Edward Russell 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, 125 of the 228 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 67 points under the grade 3 bar. 2365 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 55 points under the grade 3 bar. 2377 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2470 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 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 21 students 63 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 18 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 5th 31 students Meets the grade 5 bar. 6th 33 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 41 students 70 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 30 students 87 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 36 students 25 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 18 students 35 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	49,679	2349.0	− 2432	−83	× 104 / 396	−21.8
4	49,681	2385.7	− 2473	−87.3	× 99 / 396	−21.8
5	49,683	2439.8	− 2502	−62.2	× 102 / 396	−16
6	49,685	2481.8	− 2531	−49.2	× 91 / 396	−11.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−71

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	46,163	2366.5	− 2432	−65.5	× 112 / 404	−18.2
4	46,165	2368.0	− 2473	−105	× 100 / 404	−26
5	46,167	2443.0	− 2502	−59	× 93 / 404	−13.6
6	46,169	2490.2	− 2531	−40.8	× 99 / 404	−10
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−68

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	47,406	2364.2	− 2432	−67.8	× 88 / 359	−16.6
4	47,407	2383.9	− 2473	−89.1	× 94 / 359	−23.3
5	47,409	2422.0	− 2502	−80	× 91 / 359	−20.3
6	47,411	2490.5	− 2531	−40.5	× 86 / 359	−9.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−70

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	47,416	2405.3	− 2432	−26.7	× 54 / 317	−4.5
4	47,418	2407.8	− 2473	−65.2	× 85 / 317	−17.5
5	47,420	2447.0	− 2502	−55	× 89 / 317	−15.4
6	47,422	2499.5	− 2531	−31.5	× 89 / 317	−8.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−46

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	47,590	2389.3	− 2432	−42.7	× 62 / 294	−9
4	47,591	2444.2	− 2473	−28.8	× 61 / 294	−6
5	47,592	2459.7	− 2502	−42.3	× 84 / 294	−12.1
6	47,593	2484.3	− 2531	−46.7	× 87 / 294	−13.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−41

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	47,440	2366.1	− 2432	−65.9	× 68 / 242	−18.5
4	47,441	2445.2	− 2473	−27.8	× 54 / 242	−6.2
5	47,442	2468.4	− 2502	−33.6	× 55 / 242	−7.6
6	47,443	2504.4	− 2531	−26.6	× 65 / 242	−7.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−40

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	47,426	2347.1	− 2432	−84.9	× 54 / 231	−19.8
4	47,427	2402.6	− 2473	−70.4	× 68 / 231	−20.7
5	47,428	2459.5	− 2502	−42.5	× 56 / 231	−10.3
6	47,429	2495.5	− 2531	−35.5	× 53 / 231	−8.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−59

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	47,275	2363.1	− 2432	−68.9	× 68 / 245	−19.1
4	47,276	2385.0	− 2473	−88	× 54 / 245	−19.4
5	47,277	2426.8	− 2502	−75.2	× 65 / 245	−20
6	47,278	2529.2	− 2531	−1.8	× 58 / 245	−0.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−59

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	47,031	2356.0	− 2432	−76	× 49 / 235	−15.8
4	47,032	2398.0	− 2473	−75	× 67 / 235	−21.4
5	47,033	2464.2	− 2502	−37.8	× 54 / 235	−8.7
6	47,034	2479.0	− 2531	−52	× 65 / 235	−14.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−60

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	46,905	2364.7	− 2432	−67.3	× 62 / 228	−18.3
4	46,906	2377.0	− 2473	−96	× 48 / 228	−20.2
5	46,907	2469.6	− 2502	−32.4	× 67 / 228	−9.5
6	46,908	2509.6	− 2531	−21.4	× 51 / 228	−4.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−53

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −71, −68, −70, −46, −41, −40, −59, −59, −60, −53 → −56.7
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 3 · 2016→2017: 2 · 2017→2018: 24 · 2018→2019: 5 · 2019→2022: 1 · 2022→2023: 19 · 2023→2024: 0 · 2024→2025: 1 · 2025→2026: 7 → average 6.9
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 6.9 × 2.66 = 18.4. Upper limit −38.3, lower limit −75.1.

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.