Riverside County Special Education: 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 3 bar

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, 17 of the 58 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 151 points under the grade 3 bar. 2281 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 132 points under the grade 3 bar. 2300 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 71 points under the grade 3 bar. 2361 vs. 2432. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 44 points under the grade 3 bar. 2388 vs. 2432. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.

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.

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	55,138	2314.2	− 2432	−117.8	× 22 / 98	−26.4
4	55,141	2305.3	− 2473	−167.7	× 15 / 98	−25.7
5	55,142	2373.3	− 2502	−128.7	× 18 / 98	−23.6
6	55,145	2363.4	− 2531	−167.6	× 14 / 98	−23.9
7	55,146	2432.4	− 2552	−119.6	× 17 / 98	−20.7
8	55,149	2456.7	− 2567	−110.3	× 12 / 98	−13.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−134

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	51,228	2304.9	− 2432	−127.1	× 29 / 99	−37.2
4	51,229	2334.6	− 2473	−138.4	× 25 / 99	−34.9
5	51,232	2364.0	− 2502	−138	× 20 / 99	−27.9
6	51,234	2387.2	− 2531	−143.8	× 13 / 99	−18.9
8	51,237	2422.3	− 2567	−144.7	× 12 / 99	−17.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−136

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	52,687	2293.2	− 2432	−138.8	× 28 / 122	−31.9
4	52,688	2336.7	− 2473	−136.3	× 23 / 122	−25.7
5	52,690	2347.8	− 2502	−154.2	× 27 / 122	−34.1
6	52,693	2361.4	− 2531	−169.6	× 19 / 122	−26.4
7	52,695	2345.2	− 2552	−206.8	× 14 / 122	−23.7
8	52,696	2401.6	− 2567	−165.4	× 11 / 122	−14.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−157

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	52,773	2267.7	− 2432	−164.3	× 17 / 113	−24.7
4	52,776	2357.7	− 2473	−115.3	× 21 / 113	−21.4
5	52,777	2350.7	− 2502	−151.3	× 24 / 113	−32.1
6	52,780	2351.3	− 2531	−179.7	× 19 / 113	−30.2
7	52,781	2385.3	− 2552	−166.7	× 18 / 113	−26.6
8	52,784	2387.0	− 2567	−180	× 14 / 113	−22.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−157

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	53,008	2313.5	− 2432	−118.5	× 15 / 84	−21.2
4	53,009	2346.2	− 2473	−126.8	× 22 / 84	−33.2
5	53,010	2395.6	− 2502	−106.4	× 19 / 84	−24.1
6	53,011	2364.5	− 2531	−166.5	× 15 / 84	−29.7
7	53,012	2413.7	− 2552	−138.3	× 13 / 84	−21.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−130

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	53,016	2329.4	− 2432	−102.6	× 14 / 55	−26.1
5	53,018	2364.4	− 2502	−137.6	× 17 / 55	−42.5
7	53,020	2404.9	− 2552	−147.1	× 13 / 55	−34.8
8	53,021	2389.8	− 2567	−177.2	× 11 / 55	−35.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−139

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	52,979	2303.8	− 2432	−128.2	× 14 / 63	−28.5
4	52,980	2355.7	− 2473	−117.3	× 13 / 63	−24.2
5	52,981	2364.8	− 2502	−137.2	× 12 / 63	−26.1
6	52,982	2390.2	− 2531	−140.8	× 12 / 63	−26.8
8	52,984	2483.8	− 2567	−83.2	× 12 / 63	−15.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−121

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	52,825	2306.7	− 2432	−125.3	× 18 / 48	−47
4	52,826	2322.4	− 2473	−150.6	× 14 / 48	−43.9
5	52,827	2363.4	− 2502	−138.6	× 16 / 48	−46.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−137

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	52,565	2323.6	− 2432	−108.4	× 14 / 76	−20
4	52,566	2349.3	− 2473	−123.7	× 18 / 76	−29.3
5	52,567	2368.8	− 2502	−133.2	× 16 / 76	−28
6	52,568	2344.7	− 2531	−186.3	× 12 / 76	−29.4
8	52,570	2421.0	− 2567	−146	× 16 / 76	−30.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−137

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	52,496	2280.8	− 2432	−151.2	× 15 / 58	−39.1
4	52,497	2299.7	− 2473	−173.3	× 13 / 58	−38.8
5	52,498	2361.1	− 2502	−140.9	× 17 / 58	−41.3
6	52,499	2388.1	− 2531	−142.9	× 13 / 58	−32
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−151

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −134, −136, −157, −157, −130, −139, −121, −137, −137, −151 → −139.9
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: 21 · 2017→2018: 0 · 2018→2019: 27 · 2019→2022: 9 · 2022→2023: 18 · 2023→2024: 16 · 2024→2025: 0 · 2025→2026: 14 → average 11.9
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 11.9 × 2.66 = 31.7. Upper limit −108.2, lower limit −171.6.

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.