Natividad 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, 206 of the 404 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 91 points under the grade 3 bar. 2341 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 35 points under the grade 3 bar. 2397 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 28 points under the grade 3 bar. 2404 vs. 2432. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 21 points under the grade 4 bar. 2452 vs. 2473. 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 40 students 52 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 46 students 25 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 46 students 19 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 66 students Just under 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 53 students 120 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 48 students 84 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 59 students 67 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 46 students 49 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	46,127	2331.2	− 2432	−100.8	× 104 / 396	−26.5
4	46,130	2412.8	− 2473	−60.2	× 101 / 396	−15.4
5	46,131	2407.9	− 2502	−94.1	× 101 / 396	−24
6	46,134	2481.5	− 2531	−49.5	× 90 / 396	−11.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−77

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	42,829	2335.5	− 2432	−96.5	× 102 / 418	−23.5
4	42,831	2389.1	− 2473	−83.9	× 107 / 418	−21.5
5	42,833	2437.3	− 2502	−64.7	× 105 / 418	−16.3
6	42,836	2453.2	− 2531	−77.8	× 104 / 418	−19.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−81

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	43,904	2371.4	− 2432	−60.6	× 95 / 391	−14.7
4	43,906	2370.5	− 2473	−102.5	× 93 / 391	−24.4
5	43,909	2407.2	− 2502	−94.8	× 102 / 391	−24.7
6	43,911	2488.9	− 2531	−42.1	× 101 / 391	−10.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−75

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	43,922	2412.4	− 2432	−19.6	× 82 / 363	−4.4
4	43,923	2430.6	− 2473	−42.4	× 86 / 363	−10
5	43,926	2422.3	− 2502	−79.7	× 97 / 363	−21.3
6	43,927	2470.0	− 2531	−61	× 98 / 363	−16.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−52

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	44,048	2388.1	− 2432	−43.9	× 96 / 364	−11.6
4	44,049	2441.6	− 2473	−31.4	× 81 / 364	−7
5	44,050	2423.1	− 2502	−78.9	× 90 / 364	−19.5
6	44,051	2461.3	− 2531	−69.7	× 97 / 364	−18.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−57

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	43,798	2344.4	− 2432	−87.6	× 82 / 355	−20.2
4	43,799	2397.4	− 2473	−75.6	× 80 / 355	−17
5	43,800	2391.5	− 2502	−110.5	× 97 / 355	−30.2
6	43,801	2470.0	− 2531	−61	× 96 / 355	−16.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−84

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	43,790	2345.7	− 2432	−86.3	× 102 / 356	−24.7
4	43,791	2389.2	− 2473	−83.8	× 80 / 356	−18.8
5	43,792	2416.1	− 2502	−85.9	× 84 / 356	−20.3
6	43,793	2465.1	− 2531	−65.9	× 90 / 356	−16.7
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	43,612	2325.9	− 2432	−106.1	× 108 / 386	−29.7
4	43,613	2362.0	− 2473	−111	× 108 / 386	−31.1
5	43,614	2405.8	− 2502	−96.2	× 82 / 386	−20.4
6	43,615	2448.3	− 2531	−82.7	× 88 / 386	−18.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−100

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	43,361	2356.3	− 2432	−75.7	× 97 / 387	−19
4	43,362	2375.0	− 2473	−98	× 105 / 387	−26.6
5	43,363	2402.9	− 2502	−99.1	× 107 / 387	−27.4
6	43,364	2482.4	− 2531	−48.6	× 78 / 387	−9.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−83

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	43,247	2341.4	− 2432	−90.6	× 93 / 404	−20.9
4	43,248	2397.4	− 2473	−75.6	× 94 / 404	−17.6
5	43,249	2404.4	− 2502	−97.6	× 105 / 404	−25.4
6	43,250	2451.6	− 2531	−79.4	× 112 / 404	−22
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−86

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −77, −81, −75, −52, −57, −84, −80, −100, −83, −86 → −77.5
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 4 · 2016→2017: 6 · 2017→2018: 23 · 2018→2019: 5 · 2019→2022: 27 · 2022→2023: 4 · 2023→2024: 20 · 2024→2025: 17 · 2025→2026: 3 → average 12.1
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 12.1 × 2.66 = 32.2. Upper limit −45.3, lower limit −109.7.

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.