H. W. Harkness 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, 39 of the 146 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 41 points under the grade 3 bar. 2391 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 12 points under the grade 4 bar. 2461 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 16 points under the grade 4 bar. 2457 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 14 points under the grade 5 bar. 2488 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 6th 35 students 22 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 6th 11 students 10 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	61,578	2344.3	− 2432	−87.7	× 56 / 200	−24.6
4	61,580	2361.1	− 2473	−111.9	× 54 / 200	−30.2
5	61,582	2414.7	− 2502	−87.3	× 31 / 200	−13.5
6	61,584	2462.0	− 2531	−69	× 59 / 200	−20.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−89

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	57,139	2333.2	− 2432	−98.8	× 52 / 180	−28.5
4	57,142	2402.2	− 2473	−70.8	× 48 / 180	−18.9
5	57,143	2436.4	− 2502	−65.6	× 47 / 180	−17.1
6	57,145	2461.8	− 2531	−69.2	× 33 / 180	−12.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−77

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	58,814	2338.6	− 2432	−93.4	× 43 / 191	−21
4	58,816	2398.7	− 2473	−74.3	× 53 / 191	−20.6
5	58,818	2435.5	− 2502	−66.5	× 44 / 191	−15.3
6	58,821	2459.8	− 2531	−71.2	× 51 / 191	−19
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−76

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	58,929	2387.1	− 2432	−44.9	× 45 / 186	−10.9
4	58,932	2417.5	− 2473	−55.5	× 36 / 186	−10.7
5	58,933	2416.9	− 2502	−85.1	× 53 / 186	−24.2
6	58,936	2517.3	− 2531	−13.7	× 52 / 186	−3.8
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	59,180	2365.5	− 2432	−66.5	× 47 / 174	−18
4	59,181	2442.6	− 2473	−30.4	× 44 / 174	−7.7
5	59,182	2434.4	− 2502	−67.6	× 37 / 174	−14.4
6	59,183	2511.4	− 2531	−19.6	× 46 / 174	−5.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−45

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,263	2330.4	− 2432	−101.6	× 37 / 160	−23.5
4	59,264	2410.2	− 2473	−62.8	× 45 / 160	−17.7
5	59,265	2445.6	− 2502	−56.4	× 39 / 160	−13.7
6	59,266	2446.9	− 2531	−84.1	× 39 / 160	−20.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−75

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,221	2349.7	− 2432	−82.3	× 33 / 151	−18
4	59,222	2367.4	− 2473	−105.6	× 41 / 151	−28.7
5	59,223	2429.0	− 2502	−73	× 44 / 151	−21.3
6	59,224	2443.8	− 2531	−87.2	× 33 / 151	−19.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−87

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,152	2344.2	− 2432	−87.8	× 25 / 152	−14.4
4	59,153	2425.3	− 2473	−47.7	× 35 / 152	−11
5	59,154	2441.5	− 2502	−60.5	× 45 / 152	−17.9
6	59,155	2430.7	− 2531	−100.3	× 47 / 152	−31
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−74

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	58,909	2338.5	− 2432	−93.5	× 24 / 138	−16.3
4	58,910	2426.2	− 2473	−46.8	× 26 / 138	−8.8
5	58,911	2430.0	− 2502	−72	× 42 / 138	−21.9
6	58,912	2496.7	− 2531	−34.3	× 46 / 138	−11.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−58

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	58,832	2390.6	− 2432	−41.4	× 44 / 146	−12.5
4	58,833	2461.3	− 2473	−11.7	× 28 / 146	−2.2
5	58,834	2457.1	− 2502	−44.9	× 28 / 146	−8.6
6	58,835	2488.0	− 2531	−43	× 46 / 146	−13.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−37

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −89, −77, −76, −50, −45, −75, −87, −74, −58, −37 → −66.8
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 12 · 2016→2017: 1 · 2017→2018: 26 · 2018→2019: 5 · 2019→2022: 30 · 2022→2023: 12 · 2023→2024: 13 · 2024→2025: 16 · 2025→2026: 21 → average 15.1
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 15.1 × 2.66 = 40.2. Upper limit −26.6, lower limit −107.

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.