Del Paso Manor 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, 124 of the 436 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2424 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 25 points under the grade 4 bar. 2448 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 29 points under the grade 5 bar. 2473 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 22 points under the grade 5 bar. 2480 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 75 students Meets the grade 3 bar. 4th 88 students Meets the grade 4 bar. 5th 96 students Meets the grade 5 bar. 6th 53 students 27 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 3rd 24 students 95 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 33 students 82 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 43 students 55 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 24 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	62,398	2386.3	− 2432	−45.7	× 95 / 344	−12.6
4	62,401	2465.9	− 2473	−7.1	× 94 / 344	−1.9
5	62,402	2476.4	− 2502	−25.6	× 101 / 344	−7.5
6	62,405	2473.3	− 2531	−57.7	× 54 / 344	−9.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−31

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	57,891	2388.8	− 2432	−43.2	× 90 / 354	−11
4	57,894	2473.4	− 2473	0.4	× 98 / 354	0.1
5	57,895	2497.3	− 2502	−4.7	× 96 / 354	−1.3
6	57,898	2443.6	− 2531	−87.4	× 70 / 354	−17.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−29

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,586	2426.4	− 2432	−5.6	× 92 / 357	−1.4
4	59,589	2458.3	− 2473	−14.7	× 100 / 357	−4.1
5	59,591	2520.4	− 2502	18.4	× 101 / 357	5.2
6	59,592	2452.1	− 2531	−78.9	× 64 / 357	−14.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−14

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,704	2413.7	− 2432	−18.3	× 80 / 332	−4.4
4	59,705	2469.3	− 2473	−3.7	× 92 / 332	−1
5	59,708	2508.8	− 2502	6.8	× 95 / 332	1.9
6	59,710	2463.8	− 2531	−67.2	× 65 / 332	−13.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−17

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,956	2410.2	− 2432	−21.8	× 103 / 354	−6.3
4	59,957	2446.3	− 2473	−26.7	× 85 / 354	−6.4
5	59,958	2504.1	− 2502	2.1	× 97 / 354	0.6
6	59,959	2452.3	− 2531	−78.7	× 69 / 354	−15.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−28

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	60,024	2396.8	− 2432	−35.2	× 98 / 376	−9.2
4	60,025	2440.1	− 2473	−32.9	× 102 / 376	−8.9
5	60,026	2494.9	− 2502	−7.1	× 106 / 376	−2
6	60,027	2476.2	− 2531	−54.8	× 70 / 376	−10.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−30

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,979	2402.9	− 2432	−29.1	× 105 / 415	−7.4
4	59,980	2440.8	− 2473	−32.2	× 108 / 415	−8.4
5	59,981	2470.8	− 2502	−31.2	× 117 / 415	−8.8
6	59,982	2465.4	− 2531	−65.6	× 85 / 415	−13.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−38

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,904	2403.2	− 2432	−28.8	× 125 / 430	−8.4
4	59,905	2446.5	− 2473	−26.5	× 106 / 430	−6.5
5	59,906	2475.5	− 2502	−26.5	× 115 / 430	−7.1
6	59,907	2469.6	− 2531	−61.4	× 84 / 430	−12
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−34

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,665	2408.9	− 2432	−23.1	× 106 / 448	−5.5
4	59,666	2438.7	− 2473	−34.3	× 141 / 448	−10.8
5	59,667	2447.9	− 2502	−54.1	× 117 / 448	−14.1
6	59,668	2468.1	− 2531	−62.9	× 84 / 448	−11.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−42

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,592	2424.2	− 2432	−7.8	× 99 / 436	−1.8
4	59,593	2448.4	− 2473	−24.6	× 121 / 436	−6.8
5	59,594	2473.3	− 2502	−28.7	× 139 / 436	−9.1
6	59,595	2480.0	− 2531	−51	× 77 / 436	−9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−27

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −31, −29, −14, −17, −28, −30, −38, −34, −42, −27 → −29
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 2 · 2016→2017: 15 · 2017→2018: 3 · 2018→2019: 11 · 2019→2022: 2 · 2022→2023: 8 · 2023→2024: 4 · 2024→2025: 8 · 2025→2026: 15 → average 7.6
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 7.6 × 2.66 = 20.2. Upper limit −8.8, lower limit −49.2.

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.