Taylor Street 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, 57 of the 219 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 65 points under the grade 3 bar. 2367 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 35 points under the grade 4 bar. 2439 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 36 points under the grade 4 bar. 2437 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2498 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 4th 35 students 24 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 46 students 12 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 41 students Just 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 4th 12 students 24 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 21 students 48 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 17 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	61,205	2358.2	− 2432	−73.8	× 72 / 319	−16.7
4	61,206	2425.4	− 2473	−47.6	× 75 / 319	−11.2
5	61,209	2460.3	− 2502	−41.7	× 83 / 319	−10.8
6	61,210	2504.3	− 2531	−26.7	× 89 / 319	−7.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−46

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	56,789	2359.3	− 2432	−72.7	× 51 / 287	−12.9
4	56,791	2414.4	− 2473	−58.6	× 77 / 287	−15.7
5	56,793	2459.2	− 2502	−42.8	× 80 / 287	−11.9
6	56,795	2490.1	− 2531	−40.9	× 79 / 287	−11.3
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	58,449	2388.8	− 2432	−43.2	× 54 / 277	−8.4
4	58,451	2372.9	− 2473	−100.1	× 70 / 277	−25.3
5	58,452	2440.0	− 2502	−62	× 76 / 277	−17
6	58,454	2487.1	− 2531	−43.9	× 77 / 277	−12.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−63

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	58,563	2392.0	− 2432	−40	× 56 / 269	−8.3
4	58,566	2447.4	− 2473	−25.6	× 67 / 269	−6.4
5	58,567	2415.6	− 2502	−86.4	× 70 / 269	−22.5
6	58,570	2502.6	− 2531	−28.4	× 76 / 269	−8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−45

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	58,806	2382.0	− 2432	−50	× 42 / 202	−10.4
4	58,807	2393.7	− 2473	−79.3	× 52 / 202	−20.4
5	58,808	2428.6	− 2502	−73.4	× 60 / 202	−21.8
6	58,809	2472.4	− 2531	−58.6	× 48 / 202	−13.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−67

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	58,881	2360.3	− 2432	−71.7	× 62 / 213	−20.9
4	58,882	2393.6	− 2473	−79.4	× 39 / 213	−14.5
5	58,883	2477.7	− 2502	−24.3	× 60 / 213	−6.8
6	58,884	2530.1	− 2531	−0.9	× 52 / 213	−0.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−42

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	58,837	2359.5	− 2432	−72.5	× 49 / 209	−17
4	58,838	2397.0	− 2473	−76	× 65 / 209	−23.6
5	58,839	2484.0	− 2502	−18	× 42 / 209	−3.6
6	58,840	2497.9	− 2531	−33.1	× 53 / 209	−8.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−53

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	58,764	2351.8	− 2432	−80.2	× 74 / 236	−25.1
4	58,765	2418.5	− 2473	−54.5	× 51 / 236	−11.8
5	58,766	2434.5	− 2502	−67.5	× 68 / 236	−19.4
6	58,767	2493.1	− 2531	−37.9	× 43 / 236	−6.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−63

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	58,519	2381.5	− 2432	−50.5	× 47 / 240	−9.9
4	58,520	2406.8	− 2473	−66.2	× 72 / 240	−19.9
5	58,521	2440.1	− 2502	−61.9	× 50 / 240	−12.9
6	58,522	2495.2	− 2531	−35.8	× 71 / 240	−10.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−53

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	58,444	2367.3	− 2432	−64.7	× 47 / 219	−13.9
4	58,445	2438.5	− 2473	−34.5	× 47 / 219	−7.4
5	58,446	2437.1	− 2502	−64.9	× 67 / 219	−19.9
6	58,447	2497.7	− 2531	−33.3	× 58 / 219	−8.8
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. −46, −52, −63, −45, −67, −42, −53, −63, −53, −50 → −53.4
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 6 · 2016→2017: 11 · 2017→2018: 18 · 2018→2019: 22 · 2019→2022: 25 · 2022→2023: 11 · 2023→2024: 10 · 2024→2025: 10 · 2025→2026: 3 → average 12.9
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 12.9 × 2.66 = 34.3. Upper limit −19.1, lower limit −87.7.

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.