Riverdale 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, 93 of the 245 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 42 points under the grade 3 bar. 2390 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 35 points under the grade 4 bar. 2438 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2501 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader meets the grade 6 bar. 2535 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 34 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 4th 30 students Meets the grade 4 bar. 5th 45 students Meets the grade 5 bar. 6th 43 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 21 students 104 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 25 students 45 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 27 students 29 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 20 students 26 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	49,995	2367.4	− 2432	−64.6	× 83 / 323	−16.6
4	49,996	2423.0	− 2473	−50	× 81 / 323	−12.5
5	49,999	2469.4	− 2502	−32.6	× 80 / 323	−8.1
6	50,000	2517.4	− 2531	−13.6	× 79 / 323	−3.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−41

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	46,463	2406.0	− 2432	−26	× 83 / 327	−6.6
4	46,466	2431.1	− 2473	−41.9	× 86 / 327	−11
5	46,467	2495.0	− 2502	−7	× 77 / 327	−1.6
6	46,469	2529.9	− 2531	−1.1	× 81 / 327	−0.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−20

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	47,707	2396.8	− 2432	−35.2	× 81 / 323	−8.8
4	47,709	2428.1	− 2473	−44.9	× 82 / 323	−11.4
5	47,712	2485.5	− 2502	−16.5	× 82 / 323	−4.2
6	47,714	2538.2	− 2531	7.2	× 78 / 323	1.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−23

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	47,711	2402.9	− 2432	−29.1	× 83 / 343	−7
4	47,714	2434.1	− 2473	−38.9	× 86 / 343	−9.8
5	47,716	2490.9	− 2502	−11.1	× 89 / 343	−2.9
6	47,717	2543.7	− 2531	12.7	× 85 / 343	3.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−17

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	47,890	2404.6	− 2432	−27.4	× 74 / 332	−6.1
4	47,891	2438.2	− 2473	−34.8	× 81 / 332	−8.5
5	47,892	2470.7	− 2502	−31.3	× 75 / 332	−7.1
6	47,893	2537.8	− 2531	6.8	× 102 / 332	2.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−20

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	47,750	2363.7	− 2432	−68.3	× 66 / 290	−15.5
4	47,751	2437.6	− 2473	−35.4	× 71 / 290	−8.7
5	47,752	2475.3	− 2502	−26.7	× 84 / 290	−7.7
6	47,753	2534.1	− 2531	3.1	× 69 / 290	0.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−31

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	47,732	2373.3	− 2432	−58.7	× 73 / 298	−14.4
4	47,733	2403.8	− 2473	−69.2	× 67 / 298	−15.6
5	47,734	2468.5	− 2502	−33.5	× 71 / 298	−8
6	47,735	2501.4	− 2531	−29.6	× 87 / 298	−8.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−47

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	47,585	2398.3	− 2432	−33.7	× 81 / 298	−9.2
4	47,586	2415.2	− 2473	−57.8	× 71 / 298	−13.8
5	47,587	2465.8	− 2502	−36.2	× 68 / 298	−8.3
6	47,588	2544.0	− 2531	13	× 78 / 298	3.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−28

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	47,341	2385.9	− 2432	−46.1	× 61 / 276	−10.2
4	47,342	2435.5	− 2473	−37.5	× 78 / 276	−10.6
5	47,343	2483.6	− 2502	−18.4	× 68 / 276	−4.5
6	47,344	2537.2	− 2531	6.2	× 69 / 276	1.6
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	47,211	2389.9	− 2432	−42.1	× 55 / 245	−9.5
4	47,212	2437.7	− 2473	−35.3	× 55 / 245	−7.9
5	47,213	2501.3	− 2502	−0.7	× 72 / 245	−0.2
6	47,214	2535.2	− 2531	4.2	× 63 / 245	1.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−17

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −41, −20, −23, −17, −20, −31, −47, −28, −24, −17 → −26.8
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 21 · 2016→2017: 3 · 2017→2018: 6 · 2018→2019: 3 · 2019→2022: 11 · 2022→2023: 16 · 2023→2024: 19 · 2024→2025: 4 · 2025→2026: 7 → average 10
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 10 × 2.66 = 26.6. Upper limit −0.2, lower limit −53.4.

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.