Louis VanderMolen Fundamental 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 37 points under the grade 3 bar. 2396 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 22 points under the grade 4 bar. 2451 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2511 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 18 points under the grade 6 bar. 2513 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 96 students 28 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 98 students Just under the grade 4 bar. 5th 98 students Meets the grade 5 bar. 6th 106 students Meets 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 103 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 18 students 74 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 26 students 12 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 16 students 39 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	55,745	2417.9	− 2432	−14.1	× 161 / 638	−3.6
4	55,746	2458.1	− 2473	−14.9	× 157 / 638	−3.7
5	55,749	2505.7	− 2502	3.7	× 164 / 638	1
6	55,750	2538.2	− 2531	7.2	× 156 / 638	1.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−5

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	51,765	2429.7	− 2432	−2.3	× 129 / 602	−0.5
4	51,767	2475.9	− 2473	2.9	× 150 / 602	0.7
5	51,770	2492.9	− 2502	−9.1	× 159 / 602	−2.4
6	51,772	2544.9	− 2531	13.9	× 164 / 602	3.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						2

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	53,268	2428.8	− 2432	−3.2	× 123 / 557	−0.7
4	53,271	2471.6	− 2473	−1.4	× 130 / 557	−0.3
5	53,273	2498.8	− 2502	−3.2	× 144 / 557	−0.8
6	53,275	2511.2	− 2531	−19.8	× 160 / 557	−5.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−8

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	53,360	2429.6	− 2432	−2.4	× 126 / 564	−0.5
4	53,362	2482.6	− 2473	9.6	× 146 / 564	2.5
5	53,364	2506.2	− 2502	4.2	× 136 / 564	1
6	53,366	2534.6	− 2531	3.6	× 156 / 564	1
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	53,592	2443.5	− 2432	11.5	× 122 / 538	2.6
4	53,593	2482.2	− 2473	9.2	× 130 / 538	2.2
5	53,594	2520.6	− 2502	18.6	× 151 / 538	5.2
6	53,595	2539.5	− 2531	8.5	× 135 / 538	2.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						12

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	53,622	2426.8	− 2432	−5.2	× 108 / 471	−1.2
4	53,623	2486.8	− 2473	13.8	× 109 / 471	3.2
5	53,624	2499.5	− 2502	−2.5	× 128 / 471	−0.7
6	53,625	2519.0	− 2531	−12	× 126 / 471	−3.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−2

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	53,575	2394.5	− 2432	−37.5	× 133 / 490	−10.2
4	53,576	2450.5	− 2473	−22.5	× 111 / 490	−5.1
5	53,577	2521.4	− 2502	19.4	× 120 / 490	4.8
6	53,578	2510.2	− 2531	−20.8	× 126 / 490	−5.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−16

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	53,431	2406.7	− 2432	−25.3	× 124 / 510	−6.2
4	53,432	2431.9	− 2473	−41.1	× 130 / 510	−10.5
5	53,433	2502.2	− 2502	0.2	× 127 / 510	0
6	53,434	2537.0	− 2531	6	× 129 / 510	1.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−15

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	53,173	2411.3	− 2432	−20.7	× 125 / 514	−5
4	53,174	2460.5	− 2473	−12.5	× 119 / 514	−2.9
5	53,175	2475.7	− 2502	−26.3	× 134 / 514	−6.9
6	53,176	2521.3	− 2531	−9.7	× 136 / 514	−2.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−17

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	53,108	2395.5	− 2432	−36.5	× 109 / 471	−8.4
4	53,109	2451.0	− 2473	−22	× 116 / 471	−5.4
5	53,110	2511.4	− 2502	9.4	× 124 / 471	2.5
6	53,111	2513.4	− 2531	−17.6	× 122 / 471	−4.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−16

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −5, 2, −8, 4, 12, −2, −16, −15, −17, −16 → −6.1
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 7 · 2016→2017: 10 · 2017→2018: 12 · 2018→2019: 8 · 2019→2022: 14 · 2022→2023: 14 · 2023→2024: 1 · 2024→2025: 2 · 2025→2026: 1 → average 7.7
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 7.7 × 2.66 = 20.5. Upper limit 14.4, lower limit −26.6.

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.