Starr King 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.

Many students here are still learning English, and this test is given in English. In 2026, 322 of the 525 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 106 points under the grade 3 bar. 2327 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 62 points under the grade 3 bar. 2370 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 34 points under the grade 3 bar. 2398 vs. 2432. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 35 points under the grade 4 bar. 2438 vs. 2473. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores 26 points under the grade 5 bar. 2477 vs. 2502. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2470 vs. 2473. 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 33 students 61 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 26 students 22 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 41 students Just under the grade 4 bar. 6th 31 students Just under the grade 5 bar. 7th 33 students Just under the grade 6 bar. 8th 39 students 14 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 81 students 124 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 53 students 82 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 66 students 76 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 38 students 43 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 40 students 39 points under the grade 4 bar. 8th 44 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	62,660	2358.7	− 2432	−73.3	× 52 / 341	−11.2
4	62,662	2376.0	− 2473	−97	× 52 / 341	−14.8
5	62,664	2453.0	− 2502	−49	× 57 / 341	−8.2
6	62,666	2461.8	− 2531	−69.2	× 52 / 341	−10.6
7	62,668	2478.8	− 2552	−73.2	× 64 / 341	−13.7
8	62,670	2515.0	− 2567	−52	× 64 / 341	−9.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−68

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	58,153	2335.9	− 2432	−96.1	× 54 / 340	−15.3
4	58,155	2404.3	− 2473	−68.7	× 51 / 340	−10.3
5	58,157	2412.6	− 2502	−89.4	× 45 / 340	−11.8
6	58,159	2470.4	− 2531	−60.6	× 61 / 340	−10.9
7	58,162	2494.7	− 2552	−57.3	× 62 / 340	−10.4
8	58,164	2518.2	− 2567	−48.8	× 67 / 340	−9.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−68

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,849	2360.5	− 2432	−71.5	× 71 / 354	−14.3
4	59,850	2391.7	− 2473	−81.3	× 60 / 354	−13.8
5	59,853	2435.0	− 2502	−67	× 43 / 354	−8.1
6	59,855	2445.5	− 2531	−85.5	× 57 / 354	−13.8
7	59,856	2484.7	− 2552	−67.3	× 59 / 354	−11.2
8	59,859	2523.7	− 2567	−43.3	× 64 / 354	−7.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−69

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,965	2350.3	− 2432	−81.7	× 47 / 353	−10.9
4	59,967	2361.2	− 2473	−111.8	× 75 / 353	−23.8
5	59,969	2390.5	− 2502	−111.5	× 63 / 353	−19.9
6	59,971	2461.3	− 2531	−69.7	× 55 / 353	−10.9
7	59,973	2466.4	− 2552	−85.6	× 56 / 353	−13.6
8	59,975	2509.0	− 2567	−58	× 57 / 353	−9.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−88

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	60,216	2366.0	− 2432	−66	× 81 / 424	−12.6
4	60,217	2380.9	− 2473	−92.1	× 51 / 424	−11.1
5	60,218	2430.9	− 2502	−71.1	× 81 / 424	−13.6
6	60,219	2453.6	− 2531	−77.4	× 86 / 424	−15.7
7	60,220	2493.5	− 2552	−58.5	× 62 / 424	−8.6
8	60,221	2485.0	− 2567	−82	× 63 / 424	−12.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−74

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	60,284	2329.0	− 2432	−103	× 89 / 480	−19.1
4	60,285	2347.5	− 2473	−125.5	× 78 / 480	−20.4
5	60,286	2385.7	− 2502	−116.3	× 73 / 480	−17.7
6	60,287	2426.6	− 2531	−104.4	× 87 / 480	−18.9
7	60,288	2454.3	− 2552	−97.7	× 72 / 480	−14.7
8	60,289	2461.8	− 2567	−105.2	× 81 / 480	−17.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−109

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	60,239	2316.1	− 2432	−115.9	× 88 / 480	−21.2
4	60,240	2357.0	− 2473	−116	× 93 / 480	−22.5
5	60,241	2395.6	− 2502	−106.4	× 78 / 480	−17.3
6	60,242	2468.6	− 2531	−62.4	× 70 / 480	−9.1
7	60,243	2415.4	− 2552	−136.6	× 82 / 480	−23.3
8	60,244	2472.9	− 2567	−94.1	× 69 / 480	−13.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−107

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	60,164	2316.7	− 2432	−115.3	× 70 / 496	−16.3
4	60,165	2347.8	− 2473	−125.2	× 86 / 496	−21.7
5	60,166	2402.8	− 2502	−99.2	× 91 / 496	−18.2
6	60,167	2437.6	− 2531	−93.4	× 77 / 496	−14.5
7	60,168	2446.9	− 2552	−105.1	× 89 / 496	−18.9
8	60,169	2448.7	− 2567	−118.3	× 83 / 496	−19.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−109

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,925	2344.2	− 2432	−87.8	× 78 / 501	−13.7
4	59,926	2347.8	− 2473	−125.2	× 79 / 501	−19.7
5	59,927	2388.1	− 2502	−113.9	× 90 / 501	−20.5
6	59,928	2475.1	− 2531	−55.9	× 79 / 501	−8.8
7	59,929	2455.3	− 2552	−96.7	× 85 / 501	−16.4
8	59,930	2450.3	− 2567	−116.7	× 90 / 501	−21
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−100

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,852	2326.5	− 2432	−105.5	× 114 / 525	−22.9
4	59,853	2369.8	− 2473	−103.2	× 79 / 525	−15.5
5	59,854	2398.0	− 2502	−104	× 107 / 525	−21.2
6	59,855	2437.8	− 2531	−93.2	× 69 / 525	−12.2
7	59,856	2476.5	− 2552	−75.5	× 73 / 525	−10.5
8	59,857	2469.8	− 2567	−97.2	× 83 / 525	−15.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−98

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −68, −68, −69, −88, −74, −109, −107, −109, −100, −98 → −89
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 0 · 2016→2017: 1 · 2017→2018: 19 · 2018→2019: 14 · 2019→2022: 35 · 2022→2023: 2 · 2023→2024: 2 · 2024→2025: 9 · 2025→2026: 2 → average 9.3
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 9.3 × 2.66 = 24.7. Upper limit −64.3, lower limit −113.7.

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.