Pio Pico 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 8.

Many students here are still learning English, and this test is given in English. In 2026, 149 of the 275 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 96 points under the grade 3 bar. 2336 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 51 points under the grade 3 bar. 2381 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 27 points under the grade 3 bar. 2405 vs. 2432. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 25 points under the grade 4 bar. 2448 vs. 2473. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores 29 points under the grade 4 bar. 2444 vs. 2473. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores 14 points under the grade 3 bar. 2418 vs. 2432. The 8th-grade bar is 2567.

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 16 students 46 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 29 students 15 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 17 students Just under the grade 4 bar. 6th 30 students 10 points under the grade 5 bar. 7th 21 students 26 points under the grade 6 bar. 8th 13 students 23 points under the grade 5 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 131 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 30 students 86 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 25 students 71 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 24 students 40 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 27 students 36 points under the grade 3 bar. 8th 20 students 53 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	52,046	2364.4	− 2432	−67.6	× 116 / 304	−25.8
4	52,049	2401.0	− 2473	−72	× 83 / 304	−19.7
5	52,050	2427.2	− 2502	−74.8	× 105 / 304	−25.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−71

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	48,363	2360.0	− 2432	−72	× 76 / 277	−19.8
4	48,366	2422.4	− 2473	−50.6	× 119 / 277	−21.7
5	48,368	2415.2	− 2502	−86.8	× 82 / 277	−25.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−67

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	49,684	2362.7	− 2432	−69.3	× 90 / 275	−22.7
4	49,685	2427.4	− 2473	−45.6	× 68 / 275	−11.3
5	49,688	2456.9	− 2502	−45.1	× 117 / 275	−19.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−53

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	49,697	2339.2	− 2432	−92.8	× 103 / 260	−36.8
4	49,700	2431.1	− 2473	−41.9	× 87 / 260	−14
5	49,701	2492.9	− 2502	−9.1	× 70 / 260	−2.5
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	49,892	2394.3	− 2432	−37.7	× 77 / 272	−10.7
4	49,893	2399.2	− 2473	−73.8	× 107 / 272	−29
5	49,894	2511.4	− 2502	9.4	× 88 / 272	3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−37

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	49,794	2336.7	− 2432	−95.3	× 74 / 228	−30.9
4	49,795	2412.7	− 2473	−60.3	× 76 / 228	−20.1
5	49,796	2452.6	− 2502	−49.4	× 78 / 228	−16.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−68

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	49,756	2367.8	− 2432	−64.2	× 84 / 242	−22.3
4	49,757	2376.9	− 2473	−96.1	× 71 / 242	−28.2
5	49,758	2412.1	− 2502	−89.9	× 70 / 242	−26
6	49,759	2493.4	− 2531	−37.6	× 17 / 242	−2.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−79

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	49,607	2350.2	− 2432	−81.8	× 44 / 244	−14.8
4	49,608	2390.9	− 2473	−82.1	× 79 / 244	−26.6
5	49,609	2405.7	− 2502	−96.3	× 67 / 244	−26.4
6	49,610	2412.5	− 2531	−118.5	× 37 / 244	−18
7	49,611	2479.1	− 2552	−72.9	× 17 / 244	−5.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−91

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	49,365	2315.9	− 2432	−116.1	× 70 / 312	−26
4	49,366	2372.1	− 2473	−100.9	× 48 / 312	−15.5
5	49,367	2442.9	− 2502	−59.1	× 79 / 312	−15
6	49,368	2426.8	− 2531	−104.2	× 60 / 312	−20
7	49,369	2417.6	− 2552	−134.4	× 38 / 312	−16.4
8	49,370	2472.4	− 2567	−94.6	× 17 / 312	−5.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−98

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	49,232	2336.0	− 2432	−96	× 39 / 275	−13.6
4	49,233	2381.0	− 2473	−92	× 59 / 275	−19.7
5	49,234	2404.8	− 2502	−97.2	× 42 / 275	−14.8
6	49,235	2447.8	− 2531	−83.2	× 54 / 275	−16.3
7	49,236	2443.8	− 2552	−108.2	× 48 / 275	−18.9
8	49,237	2418.3	− 2567	−148.7	× 33 / 275	−17.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−101

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −71, −67, −53, −53, −37, −68, −79, −91, −98, −101 → −71.8
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 4 · 2016→2017: 14 · 2017→2018: 0 · 2018→2019: 16 · 2019→2022: 31 · 2022→2023: 11 · 2023→2024: 12 · 2024→2025: 7 · 2025→2026: 3 → average 10.9
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 10.9 × 2.66 = 29. Upper limit −42.8, lower limit −100.8.

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.