Cesar Chavez 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, 151 of the 355 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 37 points under the grade 3 bar. 2395 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 23 points under the grade 3 bar. 2409 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 22 points under the grade 4 bar. 2451 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 28 points under the grade 6 bar. 2503 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 51 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 4th 54 students 36 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 46 students 27 points under 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 41 students 76 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 36 students 65 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 48 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 6th 26 students Just 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	58,845	2311.3	− 2432	−120.7	× 130 / 539	−29.1
4	58,846	2381.1	− 2473	−91.9	× 130 / 539	−22.2
5	58,849	2410.5	− 2502	−91.5	× 139 / 539	−23.6
6	58,851	2463.3	− 2531	−67.7	× 140 / 539	−17.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−92

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	54,602	2335.9	− 2432	−96.1	× 146 / 557	−25.2
4	54,604	2397.5	− 2473	−75.5	× 135 / 557	−18.3
5	54,606	2416.4	− 2502	−85.6	× 137 / 557	−21.1
6	54,607	2473.6	− 2531	−57.4	× 139 / 557	−14.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−79

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	56,192	2350.5	− 2432	−81.5	× 129 / 536	−19.6
4	56,194	2401.9	− 2473	−71.1	× 138 / 536	−18.3
5	56,197	2436.3	− 2502	−65.7	× 139 / 536	−17
6	56,198	2491.9	− 2531	−39.1	× 130 / 536	−9.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−64

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	56,291	2345.5	− 2432	−86.5	× 132 / 554	−20.6
4	56,293	2417.8	− 2473	−55.2	× 130 / 554	−13
5	56,295	2449.6	− 2502	−52.4	× 150 / 554	−14.2
6	56,297	2498.4	− 2531	−32.6	× 142 / 554	−8.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−56

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	56,546	2374.7	− 2432	−57.3	× 126 / 530	−13.6
4	56,547	2392.6	− 2473	−80.4	× 124 / 530	−18.8
5	56,548	2453.0	− 2502	−49	× 133 / 530	−12.3
6	56,549	2496.4	− 2531	−34.6	× 147 / 530	−9.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−54

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	55,289	2329.1	− 2432	−102.9	× 91 / 349	−26.8
4	55,290	2383.2	− 2473	−89.8	× 73 / 349	−18.8
5	55,291	2428.0	− 2502	−74	× 95 / 349	−20.1
6	55,292	2466.6	− 2531	−64.4	× 90 / 349	−16.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−82

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	56,624	2350.4	− 2432	−81.6	× 91 / 439	−16.9
4	56,625	2428.1	− 2473	−44.9	× 117 / 439	−12
5	56,626	2426.0	− 2502	−76	× 117 / 439	−20.3
6	56,627	2475.3	− 2531	−55.7	× 114 / 439	−14.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−64

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	56,585	2349.1	− 2432	−82.9	× 86 / 414	−17.2
4	56,586	2416.4	− 2473	−56.6	× 93 / 414	−12.7
5	56,587	2459.9	− 2502	−42.1	× 119 / 414	−12.1
6	56,588	2481.6	− 2531	−49.4	× 116 / 414	−13.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−56

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	56,473	2332.3	− 2432	−99.7	× 96 / 392	−24.4
4	56,474	2385.0	− 2473	−88	× 87 / 392	−19.5
5	56,475	2433.1	− 2502	−68.9	× 92 / 392	−16.2
6	56,476	2496.1	− 2531	−34.9	× 117 / 392	−10.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−71

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	56,229	2371.1	− 2432	−60.9	× 91 / 365	−15.2
4	56,230	2383.1	− 2473	−89.9	× 96 / 365	−23.6
5	56,231	2448.1	− 2502	−53.9	× 82 / 365	−12.1
6	56,232	2500.5	− 2531	−30.5	× 96 / 365	−8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−59

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	56,182	2394.9	− 2432	−37.1	× 92 / 355	−9.6
4	56,183	2409.1	− 2473	−63.9	× 90 / 355	−16.2
5	56,184	2450.8	− 2502	−51.2	× 94 / 355	−13.6
6	56,185	2502.8	− 2531	−28.2	× 79 / 355	−6.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−46

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −92, −79, −64, −56, −54, −82, −64, −56, −71, −59, −46 → −65.7
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 13 · 2016→2017: 15 · 2017→2018: 8 · 2018→2019: 2 · 2019→2021: 28 · 2021→2022: 18 · 2022→2023: 8 · 2023→2024: 15 · 2024→2025: 12 · 2025→2026: 13 → average 13.2
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 13.2 × 2.66 = 35.1. Upper limit −30.6, lower limit −100.8.

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.