Bowling Green 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, 142 of the 372 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 60 points under the grade 3 bar. 2372 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2429 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 17 points under the grade 4 bar. 2457 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2499 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 55 students 42 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 60 students 12 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 48 students 16 points under the grade 5 bar. 6th 67 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 3rd 30 students 93 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 44 students 48 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 39 students 12 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 29 students 29 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	61,475	2360.3	− 2432	−71.7	× 115 / 472	−17.5
4	61,477	2415.5	− 2473	−57.5	× 134 / 472	−16.3
5	61,479	2450.5	− 2502	−51.5	× 119 / 472	−13
6	61,481	2483.4	− 2531	−47.6	× 104 / 472	−10.5
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	57,035	2363.1	− 2432	−68.9	× 122 / 461	−18.2
4	57,037	2413.9	− 2473	−59.1	× 100 / 461	−12.8
5	57,040	2463.2	− 2502	−38.8	× 129 / 461	−10.9
6	57,042	2497.8	− 2531	−33.2	× 110 / 461	−7.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−50

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	58,711	2365.5	− 2432	−66.5	× 117 / 445	−17.5
4	58,713	2410.6	− 2473	−62.4	× 108 / 445	−15.1
5	58,714	2451.2	− 2502	−50.8	× 100 / 445	−11.4
6	58,717	2496.0	− 2531	−35	× 120 / 445	−9.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−53

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	58,825	2358.0	− 2432	−74	× 115 / 440	−19.3
4	58,828	2424.4	− 2473	−48.6	× 114 / 440	−12.6
5	58,829	2462.1	− 2502	−39.9	× 107 / 440	−9.7
6	58,831	2493.9	− 2531	−37.1	× 104 / 440	−8.8
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	59,076	2382.5	− 2432	−49.5	× 124 / 441	−13.9
4	59,077	2424.6	− 2473	−48.4	× 109 / 441	−12
5	59,078	2473.2	− 2502	−28.8	× 103 / 441	−6.7
6	59,079	2512.7	− 2531	−18.3	× 105 / 441	−4.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−37

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,159	2349.9	− 2432	−82.1	× 108 / 438	−20.2
4	59,160	2402.1	− 2473	−70.9	× 105 / 438	−17
5	59,161	2451.3	− 2502	−50.7	× 109 / 438	−12.6
6	59,162	2490.7	− 2531	−40.3	× 116 / 438	−10.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−61

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,117	2375.3	− 2432	−56.7	× 107 / 423	−14.3
4	59,118	2419.9	− 2473	−53.1	× 101 / 423	−12.7
5	59,119	2451.4	− 2502	−50.6	× 104 / 423	−12.4
6	59,120	2506.9	− 2531	−24.1	× 111 / 423	−6.3
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	59,048	2359.3	− 2432	−72.7	× 90 / 390	−16.8
4	59,049	2402.6	− 2473	−70.4	× 108 / 390	−19.5
5	59,050	2458.9	− 2502	−43.1	× 97 / 390	−10.7
6	59,051	2488.9	− 2531	−42.1	× 95 / 390	−10.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−57

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	58,805	2390.0	− 2432	−42	× 115 / 408	−11.8
4	58,806	2415.6	− 2473	−57.4	× 91 / 408	−12.8
5	58,807	2438.6	− 2502	−63.4	× 100 / 408	−15.5
6	58,808	2478.3	− 2531	−52.7	× 102 / 408	−13.2
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	58,732	2372.2	− 2432	−59.8	× 85 / 372	−13.7
4	58,733	2428.5	− 2473	−44.5	× 104 / 372	−12.4
5	58,734	2456.5	− 2502	−45.5	× 87 / 372	−10.6
6	58,735	2498.7	− 2531	−32.3	× 96 / 372	−8.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−45

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −57, −50, −53, −50, −37, −61, −46, −57, −53, −45 → −50.9
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 7 · 2016→2017: 3 · 2017→2018: 3 · 2018→2019: 13 · 2019→2022: 24 · 2022→2023: 15 · 2023→2024: 11 · 2024→2025: 4 · 2025→2026: 8 → average 9.8
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 9.8 × 2.66 = 26.1. Upper limit −24.8, lower limit −77.

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.