Hansen 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, 71 of the 222 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

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 meets the grade 5 bar. 2526 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader meets the grade 6 bar. 2555 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 28 students Meets the grade 3 bar. 4th 41 students Meets the grade 4 bar. 5th 40 students Meets the grade 5 bar. 6th 42 students Meets 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 17 students 55 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 15 students 54 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 25 students 18 points under the grade 5 bar. 6th 14 students 22 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	52,182	2389.5	− 2432	−42.5	× 112 / 424	−11.2
4	52,184	2481.7	− 2473	8.7	× 98 / 424	2
5	52,186	2486.7	− 2502	−15.3	× 110 / 424	−4
6	52,188	2527.8	− 2531	−3.2	× 104 / 424	−0.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−14

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	48,485	2384.7	− 2432	−47.3	× 77 / 366	−10
4	48,487	2435.0	− 2473	−38	× 92 / 366	−9.6
5	48,489	2523.9	− 2502	21.9	× 92 / 366	5.5
6	48,491	2544.0	− 2531	13	× 105 / 366	3.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−10

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	49,812	2403.6	− 2432	−28.4	× 79 / 332	−6.8
4	49,813	2439.7	− 2473	−33.3	× 77 / 332	−7.7
5	49,816	2477.9	− 2502	−24.1	× 86 / 332	−6.2
6	49,818	2555.4	− 2531	24.4	× 90 / 332	6.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−14

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	49,825	2406.2	− 2432	−25.8	× 76 / 313	−6.3
4	49,827	2460.9	− 2473	−12.1	× 78 / 313	−3
5	49,829	2507.3	− 2502	5.3	× 69 / 313	1.2
6	49,831	2529.4	− 2531	−1.6	× 90 / 313	−0.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−9

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	50,018	2400.0	− 2432	−32	× 86 / 305	−9
4	50,019	2449.3	− 2473	−23.7	× 76 / 305	−5.9
5	50,020	2506.4	− 2502	4.4	× 72 / 305	1
6	50,021	2552.0	− 2531	21	× 71 / 305	4.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−9

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	48,747	2390.6	− 2432	−41.4	× 54 / 265	−8.4
4	48,748	2444.7	− 2473	−28.3	× 65 / 265	−6.9
5	48,749	2501.1	− 2502	−0.9	× 69 / 265	−0.2
6	48,750	2503.8	− 2531	−27.2	× 77 / 265	−7.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−24

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	49,928	2399.7	− 2432	−32.3	× 70 / 264	−8.6
4	49,929	2451.4	− 2473	−21.6	× 49 / 264	−4
5	49,930	2506.5	− 2502	4.5	× 71 / 264	1.2
6	49,931	2535.8	− 2531	4.8	× 74 / 264	1.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−10

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	49,886	2415.4	− 2432	−16.6	× 57 / 236	−4
4	49,887	2454.4	− 2473	−18.6	× 69 / 236	−5.4
5	49,888	2492.4	− 2502	−9.6	× 44 / 236	−1.8
6	49,889	2548.7	− 2531	17.7	× 66 / 236	5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−6

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	49,737	2406.3	− 2432	−25.7	× 69 / 227	−7.8
4	49,738	2448.5	− 2473	−24.5	× 53 / 227	−5.7
5	49,739	2465.3	− 2502	−36.7	× 62 / 227	−10
6	49,740	2560.4	− 2531	29.4	× 43 / 227	5.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−18

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	49,499	2409.5	− 2432	−22.5	× 59 / 241	−5.5
4	49,500	2460.8	− 2473	−12.2	× 67 / 241	−3.4
5	49,501	2521.0	− 2502	19	× 54 / 241	4.3
6	49,502	2558.9	− 2531	27.9	× 61 / 241	7.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						2

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	49,374	2414.2	− 2432	−17.8	× 45 / 222	−3.6
4	49,375	2456.2	− 2473	−16.8	× 56 / 222	−4.2
5	49,376	2525.7	− 2502	23.7	× 65 / 222	6.9
6	49,377	2554.8	− 2531	23.8	× 56 / 222	6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						5

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −14, −10, −14, −9, −9, −24, −10, −6, −18, 2, 5 → −9.7
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: 4 · 2017→2018: 5 · 2018→2019: 0 · 2019→2021: 15 · 2021→2022: 14 · 2022→2023: 4 · 2023→2024: 12 · 2024→2025: 20 · 2025→2026: 3 → average 8.1
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 8.1 × 2.66 = 21.5. Upper limit 11.8, lower limit −31.2.

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.