Danbrook 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, 100 of the 229 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 52 points under the grade 3 bar. 2380 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader meets the grade 4 bar. 2487 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2502 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2493 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 21 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 25 students Meets the grade 4 bar. 5th 39 students Meets the grade 5 bar. 6th 34 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 27 students 88 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 18 students 16 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 31 students Just under the grade 4 bar. 6th 24 students 28 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	48,998	2395.8	− 2432	−36.2	× 94 / 372	−9.1
4	49,001	2435.4	− 2473	−37.6	× 99 / 372	−10
5	49,002	2485.7	− 2502	−16.3	× 103 / 372	−4.5
6	49,004	2508.5	− 2531	−22.5	× 76 / 372	−4.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−28

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	45,548	2400.7	− 2432	−31.3	× 86 / 375	−7.2
4	45,549	2466.0	− 2473	−7	× 89 / 375	−1.7
5	45,551	2496.6	− 2502	−5.4	× 99 / 375	−1.4
6	45,553	2536.1	− 2531	5.1	× 101 / 375	1.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−9

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	46,761	2400.1	− 2432	−31.9	× 95 / 371	−8.2
4	46,763	2453.0	− 2473	−20	× 87 / 371	−4.7
5	46,766	2508.2	− 2502	6.2	× 89 / 371	1.5
6	46,768	2540.5	− 2531	9.5	× 100 / 371	2.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−9

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	46,772	2415.4	− 2432	−16.6	× 92 / 337	−4.5
4	46,774	2475.6	− 2473	2.6	× 85 / 337	0.7
5	46,776	2483.4	− 2502	−18.6	× 77 / 337	−4.2
6	46,778	2550.4	− 2531	19.4	× 83 / 337	4.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−3

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	46,946	2409.5	− 2432	−22.5	× 50 / 310	−3.6
4	46,947	2489.4	− 2473	16.4	× 91 / 310	4.8
5	46,948	2511.1	− 2502	9.1	× 88 / 310	2.6
6	46,949	2540.4	− 2531	9.4	× 81 / 310	2.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						6

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	46,784	2378.9	− 2432	−53.1	× 71 / 256	−14.7
4	46,785	2457.2	− 2473	−15.8	× 68 / 256	−4.2
5	46,786	2485.0	− 2502	−17	× 69 / 256	−4.6
6	46,787	2538.5	− 2531	7.5	× 48 / 256	1.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−22

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	46,772	2395.6	− 2432	−36.4	× 51 / 259	−7.2
4	46,773	2429.1	− 2473	−43.9	× 70 / 259	−11.9
5	46,774	2504.6	− 2502	2.6	× 71 / 259	0.7
6	46,775	2533.0	− 2531	2	× 67 / 259	0.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−18

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	46,627	2381.8	− 2432	−50.2	× 71 / 278	−12.8
4	46,628	2451.3	− 2473	−21.7	× 54 / 278	−4.2
5	46,629	2471.7	− 2502	−30.3	× 75 / 278	−8.2
6	46,630	2531.6	− 2531	0.6	× 78 / 278	0.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−25

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	46,385	2404.9	− 2432	−27.1	× 44 / 241	−4.9
4	46,386	2454.3	− 2473	−18.7	× 72 / 241	−5.6
5	46,387	2511.9	− 2502	9.9	× 49 / 241	2
6	46,388	2507.0	− 2531	−24	× 76 / 241	−7.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−16

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	46,255	2379.8	− 2432	−52.2	× 58 / 229	−13.2
4	46,256	2486.5	− 2473	13.5	× 43 / 229	2.5
5	46,257	2502.4	− 2502	0.4	× 70 / 229	0.1
6	46,258	2492.7	− 2531	−38.3	× 58 / 229	−9.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−20

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −28, −9, −9, −3, 6, −22, −18, −25, −16, −20 → −14.4
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 19 · 2016→2017: 0 · 2017→2018: 6 · 2018→2019: 9 · 2019→2022: 28 · 2022→2023: 4 · 2023→2024: 7 · 2024→2025: 9 · 2025→2026: 4 → average 9.6
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 9.6 × 2.66 = 25.5. Upper limit 11.1, lower limit −39.9.

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.