John Reith 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, 99 of the 347 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 75 points under the grade 3 bar. 2357 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 35 points under the grade 4 bar. 2438 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 31 points under the grade 4 bar. 2442 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2472 vs. 2473. 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 50 students 68 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 63 students 17 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 64 students Just under the grade 4 bar. 6th 71 students 11 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 28 students 88 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 25 students 39 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 26 students 47 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 20 students 29 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	60,361	2377.3	− 2432	−54.7	× 91 / 345	−14.4
4	60,363	2411.0	− 2473	−62	× 80 / 345	−14.4
5	60,365	2452.4	− 2502	−49.6	× 87 / 345	−12.5
6	60,367	2484.8	− 2531	−46.2	× 87 / 345	−11.7
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	56,057	2375.7	− 2432	−56.3	× 76 / 328	−13
4	56,059	2419.2	− 2473	−53.8	× 85 / 328	−13.9
5	56,061	2446.1	− 2502	−55.9	× 80 / 328	−13.6
6	56,063	2489.0	− 2531	−42	× 87 / 328	−11.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−52

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	57,691	2387.5	− 2432	−44.5	× 75 / 314	−10.6
4	57,692	2413.7	− 2473	−59.3	× 71 / 314	−13.4
5	57,695	2457.9	− 2502	−44.1	× 90 / 314	−12.6
6	57,696	2486.2	− 2531	−44.8	× 78 / 314	−11.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−48

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	57,826	2391.1	− 2432	−40.9	× 70 / 308	−9.3
4	57,827	2452.1	− 2473	−20.9	× 76 / 308	−5.2
5	57,830	2458.9	− 2502	−43.1	× 74 / 308	−10.4
6	57,831	2477.5	− 2531	−53.5	× 88 / 308	−15.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−40

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	58,076	2378.5	− 2432	−53.5	× 70 / 291	−12.9
4	58,077	2428.6	− 2473	−44.4	× 62 / 291	−9.5
5	58,078	2457.9	− 2502	−44.1	× 79 / 291	−12
6	58,079	2485.2	− 2531	−45.8	× 80 / 291	−12.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−47

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	56,763	2345.4	− 2432	−86.6	× 69 / 244	−24.5
4	56,764	2384.1	− 2473	−88.9	× 59 / 244	−21.5
5	56,765	2441.6	− 2502	−60.4	× 65 / 244	−16.1
6	56,766	2488.7	− 2531	−42.3	× 51 / 244	−8.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−71

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	58,117	2381.2	− 2432	−50.8	× 67 / 255	−13.3
4	58,118	2442.7	− 2473	−30.3	× 65 / 255	−7.7
5	58,119	2443.3	− 2502	−58.7	× 68 / 255	−15.7
6	58,120	2502.5	− 2531	−28.5	× 55 / 255	−6.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−43

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	58,091	2363.2	− 2432	−68.8	× 81 / 286	−19.5
4	58,092	2426.8	− 2473	−46.2	× 76 / 286	−12.3
5	58,093	2428.8	− 2502	−73.2	× 69 / 286	−17.7
6	58,094	2510.0	− 2531	−21	× 60 / 286	−4.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−54

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	57,988	2348.0	− 2432	−84	× 83 / 312	−22.3
4	57,989	2387.9	− 2473	−85.1	× 86 / 312	−23.5
5	57,990	2440.3	− 2502	−61.7	× 82 / 312	−16.2
6	57,991	2477.1	− 2531	−53.9	× 61 / 312	−10.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−73

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	57,747	2385.6	− 2432	−46.4	× 81 / 334	−11.3
4	57,748	2427.8	− 2473	−45.2	× 82 / 334	−11.1
5	57,749	2449.4	− 2502	−52.6	× 90 / 334	−14.2
6	57,750	2498.0	− 2531	−33	× 81 / 334	−8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−45

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	57,668	2356.8	− 2432	−75.2	× 78 / 347	−16.9
4	57,669	2437.9	− 2473	−35.1	× 88 / 347	−8.9
5	57,670	2442.3	− 2502	−59.7	× 90 / 347	−15.5
6	57,671	2471.8	− 2531	−59.2	× 91 / 347	−15.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−57

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −53, −52, −48, −40, −47, −71, −43, −54, −73, −45, −57 → −53
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 1 · 2016→2017: 4 · 2017→2018: 8 · 2018→2019: 7 · 2019→2021: 24 · 2021→2022: 28 · 2022→2023: 11 · 2023→2024: 19 · 2024→2025: 28 · 2025→2026: 12 → average 14.2
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 14.2 × 2.66 = 37.8. Upper limit −15.2, lower limit −90.8.

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.