Palms 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, 95 of the 358 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 60 points under the grade 3 bar. 2373 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 33 points under the grade 4 bar. 2440 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2426 vs. 2432. 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 71 students 40 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 66 students Just under the grade 4 bar. 5th 58 students 24 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 68 students 11 points 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 29 students 107 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 23 students 61 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 26 students 59 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 17 students 16 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	57,890	2360.8	− 2432	−71.2	× 149 / 551	−19.3
4	57,892	2441.7	− 2473	−31.3	× 123 / 551	−7
5	57,894	2467.3	− 2502	−34.7	× 139 / 551	−8.8
6	57,896	2481.4	− 2531	−49.6	× 140 / 551	−12.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−48

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	53,745	2385.3	− 2432	−46.7	× 146 / 549	−12.4
4	53,748	2428.3	− 2473	−44.7	× 145 / 549	−11.8
5	53,750	2454.4	− 2502	−47.6	× 119 / 549	−10.3
6	53,751	2484.3	− 2531	−46.7	× 139 / 549	−11.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−46

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	55,303	2382.6	− 2432	−49.4	× 124 / 483	−12.7
4	55,304	2436.3	− 2473	−36.7	× 133 / 483	−10.1
5	55,306	2454.9	− 2502	−47.1	× 126 / 483	−12.3
6	55,308	2503.6	− 2531	−27.4	× 100 / 483	−5.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−41

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	55,397	2405.9	− 2432	−26.1	× 101 / 483	−5.5
4	55,399	2440.3	− 2473	−32.7	× 124 / 483	−8.4
5	55,401	2440.8	− 2502	−61.2	× 128 / 483	−16.2
6	55,403	2483.6	− 2531	−47.4	× 130 / 483	−12.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−43

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	55,652	2383.6	− 2432	−48.4	× 127 / 444	−13.8
4	55,653	2460.6	− 2473	−12.4	× 96 / 444	−2.7
5	55,654	2459.0	− 2502	−43	× 107 / 444	−10.4
6	55,655	2504.2	− 2531	−26.8	× 114 / 444	−6.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−34

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	55,710	2355.2	− 2432	−76.8	× 98 / 406	−18.5
4	55,711	2422.3	− 2473	−50.7	× 114 / 406	−14.2
5	55,712	2432.7	− 2502	−69.3	× 92 / 406	−15.7
6	55,713	2475.6	− 2531	−55.4	× 102 / 406	−13.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−62

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	55,661	2378.7	− 2432	−53.3	× 96 / 399	−12.8
4	55,662	2424.4	− 2473	−48.6	× 101 / 399	−12.3
5	55,663	2464.1	− 2502	−37.9	× 114 / 399	−10.8
6	55,664	2468.1	− 2531	−62.9	× 88 / 399	−13.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−50

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	55,537	2352.3	− 2432	−79.7	× 98 / 401	−19.5
4	55,538	2417.1	− 2473	−55.9	× 97 / 401	−13.5
5	55,539	2428.7	− 2502	−73.3	× 95 / 401	−17.4
6	55,540	2464.7	− 2531	−66.3	× 111 / 401	−18.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−69

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	55,291	2386.5	− 2432	−45.5	× 106 / 392	−12.3
4	55,292	2417.6	− 2473	−55.4	× 100 / 392	−14.1
5	55,293	2434.9	− 2502	−67.1	× 90 / 392	−15.4
6	55,294	2459.2	− 2531	−71.8	× 96 / 392	−17.6
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	55,208	2372.5	− 2432	−59.5	× 100 / 358	−16.6
4	55,209	2439.9	− 2473	−33.1	× 89 / 358	−8.2
5	55,210	2425.8	− 2502	−76.2	× 84 / 358	−17.9
6	55,211	2476.3	− 2531	−54.7	× 85 / 358	−13
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−56

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −48, −46, −41, −43, −34, −62, −50, −69, −59, −56 → −50.8
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: 5 · 2017→2018: 2 · 2018→2019: 9 · 2019→2022: 28 · 2022→2023: 12 · 2023→2024: 19 · 2024→2025: 10 · 2025→2026: 3 → average 10
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 10 × 2.66 = 26.6. Upper limit −24.2, lower limit −77.4.

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.