Twila Reid 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, 67 of the 248 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 46 points under the grade 3 bar. 2386 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 17 points under the grade 3 bar. 2415 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2494 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 19 points under the grade 6 bar. 2512 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 43 students 29 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 30 students 22 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 55 students Meets the grade 5 bar. 6th 53 students Just under 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 13 students 101 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 26 students 57 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 16 students 18 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 12 students 31 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	52,203	2420.1	− 2432	−11.9	× 89 / 361	−2.9
4	52,205	2450.8	− 2473	−22.2	× 91 / 361	−5.6
5	52,207	2491.0	− 2502	−11	× 88 / 361	−2.7
6	52,209	2526.3	− 2531	−4.7	× 93 / 361	−1.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−12

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	48,506	2427.5	− 2432	−4.5	× 96 / 380	−1.1
4	48,508	2438.5	− 2473	−34.5	× 92 / 380	−8.4
5	48,509	2512.3	− 2502	10.3	× 103 / 380	2.8
6	48,512	2519.9	− 2531	−11.1	× 89 / 380	−2.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−9

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	49,832	2421.6	− 2432	−10.4	× 95 / 392	−2.5
4	49,834	2443.8	− 2473	−29.2	× 93 / 392	−6.9
5	49,835	2466.8	− 2502	−35.2	× 99 / 392	−8.9
6	49,838	2519.7	− 2531	−11.3	× 105 / 392	−3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−21

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	49,845	2426.2	− 2432	−5.8	× 107 / 398	−1.6
4	49,847	2461.6	− 2473	−11.4	× 96 / 398	−2.7
5	49,849	2485.5	− 2502	−16.5	× 99 / 398	−4.1
6	49,851	2514.1	− 2531	−16.9	× 96 / 398	−4.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−12

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	50,038	2415.1	− 2432	−16.9	× 83 / 371	−3.8
4	50,039	2470.6	− 2473	−2.4	× 99 / 371	−0.6
5	50,040	2507.6	− 2502	5.6	× 98 / 371	1.5
6	50,041	2540.8	− 2531	9.8	× 91 / 371	2.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−1

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	48,767	2385.7	− 2432	−46.3	× 62 / 305	−9.4
4	48,768	2442.1	− 2473	−30.9	× 81 / 305	−8.2
5	48,769	2500.8	− 2502	−1.2	× 79 / 305	−0.3
6	48,770	2537.3	− 2531	6.3	× 83 / 305	1.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−16

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	49,948	2420.2	− 2432	−11.8	× 88 / 314	−3.3
4	49,949	2452.9	− 2473	−20.1	× 65 / 314	−4.2
5	49,950	2477.7	− 2502	−24.3	× 88 / 314	−6.8
6	49,951	2537.9	− 2531	6.9	× 73 / 314	1.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−13

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	49,906	2401.6	− 2432	−30.4	× 73 / 308	−7.2
4	49,907	2455.0	− 2473	−18	× 87 / 308	−5.1
5	49,908	2502.6	− 2502	0.6	× 60 / 308	0.1
6	49,909	2504.8	− 2531	−26.2	× 88 / 308	−7.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−20

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	49,757	2400.5	− 2432	−31.5	× 71 / 271	−8.3
4	49,758	2438.0	− 2473	−35	× 68 / 271	−8.8
5	49,759	2478.5	− 2502	−23.5	× 75 / 271	−6.5
6	49,760	2533.2	− 2531	2.2	× 57 / 271	0.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−23

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	49,519	2388.7	− 2432	−43.3	× 61 / 268	−9.9
4	49,520	2441.4	− 2473	−31.6	× 69 / 268	−8.1
5	49,521	2503.3	− 2502	1.3	× 69 / 268	0.3
6	49,522	2518.7	− 2531	−12.3	× 69 / 268	−3.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−21

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	49,394	2386.1	− 2432	−45.9	× 56 / 248	−10.4
4	49,395	2415.4	− 2473	−57.6	× 56 / 248	−13
5	49,396	2493.6	− 2502	−8.4	× 71 / 248	−2.4
6	49,397	2511.9	− 2531	−19.1	× 65 / 248	−5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−31

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −12, −9, −21, −12, −1, −16, −13, −20, −23, −21, −31 → −16.3
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 3 · 2016→2017: 12 · 2017→2018: 9 · 2018→2019: 11 · 2019→2021: 15 · 2021→2022: 3 · 2022→2023: 7 · 2023→2024: 3 · 2024→2025: 2 · 2025→2026: 10 → average 7.5
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 7.5 × 2.66 = 20. Upper limit 3.7, lower limit −36.3.

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.