Faylane 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.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader meets the grade 3 bar. 2457 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader meets the grade 4 bar. 2482 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2558 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader meets the grade 6 bar. 2555 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 43 students Meets the grade 3 bar. 4th 46 students Meets the grade 4 bar. 6th 45 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 18 students 23 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 12 students 29 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 14 students 11 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	49,728	2424.5	− 2432	−7.5	× 86 / 353	−1.8
4	49,731	2426.2	− 2473	−46.8	× 85 / 353	−11.3
5	49,732	2483.9	− 2502	−18.1	× 95 / 353	−4.9
6	49,735	2521.0	− 2531	−10	× 87 / 353	−2.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−20

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	46,213	2420.7	− 2432	−11.3	× 76 / 333	−2.6
4	46,215	2455.4	− 2473	−17.6	× 85 / 333	−4.5
5	46,218	2504.0	− 2502	2	× 80 / 333	0.5
6	46,219	2517.8	− 2531	−13.2	× 92 / 333	−3.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−10

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	47,455	2447.7	− 2432	15.7	× 83 / 327	4
4	47,457	2463.5	− 2473	−9.5	× 67 / 327	−1.9
5	47,460	2498.5	− 2502	−3.5	× 93 / 327	−1
6	47,461	2520.5	− 2531	−10.5	× 84 / 327	−2.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−2

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	47,465	2447.7	− 2432	15.7	× 59 / 309	3
4	47,467	2479.3	− 2473	6.3	× 85 / 309	1.7
5	47,469	2507.7	− 2502	5.7	× 69 / 309	1.3
6	47,471	2528.4	− 2531	−2.6	× 96 / 309	−0.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						5

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	47,640	2456.1	− 2432	24.1	× 73 / 296	5.9
4	47,641	2469.1	− 2473	−3.9	× 64 / 296	−0.8
5	47,642	2523.1	− 2502	21.1	× 88 / 296	6.3
6	47,643	2558.5	− 2531	27.5	× 71 / 296	6.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						18

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	47,490	2408.9	− 2432	−23.1	× 53 / 241	−5.1
4	47,491	2439.7	− 2473	−33.3	× 68 / 241	−9.4
5	47,492	2526.0	− 2502	24	× 60 / 241	6
6	47,493	2547.0	− 2531	16	× 60 / 241	4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−5

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	47,476	2453.4	− 2432	21.4	× 61 / 252	5.2
4	47,477	2434.9	− 2473	−38.1	× 59 / 252	−8.9
5	47,478	2512.3	− 2502	10.3	× 72 / 252	2.9
6	47,479	2563.2	− 2531	32.2	× 60 / 252	7.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						7

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	47,325	2466.7	− 2432	34.7	× 62 / 257	8.4
4	47,326	2511.9	− 2473	38.9	× 59 / 257	8.9
5	47,327	2494.9	− 2502	−7.1	× 60 / 257	−1.7
6	47,328	2542.1	− 2531	11.1	× 76 / 257	3.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						19

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	47,081	2441.6	− 2432	9.6	× 57 / 250	2.2
4	47,082	2501.2	− 2473	28.2	× 65 / 250	7.3
5	47,083	2533.7	− 2502	31.7	× 65 / 250	8.2
6	47,084	2527.2	− 2531	−3.8	× 63 / 250	−1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						17

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	46,955	2456.9	− 2432	24.9	× 61 / 242	6.3
4	46,956	2482.2	− 2473	9.2	× 58 / 242	2.2
5	46,957	2558.0	− 2502	56	× 64 / 242	14.8
6	46,958	2555.0	− 2531	24	× 59 / 242	5.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						29

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −20, −10, −2, 5, 18, −5, 7, 19, 17, 29 → 5.8
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: 8 · 2017→2018: 7 · 2018→2019: 13 · 2019→2022: 23 · 2022→2023: 12 · 2023→2024: 12 · 2024→2025: 2 · 2025→2026: 12 → average 11
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 11 × 2.66 = 29.3. Upper limit 35.1, lower limit −23.5.

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.