Oak Ridge 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, 81 of the 241 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 71 points under the grade 3 bar. 2361 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 37 points under the grade 3 bar. 2395 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2428 vs. 2432. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 15 points under the grade 4 bar. 2458 vs. 2473. 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 35 students 70 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 44 students 14 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 34 students 21 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 47 students Just 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 12 students 74 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 24 students 79 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 22 students 41 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 23 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	61,703	2357.6	− 2432	−74.4	× 84 / 331	−18.9
4	61,704	2402.4	− 2473	−70.6	× 75 / 331	−16
5	61,707	2435.2	− 2502	−66.8	× 84 / 331	−17
6	61,708	2485.8	− 2531	−45.2	× 88 / 331	−12
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−64

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	57,263	2346.6	− 2432	−85.4	× 83 / 320	−22.2
4	57,266	2408.8	− 2473	−64.2	× 77 / 320	−15.4
5	57,267	2422.9	− 2502	−79.1	× 82 / 320	−20.3
6	57,269	2492.7	− 2531	−38.3	× 78 / 320	−9.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−67

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	58,939	2351.1	− 2432	−80.9	× 83 / 326	−20.6
4	58,940	2377.4	− 2473	−95.6	× 76 / 326	−22.3
5	58,943	2440.2	− 2502	−61.8	× 81 / 326	−15.4
6	58,945	2451.5	− 2531	−79.5	× 86 / 326	−21
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−79

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,054	2347.1	− 2432	−84.9	× 70 / 282	−21.1
4	59,055	2387.3	− 2473	−85.7	× 74 / 282	−22.5
5	59,058	2407.4	− 2502	−94.6	× 60 / 282	−20.1
6	59,059	2464.0	− 2531	−67	× 78 / 282	−18.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−82

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,304	2368.9	− 2432	−63.1	× 71 / 262	−17.1
4	59,305	2400.3	− 2473	−72.7	× 60 / 262	−16.6
5	59,306	2439.3	− 2502	−62.7	× 68 / 262	−16.3
6	59,307	2446.2	− 2531	−84.8	× 63 / 262	−20.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−70

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,387	2320.1	− 2432	−111.9	× 66 / 262	−28.2
4	59,388	2381.4	− 2473	−91.6	× 54 / 262	−18.9
5	59,389	2393.5	− 2502	−108.5	× 75 / 262	−31.1
6	59,390	2442.3	− 2531	−88.7	× 67 / 262	−22.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−101

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,345	2325.3	− 2432	−106.7	× 71 / 263	−28.8
4	59,346	2389.6	− 2473	−83.4	× 63 / 263	−20
5	59,347	2400.1	− 2502	−101.9	× 54 / 263	−20.9
6	59,348	2452.6	− 2531	−78.4	× 75 / 263	−22.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−92

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,276	2327.4	− 2432	−104.6	× 60 / 254	−24.7
4	59,277	2360.4	− 2473	−112.6	× 73 / 254	−32.4
5	59,278	2406.1	− 2502	−95.9	× 64 / 254	−24.2
6	59,279	2456.3	− 2531	−74.7	× 57 / 254	−16.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−98

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,033	2343.9	− 2432	−88.1	× 66 / 251	−23.2
4	59,034	2391.1	− 2473	−81.9	× 51 / 251	−16.6
5	59,035	2405.2	− 2502	−96.8	× 69 / 251	−26.6
6	59,036	2465.8	− 2531	−65.2	× 65 / 251	−16.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−83

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	58,956	2361.2	− 2432	−70.8	× 47 / 241	−13.8
4	58,957	2395.3	− 2473	−77.7	× 68 / 241	−21.9
5	58,958	2428.1	− 2502	−73.9	× 56 / 241	−17.2
6	58,959	2457.9	− 2531	−73.1	× 70 / 241	−21.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−74

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −64, −67, −79, −82, −70, −101, −92, −98, −83, −74 → −81
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 3 · 2016→2017: 12 · 2017→2018: 3 · 2018→2019: 12 · 2019→2022: 31 · 2022→2023: 9 · 2023→2024: 6 · 2024→2025: 15 · 2025→2026: 9 → average 11.1
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 11.1 × 2.66 = 29.5. Upper limit −51.5, lower limit −110.5.

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.