Patricia Beatty 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 42 points under the grade 3 bar. 2391 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 29 points under the grade 4 bar. 2444 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 10 points under the grade 5 bar. 2492 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 20 points under the grade 6 bar. 2511 vs. 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 54 students 31 points under the grade 3 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 3rd 15 students 81 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	58,020	2393.9	− 2432	−38.1	× 103 / 401	−9.8
4	58,022	2430.3	− 2473	−42.7	× 105 / 401	−11.2
5	58,024	2463.3	− 2502	−38.7	× 88 / 401	−8.5
6	58,026	2506.3	− 2531	−24.7	× 105 / 401	−6.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−36

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	53,855	2405.7	− 2432	−26.3	× 103 / 397	−6.8
4	53,858	2431.1	− 2473	−41.9	× 99 / 397	−10.4
5	53,859	2476.8	− 2502	−25.2	× 101 / 397	−6.4
6	53,862	2498.6	− 2531	−32.4	× 94 / 397	−7.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−31

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	55,419	2405.7	− 2432	−26.3	× 101 / 405	−6.6
4	55,420	2424.8	− 2473	−48.2	× 98 / 405	−11.7
5	55,423	2457.1	− 2502	−44.9	× 100 / 405	−11.1
6	55,424	2490.7	− 2531	−40.3	× 106 / 405	−10.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−40

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	55,511	2412.4	− 2432	−19.6	× 76 / 373	−4
4	55,513	2449.9	− 2473	−23.1	× 101 / 373	−6.3
5	55,515	2464.4	− 2502	−37.6	× 96 / 373	−9.7
6	55,517	2497.8	− 2531	−33.2	× 100 / 373	−8.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−29

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	55,768	2431.3	− 2432	−0.7	× 79 / 342	−0.2
4	55,769	2457.2	− 2473	−15.8	× 74 / 342	−3.4
5	55,770	2470.7	− 2502	−31.3	× 94 / 342	−8.6
6	55,771	2508.0	− 2531	−23	× 95 / 342	−6.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−19

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	55,826	2431.5	− 2432	−0.5	× 56 / 278	−0.1
4	55,827	2433.8	− 2473	−39.2	× 81 / 278	−11.4
5	55,828	2453.2	− 2502	−48.8	× 76 / 278	−13.3
6	55,829	2481.4	− 2531	−49.6	× 65 / 278	−11.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−36

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	55,779	2401.0	− 2432	−31	× 60 / 263	−7.1
4	55,780	2448.6	− 2473	−24.4	× 59 / 263	−5.5
5	55,781	2463.9	− 2502	−38.1	× 69 / 263	−10
6	55,782	2491.4	− 2531	−39.6	× 75 / 263	−11.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−34

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	55,655	2429.7	− 2432	−2.3	× 53 / 241	−0.5
4	55,656	2436.0	− 2473	−37	× 60 / 241	−9.2
5	55,657	2489.8	− 2502	−12.2	× 59 / 241	−3
6	55,658	2492.7	− 2531	−38.3	× 69 / 241	−11
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−24

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	55,413	2402.0	− 2432	−30	× 68 / 234	−8.7
4	55,414	2438.0	− 2473	−35	× 51 / 234	−7.6
5	55,415	2507.6	− 2502	5.6	× 56 / 234	1.3
6	55,416	2527.6	− 2531	−3.4	× 59 / 234	−0.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−16

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	55,326	2390.5	− 2432	−41.5	× 69 / 243	−11.8
4	55,327	2444.2	− 2473	−28.8	× 68 / 243	−8.1
5	55,328	2492.3	− 2502	−9.7	× 51 / 243	−2
6	55,329	2511.2	− 2531	−19.8	× 55 / 243	−4.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−26

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −36, −31, −40, −29, −19, −36, −34, −24, −16, −26 → −29.1
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 5 · 2016→2017: 9 · 2017→2018: 11 · 2018→2019: 10 · 2019→2022: 17 · 2022→2023: 2 · 2023→2024: 10 · 2024→2025: 8 · 2025→2026: 10 → average 9.1
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 9.1 × 2.66 = 24.2. Upper limit −4.9, lower limit −53.3.

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.