Tomas Rivera 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 20 points under the grade 3 bar. 2412 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2469 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2519 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader meets the grade 6 bar. 2551 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 4th 117 students Just under the grade 4 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 4th 12 students 24 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	58,407	2436.2	− 2432	4.2	× 102 / 425	1
4	58,408	2468.6	− 2473	−4.4	× 86 / 425	−0.9
5	58,411	2499.1	− 2502	−2.9	× 120 / 425	−0.8
6	58,412	2540.0	− 2531	9	× 117 / 425	2.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						2

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	54,230	2454.6	− 2432	22.6	× 107 / 422	5.7
4	54,232	2466.7	− 2473	−6.3	× 110 / 422	−1.6
5	54,234	2517.7	− 2502	15.7	× 87 / 422	3.2
6	54,236	2537.4	− 2531	6.4	× 118 / 422	1.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						9

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	55,809	2444.7	− 2432	12.7	× 108 / 418	3.3
4	55,811	2484.7	− 2473	11.7	× 110 / 418	3.1
5	55,813	2525.2	− 2502	23.2	× 112 / 418	6.2
6	55,815	2531.7	− 2531	0.7	× 88 / 418	0.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						13

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	55,905	2489.5	− 2432	57.5	× 102 / 424	13.8
4	55,907	2490.2	− 2473	17.2	× 108 / 424	4.4
5	55,909	2536.2	− 2502	34.2	× 100 / 424	8.1
6	55,911	2552.6	− 2531	21.6	× 114 / 424	5.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						32

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	56,160	2471.7	− 2432	39.7	× 96 / 421	9.1
4	56,161	2522.0	− 2473	49	× 99 / 421	11.5
5	56,162	2532.9	− 2502	30.9	× 114 / 421	8.4
6	56,163	2559.7	− 2531	28.7	× 112 / 421	7.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						37

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	56,224	2436.8	− 2432	4.8	× 98 / 373	1.3
4	56,225	2495.2	− 2473	22.2	× 86 / 373	5.1
5	56,226	2524.1	− 2502	22.1	× 95 / 373	5.6
6	56,227	2518.1	− 2531	−12.9	× 94 / 373	−3.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						9

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	56,173	2460.1	− 2432	28.1	× 114 / 390	8.2
4	56,174	2469.8	− 2473	−3.2	× 98 / 390	−0.8
5	56,175	2514.9	− 2502	12.9	× 80 / 390	2.6
6	56,176	2536.8	− 2531	5.8	× 98 / 390	1.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						12

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	56,049	2405.3	− 2432	−26.7	× 87 / 369	−6.3
4	56,050	2491.0	− 2473	18	× 105 / 369	5.1
5	56,051	2500.6	− 2502	−1.4	× 96 / 369	−0.4
6	56,052	2523.4	− 2531	−7.6	× 81 / 369	−1.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−3

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	55,813	2442.6	− 2432	10.6	× 128 / 416	3.3
4	55,814	2468.8	− 2473	−4.2	× 88 / 416	−0.9
5	55,815	2543.0	− 2502	41	× 98 / 416	9.7
6	55,816	2521.8	− 2531	−9.2	× 102 / 416	−2.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						10

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	55,736	2411.8	− 2432	−20.2	× 93 / 408	−4.6
4	55,737	2469.2	− 2473	−3.8	× 129 / 408	−1.2
5	55,738	2519.0	− 2502	17	× 89 / 408	3.7
6	55,739	2550.8	− 2531	19.8	× 97 / 408	4.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						3

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. 2, 9, 13, 32, 37, 9, 12, −3, 10, 3 → 12.4
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 7 · 2016→2017: 4 · 2017→2018: 19 · 2018→2019: 5 · 2019→2022: 28 · 2022→2023: 3 · 2023→2024: 15 · 2024→2025: 13 · 2025→2026: 7 → average 11.2
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 11.2 × 2.66 = 29.8. Upper limit 42.2, lower limit −17.4.

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.