Union House 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 40 points under the grade 3 bar. 2392 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2423 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 13 points under the grade 5 bar. 2489 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2501 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 81 students 38 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 74 students 33 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 94 students Meets the grade 5 bar. 6th 80 students 17 points under the grade 6 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 3rd 25 students 46 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 25 students 59 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 24 students 15 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 15 students Just 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	60,351	2368.0	− 2432	−64	× 126 / 513	−15.7
4	60,352	2404.5	− 2473	−68.5	× 130 / 513	−17.4
5	60,355	2452.2	− 2502	−49.8	× 137 / 513	−13.3
6	60,356	2464.6	− 2531	−66.4	× 120 / 513	−15.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−62

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	56,047	2363.3	− 2432	−68.7	× 125 / 521	−16.5
4	56,050	2406.1	− 2473	−66.9	× 127 / 521	−16.3
5	56,052	2455.6	− 2502	−46.4	× 126 / 521	−11.2
6	56,054	2455.8	− 2531	−75.2	× 143 / 521	−20.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−65

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	57,681	2393.1	− 2432	−38.9	× 123 / 506	−9.5
4	57,683	2399.7	− 2473	−73.3	× 129 / 506	−18.7
5	57,684	2435.7	− 2502	−66.3	× 121 / 506	−15.9
6	57,686	2492.8	− 2531	−38.2	× 133 / 506	−10
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−54

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	57,815	2410.7	− 2432	−21.3	× 118 / 458	−5.5
4	57,818	2436.2	− 2473	−36.8	× 113 / 458	−9.1
5	57,819	2438.8	− 2502	−63.2	× 115 / 458	−15.9
6	57,822	2494.4	− 2531	−36.6	× 112 / 458	−9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−39

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	58,066	2399.2	− 2432	−32.8	× 98 / 459	−7
4	58,067	2452.7	− 2473	−20.3	× 115 / 459	−5.1
5	58,068	2448.1	− 2502	−53.9	× 128 / 459	−15
6	58,069	2484.3	− 2531	−46.7	× 118 / 459	−12
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−39

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	56,753	2351.2	− 2432	−80.8	× 88 / 384	−18.5
4	56,754	2406.5	− 2473	−66.5	× 99 / 384	−17.1
5	56,755	2481.0	− 2502	−21	× 87 / 384	−4.8
6	56,756	2480.4	− 2531	−50.6	× 110 / 384	−14.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−55

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	58,107	2387.8	− 2432	−44.2	× 109 / 425	−11.3
4	58,108	2422.5	− 2473	−50.5	× 101 / 425	−12
5	58,109	2438.8	− 2502	−63.2	× 105 / 425	−15.6
6	58,110	2497.9	− 2531	−33.1	× 110 / 425	−8.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−48

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	58,081	2394.3	− 2432	−37.7	× 87 / 393	−8.3
4	58,082	2441.2	− 2473	−31.8	× 107 / 393	−8.7
5	58,083	2454.9	− 2502	−47.1	× 100 / 393	−12
6	58,084	2463.7	− 2531	−67.3	× 99 / 393	−17
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−46

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	57,978	2391.1	− 2432	−40.9	× 123 / 446	−11.3
4	57,979	2417.1	− 2473	−55.9	× 104 / 446	−13
5	57,980	2477.9	− 2502	−24.1	× 114 / 446	−6.2
6	57,981	2479.4	− 2531	−51.6	× 105 / 446	−12.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−43

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	57,737	2393.5	− 2432	−38.5	× 100 / 441	−8.7
4	57,738	2431.2	− 2473	−41.8	× 121 / 441	−11.5
5	57,739	2479.8	− 2502	−22.2	× 102 / 441	−5.1
6	57,740	2504.5	− 2531	−26.5	× 118 / 441	−7.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−32

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	57,658	2392.0	− 2432	−40	× 106 / 418	−10.1
4	57,659	2423.2	− 2473	−49.8	× 99 / 418	−11.8
5	57,660	2489.1	− 2502	−12.9	× 118 / 418	−3.6
6	57,661	2501.0	− 2531	−30	× 95 / 418	−6.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−32

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −62, −65, −54, −39, −39, −55, −48, −46, −43, −32, −32 → −46.8
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 3 · 2016→2017: 11 · 2017→2018: 15 · 2018→2019: 0 · 2019→2021: 16 · 2021→2022: 7 · 2022→2023: 2 · 2023→2024: 3 · 2024→2025: 11 · 2025→2026: 0 → average 6.8
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 6.8 × 2.66 = 18.1. Upper limit −28.7, lower limit −64.9.

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.