− 2473	−3.1	× 74 / 223	−1
5	41,142	2477.3	− 2502	−24.7	× 59 / 223	−6.5
6	41,143	2516.8	− 2531	−14.2	× 29 / 223	−1.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−15

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	41,169	2442.5	− 2432	10.5	× 60 / 206	3.1
4	41,170	2480.0	− 2473	7	× 57 / 206	1.9
5	41,171	2489.4	− 2502	−12.6	× 59 / 206	−3.6
6	41,172	2547.7	− 2531	16.7	× 30 / 206	2.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						4

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	40,986	2418.0	− 2432	−14	× 60 / 201	−4.2
4	40,987	2507.6	− 2473	34.6	× 56 / 201	9.6
5	40,988	2502.4	− 2502	0.4	× 58 / 201	0.1
6	40,989	2543.0	− 2531	12	× 27 / 201	1.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						7

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	40,751	2438.5	− 2432	6.5	× 70 / 178	2.6
4	40,752	2493.5	− 2473	20.5	× 55 / 178	6.3
5	40,753	2541.3	− 2502	39.3	× 53 / 178	11.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						21

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	40,657	2401.8	− 2432	−30.2	× 67 / 192	−10.5
4	40,658	2485.4	− 2473	12.4	× 69 / 192	4.5
5	40,659	2513.6	− 2502	11.6	× 56 / 192	3.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−3

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −37, −20, −35, −37, −13, −15, 4, 7, 21, −3 → −12.8
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 17 · 2016→2017: 15 · 2017→2018: 2 · 2018→2019: 24 · 2019→2022: 2 · 2022→2023: 19 · 2023→2024: 3 · 2024→2025: 14 · 2025→2026: 24 → average 13.3
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 13.3 × 2.66 = 35.4. Upper limit 22.6, lower limit −48.2.

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.