H. Allen Hight 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 85 points under the grade 3 bar. 2347 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 48 points under the grade 3 bar. 2385 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 23 points under the grade 4 bar. 2450 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2429 vs. 2432. 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 82 students 81 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 83 students 45 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 88 students 22 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 65 students 30 points 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 3rd 18 students 105 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 18 students 59 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 12 students 31 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 15 students 62 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	62,963	2370.3	− 2432	−61.7	× 121 / 338	−22.1
4	62,965	2416.5	− 2473	−56.5	× 96 / 338	−16
5	62,967	2448.0	− 2502	−54	× 121 / 338	−19.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−57

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	58,399	2364.4	− 2432	−67.6	× 113 / 359	−21.3
4	58,401	2404.6	− 2473	−68.4	× 133 / 359	−25.3
5	58,404	2419.2	− 2502	−82.8	× 113 / 359	−26.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−73

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	60,093	2373.3	− 2432	−58.7	× 116 / 336	−20.3
4	60,095	2393.6	− 2473	−79.4	× 104 / 336	−24.6
5	60,097	2430.5	− 2502	−71.5	× 116 / 336	−24.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−70

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	60,208	2403.4	− 2432	−28.6	× 100 / 301	−9.5
4	60,209	2410.3	− 2473	−62.7	× 99 / 301	−20.6
5	60,212	2442.7	− 2502	−59.3	× 102 / 301	−20.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−50

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	60,450	2413.3	− 2432	−18.7	× 91 / 306	−5.6
4	60,451	2432.9	− 2473	−40.1	× 114 / 306	−14.9
5	60,452	2466.3	− 2502	−35.7	× 101 / 306	−11.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−32

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	60,520	2376.6	− 2432	−55.4	× 132 / 375	−19.5
4	60,521	2440.1	− 2473	−32.9	× 131 / 375	−11.5
5	60,522	2448.6	− 2502	−53.4	× 112 / 375	−15.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−47

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	60,471	2363.7	− 2432	−68.3	× 118 / 391	−20.6
4	60,472	2415.2	− 2473	−57.8	× 131 / 391	−19.4
5	60,473	2440.9	− 2502	−61.1	× 142 / 391	−22.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−62

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	60,416	2354.7	− 2432	−77.3	× 126 / 399	−24.4
4	60,417	2404.4	− 2473	−68.6	× 121 / 399	−20.8
5	60,418	2437.7	− 2502	−64.3	× 152 / 399	−24.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−70

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	60,175	2362.1	− 2432	−69.9	× 121 / 346	−24.4
4	60,176	2430.5	− 2473	−42.5	× 110 / 346	−13.5
5	60,177	2410.8	− 2502	−91.2	× 115 / 346	−30.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−68

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	60,102	2347.0	− 2432	−85	× 100 / 381	−22.3
4	60,103	2384.5	− 2473	−88.5	× 101 / 381	−23.5
5	60,104	2450.2	− 2502	−51.8	× 100 / 381	−13.6
6	60,105	2429.2	− 2531	−101.8	× 80 / 381	−21.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−81

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −57, −73, −70, −50, −32, −47, −62, −70, −68, −81 → −61
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 16 · 2016→2017: 3 · 2017→2018: 20 · 2018→2019: 18 · 2019→2022: 15 · 2022→2023: 15 · 2023→2024: 8 · 2024→2025: 2 · 2025→2026: 13 → average 12.2
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 12.2 × 2.66 = 32.5. Upper limit −28.5, lower limit −93.5.

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.