Bryant 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, 99 of the 298 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 scores 15 points under the grade 3 bar. 2417 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2515 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 6 bar. 2530 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 37 students 29 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 40 students 30 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 47 students Meets the grade 5 bar. 6th 75 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 32 students 78 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 29 students 52 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 20 students 32 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 18 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	49,622	2383.8	− 2432	−48.2	× 108 / 408	−12.8
4	49,625	2418.4	− 2473	−54.6	× 98 / 408	−13.1
5	49,626	2462.9	− 2502	−39.1	× 95 / 408	−9.1
6	49,629	2506.0	− 2531	−25	× 107 / 408	−6.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−42

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	46,107	2378.1	− 2432	−53.9	× 110 / 422	−14
4	46,110	2433.5	− 2473	−39.5	× 116 / 422	−10.9
5	46,112	2481.2	− 2502	−20.8	× 105 / 422	−5.2
6	46,113	2521.5	− 2531	−9.5	× 91 / 422	−2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−32

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	47,349	2374.4	− 2432	−57.6	× 96 / 408	−13.6
4	47,352	2427.5	− 2473	−45.5	× 101 / 408	−11.3
5	47,354	2456.6	− 2502	−45.4	× 110 / 408	−12.2
6	47,355	2512.9	− 2531	−18.1	× 101 / 408	−4.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−42

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	47,360	2403.3	− 2432	−28.7	× 82 / 382	−6.2
4	47,361	2432.7	− 2473	−40.3	× 95 / 382	−10
5	47,364	2476.9	− 2502	−25.1	× 100 / 382	−6.6
6	47,365	2515.9	− 2531	−15.1	× 105 / 382	−4.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−27

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	47,534	2394.9	− 2432	−37.1	× 92 / 361	−9.5
4	47,535	2413.0	− 2473	−60	× 77 / 361	−12.8
5	47,536	2486.7	− 2502	−15.3	× 87 / 361	−3.7
6	47,537	2522.1	− 2531	−8.9	× 105 / 361	−2.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−29

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	47,384	2380.8	− 2432	−51.2	× 75 / 324	−11.9
4	47,385	2447.0	− 2473	−26	× 85 / 324	−6.8
5	47,386	2434.4	− 2502	−67.6	× 77 / 324	−16.1
6	47,387	2509.5	− 2531	−21.5	× 87 / 324	−5.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−41

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	47,370	2386.7	− 2432	−45.3	× 95 / 337	−12.8
4	47,371	2435.3	− 2473	−37.7	× 75 / 337	−8.4
5	47,372	2465.1	− 2502	−36.9	× 90 / 337	−9.9
6	47,373	2478.9	− 2531	−52.1	× 77 / 337	−11.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−43

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	47,219	2367.3	− 2432	−64.7	× 74 / 339	−14.1
4	47,220	2418.6	− 2473	−54.4	× 92 / 339	−14.8
5	47,221	2462.0	− 2502	−40	× 77 / 339	−9.1
6	47,222	2510.1	− 2531	−20.9	× 96 / 339	−5.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−44

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	46,975	2384.2	− 2432	−47.8	× 65 / 316	−9.8
4	46,976	2437.4	− 2473	−35.6	× 74 / 316	−8.3
5	46,977	2489.1	− 2502	−12.9	× 102 / 316	−4.2
6	46,978	2523.7	− 2531	−7.3	× 75 / 316	−1.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−24

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	46,849	2380.1	− 2432	−51.9	× 69 / 298	−12
4	46,850	2416.6	− 2473	−56.4	× 69 / 298	−13.1
5	46,851	2515.0	− 2502	13	× 67 / 298	2.9
6	46,852	2530.2	− 2531	−0.8	× 93 / 298	−0.2
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. −42, −32, −42, −27, −29, −41, −43, −44, −24, −22 → −34.6
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 10 · 2016→2017: 10 · 2017→2018: 15 · 2018→2019: 2 · 2019→2022: 12 · 2022→2023: 2 · 2023→2024: 1 · 2024→2025: 20 · 2025→2026: 2 → average 8.2
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 8.2 × 2.66 = 21.8. Upper limit −12.8, lower limit −56.4.

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.