Guinn (James M.) 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, 116 of the 300 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 75 points under the grade 3 bar. 2357 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 38 points under the grade 4 bar. 2435 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2431 vs. 2432. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 20 points under the grade 5 bar. 2483 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 31 students 41 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 41 students Just under the grade 4 bar. 5th 53 students 17 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 59 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 34 students 107 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 26 students 55 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 32 students 44 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 24 students 48 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	47,909	2339.2	− 2432	−92.8	× 113 / 431	−24.3
4	47,910	2417.1	− 2473	−55.9	× 92 / 431	−11.9
5	47,913	2436.5	− 2502	−65.5	× 113 / 431	−17.2
6	47,914	2497.9	− 2531	−33.1	× 113 / 431	−8.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−62

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	44,575	2353.4	− 2432	−78.6	× 105 / 426	−19.4
4	44,578	2386.1	− 2473	−86.9	× 113 / 426	−23.1
5	44,579	2458.9	− 2502	−43.1	× 90 / 426	−9.1
6	44,582	2462.8	− 2531	−68.2	× 118 / 426	−18.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−70

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	45,747	2335.0	− 2432	−97	× 84 / 386	−21.1
4	45,749	2387.3	− 2473	−85.7	× 96 / 386	−21.3
5	45,751	2394.6	− 2502	−107.4	× 112 / 386	−31.2
6	45,752	2493.6	− 2531	−37.4	× 94 / 386	−9.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−83

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	45,763	2338.0	− 2432	−94	× 91 / 394	−21.7
4	45,765	2398.2	− 2473	−74.8	× 84 / 394	−15.9
5	45,767	2426.6	− 2502	−75.4	× 107 / 394	−20.5
6	45,769	2469.5	− 2531	−61.5	× 112 / 394	−17.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−76

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	45,940	2374.5	− 2432	−57.5	× 94 / 385	−14
4	45,941	2408.0	− 2473	−65	× 93 / 385	−15.7
5	45,942	2435.0	− 2502	−67	× 87 / 385	−15.1
6	45,943	2495.5	− 2531	−35.5	× 111 / 385	−10.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−55

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	45,758	2373.0	− 2432	−59	× 70 / 290	−14.2
4	45,759	2426.9	− 2473	−46.1	× 62 / 290	−9.9
5	45,760	2447.8	− 2502	−54.2	× 75 / 290	−14
6	45,761	2483.1	− 2531	−47.9	× 83 / 290	−13.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−52

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	45,740	2354.5	− 2432	−77.5	× 90 / 292	−23.9
4	45,741	2418.1	− 2473	−54.9	× 73 / 292	−13.7
5	45,742	2448.5	− 2502	−53.5	× 58 / 292	−10.6
6	45,743	2465.5	− 2531	−65.5	× 71 / 292	−15.9
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	45,599	2346.1	− 2432	−85.9	× 86 / 313	−23.6
4	45,600	2401.3	− 2473	−71.7	× 90 / 313	−20.6
5	45,601	2445.1	− 2502	−56.9	× 73 / 313	−13.3
6	45,602	2480.8	− 2531	−50.2	× 64 / 313	−10.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−68

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	45,353	2359.3	− 2432	−72.7	× 70 / 319	−16
4	45,354	2392.1	− 2473	−80.9	× 87 / 319	−22.1
5	45,355	2443.4	− 2502	−58.6	× 89 / 319	−16.3
6	45,356	2473.8	− 2531	−57.2	× 73 / 319	−13.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−67

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	45,247	2356.6	− 2432	−75.4	× 65 / 300	−16.3
4	45,248	2434.9	− 2473	−38.1	× 67 / 300	−8.5
5	45,249	2430.7	− 2502	−71.3	× 85 / 300	−20.2
6	45,250	2482.5	− 2531	−48.5	× 83 / 300	−13.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−58

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −62, −70, −83, −76, −55, −52, −64, −68, −67, −58 → −65.5
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 8 · 2016→2017: 13 · 2017→2018: 7 · 2018→2019: 21 · 2019→2022: 3 · 2022→2023: 12 · 2023→2024: 4 · 2024→2025: 1 · 2025→2026: 9 → average 8.7
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 8.7 × 2.66 = 23.1. Upper limit −42.4, lower limit −88.6.

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.