Oakdale TK-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, 157 of the 344 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 47 points under the grade 3 bar. 2385 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 37 points under the grade 3 bar. 2395 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 24 points under the grade 3 bar. 2408 vs. 2432. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 27 points under the grade 4 bar. 2447 vs. 2473. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2428 vs. 2432. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores 19 points under the grade 4 bar. 2454 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 38 students 47 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 30 students 24 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 41 students 16 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 26 students 17 points under the grade 5 bar. 7th 26 students Just under the grade 4 bar. 8th 26 students Just 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 3rd 22 students 47 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 25 students 52 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 18 students 42 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 25 students 25 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 33 students 33 points under the grade 3 bar. 8th 34 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	63,448	2365.6	− 2432	−66.4	× 59 / 300	−13.1
4	63,450	2401.0	− 2473	−72	× 56 / 300	−13.4
5	63,452	2427.5	− 2502	−74.5	× 62 / 300	−15.4
6	63,454	2446.6	− 2531	−84.4	× 34 / 300	−9.6
7	63,456	2460.5	− 2552	−91.5	× 51 / 300	−15.6
8	63,458	2481.4	− 2567	−85.6	× 38 / 300	−10.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−78

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	58,865	2366.4	− 2432	−65.6	× 67 / 361	−12.2
4	58,868	2385.8	− 2473	−87.2	× 67 / 361	−16.2
5	58,870	2397.3	− 2502	−104.7	× 63 / 361	−18.3
6	58,871	2425.5	− 2531	−105.5	× 65 / 361	−19
7	58,874	2486.9	− 2552	−65.1	× 49 / 361	−8.8
8	58,875	2467.5	− 2567	−99.5	× 50 / 361	−13.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−88

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	60,579	2334.2	− 2432	−97.8	× 72 / 384	−18.3
4	60,580	2383.3	− 2473	−89.7	× 58 / 384	−13.5
5	60,583	2404.1	− 2502	−97.9	× 84 / 384	−21.4
6	60,585	2423.8	− 2531	−107.2	× 68 / 384	−19
7	60,586	2477.0	− 2552	−75	× 55 / 384	−10.7
8	60,588	2500.2	− 2567	−66.8	× 47 / 384	−8.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−91

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	60,703	2368.5	− 2432	−63.5	× 68 / 414	−10.4
4	60,706	2388.5	− 2473	−84.5	× 75 / 414	−15.3
5	60,707	2407.1	− 2502	−94.9	× 68 / 414	−15.6
6	60,710	2448.8	− 2531	−82.2	× 81 / 414	−16.1
7	60,711	2483.7	− 2552	−68.3	× 64 / 414	−10.6
8	60,714	2492.8	− 2567	−74.2	× 58 / 414	−10.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−78

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	60,950	2340.2	− 2432	−91.8	× 82 / 408	−18.5
4	60,951	2395.5	− 2473	−77.5	× 66 / 408	−12.5
5	60,952	2425.9	− 2502	−76.1	× 65 / 408	−12.1
6	60,953	2465.0	− 2531	−66	× 69 / 408	−11.2
7	60,954	2500.5	− 2552	−51.5	× 64 / 408	−8.1
8	60,955	2504.5	− 2567	−62.5	× 62 / 408	−9.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−72

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	61,054	2323.4	− 2432	−108.6	× 64 / 399	−17.4
4	61,055	2363.7	− 2473	−109.3	× 66 / 399	−18.1
5	61,056	2400.9	− 2502	−101.1	× 60 / 399	−15.2
6	61,057	2416.9	− 2531	−114.1	× 70 / 399	−20
7	61,058	2442.3	− 2552	−109.7	× 70 / 399	−19.2
8	61,059	2465.2	− 2567	−101.8	× 69 / 399	−17.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−108

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	61,001	2327.0	− 2432	−105	× 48 / 357	−14.1
4	61,002	2363.7	− 2473	−109.3	× 66 / 357	−20.2
5	61,003	2395.9	− 2502	−106.1	× 66 / 357	−19.6
6	61,004	2434.0	− 2531	−97	× 58 / 357	−15.8
7	61,005	2414.9	− 2552	−137.1	× 64 / 357	−24.6
8	61,006	2456.0	− 2567	−111	× 55 / 357	−17.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−111

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	60,946	2314.9	− 2432	−117.1	× 70 / 350	−23.4
4	60,947	2379.4	− 2473	−93.6	× 46 / 350	−12.3
5	60,948	2420.2	− 2502	−81.8	× 53 / 350	−12.4
6	60,949	2447.0	− 2531	−84	× 61 / 350	−14.6
7	60,950	2466.0	− 2552	−86	× 62 / 350	−15.2
8	60,951	2448.0	− 2567	−119	× 58 / 350	−19.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−98

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	60,715	2350.1	− 2432	−81.9	× 50 / 330	−12.4
4	60,716	2373.5	− 2473	−99.5	× 65 / 330	−19.6
5	60,717	2420.5	− 2502	−81.5	× 41 / 330	−10.1
6	60,718	2470.0	− 2531	−61	× 50 / 330	−9.2
7	60,719	2422.4	− 2552	−129.6	× 65 / 330	−25.5
8	60,720	2474.8	− 2567	−92.2	× 59 / 330	−16.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−93

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	60,652	2385.2	− 2432	−46.8	× 60 / 344	−8.2
4	60,653	2395.2	− 2473	−77.8	× 55 / 344	−12.4
5	60,654	2407.8	− 2502	−94.2	× 59 / 344	−16.2
6	60,655	2446.5	− 2531	−84.5	× 51 / 344	−12.5
7	60,656	2428.0	− 2552	−124	× 59 / 344	−21.3
8	60,657	2454.3	− 2567	−112.7	× 60 / 344	−19.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−90

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −78, −88, −91, −78, −72, −108, −111, −98, −93, −90 → −90.7
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 10 · 2016→2017: 3 · 2017→2018: 13 · 2018→2019: 6 · 2019→2022: 36 · 2022→2023: 3 · 2023→2024: 13 · 2024→2025: 5 · 2025→2026: 3 → 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 −63.6, lower limit −117.8.

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.