Harrison 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 14 points under the grade 3 bar. 2418 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 34 points under the grade 4 bar. 2439 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 28 points under the grade 5 bar. 2474 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 21 points under the grade 5 bar. 2481 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 4th 59 students 23 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 68 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 4th 11 students 53 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 16 students 24 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	58,191	2373.1	− 2432	−58.9	× 72 / 320	−13.3
4	58,193	2451.2	− 2473	−21.8	× 79 / 320	−5.4
5	58,195	2493.6	− 2502	−8.4	× 90 / 320	−2.4
6	58,197	2502.2	− 2531	−28.8	× 79 / 320	−7.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−28

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	54,013	2409.2	− 2432	−22.8	× 72 / 309	−5.3
4	54,016	2428.6	− 2473	−44.4	× 73 / 309	−10.5
5	54,017	2476.6	− 2502	−25.4	× 76 / 309	−6.2
6	54,020	2531.4	− 2531	0.4	× 88 / 309	0.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−22

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	55,593	2399.8	− 2432	−32.2	× 75 / 316	−7.6
4	55,595	2449.9	− 2473	−23.1	× 77 / 316	−5.6
5	55,597	2462.5	− 2502	−39.5	× 80 / 316	−10
6	55,598	2503.4	− 2531	−27.6	× 84 / 316	−7.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−31

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	55,689	2424.1	− 2432	−7.9	× 74 / 293	−2
4	55,692	2437.4	− 2473	−35.6	× 68 / 293	−8.3
5	55,693	2462.1	− 2502	−39.9	× 75 / 293	−10.2
6	55,696	2475.9	− 2531	−55.1	× 76 / 293	−14.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−35

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	55,944	2434.7	− 2432	2.7	× 61 / 275	0.6
4	55,945	2456.1	− 2473	−16.9	× 71 / 275	−4.4
5	55,946	2462.9	− 2502	−39.1	× 70 / 275	−10
6	55,947	2518.7	− 2531	−12.3	× 73 / 275	−3.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−17

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	56,008	2404.6	− 2432	−27.4	× 67 / 273	−6.7
4	56,009	2446.4	− 2473	−26.6	× 62 / 273	−6
5	56,010	2482.0	− 2502	−20	× 73 / 273	−5.3
6	56,011	2511.4	− 2531	−19.6	× 71 / 273	−5.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−23

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	55,957	2394.8	− 2432	−37.2	× 77 / 301	−9.5
4	55,958	2450.8	− 2473	−22.2	× 71 / 301	−5.2
5	55,959	2451.8	− 2502	−50.2	× 73 / 301	−12.2
6	55,960	2496.4	− 2531	−34.6	× 80 / 301	−9.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−36

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	55,833	2431.8	− 2432	−0.2	× 60 / 289	0
4	55,834	2453.7	− 2473	−19.3	× 79 / 289	−5.3
5	55,835	2454.4	− 2502	−47.6	× 69 / 289	−11.4
6	55,836	2475.3	− 2531	−55.7	× 81 / 289	−15.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−32

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	55,597	2414.9	− 2432	−17.1	× 79 / 310	−4.4
4	55,598	2455.1	− 2473	−17.9	× 66 / 310	−3.8
5	55,599	2455.2	− 2502	−46.8	× 89 / 310	−13.4
6	55,600	2495.6	− 2531	−35.4	× 76 / 310	−8.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−30

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	55,520	2417.7	− 2432	−14.3	× 72 / 291	−3.5
4	55,521	2439.3	− 2473	−33.7	× 70 / 291	−8.1
5	55,522	2474.3	− 2502	−27.7	× 65 / 291	−6.2
6	55,523	2480.8	− 2531	−50.2	× 84 / 291	−14.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−32

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −28, −22, −31, −35, −17, −23, −36, −32, −30, −32 → −28.6
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 6 · 2016→2017: 9 · 2017→2018: 4 · 2018→2019: 18 · 2019→2022: 6 · 2022→2023: 13 · 2023→2024: 4 · 2024→2025: 2 · 2025→2026: 2 → average 7.1
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 7.1 × 2.66 = 18.9. Upper limit −9.7, lower limit −47.5.

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.