Madison 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, 237 of the 404 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 69 points under the grade 3 bar. 2364 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 24 points under the grade 3 bar. 2408 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2431 vs. 2432. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 28 points under the grade 5 bar. 2474 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 32 students 33 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 38 students 28 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 47 students 19 points under the grade 5 bar. 6th 50 students Meets 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 54 students 89 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 59 students 48 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 64 students 39 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 60 students 16 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	63,438	2367.5	− 2432	−64.5	× 92 / 338	−17.6
4	63,440	2405.8	− 2473	−67.2	× 122 / 338	−24.3
5	63,442	2431.1	− 2502	−70.9	× 62 / 338	−13
6	63,444	2497.9	− 2531	−33.1	× 62 / 338	−6.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−61

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	58,855	2384.6	− 2432	−47.4	× 100 / 333	−14.2
4	58,858	2416.4	− 2473	−56.6	× 88 / 333	−15
5	58,860	2466.4	− 2502	−35.6	× 88 / 333	−9.4
6	58,862	2504.9	− 2531	−26.1	× 57 / 333	−4.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−43

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	60,568	2368.8	− 2432	−63.2	× 102 / 352	−18.3
4	60,570	2414.2	− 2473	−58.8	× 92 / 352	−15.4
5	60,573	2449.1	− 2502	−52.9	× 71 / 352	−10.7
6	60,574	2520.9	− 2531	−10.1	× 87 / 352	−2.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−47

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	60,693	2379.2	− 2432	−52.8	× 88 / 351	−13.2
4	60,696	2423.0	− 2473	−50	× 95 / 351	−13.5
5	60,697	2446.3	− 2502	−55.7	× 94 / 351	−14.9
6	60,700	2513.3	− 2531	−17.7	× 74 / 351	−3.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−45

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	60,940	2391.2	− 2432	−40.8	× 84 / 347	−9.9
4	60,941	2451.6	− 2473	−21.4	× 92 / 347	−5.7
5	60,942	2428.4	− 2502	−73.6	× 89 / 347	−18.9
6	60,943	2522.4	− 2531	−8.6	× 82 / 347	−2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−36

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	61,044	2351.0	− 2432	−81	× 95 / 347	−22.2
4	61,045	2436.2	− 2473	−36.8	× 95 / 347	−10.1
5	61,046	2473.5	− 2502	−28.5	× 82 / 347	−6.7
6	61,047	2506.0	− 2531	−25	× 75 / 347	−5.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−44

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	60,991	2370.6	− 2432	−61.4	× 101 / 359	−17.3
4	60,992	2408.9	− 2473	−64.1	× 94 / 359	−16.8
5	60,993	2468.2	− 2502	−33.8	× 88 / 359	−8.3
6	60,994	2510.8	− 2531	−20.2	× 76 / 359	−4.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−47

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	60,936	2360.2	− 2432	−71.8	× 95 / 395	−17.3
4	60,937	2404.5	− 2473	−68.5	× 111 / 395	−19.2
5	60,938	2425.4	− 2502	−76.6	× 92 / 395	−17.8
6	60,939	2492.2	− 2531	−38.8	× 97 / 395	−9.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−64

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	60,705	2358.4	− 2432	−73.6	× 94 / 401	−17.3
4	60,706	2423.9	− 2473	−49.1	× 104 / 401	−12.7
5	60,707	2414.0	− 2502	−88	× 109 / 401	−23.9
6	60,708	2454.7	− 2531	−76.3	× 94 / 401	−17.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−72

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	60,642	2363.5	− 2432	−68.5	× 86 / 404	−14.6
4	60,643	2408.2	− 2473	−64.8	× 97 / 404	−15.6
5	60,644	2431.4	− 2502	−70.6	× 111 / 404	−19.4
6	60,645	2474.2	− 2531	−56.8	× 110 / 404	−15.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−65

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −61, −43, −47, −45, −36, −44, −47, −64, −72, −65 → −52.4
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 18 · 2016→2017: 4 · 2017→2018: 2 · 2018→2019: 9 · 2019→2022: 8 · 2022→2023: 3 · 2023→2024: 17 · 2024→2025: 8 · 2025→2026: 7 → average 8.4
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 8.4 × 2.66 = 22.3. Upper limit −30.1, lower limit −74.7.

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.