Esplanade 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, 56 of the 142 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 24 points under the grade 3 bar. 2408 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2430 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 21 points under the grade 5 bar. 2482 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 27 points under the grade 5 bar. 2475 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 14 students Meets the grade 3 bar. 4th 19 students Meets the grade 4 bar. 5th 26 students Meets the grade 5 bar. 6th 27 students 10 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 15 students 71 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 15 students 63 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 11 students 29 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 15 students 39 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	51,032	2365.4	− 2432	−66.6	× 57 / 244	−15.6
4	51,034	2429.4	− 2473	−43.6	× 47 / 244	−8.4
5	51,036	2480.9	− 2502	−21.1	× 54 / 244	−4.7
6	51,038	2516.8	− 2531	−14.2	× 86 / 244	−5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−34

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	47,392	2356.9	− 2432	−75.1	× 51 / 210	−18.2
4	47,393	2426.8	− 2473	−46.2	× 52 / 210	−11.4
5	47,396	2463.6	− 2502	−38.4	× 52 / 210	−9.5
6	47,397	2499.6	− 2531	−31.4	× 55 / 210	−8.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−47

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	48,694	2345.3	− 2432	−86.7	× 49 / 203	−20.9
4	48,695	2409.5	− 2473	−63.5	× 51 / 203	−16
5	48,697	2445.3	− 2502	−56.7	× 51 / 203	−14.2
6	48,699	2477.5	− 2531	−53.5	× 52 / 203	−13.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−65

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	48,705	2372.5	− 2432	−59.5	× 44 / 192	−13.6
4	48,707	2419.3	− 2473	−53.7	× 50 / 192	−14
5	48,709	2480.6	− 2502	−21.4	× 52 / 192	−5.8
6	48,711	2524.9	− 2531	−6.1	× 46 / 192	−1.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−35

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	48,906	2372.1	− 2432	−59.9	× 46 / 191	−14.4
4	48,907	2440.9	− 2473	−32.1	× 45 / 191	−7.6
5	48,908	2453.7	− 2502	−48.3	× 48 / 191	−12.1
6	48,909	2513.8	− 2531	−17.2	× 52 / 191	−4.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−39

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	48,816	2339.3	− 2432	−92.7	× 43 / 159	−25.1
4	48,817	2438.9	− 2473	−34.1	× 29 / 159	−6.2
5	48,818	2491.2	− 2502	−10.8	× 47 / 159	−3.2
6	48,819	2502.6	− 2531	−28.4	× 40 / 159	−7.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−42

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	48,774	2351.8	− 2432	−80.2	× 42 / 157	−21.5
4	48,775	2377.5	− 2473	−95.5	× 41 / 157	−24.9
5	48,776	2492.9	− 2502	−9.1	× 26 / 157	−1.5
6	48,777	2507.5	− 2531	−23.5	× 48 / 157	−7.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−55

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	48,631	2402.4	− 2432	−29.6	× 35 / 148	−7
4	48,632	2391.0	− 2473	−82	× 45 / 148	−24.9
5	48,633	2449.7	− 2502	−52.3	× 41 / 148	−14.5
6	48,634	2507.1	− 2531	−23.9	× 27 / 148	−4.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−51

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	48,383	2391.2	− 2432	−40.8	× 33 / 147	−9.2
4	48,384	2454.9	− 2473	−18.1	× 34 / 147	−4.2
5	48,385	2432.6	− 2502	−69.4	× 41 / 147	−19.4
6	48,386	2489.3	− 2531	−41.7	× 39 / 147	−11.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−44

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	48,240	2407.9	− 2432	−24.1	× 29 / 142	−4.9
4	48,241	2430.3	− 2473	−42.7	× 34 / 142	−10.2
5	48,242	2481.5	− 2502	−20.5	× 37 / 142	−5.3
6	48,243	2475.0	− 2531	−56	× 42 / 142	−16.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−37

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −34, −47, −65, −35, −39, −42, −55, −51, −44, −37 → −44.9
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 13 · 2016→2017: 18 · 2017→2018: 30 · 2018→2019: 4 · 2019→2022: 3 · 2022→2023: 13 · 2023→2024: 4 · 2024→2025: 7 · 2025→2026: 7 → 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 −15.6, lower limit −74.2.

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.