Auburn 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 82 points under the grade 3 bar. 2350 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 31 points under the grade 3 bar. 2401 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 10 points under the grade 3 bar. 2422 vs. 2432. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 29 points under the grade 4 bar. 2444 vs. 2473. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2497 vs. 2502. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores 26 points under the grade 6 bar. 2505 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 29 students 61 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 41 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 5th 60 students 35 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 38 students Just under the grade 4 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 129 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 15 students 102 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 15 students 75 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 13 students 54 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	53,679	2385.8	− 2432	−46.2	× 90 / 259	−16.1
4	53,680	2437.6	− 2473	−35.4	× 83 / 259	−11.3
5	53,683	2470.7	− 2502	−31.3	× 86 / 259	−10.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−38

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	49,867	2396.4	− 2432	−35.6	× 66 / 234	−10
4	49,869	2450.5	− 2473	−22.5	× 85 / 234	−8.2
5	49,872	2491.4	− 2502	−10.6	× 83 / 234	−3.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−22

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	51,265	2395.5	− 2432	−36.5	× 75 / 220	−12.4
4	51,267	2411.6	− 2473	−61.4	× 65 / 220	−18.1
5	51,270	2487.0	− 2502	−15	× 80 / 220	−5.5
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	51,295	2387.0	− 2432	−45	× 62 / 202	−13.8
4	51,298	2419.3	− 2473	−53.7	× 72 / 202	−19.1
5	51,299	2480.7	− 2502	−21.3	× 68 / 202	−7.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−40

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	51,490	2408.5	− 2432	−23.5	× 70 / 205	−8
4	51,491	2426.9	− 2473	−46.1	× 68 / 205	−15.3
5	51,492	2480.6	− 2502	−21.4	× 67 / 205	−7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−30

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	50,247	2396.5	− 2432	−35.5	× 59 / 176	−11.9
4	50,248	2431.9	− 2473	−41.1	× 58 / 176	−13.5
5	50,249	2492.4	− 2502	−9.6	× 59 / 176	−3.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−29

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	51,416	2391.8	− 2432	−40.2	× 47 / 167	−11.3
4	51,417	2451.6	− 2473	−21.4	× 63 / 167	−8.1
5	51,418	2458.2	− 2502	−43.8	× 57 / 167	−14.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−34

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	51,381	2395.9	− 2432	−36.1	× 50 / 151	−12
4	51,382	2434.6	− 2473	−38.4	× 46 / 151	−11.7
5	51,383	2481.1	− 2502	−20.9	× 55 / 151	−7.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−31

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	51,211	2361.5	− 2432	−70.5	× 109 / 287	−26.8
4	51,212	2387.8	− 2473	−85.2	× 90 / 287	−26.7
5	51,213	2429.8	− 2502	−72.2	× 88 / 287	−22.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−76

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	50,991	2366.9	− 2432	−65.1	× 59 / 323	−11.9
4	50,992	2404.9	− 2473	−68.1	× 78 / 323	−16.4
5	50,993	2443.5	− 2502	−58.5	× 51 / 323	−9.2
6	50,994	2457.8	− 2531	−73.2	× 49 / 323	−11.1
7	50,995	2510.0	− 2552	−42	× 37 / 323	−4.8
8	50,996	2518.2	− 2567	−48.8	× 49 / 323	−7.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−61

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	50,872	2350.0	− 2432	−82	× 42 / 308	−11.2
4	50,873	2401.1	− 2473	−71.9	× 56 / 308	−13.1
5	50,874	2421.8	− 2502	−80.2	× 75 / 308	−19.5
6	50,875	2443.6	− 2531	−87.4	× 51 / 308	−14.5
7	50,876	2497.0	− 2552	−55	× 46 / 308	−8.2
8	50,877	2504.8	− 2567	−62.2	× 38 / 308	−7.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−74

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −38, −22, −36, −40, −30, −29, −34, −31, −76, −61, −74 → −42.8
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 16 · 2016→2017: 14 · 2017→2018: 4 · 2018→2019: 10 · 2019→2021: 1 · 2021→2022: 5 · 2022→2023: 3 · 2023→2024: 45 · 2024→2025: 15 · 2025→2026: 13 → average 12.6
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 12.6 × 2.66 = 33.5. Upper limit −9.3, lower limit −76.3.

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.