Fremont 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, 245 of the 394 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 95 points under the grade 3 bar. 2337 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 25 points under the grade 3 bar. 2407 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 36 points under the grade 4 bar. 2437 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 27 points under the grade 5 bar. 2475 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 26 students 50 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 25 students Meets the grade 4 bar. 5th 42 students 12 points under the grade 5 bar. 6th 56 students Just 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 63 students 114 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 58 students 57 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 59 students 34 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 65 students Just 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	45,389	2336.4	− 2432	−95.6	× 129 / 490	−25.2
4	45,392	2380.0	− 2473	−93	× 129 / 490	−24.5
5	45,393	2433.1	− 2502	−68.9	× 115 / 490	−16.2
6	45,396	2468.0	− 2531	−63	× 117 / 490	−15
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−81

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	42,092	2340.0	− 2432	−92	× 106 / 472	−20.7
4	42,093	2398.6	− 2473	−74.4	× 131 / 472	−20.6
5	42,095	2425.5	− 2502	−76.5	× 124 / 472	−20.1
6	42,098	2483.9	− 2531	−47.1	× 111 / 472	−11.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−72

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	43,132	2332.4	− 2432	−99.6	× 127 / 479	−26.4
4	43,135	2393.1	− 2473	−79.9	× 102 / 479	−17
5	43,136	2439.3	− 2502	−62.7	× 129 / 479	−16.9
6	43,138	2483.5	− 2531	−47.5	× 121 / 479	−12
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−72

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	43,140	2359.4	− 2432	−72.6	× 112 / 484	−16.8
4	43,141	2390.9	− 2473	−82.1	× 125 / 484	−21.2
5	43,144	2436.3	− 2502	−65.7	× 113 / 484	−15.3
6	43,145	2479.8	− 2531	−51.2	× 134 / 484	−14.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−68

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	43,258	2387.3	− 2432	−44.7	× 124 / 459	−12.1
4	43,259	2432.9	− 2473	−40.1	× 108 / 459	−9.4
5	43,260	2453.9	− 2502	−48.1	× 118 / 459	−12.4
6	43,261	2472.1	− 2531	−58.9	× 109 / 459	−14
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−48

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	42,998	2334.0	− 2432	−98	× 103 / 410	−24.6
4	42,999	2379.9	− 2473	−93.1	× 93 / 410	−21.1
5	43,000	2433.3	− 2502	−68.7	× 103 / 410	−17.3
6	43,001	2493.4	− 2531	−37.6	× 111 / 410	−10.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−73

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	43,016	2330.7	− 2432	−101.3	× 120 / 418	−29.1
4	43,017	2372.4	− 2473	−100.6	× 106 / 418	−25.5
5	43,018	2418.4	− 2502	−83.6	× 91 / 418	−18.2
6	43,019	2500.5	− 2531	−30.5	× 101 / 418	−7.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−80

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	42,844	2341.9	− 2432	−90.1	× 102 / 408	−22.5
4	42,845	2374.3	− 2473	−98.7	× 117 / 408	−28.3
5	42,846	2433.1	− 2502	−68.9	× 101 / 408	−17.1
6	42,847	2463.8	− 2531	−67.2	× 88 / 408	−14.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−82

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	42,599	2331.8	− 2432	−100.2	× 85 / 405	−21
4	42,600	2376.4	− 2473	−96.6	× 101 / 405	−24.1
5	42,601	2421.0	− 2502	−81	× 122 / 405	−24.4
6	42,602	2481.9	− 2531	−49.1	× 97 / 405	−11.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−81

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	42,493	2336.6	− 2432	−95.4	× 89 / 394	−21.5
4	42,494	2406.9	− 2473	−66.1	× 83 / 394	−13.9
5	42,495	2436.7	− 2502	−65.3	× 101 / 394	−16.7
6	42,496	2475.3	− 2531	−55.7	× 121 / 394	−17.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−69

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −81, −72, −72, −68, −48, −73, −80, −82, −81, −69 → −72.6
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: 0 · 2017→2018: 4 · 2018→2019: 20 · 2019→2022: 25 · 2022→2023: 7 · 2023→2024: 2 · 2024→2025: 1 · 2025→2026: 12 → average 8.9
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 8.9 × 2.66 = 23.7. Upper limit −48.9, lower limit −96.3.

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.