David Reese 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.

Many students here are still learning English, and this test is given in English. In 2026, 118 of the 422 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 23 points under the grade 3 bar. 2409 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2427 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 41 points under the grade 4 bar. 2432 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 28 points under the grade 5 bar. 2474 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 3rd 74 students 12 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 69 students 20 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 75 students 24 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 86 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 3rd 28 students 52 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 30 students 66 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 33 students 38 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 27 students 30 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	60,189	2375.2	− 2432	−56.8	× 118 / 518	−12.9
4	60,190	2428.1	− 2473	−44.9	× 138 / 518	−12
5	60,193	2442.8	− 2502	−59.2	× 135 / 518	−15.4
6	60,194	2480.7	− 2531	−50.3	× 127 / 518	−12.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−53

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	55,885	2397.7	− 2432	−34.3	× 118 / 498	−8.1
4	55,888	2436.9	− 2473	−36.1	× 109 / 498	−7.9
5	55,889	2443.8	− 2502	−58.2	× 133 / 498	−15.5
6	55,892	2503.5	− 2531	−27.5	× 138 / 498	−7.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−39

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	57,518	2393.2	− 2432	−38.8	× 125 / 488	−9.9
4	57,520	2417.1	− 2473	−55.9	× 120 / 488	−13.7
5	57,522	2458.4	− 2502	−43.6	× 104 / 488	−9.3
6	57,525	2496.0	− 2531	−35	× 139 / 488	−10
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−43

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	57,653	2373.7	− 2432	−58.3	× 112 / 475	−13.7
4	57,656	2447.1	− 2473	−25.9	× 127 / 475	−6.9
5	57,657	2452.8	− 2502	−49.2	× 127 / 475	−13.2
6	57,660	2486.7	− 2531	−44.3	× 109 / 475	−10.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−44

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	57,904	2371.3	− 2432	−60.7	× 133 / 505	−16
4	57,905	2434.4	− 2473	−38.6	× 104 / 505	−7.9
5	57,906	2476.6	− 2502	−25.4	× 137 / 505	−6.9
6	57,907	2502.4	− 2531	−28.6	× 131 / 505	−7.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−38

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	56,591	2347.2	− 2432	−84.8	× 136 / 471	−24.5
4	56,592	2397.0	− 2473	−76	× 103 / 471	−16.6
5	56,593	2437.3	− 2502	−64.7	× 129 / 471	−17.7
6	56,594	2463.4	− 2531	−67.6	× 103 / 471	−14.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−74

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	57,945	2353.0	− 2432	−79	× 86 / 450	−15.1
4	57,946	2419.5	− 2473	−53.5	× 126 / 450	−15
5	57,947	2447.8	− 2502	−54.2	× 105 / 450	−12.6
6	57,948	2494.1	− 2531	−36.9	× 133 / 450	−10.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−54

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	57,919	2347.3	− 2432	−84.7	× 124 / 459	−22.9
4	57,920	2408.5	− 2473	−64.5	× 91 / 459	−12.8
5	57,921	2436.6	− 2502	−65.4	× 134 / 459	−19.1
6	57,922	2486.0	− 2531	−45	× 110 / 459	−10.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−66

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	57,815	2368.4	− 2432	−63.6	× 110 / 477	−14.7
4	57,816	2398.7	− 2473	−74.3	× 125 / 477	−19.5
5	57,817	2412.8	− 2502	−89.2	× 103 / 477	−19.3
6	57,818	2483.0	− 2531	−48	× 139 / 477	−14
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−67

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	57,575	2395.5	− 2432	−36.5	× 94 / 423	−8.1
4	57,576	2406.4	− 2473	−66.6	× 103 / 423	−16.2
5	57,577	2431.7	− 2502	−70.3	× 118 / 423	−19.6
6	57,578	2485.7	− 2531	−45.3	× 108 / 423	−11.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−56

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	57,496	2409.0	− 2432	−23	× 102 / 422	−5.6
4	57,497	2426.8	− 2473	−46.2	× 99 / 422	−10.8
5	57,498	2432.1	− 2502	−69.9	× 108 / 422	−17.9
6	57,499	2474.1	− 2531	−56.9	× 113 / 422	−15.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−50

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −53, −39, −43, −44, −38, −74, −54, −66, −67, −56, −50 → −53.1
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 14 · 2016→2017: 4 · 2017→2018: 1 · 2018→2019: 6 · 2019→2021: 36 · 2021→2022: 20 · 2022→2023: 12 · 2023→2024: 1 · 2024→2025: 11 · 2025→2026: 6 → average 11.1
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 11.1 × 2.66 = 29.5. Upper limit −23.6, lower limit −82.6.

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.