San Marino 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, 76 of the 248 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 40 points under the grade 3 bar. 2392 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 28 points under the grade 4 bar. 2445 vs. 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 meets the grade 6 bar. 2546 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 31 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 4th 49 students 12 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 44 students Just under the grade 5 bar. 6th 48 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 17 students 102 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 18 students 29 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 25 students 36 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 16 students 19 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	49,038	2416.0	− 2432	−16	× 81 / 344	−3.8
4	49,040	2452.0	− 2473	−21	× 109 / 344	−6.7
5	49,043	2508.0	− 2502	6	× 75 / 344	1.3
6	49,044	2537.5	− 2531	6.5	× 79 / 344	1.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−8

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	45,588	2417.4	− 2432	−14.6	× 90 / 365	−3.6
4	45,589	2494.7	− 2473	21.7	× 85 / 365	5.1
5	45,592	2514.7	− 2502	12.7	× 108 / 365	3.8
6	45,594	2562.4	− 2531	31.4	× 82 / 365	7.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						12

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	46,802	2427.0	− 2432	−5	× 66 / 336	−1
4	46,804	2462.4	− 2473	−10.6	× 84 / 336	−2.7
5	46,805	2502.2	− 2502	0.2	× 85 / 336	0.1
6	46,808	2554.8	− 2531	23.8	× 101 / 336	7.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						4

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	46,812	2414.5	− 2432	−17.5	× 72 / 316	−4
4	46,814	2492.8	− 2473	19.8	× 78 / 316	4.9
5	46,816	2504.9	− 2502	2.9	× 88 / 316	0.8
6	46,818	2557.5	− 2531	26.5	× 78 / 316	6.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						8

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	46,986	2421.6	− 2432	−10.4	× 76 / 324	−2.4
4	46,987	2472.0	− 2473	−1	× 72 / 324	−0.2
5	46,988	2549.4	− 2502	47.4	× 83 / 324	12.1
6	46,989	2556.0	− 2531	25	× 93 / 324	7.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						17

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	46,824	2414.7	− 2432	−17.3	× 93 / 321	−5
4	46,825	2454.8	− 2473	−18.2	× 73 / 321	−4.1
5	46,826	2495.1	− 2502	−6.9	× 70 / 321	−1.5
6	46,827	2535.8	− 2531	4.8	× 85 / 321	1.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−9

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	46,812	2432.9	− 2432	0.9	× 61 / 299	0.2
4	46,813	2448.9	− 2473	−24.1	× 94 / 299	−7.6
5	46,814	2490.2	− 2502	−11.8	× 70 / 299	−2.8
6	46,815	2525.6	− 2531	−5.4	× 74 / 299	−1.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−11

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	46,667	2392.8	− 2432	−39.2	× 73 / 285	−10
4	46,668	2465.2	− 2473	−7.8	× 59 / 285	−1.6
5	46,669	2473.9	− 2502	−28.1	× 88 / 285	−8.7
6	46,670	2541.5	− 2531	10.5	× 65 / 285	2.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−18

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	46,425	2397.2	− 2432	−34.8	× 63 / 279	−7.9
4	46,426	2444.8	− 2473	−28.2	× 68 / 279	−6.9
5	46,427	2506.4	− 2502	4.4	× 59 / 279	0.9
6	46,428	2515.7	− 2531	−15.3	× 89 / 279	−4.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−19

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	46,295	2392.0	− 2432	−40	× 48 / 248	−7.7
4	46,296	2445.1	− 2473	−27.9	× 67 / 248	−7.5
5	46,297	2463.1	− 2502	−38.9	× 69 / 248	−10.8
6	46,298	2545.6	− 2531	14.6	× 64 / 248	3.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−22

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −8, 12, 4, 8, 17, −9, −11, −18, −19, −22 → −4.6
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 20 · 2016→2017: 8 · 2017→2018: 4 · 2018→2019: 9 · 2019→2022: 26 · 2022→2023: 2 · 2023→2024: 7 · 2024→2025: 1 · 2025→2026: 3 → average 8.9
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 8.9 × 2.66 = 23.7. Upper limit 19.1, lower limit −28.3.

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.