Stoddard (Alexander J.) 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.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 44 points under the grade 3 bar. 2388 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 29 points under the grade 4 bar. 2444 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 16 points under the grade 5 bar. 2486 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 21 points under the grade 6 bar. 2510 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 53 students 22 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 55 students 17 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 63 students Meets the grade 5 bar. 6th 71 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 23 students 95 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 24 students 16 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 18 students 22 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 15 students 41 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	47,849	2379.1	− 2432	−52.9	× 101 / 379	−14.1
4	47,850	2439.9	− 2473	−33.1	× 83 / 379	−7.2
5	47,852	2498.9	− 2502	−3.1	× 94 / 379	−0.8
6	47,854	2522.4	− 2531	−8.6	× 101 / 379	−2.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−24

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	44,515	2377.1	− 2432	−54.9	× 94 / 370	−13.9
4	44,518	2448.0	− 2473	−25	× 98 / 370	−6.6
5	44,519	2498.0	− 2502	−4	× 84 / 370	−0.9
6	44,522	2542.1	− 2531	11.1	× 94 / 370	2.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−19

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	45,686	2415.9	− 2432	−16.1	× 76 / 369	−3.3
4	45,688	2420.7	− 2473	−52.3	× 97 / 369	−13.7
5	45,690	2494.0	− 2502	−8	× 107 / 369	−2.3
6	45,692	2518.9	− 2531	−12.1	× 89 / 369	−2.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−22

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	45,704	2444.5	− 2432	12.5	× 93 / 412	2.8
4	45,706	2459.6	− 2473	−13.4	× 95 / 412	−3.1
5	45,708	2471.3	− 2502	−30.7	× 105 / 412	−7.8
6	45,710	2534.8	− 2531	3.8	× 119 / 412	1.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−7

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	45,880	2425.8	− 2432	−6.2	× 99 / 414	−1.5
4	45,881	2476.9	− 2473	3.9	× 103 / 414	1
5	45,882	2499.7	− 2502	−2.3	× 102 / 414	−0.6
6	45,883	2531.2	− 2531	0.2	× 110 / 414	0.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−1

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	45,698	2389.4	− 2432	−42.6	× 71 / 321	−9.4
4	45,699	2461.0	− 2473	−12	× 74 / 321	−2.8
5	45,700	2469.4	− 2502	−32.6	× 88 / 321	−8.9
6	45,701	2517.9	− 2531	−13.1	× 88 / 321	−3.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−25

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	45,680	2410.2	− 2432	−21.8	× 82 / 318	−5.6
4	45,681	2421.7	− 2473	−51.3	× 73 / 318	−11.8
5	45,682	2496.0	− 2502	−6	× 73 / 318	−1.4
6	45,683	2469.9	− 2531	−61.1	× 90 / 318	−17.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−36

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	45,539	2401.2	− 2432	−30.8	× 85 / 321	−8.2
4	45,540	2452.3	− 2473	−20.7	× 87 / 321	−5.6
5	45,541	2445.9	− 2502	−56.1	× 76 / 321	−13.3
6	45,542	2512.8	− 2531	−18.2	× 73 / 321	−4.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−31

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	45,293	2380.7	− 2432	−51.3	× 86 / 331	−13.3
4	45,294	2437.8	− 2473	−35.2	× 79 / 331	−8.4
5	45,295	2493.6	− 2502	−8.4	× 85 / 331	−2.2
6	45,296	2457.6	− 2531	−73.4	× 81 / 331	−18
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−42

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	45,187	2388.1	− 2432	−43.9	× 76 / 322	−10.4
4	45,188	2443.6	− 2473	−29.4	× 79 / 322	−7.2
5	45,189	2485.6	− 2502	−16.4	× 81 / 322	−4.1
6	45,190	2509.9	− 2531	−21.1	× 86 / 322	−5.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−27

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −24, −19, −22, −7, −1, −25, −36, −31, −42, −27 → −23.4
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 5 · 2016→2017: 3 · 2017→2018: 15 · 2018→2019: 6 · 2019→2022: 24 · 2022→2023: 11 · 2023→2024: 5 · 2024→2025: 11 · 2025→2026: 15 → average 10.6
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 10.6 × 2.66 = 28.2. Upper limit 4.8, lower limit −51.6.

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.