Holder 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 34 points under the grade 3 bar. 2398 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader meets the grade 4 bar. 2483 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2520 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader meets the grade 6 bar. 2558 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 38 students 21 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 41 students Meets the grade 4 bar. 5th 48 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 16 students 65 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 11 students 12 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 16 students 38 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	52,192	2398.3	− 2432	−33.7	× 56 / 236	−8
4	52,194	2447.0	− 2473	−26	× 52 / 236	−5.7
5	52,196	2497.2	− 2502	−4.8	× 74 / 236	−1.5
6	52,198	2490.0	− 2531	−41	× 54 / 236	−9.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−25

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	48,495	2414.1	− 2432	−17.9	× 78 / 283	−4.9
4	48,498	2461.7	− 2473	−11.3	× 71 / 283	−2.8
5	48,499	2522.2	− 2502	20.2	× 55 / 283	3.9
6	48,501	2544.2	− 2531	13.2	× 79 / 283	3.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						0

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	49,822	2418.4	− 2432	−13.6	× 74 / 281	−3.6
4	49,823	2452.6	− 2473	−20.4	× 79 / 281	−5.7
5	49,825	2493.6	− 2502	−8.4	× 71 / 281	−2.1
6	49,828	2543.1	− 2531	12.1	× 57 / 281	2.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−9

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	49,835	2416.9	− 2432	−15.1	× 71 / 290	−3.7
4	49,838	2476.4	− 2473	3.4	× 72 / 290	0.8
5	49,839	2500.1	− 2502	−1.9	× 79 / 290	−0.5
6	49,842	2527.2	− 2531	−3.8	× 68 / 290	−0.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−4

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	50,028	2446.1	− 2432	14.1	× 77 / 296	3.7
4	50,029	2453.0	− 2473	−20	× 68 / 296	−4.6
5	50,030	2497.6	− 2502	−4.4	× 73 / 296	−1.1
6	50,031	2563.2	− 2531	32.2	× 78 / 296	8.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						6

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	48,757	2422.6	− 2432	−9.4	× 70 / 256	−2.6
4	48,758	2441.1	− 2473	−31.9	× 71 / 256	−8.8
5	48,759	2523.4	− 2502	21.4	× 55 / 256	4.6
6	48,760	2546.3	− 2531	15.3	× 60 / 256	3.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−3

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	49,938	2403.0	− 2432	−29	× 50 / 241	−6
4	49,939	2464.1	− 2473	−8.9	× 68 / 241	−2.5
5	49,940	2481.7	− 2502	−20.3	× 59 / 241	−5
6	49,941	2569.0	− 2531	38	× 64 / 241	10.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−3

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	49,896	2439.2	− 2432	7.2	× 60 / 232	1.9
4	49,897	2462.2	− 2473	−10.8	× 52 / 232	−2.4
5	49,898	2521.3	− 2502	19.3	× 62 / 232	5.2
6	49,899	2537.5	− 2531	6.5	× 58 / 232	1.6
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	49,747	2422.0	− 2432	−10	× 62 / 238	−2.6
4	49,748	2457.7	− 2473	−15.3	× 58 / 238	−3.7
5	49,749	2478.1	− 2502	−23.9	× 55 / 238	−5.5
6	49,750	2589.8	− 2531	58.8	× 63 / 238	15.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						4

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	49,509	2410.2	− 2432	−21.8	× 55 / 230	−5.2
4	49,510	2481.1	− 2473	8.1	× 64 / 230	2.3
5	49,511	2504.4	− 2502	2.4	× 56 / 230	0.6
6	49,512	2553.3	− 2531	22.3	× 55 / 230	5.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						3

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	49,384	2397.6	− 2432	−34.4	× 54 / 226	−8.2
4	49,385	2483.0	− 2473	10	× 52 / 226	2.3
5	49,386	2519.5	− 2502	17.5	× 64 / 226	5
6	49,387	2557.9	− 2531	26.9	× 56 / 226	6.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						6

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −25, 0, −9, −4, 6, −3, −3, 6, 4, 3, 6 → −1.7
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 25 · 2016→2017: 9 · 2017→2018: 5 · 2018→2019: 10 · 2019→2021: 9 · 2021→2022: 0 · 2022→2023: 9 · 2023→2024: 2 · 2024→2025: 1 · 2025→2026: 3 → average 7.3
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 7.3 × 2.66 = 19.4. Upper limit 17.7, lower limit −21.1.

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.