Cambridge 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, 68 of the 207 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 83 points under the grade 3 bar. 2349 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2427 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 15 points under the grade 5 bar. 2487 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 12 points under the grade 5 bar. 2491 vs. 2502. The 6th-grade bar is 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 29 students 56 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 36 students Just under the grade 4 bar. 5th 32 students Meets the grade 5 bar. 6th 42 students 12 points under 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 13 students 143 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 24 students 67 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 15 students 39 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 16 students 17 points under the grade 3 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	51,012	2352.7	− 2432	−79.3	× 68 / 290	−18.6
4	51,014	2401.1	− 2473	−71.9	× 78 / 290	−19.3
5	51,016	2442.2	− 2502	−59.8	× 64 / 290	−13.2
6	51,018	2494.0	− 2531	−37	× 80 / 290	−10.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−61

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	47,371	2407.9	− 2432	−24.1	× 74 / 281	−6.3
4	47,373	2418.5	− 2473	−54.5	× 67 / 281	−13
5	47,375	2482.0	− 2502	−20	× 74 / 281	−5.3
6	47,377	2490.6	− 2531	−40.4	× 66 / 281	−9.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−34

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	48,674	2373.4	− 2432	−58.6	× 77 / 287	−15.7
4	48,675	2438.0	− 2473	−35	× 68 / 287	−8.3
5	48,678	2460.1	− 2502	−41.9	× 72 / 287	−10.5
6	48,680	2483.6	− 2531	−47.4	× 70 / 287	−11.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−46

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	48,685	2396.4	− 2432	−35.6	× 60 / 283	−7.5
4	48,687	2397.4	− 2473	−75.6	× 82 / 283	−21.9
5	48,689	2479.1	− 2502	−22.9	× 68 / 283	−5.5
6	48,691	2462.5	− 2531	−68.5	× 73 / 283	−17.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−53

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	48,886	2350.1	− 2432	−81.9	× 62 / 272	−18.7
4	48,887	2420.8	− 2473	−52.2	× 64 / 272	−12.3
5	48,888	2427.5	− 2502	−74.5	× 82 / 272	−22.5
6	48,889	2482.9	− 2531	−48.1	× 64 / 272	−11.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−65

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	48,796	2353.1	− 2432	−78.9	× 55 / 230	−18.9
4	48,797	2412.9	− 2473	−60.1	× 53 / 230	−13.8
5	48,798	2443.6	− 2502	−58.4	× 67 / 230	−17
6	48,799	2393.0	− 2531	−138	× 55 / 230	−33
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−83

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	48,754	2371.0	− 2432	−61	× 65 / 234	−16.9
4	48,755	2375.9	− 2473	−97.1	× 49 / 234	−20.3
5	48,756	2428.9	− 2502	−73.1	× 53 / 234	−16.6
6	48,757	2454.1	− 2531	−76.9	× 67 / 234	−22
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−76

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	48,611	2374.9	− 2432	−57.1	× 60 / 230	−14.9
4	48,612	2408.9	− 2473	−64.1	× 63 / 230	−17.6
5	48,613	2457.4	− 2502	−44.6	× 46 / 230	−8.9
6	48,614	2497.4	− 2531	−33.6	× 61 / 230	−8.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−50

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	48,363	2377.1	− 2432	−54.9	× 65 / 216	−16.5
4	48,364	2384.1	− 2473	−88.9	× 53 / 216	−21.8
5	48,365	2437.8	− 2502	−64.2	× 55 / 216	−16.3
6	48,366	2493.5	− 2531	−37.5	× 43 / 216	−7.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−62

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	48,220	2349.3	− 2432	−82.7	× 42 / 207	−16.8
4	48,221	2427.4	− 2473	−45.6	× 60 / 207	−13.2
5	48,222	2486.7	− 2502	−15.3	× 47 / 207	−3.5
6	48,223	2490.5	− 2531	−40.5	× 58 / 207	−11.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−45

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −61, −34, −46, −53, −65, −83, −76, −50, −62, −45 → −57.5
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 27 · 2016→2017: 12 · 2017→2018: 7 · 2018→2019: 12 · 2019→2022: 18 · 2022→2023: 7 · 2023→2024: 26 · 2024→2025: 12 · 2025→2026: 17 → average 15.3
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 15.3 × 2.66 = 40.7. Upper limit −16.8, lower limit −98.2.

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.