Loara 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, 71 of the 250 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 72 points under the grade 3 bar. 2360 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 39 points under the grade 4 bar. 2434 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 11 points under the grade 4 bar. 2462 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 26 points under the grade 5 bar. 2476 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 33 students 49 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 54 students 20 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 55 students 23 points under the grade 5 bar. 6th 37 students 25 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 23 students 106 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 15 students 68 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 15 students 33 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 18 students 17 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	47,938	2385.5	− 2432	−46.5	× 73 / 336	−10.1
4	47,941	2413.2	− 2473	−59.8	× 90 / 336	−16
5	47,942	2463.3	− 2502	−38.7	× 86 / 336	−9.9
6	47,945	2488.2	− 2531	−42.8	× 87 / 336	−11.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−47

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	44,605	2353.8	− 2432	−78.2	× 67 / 333	−15.7
4	44,608	2442.7	− 2473	−30.3	× 80 / 333	−7.3
5	44,609	2466.1	− 2502	−35.9	× 93 / 333	−10
6	44,612	2492.2	− 2531	−38.8	× 93 / 333	−10.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−44

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	45,777	2373.9	− 2432	−58.1	× 75 / 314	−13.9
4	45,778	2405.4	− 2473	−67.6	× 69 / 314	−14.9
5	45,780	2453.0	− 2502	−49	× 81 / 314	−12.6
6	45,782	2485.3	− 2531	−45.7	× 89 / 314	−13
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−54

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	45,793	2370.1	− 2432	−61.9	× 67 / 288	−14.4
4	45,795	2445.1	− 2473	−27.9	× 78 / 288	−7.6
5	45,797	2458.2	− 2502	−43.8	× 65 / 288	−9.9
6	45,799	2503.7	− 2531	−27.3	× 78 / 288	−7.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−39

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	45,970	2385.4	− 2432	−46.6	× 72 / 274	−12.2
4	45,971	2445.9	− 2473	−27.1	× 69 / 274	−6.8
5	45,972	2460.0	− 2502	−42	× 66 / 274	−10.1
6	45,973	2515.2	− 2531	−15.8	× 67 / 274	−3.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−33

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	45,788	2397.3	− 2432	−34.7	× 67 / 282	−8.2
4	45,789	2431.6	− 2473	−41.4	× 77 / 282	−11.3
5	45,790	2488.8	− 2502	−13.2	× 63 / 282	−2.9
6	45,791	2486.6	− 2531	−44.4	× 75 / 282	−11.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−34

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	45,770	2367.6	− 2432	−64.4	× 52 / 255	−13.1
4	45,771	2453.3	− 2473	−19.7	× 74 / 255	−5.7
5	45,772	2480.6	− 2502	−21.4	× 73 / 255	−6.1
6	45,773	2496.7	− 2531	−34.3	× 56 / 255	−7.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−33

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	45,629	2388.4	− 2432	−43.6	× 74 / 277	−11.6
4	45,630	2435.1	− 2473	−37.9	× 52 / 277	−7.1
5	45,631	2469.3	− 2502	−32.7	× 72 / 277	−8.5
6	45,632	2498.8	− 2531	−32.2	× 79 / 277	−9.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−36

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	45,383	2396.0	− 2432	−36	× 73 / 268	−9.8
4	45,384	2436.9	− 2473	−36.1	× 70 / 268	−9.4
5	45,385	2461.4	− 2502	−40.6	× 56 / 268	−8.5
6	45,386	2503.6	− 2531	−27.4	× 69 / 268	−7.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−35

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	45,277	2359.8	− 2432	−72.2	× 56 / 250	−16.2
4	45,278	2434.0	− 2473	−39	× 69 / 250	−10.8
5	45,279	2461.6	− 2502	−40.4	× 70 / 250	−11.3
6	45,280	2476.2	− 2531	−54.8	× 55 / 250	−12.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−50

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −47, −44, −54, −39, −33, −34, −33, −36, −35, −50 → −40.5
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 3 · 2016→2017: 10 · 2017→2018: 15 · 2018→2019: 6 · 2019→2022: 1 · 2022→2023: 1 · 2023→2024: 3 · 2024→2025: 1 · 2025→2026: 15 → average 6.1
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 6.1 × 2.66 = 16.2. Upper limit −24.3, lower limit −56.7.

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.