Dr. Jonas E. Salk: 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, 83 of the 309 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 19 points under the grade 3 bar. 2413 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader meets the grade 4 bar. 2488 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2500 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader meets the grade 6 bar. 2542 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 53 students Meets the grade 3 bar. 4th 55 students Meets the grade 4 bar. 5th 63 students Meets the grade 5 bar. 6th 55 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 23 students 67 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 19 students 29 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 25 students 22 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 16 students 20 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	50,436	2409.6	− 2432	−22.4	× 107 / 469	−5.1
4	50,438	2434.9	− 2473	−38.1	× 125 / 469	−10.2
5	50,440	2452.9	− 2502	−49.1	× 115 / 469	−12
6	50,442	2508.6	− 2531	−22.4	× 122 / 469	−5.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−33

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	46,831	2427.1	− 2432	−4.9	× 97 / 438	−1.1
4	46,833	2481.3	− 2473	8.3	× 103 / 438	2
5	46,836	2487.1	− 2502	−14.9	× 121 / 438	−4.1
6	46,837	2525.7	− 2531	−5.3	× 117 / 438	−1.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−5

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	48,109	2416.9	− 2432	−15.1	× 98 / 407	−3.6
4	48,111	2450.6	− 2473	−22.4	× 94 / 407	−5.2
5	48,113	2489.2	− 2502	−12.8	× 102 / 407	−3.2
6	48,116	2527.2	− 2531	−3.8	× 113 / 407	−1.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−13

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	48,117	2416.6	− 2432	−15.4	× 108 / 418	−4
4	48,119	2480.3	− 2473	7.3	× 100 / 418	1.7
5	48,121	2499.1	− 2502	−2.9	× 102 / 418	−0.7
6	48,123	2532.5	− 2531	1.5	× 108 / 418	0.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−3

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	48,330	2429.2	− 2432	−2.8	× 97 / 390	−0.7
4	48,331	2458.3	− 2473	−14.7	× 99 / 390	−3.7
5	48,332	2521.1	− 2502	19.1	× 96 / 390	4.7
6	48,333	2530.4	− 2531	−0.6	× 98 / 390	−0.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						0

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	48,194	2404.3	− 2432	−27.7	× 99 / 363	−7.6
4	48,195	2456.1	− 2473	−16.9	× 89 / 363	−4.1
5	48,196	2484.7	− 2502	−17.3	× 81 / 363	−3.9
6	48,197	2532.5	− 2531	1.5	× 94 / 363	0.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−15

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	48,164	2412.6	− 2432	−19.4	× 77 / 330	−4.5
4	48,165	2459.5	− 2473	−13.5	× 91 / 330	−3.7
5	48,166	2483.2	− 2502	−18.8	× 86 / 330	−4.9
6	48,167	2525.6	− 2531	−5.4	× 76 / 330	−1.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−14

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	48,035	2395.2	− 2432	−36.8	× 81 / 324	−9.2
4	48,036	2471.2	− 2473	−1.8	× 68 / 324	−0.4
5	48,037	2500.7	− 2502	−1.3	× 87 / 324	−0.3
6	48,038	2520.1	− 2531	−10.9	× 88 / 324	−3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−13

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	47,793	2416.6	− 2432	−15.4	× 79 / 315	−3.9
4	47,794	2481.5	− 2473	8.5	× 86 / 315	2.3
5	47,795	2512.8	− 2502	10.8	× 68 / 315	2.3
6	47,796	2549.2	− 2531	18.2	× 82 / 315	4.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						6

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	47,662	2413.2	− 2432	−18.8	× 76 / 309	−4.6
4	47,663	2487.6	− 2473	14.6	× 74 / 309	3.5
5	47,664	2499.5	− 2502	−2.5	× 88 / 309	−0.7
6	47,665	2542.3	− 2531	11.3	× 71 / 309	2.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						1

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −33, −5, −13, −3, 0, −15, −14, −13, 6, 1 → −8.9
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 28 · 2016→2017: 8 · 2017→2018: 10 · 2018→2019: 3 · 2019→2022: 15 · 2022→2023: 1 · 2023→2024: 1 · 2024→2025: 19 · 2025→2026: 5 → 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 17.7, lower limit −35.5.

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.