Cerritos 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.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 18 points under the grade 3 bar. 2414 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 17 points under the grade 4 bar. 2456 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 15 points under the grade 5 bar. 2487 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 18 points under the grade 6 bar. 2513 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 36 students Meets the grade 3 bar. 4th 34 students Meets the grade 4 bar. 5th 24 students Meets 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 11 students 112 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 14 students 38 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 14 students 20 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	52,173	2400.6	− 2432	−31.4	× 63 / 272	−7.3
4	52,175	2431.3	− 2473	−41.7	× 80 / 272	−12.3
5	52,177	2488.1	− 2502	−13.9	× 56 / 272	−2.9
6	52,179	2516.0	− 2531	−15	× 73 / 272	−4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−26

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	48,476	2413.6	− 2432	−18.4	× 70 / 267	−4.8
4	48,478	2473.0	− 2473	0	× 64 / 267	0
5	48,479	2509.3	− 2502	7.3	× 80 / 267	2.2
6	48,482	2553.0	− 2531	22	× 53 / 267	4.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						2

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	49,801	2405.8	− 2432	−26.2	× 86 / 297	−7.6
4	49,803	2470.8	− 2473	−2.2	× 69 / 297	−0.5
5	49,805	2519.2	− 2502	17.2	× 63 / 297	3.6
6	49,808	2531.5	− 2531	0.5	× 79 / 297	0.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−4

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	49,815	2428.4	− 2432	−3.6	× 60 / 275	−0.8
4	49,817	2450.3	− 2473	−22.7	× 83 / 275	−6.9
5	49,819	2521.7	− 2502	19.7	× 66 / 275	4.7
6	49,821	2552.2	− 2531	21.2	× 66 / 275	5.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						2

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	50,008	2413.6	− 2432	−18.4	× 73 / 276	−4.9
4	50,009	2450.4	− 2473	−22.6	× 62 / 276	−5.1
5	50,010	2502.3	− 2502	0.3	× 79 / 276	0.1
6	50,011	2544.8	− 2531	13.8	× 62 / 276	3.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−7

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	48,737	2413.3	− 2432	−18.7	× 58 / 256	−4.2
4	48,738	2440.3	− 2473	−32.7	× 58 / 256	−7.4
5	48,739	2508.2	− 2502	6.2	× 89 / 256	2.2
6	48,740	2523.9	− 2531	−7.1	× 51 / 256	−1.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−11

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	49,918	2439.2	− 2432	7.2	× 48 / 226	1.5
4	49,919	2453.7	− 2473	−19.3	× 56 / 226	−4.8
5	49,920	2484.7	− 2502	−17.3	× 54 / 226	−4.1
6	49,921	2524.7	− 2531	−6.3	× 68 / 226	−1.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−9

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	49,876	2396.6	− 2432	−35.4	× 46 / 209	−7.8
4	49,877	2450.2	− 2473	−22.8	× 52 / 209	−5.7
5	49,878	2510.2	− 2502	8.2	× 56 / 209	2.2
6	49,879	2511.1	− 2531	−19.9	× 55 / 209	−5.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−17

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	49,727	2419.1	− 2432	−12.9	× 42 / 199	−2.7
4	49,728	2438.6	− 2473	−34.4	× 50 / 199	−8.6
5	49,729	2504.5	− 2502	2.5	× 52 / 199	0.7
6	49,730	2534.2	− 2531	3.2	× 55 / 199	0.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−10

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	49,489	2417.0	− 2432	−15	× 49 / 188	−3.9
4	49,490	2472.7	− 2473	−0.3	× 39 / 188	−0.1
5	49,491	2470.8	− 2502	−31.2	× 54 / 188	−9
6	49,492	2544.0	− 2531	13	× 46 / 188	3.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−10

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	49,364	2413.7	− 2432	−18.3	× 47 / 187	−4.6
4	49,365	2455.8	− 2473	−17.2	× 48 / 187	−4.4
5	49,366	2486.8	− 2502	−15.2	× 38 / 187	−3.1
6	49,367	2512.7	− 2531	−18.3	× 54 / 187	−5.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−17

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −26, 2, −4, 2, −7, −11, −9, −17, −10, −10, −17 → −9.7
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: 6 · 2017→2018: 6 · 2018→2019: 9 · 2019→2021: 4 · 2021→2022: 2 · 2022→2023: 8 · 2023→2024: 7 · 2024→2025: 0 · 2025→2026: 7 → average 7.7
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 7.7 × 2.66 = 20.5. Upper limit 10.8, lower limit −30.2.

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.