Rosa Parks 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 8.

Many students here are still learning English, and this test is given in English. In 2026, 155 of the 580 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 108 points under the grade 3 bar. 2324 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 74 points under the grade 3 bar. 2358 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 29 points under the grade 3 bar. 2403 vs. 2432. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 16 points under the grade 4 bar. 2457 vs. 2473. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores 24 points under the grade 5 bar. 2478 vs. 2502. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores 24 points under the grade 5 bar. 2478 vs. 2502. The 8th-grade bar is 2567.

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 27 students 41 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 30 students 12 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 160 students Just under the grade 5 bar. 8th 135 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 4th 14 students 137 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 20 students 54 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 54 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 8th 51 students 36 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	61,844	2341.5	− 2432	−90.5	× 56 / 666	−7.6
4	61,846	2387.7	− 2473	−85.3	× 54 / 666	−6.9
5	61,848	2405.1	− 2502	−96.9	× 62 / 666	−9
6	61,850	2464.2	− 2531	−66.8	× 47 / 666	−4.7
7	61,852	2472.6	− 2552	−79.4	× 224 / 666	−26.7
8	61,854	2491.8	− 2567	−75.2	× 223 / 666	−25.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−80

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	57,406	2337.3	− 2432	−94.7	× 45 / 639	−6.7
4	57,408	2358.0	− 2473	−115	× 68 / 639	−12.2
5	57,410	2414.0	− 2502	−88	× 60 / 639	−8.3
6	57,412	2425.2	− 2531	−105.8	× 60 / 639	−9.9
7	57,414	2472.9	− 2552	−79.1	× 195 / 639	−24.1
8	57,415	2493.8	− 2567	−73.2	× 211 / 639	−24.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−85

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,081	2323.1	− 2432	−108.9	× 45 / 649	−7.6
4	59,082	2367.3	− 2473	−105.7	× 47 / 649	−7.7
5	59,085	2376.9	− 2502	−125.1	× 63 / 649	−12.1
6	59,086	2438.8	− 2531	−92.2	× 67 / 649	−9.5
7	59,088	2471.0	− 2552	−81	× 223 / 649	−27.8
8	59,091	2493.5	− 2567	−73.5	× 204 / 649	−23.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−88

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,196	2344.8	− 2432	−87.2	× 46 / 680	−5.9
4	59,197	2357.3	− 2473	−115.7	× 54 / 680	−9.2
5	59,200	2387.9	− 2502	−114.1	× 51 / 680	−8.6
6	59,201	2441.1	− 2531	−89.9	× 66 / 680	−8.7
7	59,204	2456.8	− 2552	−95.2	× 237 / 680	−33.2
8	59,205	2488.4	− 2567	−78.6	× 226 / 680	−26.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−92

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,446	2352.1	− 2432	−79.9	× 48 / 661	−5.8
4	59,447	2381.4	− 2473	−91.6	× 49 / 661	−6.8
5	59,448	2390.1	− 2502	−111.9	× 56 / 661	−9.5
6	59,449	2453.4	− 2531	−77.6	× 51 / 661	−6
7	59,450	2470.9	− 2552	−81.1	× 232 / 661	−28.5
8	59,451	2484.2	− 2567	−82.8	× 225 / 661	−28.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−85

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,529	2326.3	− 2432	−105.7	× 36 / 561	−6.8
4	59,530	2355.4	− 2473	−117.6	× 42 / 561	−8.8
5	59,531	2379.0	− 2502	−123	× 46 / 561	−10.1
6	59,532	2443.7	− 2531	−87.3	× 50 / 561	−7.8
7	59,533	2465.3	− 2552	−86.7	× 194 / 561	−30
8	59,534	2469.5	− 2567	−97.5	× 193 / 561	−33.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−97

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,487	2340.1	− 2432	−91.9	× 37 / 567	−6
4	59,488	2356.2	− 2473	−116.8	× 36 / 567	−7.4
5	59,489	2413.8	− 2502	−88.2	× 50 / 567	−7.8
6	59,490	2450.2	− 2531	−80.8	× 48 / 567	−6.8
7	59,491	2471.8	− 2552	−80.2	× 200 / 567	−28.3
8	59,492	2472.2	− 2567	−94.8	× 196 / 567	−32.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−89

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,418	2330.6	− 2432	−101.4	× 48 / 584	−8.3
4	59,419	2354.9	− 2473	−118.1	× 47 / 584	−9.5
5	59,420	2358.3	− 2502	−143.7	× 38 / 584	−9.4
6	59,421	2453.0	− 2531	−78	× 54 / 584	−7.2
7	59,422	2449.1	− 2552	−102.9	× 193 / 584	−34
8	59,423	2475.7	− 2567	−91.3	× 204 / 584	−31.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−100

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,175	2350.4	− 2432	−81.6	× 44 / 567	−6.3
4	59,176	2361.1	− 2473	−111.9	× 53 / 567	−10.5
5	59,177	2401.8	− 2502	−100.2	× 46 / 567	−8.1
6	59,178	2436.5	− 2531	−94.5	× 41 / 567	−6.8
7	59,179	2452.4	− 2552	−99.6	× 189 / 567	−33.2
8	59,180	2454.5	− 2567	−112.5	× 194 / 567	−38.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−103

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,098	2324.0	− 2432	−108	× 48 / 580	−8.9
4	59,099	2358.4	− 2473	−114.6	× 41 / 580	−8.1
5	59,100	2403.0	− 2502	−99	× 50 / 580	−8.5
6	59,101	2456.6	− 2531	−74.4	× 41 / 580	−5.3
7	59,102	2478.2	− 2552	−73.8	× 214 / 580	−27.2
8	59,103	2477.8	− 2567	−89.2	× 186 / 580	−28.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−87

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −80, −85, −88, −92, −85, −97, −89, −100, −103, −87 → −90.6
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 5 · 2016→2017: 3 · 2017→2018: 4 · 2018→2019: 7 · 2019→2022: 12 · 2022→2023: 8 · 2023→2024: 11 · 2024→2025: 3 · 2025→2026: 16 → average 7.7
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 7.7 × 2.66 = 20.5. Upper limit −70.1, lower limit −111.1.

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.