Pedley 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, 138 of the 381 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 97 points under the grade 3 bar. 2335 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 40 points under the grade 3 bar. 2392 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 31 points under the grade 4 bar. 2442 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 26 points under the grade 5 bar. 2476 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 51 students 68 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 72 students 15 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 60 students 23 points under the grade 5 bar. 6th 60 students Just under the grade 5 bar.

English learners

Students leave this group as they become fluent, so its average stays low even where they learn well.

Grade bars 3rd 32 students 142 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 35 students 91 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 40 students 46 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 31 students 35 points 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	56,777	2369.3	− 2432	−62.7	× 68 / 276	−15.4
4	56,779	2409.0	− 2473	−64	× 58 / 276	−13.4
5	56,781	2457.4	− 2502	−44.6	× 72 / 276	−11.6
6	56,783	2495.2	− 2531	−35.8	× 78 / 276	−10.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−51

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	52,719	2399.5	− 2432	−32.5	× 70 / 263	−8.7
4	52,722	2429.5	− 2473	−43.5	× 63 / 263	−10.4
5	52,723	2468.9	− 2502	−33.1	× 58 / 263	−7.3
6	52,725	2492.7	− 2531	−38.3	× 72 / 263	−10.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−37

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	54,239	2389.2	− 2432	−42.8	× 62 / 246	−10.8
4	54,240	2435.2	− 2473	−37.8	× 66 / 246	−10.1
5	54,242	2458.5	− 2502	−43.5	× 62 / 246	−11
6	54,244	2498.2	− 2531	−32.8	× 56 / 246	−7.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−39

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	54,351	2385.0	− 2432	−47	× 47 / 249	−8.9
4	54,354	2438.2	− 2473	−34.8	× 64 / 249	−8.9
5	54,355	2475.5	− 2502	−26.5	× 74 / 249	−7.9
6	54,358	2480.2	− 2531	−50.8	× 64 / 249	−13.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−39

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	54,590	2354.5	− 2432	−77.5	× 79 / 255	−24
4	54,591	2415.8	− 2473	−57.2	× 41 / 255	−9.2
5	54,592	2470.2	− 2502	−31.8	× 66 / 255	−8.2
6	54,593	2491.1	− 2531	−39.9	× 69 / 255	−10.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−52

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	54,626	2314.2	− 2432	−117.8	× 90 / 354	−29.9
4	54,627	2379.9	− 2473	−93.1	× 102 / 354	−26.8
5	54,628	2403.3	− 2502	−98.7	× 86 / 354	−24
6	54,629	2469.4	− 2531	−61.6	× 76 / 354	−13.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−94

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	54,577	2333.5	− 2432	−98.5	× 98 / 374	−25.8
4	54,578	2361.2	− 2473	−111.8	× 92 / 374	−27.5
5	54,579	2438.0	− 2502	−64	× 99 / 374	−16.9
6	54,580	2474.4	− 2531	−56.6	× 85 / 374	−12.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−83

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	54,447	2355.4	− 2432	−76.6	× 92 / 382	−18.4
4	54,448	2376.2	− 2473	−96.8	× 100 / 382	−25.3
5	54,449	2427.1	− 2502	−74.9	× 89 / 382	−17.5
6	54,450	2487.5	− 2531	−43.5	× 101 / 382	−11.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−73

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	54,187	2354.1	− 2432	−77.9	× 107 / 386	−21.6
4	54,188	2394.6	− 2473	−78.4	× 99 / 386	−20.1
5	54,189	2431.2	− 2502	−70.8	× 98 / 386	−18
6	54,190	2478.1	− 2531	−52.9	× 82 / 386	−11.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−71

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	54,124	2335.2	− 2432	−96.8	× 83 / 381	−21.1
4	54,125	2392.4	− 2473	−80.6	× 107 / 381	−22.6
5	54,126	2442.1	− 2502	−59.9	× 100 / 381	−15.7
6	54,127	2476.3	− 2531	−54.7	× 91 / 381	−13.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−73

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −51, −37, −39, −39, −52, −94, −83, −73, −71, −73 → −61.2
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 14 · 2016→2017: 2 · 2017→2018: 0 · 2018→2019: 13 · 2019→2022: 42 · 2022→2023: 11 · 2023→2024: 10 · 2024→2025: 2 · 2025→2026: 2 → average 10.7
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 10.7 × 2.66 = 28.5. Upper limit −32.7, lower limit −89.7.

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.