Genevieve M. Crosby 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, 64 of the 198 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader meets the grade 3 bar. 2436 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2428 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2496 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 33 students Meets the grade 3 bar. 4th 23 students Meets the grade 4 bar. 5th 36 students Meets the grade 5 bar. 6th 42 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 15 students 58 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 17 students 72 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 13 students Just under the grade 4 bar. 6th 19 students 15 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	49,748	2396.6	− 2432	−35.4	× 79 / 314	−8.9
4	49,751	2406.2	− 2473	−66.8	× 71 / 314	−15.1
5	49,752	2459.5	− 2502	−42.5	× 73 / 314	−9.9
6	49,755	2490.5	− 2531	−40.5	× 91 / 314	−11.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−46

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	46,234	2389.6	− 2432	−42.4	× 78 / 323	−10.2
4	46,235	2427.5	− 2473	−45.5	× 88 / 323	−12.4
5	46,238	2431.5	− 2502	−70.5	× 77 / 323	−16.8
6	46,239	2525.4	− 2531	−5.6	× 80 / 323	−1.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−41

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	47,475	2421.9	− 2432	−10.1	× 56 / 316	−1.8
4	47,478	2430.3	− 2473	−42.7	× 87 / 316	−11.8
5	47,479	2435.5	− 2502	−66.5	× 99 / 316	−20.8
6	47,482	2520.2	− 2531	−10.8	× 74 / 316	−2.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−37

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	47,485	2452.5	− 2432	20.5	× 55 / 259	4.4
4	47,487	2472.0	− 2473	−1	× 53 / 259	−0.2
5	47,489	2478.1	− 2502	−23.9	× 73 / 259	−6.7
6	47,491	2539.2	− 2531	8.2	× 78 / 259	2.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						0

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	47,660	2439.9	− 2432	7.9	× 49 / 237	1.6
4	47,661	2467.1	− 2473	−5.9	× 57 / 237	−1.4
5	47,662	2499.4	− 2502	−2.6	× 59 / 237	−0.6
6	47,663	2545.9	− 2531	14.9	× 72 / 237	4.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						4

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	47,510	2449.1	− 2432	17.1	× 43 / 172	4.3
4	47,511	2471.1	− 2473	−1.9	× 34 / 172	−0.4
5	47,512	2457.4	− 2502	−44.6	× 45 / 172	−11.7
6	47,513	2542.7	− 2531	11.7	× 50 / 172	3.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−4

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	47,496	2413.1	− 2432	−18.9	× 50 / 172	−5.5
4	47,497	2461.3	− 2473	−11.7	× 41 / 172	−2.8
5	47,498	2506.9	− 2502	4.9	× 34 / 172	1
6	47,499	2513.2	− 2531	−17.8	× 47 / 172	−4.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−12

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	47,345	2435.8	− 2432	3.8	× 45 / 178	1
4	47,346	2443.1	− 2473	−29.9	× 54 / 178	−9.1
5	47,347	2504.7	− 2502	2.7	× 42 / 178	0.6
6	47,348	2540.8	− 2531	9.8	× 37 / 178	2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−5

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	47,101	2377.1	− 2432	−54.9	× 40 / 187	−11.7
4	47,102	2436.2	− 2473	−36.8	× 48 / 187	−9.4
5	47,103	2500.8	− 2502	−1.2	× 59 / 187	−0.4
6	47,104	2541.8	− 2531	10.8	× 40 / 187	2.3
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	46,975	2435.5	− 2432	3.5	× 48 / 198	0.8
4	46,976	2428.4	− 2473	−44.6	× 40 / 198	−9
5	46,977	2495.6	− 2502	−6.4	× 49 / 198	−1.6
6	46,978	2529.6	− 2531	−1.4	× 61 / 198	−0.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−10

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −46, −41, −37, 0, 4, −4, −12, −5, −19, −10 → −17
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 5 · 2016→2017: 4 · 2017→2018: 37 · 2018→2019: 4 · 2019→2022: 8 · 2022→2023: 8 · 2023→2024: 7 · 2024→2025: 14 · 2025→2026: 9 → average 10.7
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 10.7 × 2.66 = 28.5. Upper limit 11.5, lower limit −45.5.

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.