Amelia Earhart Elementary School of International: 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 5.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 11 points under the grade 3 bar. 2421 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 17 points under the grade 4 bar. 2456 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2511 vs. 2502.

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 4th 114 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 4th 18 students 40 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	56,412	2434.4	− 2432	2.4	× 166 / 500	0.8
4	56,415	2478.4	− 2473	5.4	× 152 / 500	1.6
5	56,416	2533.6	− 2502	31.6	× 182 / 500	11.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						14

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	52,383	2441.5	− 2432	9.5	× 170 / 506	3.2
4	52,385	2473.7	− 2473	0.7	× 172 / 506	0.2
5	52,387	2527.9	− 2502	25.9	× 164 / 506	8.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						12

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	53,882	2438.9	− 2432	6.9	× 159 / 509	2.2
4	53,885	2491.6	− 2473	18.6	× 176 / 509	6.4
5	53,887	2515.7	− 2502	13.7	× 174 / 509	4.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						13

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	53,981	2435.5	− 2432	3.5	× 151 / 484	1.1
4	53,983	2488.1	− 2473	15.1	× 166 / 484	5.2
5	53,985	2529.3	− 2502	27.3	× 167 / 484	9.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						16

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	54,216	2445.7	− 2432	13.7	× 138 / 452	4.2
4	54,217	2484.7	− 2473	11.7	× 142 / 452	3.7
5	54,218	2520.5	− 2502	18.5	× 172 / 452	7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						15

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	54,272	2419.4	− 2432	−12.6	× 122 / 386	−4
4	54,273	2463.3	− 2473	−9.7	× 141 / 386	−3.5
5	54,274	2520.4	− 2502	18.4	× 123 / 386	5.9
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	54,215	2407.9	− 2432	−24.1	× 124 / 385	−7.8
4	54,216	2455.8	− 2473	−17.2	× 118 / 385	−5.3
5	54,217	2493.5	− 2502	−8.5	× 143 / 385	−3.2
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	54,083	2382.9	− 2432	−49.1	× 127 / 374	−16.7
4	54,084	2453.5	− 2473	−19.5	× 124 / 374	−6.5
5	54,085	2493.1	− 2502	−8.9	× 123 / 374	−2.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−26

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	53,819	2410.6	− 2432	−21.4	× 127 / 380	−7.2
4	53,820	2459.2	− 2473	−13.8	× 125 / 380	−4.5
5	53,821	2496.9	− 2502	−5.1	× 128 / 380	−1.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−13

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	53,756	2420.9	− 2432	−11.1	× 114 / 374	−3.4
4	53,757	2456.2	− 2473	−16.8	× 132 / 374	−5.9
5	53,758	2511.3	− 2502	9.3	× 128 / 374	3.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−6

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. 14, 12, 13, 16, 15, −2, −16, −26, −13, −6 → 0.7
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 2 · 2016→2017: 1 · 2017→2018: 3 · 2018→2019: 1 · 2019→2022: 17 · 2022→2023: 14 · 2023→2024: 10 · 2024→2025: 13 · 2025→2026: 7 → average 7.6
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 7.6 × 2.66 = 20.2. Upper limit 20.9, lower limit −19.5.

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.