Charles Peck 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 5.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 93 points under the grade 3 bar. 2340 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 45 points under the grade 3 bar. 2387 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 30 points under the grade 4 bar. 2443 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.

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 22 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 36 students 28 points 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 102 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 14 students 69 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	62,605	2350.1	− 2432	−81.9	× 54 / 180	−24.6
4	62,607	2371.2	− 2473	−101.8	× 63 / 180	−35.6
5	62,609	2418.3	− 2502	−83.7	× 63 / 180	−29.3
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	58,098	2332.9	− 2432	−99.1	× 57 / 168	−33.6
4	58,100	2391.5	− 2473	−81.5	× 59 / 168	−28.6
5	58,101	2456.4	− 2502	−45.6	× 52 / 168	−14.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−76

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,792	2383.1	− 2432	−48.9	× 51 / 164	−15.2
4	59,794	2372.5	− 2473	−100.5	× 54 / 164	−33.1
5	59,796	2423.2	− 2502	−78.8	× 59 / 164	−28.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−77

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,909	2354.2	− 2432	−77.8	× 49 / 151	−25.2
4	59,912	2427.1	− 2473	−45.9	× 46 / 151	−14
5	59,913	2380.1	− 2502	−121.9	× 56 / 151	−45.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−84

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	60,160	2402.8	− 2432	−29.2	× 46 / 156	−8.6
4	60,161	2405.5	− 2473	−67.5	× 55 / 156	−23.8
5	60,162	2454.9	− 2502	−47.1	× 55 / 156	−16.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−49

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	60,228	2365.6	− 2432	−66.4	× 42 / 133	−21
4	60,229	2409.9	− 2473	−63.1	× 49 / 133	−23.2
5	60,230	2462.5	− 2502	−39.5	× 42 / 133	−12.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−57

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	60,183	2378.7	− 2432	−53.3	× 53 / 148	−19.1
4	60,184	2406.4	− 2473	−66.6	× 51 / 148	−23
5	60,185	2460.4	− 2502	−41.6	× 44 / 148	−12.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−54

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	60,108	2373.0	− 2432	−59	× 51 / 150	−20.1
4	60,109	2383.8	− 2473	−89.2	× 51 / 150	−30.3
5	60,110	2461.1	− 2502	−40.9	× 48 / 150	−13.1
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	59,869	2363.5	− 2432	−68.5	× 48 / 150	−21.9
4	59,870	2387.0	− 2473	−86	× 50 / 150	−28.7
5	59,871	2447.6	− 2502	−54.4	× 52 / 150	−18.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−69

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,796	2339.5	− 2432	−92.5	× 46 / 145	−29.3
4	59,797	2387.2	− 2473	−85.8	× 49 / 145	−29
5	59,798	2442.6	− 2502	−59.4	× 50 / 145	−20.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−79

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −89, −76, −77, −84, −49, −57, −54, −63, −69, −79 → −69.7
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 13 · 2016→2017: 1 · 2017→2018: 7 · 2018→2019: 35 · 2019→2022: 8 · 2022→2023: 3 · 2023→2024: 9 · 2024→2025: 6 · 2025→2026: 10 → average 10.2
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 10.2 × 2.66 = 27.1. Upper limit −42.6, lower limit −96.8.

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.