Monterey Park 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, 85 of the 287 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 97 points under the grade 3 bar. 2335 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 36 points under the grade 3 bar. 2396 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 35 points under the grade 4 bar. 2438 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 28 points under the grade 6 bar. 2503 vs. 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 39 students 75 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 53 students 13 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 47 students 19 points under the grade 5 bar. 6th 63 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 22 students 135 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 27 students 81 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 23 students 86 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 13 students 38 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	46,117	2333.1	− 2432	−98.9	× 72 / 310	−23
4	46,120	2360.9	− 2473	−112.1	× 87 / 310	−31.5
5	46,121	2419.3	− 2502	−82.7	× 66 / 310	−17.6
6	46,124	2489.5	− 2531	−41.5	× 85 / 310	−11.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−83

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	42,819	2378.8	− 2432	−53.2	× 75 / 294	−13.6
4	42,821	2408.0	− 2473	−65	× 66 / 294	−14.6
5	42,823	2426.3	− 2502	−75.7	× 88 / 294	−22.7
6	42,826	2459.7	− 2531	−71.3	× 65 / 294	−15.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−67

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	43,894	2382.1	− 2432	−49.9	× 65 / 299	−10.8
4	43,897	2414.0	− 2473	−59	× 80 / 299	−15.8
5	43,899	2447.6	− 2502	−54.4	× 69 / 299	−12.6
6	43,901	2492.6	− 2531	−38.4	× 85 / 299	−10.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−50

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	43,911	2371.8	− 2432	−60.2	× 89 / 305	−17.6
4	43,914	2412.5	− 2473	−60.5	× 66 / 305	−13.1
5	43,915	2473.8	− 2502	−28.2	× 78 / 305	−7.2
6	43,918	2479.0	− 2531	−52	× 72 / 305	−12.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−50

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	44,038	2382.6	− 2432	−49.4	× 69 / 311	−11
4	44,039	2419.8	− 2473	−53.2	× 90 / 311	−15.4
5	44,040	2460.8	− 2502	−41.2	× 65 / 311	−8.6
6	44,041	2504.5	− 2531	−26.5	× 87 / 311	−7.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−42

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	43,788	2364.3	− 2432	−67.7	× 83 / 308	−18.2
4	43,789	2393.5	− 2473	−79.5	× 75 / 308	−19.4
5	43,790	2442.5	− 2502	−59.5	× 87 / 308	−16.8
6	43,791	2480.3	− 2531	−50.7	× 63 / 308	−10.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−65

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	43,780	2371.5	− 2432	−60.5	× 76 / 319	−14.4
4	43,781	2406.4	− 2473	−66.6	× 86 / 319	−18
5	43,782	2445.5	− 2502	−56.5	× 71 / 319	−12.6
6	43,783	2460.2	− 2531	−70.8	× 86 / 319	−19.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−64

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	43,602	2367.3	− 2432	−64.7	× 59 / 309	−12.4
4	43,603	2397.5	− 2473	−75.5	× 84 / 309	−20.5
5	43,604	2451.7	− 2502	−50.3	× 93 / 309	−15.1
6	43,605	2471.5	− 2531	−59.5	× 73 / 309	−14.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−62

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	43,351	2340.1	− 2432	−91.9	× 78 / 322	−22.3
4	43,352	2403.4	− 2473	−69.6	× 69 / 322	−14.9
5	43,353	2436.0	− 2502	−66	× 82 / 322	−16.8
6	43,354	2481.1	− 2531	−49.9	× 93 / 322	−14.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−68

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	43,237	2335.4	− 2432	−96.6	× 61 / 287	−20.5
4	43,238	2396.2	− 2473	−76.8	× 80 / 287	−21.4
5	43,239	2437.8	− 2502	−64.2	× 70 / 287	−15.7
6	43,240	2502.7	− 2531	−28.3	× 76 / 287	−7.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−65

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −83, −67, −50, −50, −42, −65, −64, −62, −68, −65 → −61.6
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 16 · 2016→2017: 17 · 2017→2018: 0 · 2018→2019: 8 · 2019→2022: 23 · 2022→2023: 1 · 2023→2024: 2 · 2024→2025: 6 · 2025→2026: 3 → average 8.4
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 8.4 × 2.66 = 22.3. Upper limit −39.3, lower limit −83.9.

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.