Sierra Oaks K-8: 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.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 77 points under the grade 3 bar. 2355 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 18 points under the grade 3 bar. 2414 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 10 points under the grade 5 bar. 2492 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 11 points under the grade 4 bar. 2462 vs. 2473. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores 15 points under the grade 6 bar. 2517 vs. 2531. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores 15 points under the grade 6 bar. 2516 vs. 2531. 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 3rd 54 students 63 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 55 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 5th 52 students Meets the grade 5 bar. 6th 41 students Just under the grade 5 bar. 7th 47 students 17 points under the grade 7 bar.

English learners

Students leave this group as they become fluent, so its average stays low even where they learn well.

Grade bars 3rd 15 students 130 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 12 students 97 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 15 students 63 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 16 students 51 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 12 students 30 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	62,638	2396.5	− 2432	−35.5	× 89 / 461	−6.9
4	62,640	2447.8	− 2473	−25.2	× 85 / 461	−4.6
5	62,642	2479.4	− 2502	−22.6	× 66 / 461	−3.2
6	62,644	2515.4	− 2531	−15.6	× 99 / 461	−3.4
7	62,646	2545.8	− 2552	−6.2	× 56 / 461	−0.8
8	62,648	2574.1	− 2567	7.1	× 66 / 461	1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−18

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	58,132	2395.4	− 2432	−36.6	× 77 / 489	−5.8
4	58,134	2474.9	− 2473	1.9	× 97 / 489	0.4
5	58,135	2517.6	− 2502	15.6	× 94 / 489	3
6	58,137	2510.7	− 2531	−20.3	× 65 / 489	−2.7
7	58,139	2560.7	− 2552	8.7	× 97 / 489	1.7
8	58,141	2560.9	− 2567	−6.1	× 59 / 489	−0.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−4

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,827	2411.4	− 2432	−20.6	× 77 / 508	−3.1
4	59,829	2438.9	− 2473	−34.1	× 67 / 508	−4.5
5	59,830	2488.6	− 2502	−13.4	× 102 / 508	−2.7
6	59,832	2519.9	− 2531	−11.1	× 100 / 508	−2.2
7	59,835	2524.5	− 2552	−27.5	× 66 / 508	−3.6
8	59,837	2582.6	− 2567	15.6	× 96 / 508	2.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−13

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,943	2465.8	− 2432	33.8	× 58 / 466	4.2
4	59,946	2472.9	− 2473	−0.1	× 86 / 466	0
5	59,947	2511.6	− 2502	9.6	× 68 / 466	1.4
6	59,950	2523.2	− 2531	−7.8	× 94 / 466	−1.6
7	59,951	2528.0	− 2552	−24	× 96 / 466	−4.9
8	59,954	2551.4	− 2567	−15.6	× 64 / 466	−2.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−3

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	60,194	2427.5	− 2432	−4.5	× 74 / 451	−0.7
4	60,195	2506.0	− 2473	33	× 57 / 451	4.2
5	60,196	2526.8	− 2502	24.8	× 85 / 451	4.7
6	60,197	2552.4	− 2531	21.4	× 58 / 451	2.8
7	60,198	2540.0	− 2552	−12	× 86 / 451	−2.3
8	60,199	2555.5	− 2567	−11.5	× 91 / 451	−2.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						6

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	60,262	2390.1	− 2432	−41.9	× 67 / 385	−7.3
4	60,263	2455.9	− 2473	−17.1	× 68 / 385	−3
5	60,264	2503.8	− 2502	1.8	× 68 / 385	0.3
6	60,265	2511.6	− 2531	−19.4	× 58 / 385	−2.9
7	60,266	2550.8	− 2552	−1.2	× 44 / 385	−0.1
8	60,267	2573.4	− 2567	6.4	× 80 / 385	1.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−12

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	60,217	2373.2	− 2432	−58.8	× 72 / 373	−11.4
4	60,218	2437.1	− 2473	−35.9	× 65 / 373	−6.3
5	60,219	2506.1	− 2502	4.1	× 68 / 373	0.7
6	60,220	2475.3	− 2531	−55.7	× 58 / 373	−8.7
7	60,221	2503.2	− 2552	−48.8	× 62 / 373	−8.1
8	60,222	2539.5	− 2567	−27.5	× 48 / 373	−3.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−37

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	60,142	2375.5	− 2432	−56.5	× 74 / 385	−10.9
4	60,143	2433.7	− 2473	−39.3	× 69 / 385	−7
5	60,144	2454.2	− 2502	−47.8	× 66 / 385	−8.2
6	60,145	2497.2	− 2531	−33.8	× 61 / 385	−5.4
7	60,146	2493.0	− 2552	−59	× 57 / 385	−8.7
8	60,147	2525.9	− 2567	−41.1	× 58 / 385	−6.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−46

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,903	2358.6	− 2432	−73.4	× 78 / 410	−14
4	59,904	2445.8	− 2473	−27.2	× 76 / 410	−5
5	59,905	2447.4	− 2502	−54.6	× 82 / 410	−10.9
6	59,906	2478.3	− 2531	−52.7	× 63 / 410	−8.1
7	59,907	2515.5	− 2552	−36.5	× 60 / 410	−5.3
8	59,908	2506.4	− 2567	−60.6	× 51 / 410	−7.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−51

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,830	2354.7	− 2432	−77.3	× 69 / 376	−14.2
4	59,831	2413.7	− 2473	−59.3	× 67 / 376	−10.6
5	59,832	2492.3	− 2502	−9.7	× 67 / 376	−1.7
6	59,833	2461.9	− 2531	−69.1	× 57 / 376	−10.5
7	59,834	2516.5	− 2552	−35.5	× 59 / 376	−5.6
8	59,835	2516.1	− 2567	−50.9	× 57 / 376	−7.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−50

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −18, −4, −13, −3, 6, −12, −37, −46, −51, −50 → −22.8
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 14 · 2016→2017: 9 · 2017→2018: 10 · 2018→2019: 9 · 2019→2022: 18 · 2022→2023: 25 · 2023→2024: 9 · 2024→2025: 5 · 2025→2026: 1 → 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 6.7, lower limit −52.3.

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.