Sunnyslope 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 5.

Many students here are still learning English, and this test is given in English. In 2026, 71 of the 276 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 30 points under the grade 3 bar. 2402 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 17 points under the grade 4 bar. 2456 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2521 vs. 2502.

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 56 students Meets the grade 3 bar. 4th 72 students Just under the grade 4 bar. 5th 77 students Meets 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 23 students 107 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 28 students 18 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 20 students 23 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	63,819	2378.8	− 2432	−53.2	× 103 / 304	−18
4	63,820	2439.8	− 2473	−33.2	× 112 / 304	−12.2
5	63,823	2461.3	− 2502	−40.7	× 89 / 304	−11.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−42

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	59,189	2406.8	− 2432	−25.2	× 105 / 332	−8
4	59,191	2424.7	− 2473	−48.3	× 109 / 332	−15.9
5	59,193	2498.1	− 2502	−3.9	× 118 / 332	−1.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−25

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	60,925	2432.8	− 2432	0.8	× 91 / 315	0.2
4	60,926	2424.7	− 2473	−48.3	× 110 / 315	−16.9
5	60,929	2471.6	− 2502	−30.4	× 114 / 315	−11
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−28

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	61,043	2410.0	− 2432	−22	× 96 / 285	−7.4
4	61,045	2471.8	− 2473	−1.2	× 83 / 285	−0.3
5	61,047	2477.0	− 2502	−25	× 106 / 285	−9.3
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	61,278	2397.6	− 2432	−34.4	× 90 / 273	−11.3
4	61,279	2448.8	− 2473	−24.2	× 90 / 273	−8
5	61,280	2509.5	− 2502	7.5	× 93 / 273	2.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−17

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	61,377	2379.8	− 2432	−52.2	× 78 / 348	−11.7
4	61,378	2417.8	− 2473	−55.2	× 107 / 348	−17
5	61,379	2453.9	− 2502	−48.1	× 111 / 348	−15.3
6	61,380	2489.1	− 2531	−41.9	× 28 / 348	−3.4
7	61,381	2553.3	− 2552	1.3	× 24 / 348	0.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−47

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	61,323	2366.4	− 2432	−65.6	× 89 / 350	−16.7
4	61,324	2396.8	− 2473	−76.2	× 84 / 350	−18.3
5	61,325	2472.3	− 2502	−29.7	× 109 / 350	−9.2
6	61,326	2470.0	− 2531	−61	× 32 / 350	−5.6
7	61,327	2492.1	− 2552	−59.9	× 20 / 350	−3.4
8	61,328	2586.5	− 2567	19.5	× 16 / 350	0.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−52

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	61,264	2386.0	− 2432	−46	× 94 / 322	−13.4
4	61,265	2413.6	− 2473	−59.4	× 85 / 322	−15.7
5	61,266	2509.0	− 2502	7	× 77 / 322	1.7
6	61,267	2535.8	− 2531	4.8	× 28 / 322	0.4
7	61,268	2540.4	− 2552	−11.6	× 22 / 322	−0.8
8	61,269	2553.3	− 2567	−13.7	× 16 / 322	−0.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−28

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	61,021	2417.0	− 2432	−15	× 97 / 278	−5.2
4	61,022	2447.8	− 2473	−25.2	× 96 / 278	−8.7
5	61,023	2515.9	− 2502	13.9	× 85 / 278	4.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−10

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	60,970	2402.4	− 2432	−29.6	× 79 / 276	−8.5
4	60,971	2455.6	− 2473	−17.4	× 100 / 276	−6.3
5	60,972	2520.7	− 2502	18.7	× 97 / 276	6.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−8

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −42, −25, −28, −17, −17, −47, −52, −28, −10, −8 → −27.4
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 17 · 2016→2017: 3 · 2017→2018: 11 · 2018→2019: 0 · 2019→2022: 30 · 2022→2023: 5 · 2023→2024: 24 · 2024→2025: 18 · 2025→2026: 2 → average 12.2
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 12.2 × 2.66 = 32.5. Upper limit 5.1, lower limit −59.9.

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.