Bell Avenue 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, 48 of the 185 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 53 points under the grade 3 bar. 2379 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 38 points under the grade 4 bar. 2435 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 18 points under the grade 5 bar. 2485 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 6 bar. 2524 vs. 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 34 students 40 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 35 students 38 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 32 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 12 students 90 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 15 students 39 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 12 students 26 points under the grade 4 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	61,175	2390.1	− 2432	−41.9	× 59 / 234	−10.6
4	61,177	2431.6	− 2473	−41.4	× 60 / 234	−10.6
5	61,179	2459.8	− 2502	−42.2	× 56 / 234	−10.1
6	61,181	2484.9	− 2531	−46.1	× 59 / 234	−11.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−43

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	56,760	2389.9	− 2432	−42.1	× 70 / 240	−12.3
4	56,761	2450.2	− 2473	−22.8	× 60 / 240	−5.7
5	56,764	2484.7	− 2502	−17.3	× 59 / 240	−4.3
6	56,766	2537.6	− 2531	6.6	× 51 / 240	1.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−21

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	58,419	2385.5	− 2432	−46.5	× 64 / 241	−12.3
4	58,421	2431.2	− 2473	−41.8	× 58 / 241	−10.1
5	58,422	2463.3	− 2502	−38.7	× 61 / 241	−9.8
6	58,425	2520.2	− 2531	−10.8	× 58 / 241	−2.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−35

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	58,533	2405.2	− 2432	−26.8	× 69 / 240	−7.7
4	58,536	2439.4	− 2473	−33.6	× 58 / 240	−8.1
5	58,537	2462.7	− 2502	−39.3	× 55 / 240	−9
6	58,540	2537.3	− 2531	6.3	× 58 / 240	1.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−23

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	58,776	2399.9	− 2432	−32.1	× 68 / 237	−9.2
4	58,777	2478.6	− 2473	5.6	× 59 / 237	1.4
5	58,778	2468.7	− 2502	−33.3	× 57 / 237	−8
6	58,779	2521.4	− 2531	−9.6	× 53 / 237	−2.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−18

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	58,851	2372.2	− 2432	−59.8	× 57 / 230	−14.8
4	58,852	2411.9	− 2473	−61.1	× 62 / 230	−16.5
5	58,853	2465.9	− 2502	−36.1	× 60 / 230	−9.4
6	58,854	2485.1	− 2531	−45.9	× 51 / 230	−10.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−51

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	58,807	2383.8	− 2432	−48.2	× 44 / 214	−9.9
4	58,808	2429.4	− 2473	−43.6	× 54 / 214	−11
5	58,809	2436.4	− 2502	−65.6	× 59 / 214	−18.1
6	58,810	2501.1	− 2531	−29.9	× 57 / 214	−8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−47

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	58,734	2370.5	− 2432	−61.5	× 46 / 202	−14
4	58,735	2411.2	− 2473	−61.8	× 43 / 202	−13.2
5	58,736	2468.0	− 2502	−34	× 51 / 202	−8.6
6	58,737	2487.1	− 2531	−43.9	× 62 / 202	−13.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−49

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	58,489	2377.9	− 2432	−54.1	× 45 / 190	−12.8
4	58,490	2421.1	− 2473	−51.9	× 49 / 190	−13.4
5	58,491	2472.4	− 2502	−29.6	× 44 / 190	−6.9
6	58,492	2500.5	− 2531	−30.5	× 52 / 190	−8.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−41

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	58,414	2378.6	− 2432	−53.4	× 46 / 185	−13.3
4	58,415	2434.7	− 2473	−38.3	× 50 / 185	−10.4
5	58,416	2484.5	− 2502	−17.5	× 44 / 185	−4.2
6	58,417	2524.1	− 2531	−6.9	× 45 / 185	−1.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−29

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −43, −21, −35, −23, −18, −51, −47, −49, −41, −29 → −35.7
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 22 · 2016→2017: 14 · 2017→2018: 12 · 2018→2019: 5 · 2019→2022: 33 · 2022→2023: 4 · 2023→2024: 2 · 2024→2025: 8 · 2025→2026: 12 → average 12.4
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 12.4 × 2.66 = 33. Upper limit −2.7, lower limit −68.7.

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.