Frank Paul 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, 133 of the 312 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 73 points under the grade 3 bar. 2359 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 18 points under the grade 4 bar. 2455 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 17 points under the grade 5 bar. 2485 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 29 students 21 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 38 students Just under the grade 4 bar. 5th 47 students Just under the grade 5 bar. 6th 65 students 12 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 43 students 108 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 35 students 76 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 31 students 41 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 24 students 40 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	45,408	2349.7	− 2432	−82.3	× 126 / 476	−21.8
4	45,409	2419.3	− 2473	−53.7	× 120 / 476	−13.5
5	45,412	2456.2	− 2502	−45.8	× 113 / 476	−10.9
6	45,413	2485.5	− 2531	−45.5	× 117 / 476	−11.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−57

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	42,111	2356.2	− 2432	−75.8	× 116 / 486	−18.1
4	42,113	2384.1	− 2473	−88.9	× 131 / 486	−24
5	42,115	2442.6	− 2502	−59.4	× 129 / 486	−15.8
6	42,117	2493.5	− 2531	−37.5	× 110 / 486	−8.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−66

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	43,153	2352.1	− 2432	−79.9	× 124 / 492	−20.1
4	43,154	2414.2	− 2473	−58.8	× 122 / 492	−14.6
5	43,157	2419.1	− 2502	−82.9	× 125 / 492	−21.1
6	43,158	2504.8	− 2531	−26.2	× 121 / 492	−6.4
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	43,159	2369.7	− 2432	−62.3	× 95 / 464	−12.8
4	43,162	2394.4	− 2473	−78.6	× 131 / 464	−22.2
5	43,163	2444.2	− 2502	−57.8	× 117 / 464	−14.6
6	43,166	2474.1	− 2531	−56.9	× 121 / 464	−14.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−64

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	43,278	2379.7	− 2432	−52.3	× 93 / 439	−11.1
4	43,279	2412.1	− 2473	−60.9	× 100 / 439	−13.9
5	43,280	2444.3	− 2502	−57.7	× 131 / 439	−17.2
6	43,281	2526.9	− 2531	−4.1	× 115 / 439	−1.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−43

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	43,018	2333.3	− 2432	−98.7	× 87 / 382	−22.5
4	43,019	2429.3	− 2473	−43.7	× 103 / 382	−11.8
5	43,020	2418.9	− 2502	−83.1	× 99 / 382	−21.5
6	43,021	2488.8	− 2531	−42.2	× 93 / 382	−10.3
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	43,036	2326.2	− 2432	−105.8	× 94 / 378	−26.3
4	43,037	2386.7	− 2473	−86.3	× 87 / 378	−19.9
5	43,038	2455.8	− 2502	−46.2	× 101 / 378	−12.3
6	43,039	2480.9	− 2531	−50.1	× 96 / 378	−12.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−71

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	42,864	2344.2	− 2432	−87.8	× 77 / 348	−19.4
4	42,865	2387.2	− 2473	−85.8	× 96 / 348	−23.7
5	42,866	2424.7	− 2502	−77.3	× 81 / 348	−18
6	42,867	2511.1	− 2531	−19.9	× 94 / 348	−5.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−66

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	42,619	2352.6	− 2432	−79.4	× 77 / 321	−19
4	42,620	2397.7	− 2473	−75.3	× 80 / 321	−18.8
5	42,621	2407.2	− 2502	−94.8	× 88 / 321	−26
6	42,622	2486.3	− 2531	−44.7	× 76 / 321	−10.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−74

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	42,513	2359.1	− 2432	−72.9	× 72 / 312	−16.8
4	42,514	2412.7	− 2473	−60.3	× 73 / 312	−14.1
5	42,515	2454.7	− 2502	−47.3	× 78 / 312	−11.8
6	42,516	2485.2	− 2531	−45.8	× 89 / 312	−13.1
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. −57, −66, −62, −64, −43, −66, −71, −66, −74, −56 → −62.5
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: 4 · 2017→2018: 2 · 2018→2019: 21 · 2019→2022: 23 · 2022→2023: 5 · 2023→2024: 5 · 2024→2025: 8 · 2025→2026: 18 → average 10.6
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 10.6 × 2.66 = 28.2. Upper limit −34.3, lower limit −90.7.

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.