Columbia 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 5.

Many students here are still learning English, and this test is given in English. In 2026, 177 of the 381 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 72 points under the grade 3 bar. 2360 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 21 points under the grade 3 bar. 2411 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 29 points under the grade 4 bar. 2444 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.

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 68 students 36 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 78 students 39 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 58 students 14 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 69 students 108 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 54 students 55 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 54 students 34 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	59,620	2379.4	− 2432	−52.6	× 135 / 361	−19.7
4	59,621	2418.3	− 2473	−54.7	× 118 / 361	−17.9
5	59,624	2440.9	− 2502	−61.1	× 108 / 361	−18.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−56

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	55,328	2389.2	− 2432	−42.8	× 121 / 369	−14
4	55,330	2416.7	− 2473	−56.3	× 127 / 369	−19.4
5	55,332	2437.8	− 2502	−64.2	× 121 / 369	−21.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−54

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	56,932	2387.3	− 2432	−44.7	× 115 / 375	−13.7
4	56,935	2420.8	− 2473	−52.2	× 131 / 375	−18.2
5	56,937	2450.7	− 2502	−51.3	× 129 / 375	−17.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−50

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	57,039	2415.2	− 2432	−16.8	× 115 / 362	−5.3
4	57,041	2419.6	− 2473	−53.4	× 117 / 362	−17.3
5	57,043	2472.7	− 2502	−29.3	× 130 / 362	−10.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−33

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	57,288	2401.6	− 2432	−30.4	× 127 / 370	−10.4
4	57,289	2442.7	− 2473	−30.3	× 122 / 370	−10
5	57,290	2436.1	− 2502	−65.9	× 121 / 370	−21.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−42

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	57,380	2365.6	− 2432	−66.4	× 119 / 323	−24.5
4	57,381	2378.0	− 2473	−95	× 103 / 323	−30.3
5	57,382	2447.2	− 2502	−54.8	× 101 / 323	−17.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−72

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	57,349	2363.2	− 2432	−68.8	× 117 / 336	−24
4	57,350	2403.8	− 2473	−69.2	× 111 / 336	−22.9
5	57,351	2430.1	− 2502	−71.9	× 108 / 336	−23.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−70

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	57,243	2368.2	− 2432	−63.8	× 113 / 347	−20.8
4	57,244	2401.9	− 2473	−71.1	× 117 / 347	−24
5	57,245	2446.4	− 2502	−55.6	× 117 / 347	−18.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−63

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	57,001	2363.7	− 2432	−68.3	× 144 / 378	−26
4	57,002	2386.0	− 2473	−87	× 116 / 378	−26.7
5	57,003	2461.0	− 2502	−41	× 118 / 378	−12.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−66

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	56,932	2360.2	− 2432	−71.8	× 137 / 381	−25.8
4	56,933	2410.6	− 2473	−62.4	× 132 / 381	−21.6
5	56,934	2444.4	− 2502	−57.6	× 112 / 381	−16.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−64

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −56, −54, −50, −33, −42, −72, −70, −63, −66, −64 → −57
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: 4 · 2017→2018: 17 · 2018→2019: 9 · 2019→2022: 30 · 2022→2023: 2 · 2023→2024: 7 · 2024→2025: 3 · 2025→2026: 2 → average 8.4
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 8.4 × 2.66 = 22.3. Upper limit −34.7, lower limit −79.3.

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.