Ross (Betsy) 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, 103 of the 371 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 57 points under the grade 3 bar. 2375 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 15 points under the grade 3 bar. 2417 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 10 points under the grade 4 bar. 2463 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 6 bar. 2522 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 58 students 35 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 66 students 39 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 64 students 10 points under the grade 5 bar. 6th 80 students Meets 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 25 students 108 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 30 students 53 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 31 students 31 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 17 students 39 points under the grade 4 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	47,879	2342.3	− 2432	−89.7	× 128 / 524	−21.9
4	47,880	2392.9	− 2473	−80.1	× 140 / 524	−21.4
5	47,883	2449.3	− 2502	−52.7	× 137 / 524	−13.8
6	47,884	2477.1	− 2531	−53.9	× 119 / 524	−12.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−69

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	44,545	2364.5	− 2432	−67.5	× 116 / 513	−15.3
4	44,547	2402.6	− 2473	−70.4	× 115 / 513	−15.8
5	44,549	2446.8	− 2502	−55.2	× 141 / 513	−15.2
6	44,552	2492.5	− 2531	−38.5	× 141 / 513	−10.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−57

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	45,716	2380.3	− 2432	−51.7	× 108 / 475	−11.8
4	45,718	2414.2	− 2473	−58.8	× 125 / 475	−15.5
5	45,721	2424.5	− 2502	−77.5	× 110 / 475	−17.9
6	45,722	2487.0	− 2531	−44	× 132 / 475	−12.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−57

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	45,734	2365.6	− 2432	−66.4	× 125 / 467	−17.8
4	45,736	2419.5	− 2473	−53.5	× 110 / 467	−12.6
5	45,738	2449.6	− 2502	−52.4	× 120 / 467	−13.5
6	45,740	2503.1	− 2531	−27.9	× 112 / 467	−6.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−51

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	45,910	2375.1	− 2432	−56.9	× 119 / 503	−13.5
4	45,911	2418.0	− 2473	−55	× 129 / 503	−14.1
5	45,912	2466.6	− 2502	−35.4	× 129 / 503	−9.1
6	45,913	2506.0	− 2531	−25	× 126 / 503	−6.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−43

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	45,728	2355.5	− 2432	−76.5	× 115 / 488	−18
4	45,729	2417.3	− 2473	−55.7	× 123 / 488	−14
5	45,730	2470.8	− 2502	−31.2	× 136 / 488	−8.7
6	45,731	2498.4	− 2531	−32.6	× 114 / 488	−7.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−48

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	45,710	2358.8	− 2432	−73.2	× 98 / 480	−14.9
4	45,711	2413.1	− 2473	−59.9	× 118 / 480	−14.7
5	45,712	2440.9	− 2502	−61.1	× 121 / 480	−15.4
6	45,713	2523.1	− 2531	−7.9	× 143 / 480	−2.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−47

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	45,569	2367.2	− 2432	−64.8	× 99 / 408	−15.7
4	45,570	2404.8	− 2473	−68.2	× 90 / 408	−15
5	45,571	2427.9	− 2502	−74.1	× 115 / 408	−20.9
6	45,572	2516.0	− 2531	−15	× 104 / 408	−3.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−55

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	45,323	2370.4	− 2432	−61.6	× 101 / 396	−15.7
4	45,324	2394.3	− 2473	−78.7	× 98 / 396	−19.5
5	45,325	2446.7	− 2502	−55.3	× 92 / 396	−12.8
6	45,326	2517.1	− 2531	−13.9	× 105 / 396	−3.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−52

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	45,217	2375.1	− 2432	−56.9	× 83 / 371	−12.7
4	45,218	2416.7	− 2473	−56.3	× 96 / 371	−14.6
5	45,219	2462.7	− 2502	−39.3	× 95 / 371	−10.1
6	45,220	2521.7	− 2531	−9.3	× 97 / 371	−2.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−40

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −69, −57, −57, −51, −43, −48, −47, −55, −52, −40 → −51.9
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 12 · 2016→2017: 0 · 2017→2018: 6 · 2018→2019: 8 · 2019→2022: 5 · 2022→2023: 1 · 2023→2024: 8 · 2024→2025: 3 · 2025→2026: 12 → 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 −35.7, lower limit −68.1.

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.