Santiago 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.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 23 points under the grade 3 bar. 2409 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 34 points under the grade 4 bar. 2439 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2500 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 16 points under the grade 6 bar. 2515 vs. 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores 21 points under the grade 7 bar. 2531 vs. 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores just under the grade 6 bar. 2531 vs. 2531. 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 71 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 4th 62 students 17 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 87 students Meets the grade 5 bar. 7th 87 students Just under the grade 7 bar. 8th 63 students Just under the grade 7 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 75 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 19 students 49 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 18 students 20 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 14 students 21 points under the grade 4 bar. 8th 12 students 28 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	51,895	2389.1	− 2432	−42.9	× 150 / 804	−8
4	51,897	2426.8	− 2473	−46.2	× 180 / 804	−10.3
5	51,899	2483.5	− 2502	−18.5	× 146 / 804	−3.4
6	51,901	2493.0	− 2531	−38	× 111 / 804	−5.2
7	51,903	2509.7	− 2552	−42.3	× 116 / 804	−6.1
8	51,905	2551.7	− 2567	−15.3	× 101 / 804	−1.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−35

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	48,211	2388.1	− 2432	−43.9	× 143 / 786	−8
4	48,213	2437.1	− 2473	−35.9	× 150 / 786	−6.9
5	48,216	2466.7	− 2502	−35.3	× 169 / 786	−7.6
6	48,218	2506.9	− 2531	−24.1	× 115 / 786	−3.5
7	48,219	2517.7	− 2552	−34.3	× 103 / 786	−4.5
8	48,221	2546.8	− 2567	−20.2	× 106 / 786	−2.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−33

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	49,540	2376.9	− 2432	−55.1	× 142 / 776	−10.1
4	49,542	2447.2	− 2473	−25.8	× 146 / 776	−4.9
5	49,544	2455.0	− 2502	−47	× 144 / 776	−8.7
6	49,546	2482.9	− 2531	−48.1	× 141 / 776	−8.7
7	49,547	2531.1	− 2552	−20.9	× 103 / 776	−2.8
8	49,549	2558.8	− 2567	−8.2	× 100 / 776	−1.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−36

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	49,554	2401.4	− 2432	−30.6	× 134 / 767	−5.3
4	49,556	2447.5	− 2473	−25.5	× 136 / 767	−4.5
5	49,558	2491.4	− 2502	−10.6	× 139 / 767	−1.9
6	49,560	2516.6	− 2531	−14.4	× 130 / 767	−2.4
7	49,562	2514.7	− 2552	−37.3	× 128 / 767	−6.2
8	49,564	2556.0	− 2567	−11	× 100 / 767	−1.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−22

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	49,748	2410.8	− 2432	−21.2	× 124 / 756	−3.5
4	49,749	2438.1	− 2473	−34.9	× 130 / 756	−6
5	49,750	2462.5	− 2502	−39.5	× 133 / 756	−6.9
6	49,751	2494.3	− 2531	−36.7	× 125 / 756	−6.1
7	49,752	2545.2	− 2552	−6.8	× 125 / 756	−1.1
8	49,753	2541.8	− 2567	−25.2	× 119 / 756	−4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−28

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	49,654	2392.8	− 2432	−39.2	× 107 / 640	−6.6
4	49,655	2476.8	− 2473	3.8	× 101 / 640	0.6
5	49,656	2469.8	− 2502	−32.2	× 132 / 640	−6.6
6	49,657	2500.5	− 2531	−30.5	× 103 / 640	−4.9
7	49,658	2538.8	− 2552	−13.2	× 103 / 640	−2.1
8	49,659	2549.8	− 2567	−17.2	× 94 / 640	−2.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−22

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	49,616	2401.0	− 2432	−31	× 106 / 608	−5.4
4	49,617	2457.6	− 2473	−15.4	× 102 / 608	−2.6
5	49,618	2497.8	− 2502	−4.2	× 93 / 608	−0.6
6	49,619	2490.2	− 2531	−40.8	× 125 / 608	−8.4
7	49,620	2539.3	− 2552	−12.7	× 87 / 608	−1.8
8	49,621	2517.9	− 2567	−49.1	× 95 / 608	−7.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−27

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	49,467	2391.5	− 2432	−40.5	× 111 / 610	−7.4
4	49,468	2438.5	− 2473	−34.5	× 106 / 610	−6
5	49,469	2481.1	− 2502	−20.9	× 102 / 610	−3.5
6	49,470	2501.5	− 2531	−29.5	× 91 / 610	−4.4
7	49,471	2505.0	− 2552	−47	× 114 / 610	−8.8
8	49,472	2525.5	− 2567	−41.5	× 86 / 610	−5.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−36

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	49,225	2385.4	− 2432	−46.6	× 85 / 592	−6.7
4	49,226	2453.3	− 2473	−19.7	× 105 / 592	−3.5
5	49,227	2493.0	− 2502	−9	× 112 / 592	−1.7
6	49,228	2499.1	− 2531	−31.9	× 109 / 592	−5.9
7	49,229	2526.9	− 2552	−25.1	× 75 / 592	−3.2
8	49,230	2510.2	− 2567	−56.8	× 106 / 592	−10.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−31

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	49,092	2409.2	− 2432	−22.8	× 92 / 556	−3.8
4	49,093	2439.2	− 2473	−33.8	× 81 / 556	−4.9
5	49,094	2500.2	− 2502	−1.8	× 105 / 556	−0.3
6	49,095	2514.8	− 2531	−16.2	× 102 / 556	−3
7	49,096	2531.0	− 2552	−21	× 101 / 556	−3.8
8	49,097	2530.8	− 2567	−36.2	× 75 / 556	−4.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−21

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −35, −33, −36, −22, −28, −22, −27, −36, −31, −21 → −29.1
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 2 · 2016→2017: 3 · 2017→2018: 14 · 2018→2019: 6 · 2019→2022: 6 · 2022→2023: 5 · 2023→2024: 9 · 2024→2025: 5 · 2025→2026: 10 → average 6.7
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 6.7 × 2.66 = 17.8. Upper limit −11.3, lower limit −46.9.

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.