Hidden Hills 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 5.

Many students here are still learning English, and this test is given in English. In 2026, 35 of the 136 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 62 points under the grade 3 bar. 2370 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2465 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 11 points under the grade 5 bar. 2491 vs. 2502.

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 26 students 31 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 40 students Meets the grade 4 bar.

English learners

Students leave this group as they become fluent, so its average stays low even where they learn well.

Grade bars 3rd 14 students 119 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 11 students 108 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	48,769	2413.2	− 2432	−18.8	× 78 / 223	−6.6
4	48,770	2478.2	− 2473	5.2	× 82 / 223	1.9
5	48,773	2467.4	− 2502	−34.6	× 63 / 223	−9.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−14

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	45,361	2451.1	− 2432	19.1	× 52 / 189	5.3
4	45,364	2462.7	− 2473	−10.3	× 63 / 189	−3.4
5	45,365	2515.5	− 2502	13.5	× 74 / 189	5.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						7

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	46,572	2430.5	− 2432	−1.5	× 60 / 181	−0.5
4	46,573	2472.4	− 2473	−0.6	× 53 / 181	−0.2
5	46,576	2511.2	− 2502	9.2	× 68 / 181	3.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						3

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	46,581	2452.2	− 2432	20.2	× 56 / 176	6.4
4	46,583	2484.5	− 2473	11.5	× 61 / 176	4
5	46,585	2491.2	− 2502	−10.8	× 59 / 176	−3.6
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	46,760	2454.1	− 2432	22.1	× 59 / 169	7.7
4	46,761	2489.6	− 2473	16.6	× 50 / 169	4.9
5	46,762	2521.8	− 2502	19.8	× 60 / 169	7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						20

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	46,596	2449.0	− 2432	17	× 42 / 155	4.6
4	46,597	2488.0	− 2473	15	× 63 / 155	6.1
5	46,598	2498.5	− 2502	−3.5	× 50 / 155	−1.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						10

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	46,586	2426.3	− 2432	−5.7	× 52 / 158	−1.9
4	46,587	2482.5	− 2473	9.5	× 47 / 158	2.8
5	46,588	2522.0	− 2502	20	× 59 / 158	7.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						8

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	46,439	2436.1	− 2432	4.1	× 45 / 138	1.3
4	46,440	2441.9	− 2473	−31.1	× 48 / 138	−10.8
5	46,441	2497.9	− 2502	−4.1	× 45 / 138	−1.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−11

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	46,199	2426.6	− 2432	−5.4	× 50 / 148	−1.8
4	46,200	2466.3	− 2473	−6.7	× 44 / 148	−2
5	46,201	2484.9	− 2502	−17.1	× 54 / 148	−6.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−10

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	46,071	2370.3	− 2432	−61.7	× 40 / 136	−18.1
4	46,072	2465.2	− 2473	−7.8	× 51 / 136	−2.9
5	46,073	2490.7	− 2502	−11.3	× 45 / 136	−3.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−25

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −14, 7, 3, 7, 20, 10, 8, −11, −10, −25 → −0.5
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 21 · 2016→2017: 4 · 2017→2018: 4 · 2018→2019: 13 · 2019→2022: 10 · 2022→2023: 2 · 2023→2024: 19 · 2024→2025: 1 · 2025→2026: 15 → average 9.9
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 9.9 × 2.66 = 26.3. Upper limit 25.8, lower limit −26.8.

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.