Mecca 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, 163 of the 298 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 85 points under the grade 3 bar. 2347 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 30 points under the grade 3 bar. 2403 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 32 points under the grade 4 bar. 2441 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 28 points under the grade 5 bar. 2474 vs. 2502. The 6th-grade bar is 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 22 students 45 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 35 students 36 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 44 students Just under the grade 5 bar. 6th 34 students 17 points 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 46 students 104 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 44 students 57 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 42 students 53 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 31 students Just 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	58,794	2341.5	− 2432	−90.5	× 108 / 468	−20.9
4	58,796	2374.9	− 2473	−98.1	× 133 / 468	−27.9
5	58,798	2425.2	− 2502	−76.8	× 113 / 468	−18.5
6	58,800	2457.8	− 2531	−73.2	× 114 / 468	−17.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−85

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	54,552	2369.4	− 2432	−62.6	× 104 / 466	−14
4	54,554	2395.0	− 2473	−78	× 115 / 466	−19.2
5	54,555	2422.3	− 2502	−79.7	× 138 / 466	−23.6
6	54,558	2455.3	− 2531	−75.7	× 109 / 466	−17.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−75

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	56,143	2364.5	− 2432	−67.5	× 110 / 465	−16
4	56,144	2420.2	− 2473	−52.8	× 111 / 465	−12.6
5	56,147	2425.2	− 2502	−76.8	× 105 / 465	−17.3
6	56,148	2463.9	− 2531	−67.1	× 139 / 465	−20.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−66

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	56,242	2397.2	− 2432	−34.8	× 99 / 422	−8.2
4	56,243	2426.1	− 2473	−46.9	× 113 / 422	−12.6
5	56,246	2463.2	− 2502	−38.8	× 106 / 422	−9.7
6	56,247	2454.8	− 2531	−76.2	× 104 / 422	−18.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−49

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	56,496	2382.5	− 2432	−49.5	× 111 / 420	−13.1
4	56,497	2424.4	− 2473	−48.6	× 97 / 420	−11.2
5	56,498	2469.5	− 2502	−32.5	× 109 / 420	−8.4
6	56,499	2477.2	− 2531	−53.8	× 103 / 420	−13.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−46

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	55,239	2327.1	− 2432	−104.9	× 105 / 407	−27.1
4	55,240	2347.0	− 2473	−126	× 99 / 407	−30.6
5	55,241	2414.1	− 2502	−87.9	× 105 / 407	−22.7
6	55,242	2441.1	− 2531	−89.9	× 98 / 407	−21.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−102

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	56,574	2350.5	− 2432	−81.5	× 105 / 421	−20.3
4	56,575	2386.6	− 2473	−86.4	× 98 / 421	−20.1
5	56,576	2409.4	− 2502	−92.6	× 105 / 421	−23.1
6	56,577	2468.9	− 2531	−62.1	× 113 / 421	−16.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−80

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	56,535	2331.1	− 2432	−100.9	× 98 / 403	−24.5
4	56,536	2384.6	− 2473	−88.4	× 105 / 403	−23
5	56,537	2401.2	− 2502	−100.8	× 95 / 403	−23.8
6	56,538	2416.2	− 2531	−114.8	× 105 / 403	−29.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−101

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	56,423	2370.1	− 2432	−61.9	× 115 / 425	−16.7
4	56,424	2382.7	− 2473	−90.3	× 97 / 425	−20.6
5	56,425	2388.2	− 2502	−113.8	× 109 / 425	−29.2
6	56,426	2422.5	− 2531	−108.5	× 104 / 425	−26.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−93

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	56,179	2361.3	− 2432	−70.7	× 92 / 403	−16.1
4	56,180	2401.1	− 2473	−71.9	× 109 / 403	−19.4
5	56,181	2432.3	− 2502	−69.7	× 99 / 403	−17.1
6	56,182	2479.8	− 2531	−51.2	× 103 / 403	−13.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−66

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	56,132	2347.4	− 2432	−84.6	× 68 / 298	−19.3
4	56,133	2402.5	− 2473	−70.5	× 79 / 298	−18.7
5	56,134	2441.0	− 2502	−61	× 86 / 298	−17.6
6	56,135	2473.7	− 2531	−57.3	× 65 / 298	−12.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−68

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −85, −75, −66, −49, −46, −102, −80, −101, −93, −66, −68 → −75.5
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 10 · 2016→2017: 9 · 2017→2018: 17 · 2018→2019: 3 · 2019→2021: 56 · 2021→2022: 22 · 2022→2023: 21 · 2023→2024: 8 · 2024→2025: 27 · 2025→2026: 2 → average 17.5
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 17.5 × 2.66 = 46.6. Upper limit −28.9, lower limit −122.1.

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.