Glenmeade 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.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader meets the grade 3 bar. 2451 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 12 points under the grade 4 bar. 2461 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2494 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader meets the grade 6 bar. 2545 vs. 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 4th 59 students Meets the grade 4 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 4th 14 students 21 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	65,051	2416.4	− 2432	−15.6	× 67 / 301	−3.5
4	65,052	2444.3	− 2473	−28.7	× 73 / 301	−7
5	65,054	2514.4	− 2502	12.4	× 80 / 301	3.3
6	65,056	2513.6	− 2531	−17.4	× 81 / 301	−4.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−12

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	60,312	2427.5	− 2432	−4.5	× 86 / 312	−1.2
4	60,314	2459.4	− 2473	−13.6	× 64 / 312	−2.8
5	60,315	2492.6	− 2502	−9.4	× 78 / 312	−2.4
6	60,317	2557.2	− 2531	26.2	× 84 / 312	7.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						1

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	62,063	2428.1	− 2432	−3.9	× 63 / 306	−0.8
4	62,065	2453.4	− 2473	−19.6	× 91 / 306	−5.8
5	62,067	2502.7	− 2502	0.7	× 70 / 306	0.2
6	62,070	2529.2	− 2531	−1.8	× 82 / 306	−0.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−7

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	62,144	2427.0	− 2432	−5	× 56 / 278	−1
4	62,145	2473.8	− 2473	0.8	× 58 / 278	0.2
5	62,148	2498.9	− 2502	−3.1	× 92 / 278	−1
6	62,149	2552.6	− 2531	21.6	× 72 / 278	5.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						4

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	62,418	2428.7	− 2432	−3.3	× 58 / 275	−0.7
4	62,419	2463.1	− 2473	−9.9	× 58 / 275	−2.1
5	62,420	2502.6	− 2502	0.6	× 64 / 275	0.1
6	62,421	2540.6	− 2531	9.6	× 95 / 275	3.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						1

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	62,487	2451.6	− 2432	19.6	× 47 / 218	4.2
4	62,488	2499.4	− 2473	26.4	× 50 / 218	6.1
5	62,489	2533.5	− 2502	31.5	× 61 / 218	8.8
6	62,490	2551.2	− 2531	20.2	× 60 / 218	5.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						25

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	62,433	2429.7	− 2432	−2.3	× 56 / 230	−0.6
4	62,434	2500.7	− 2473	27.7	× 50 / 230	6
5	62,435	2513.4	− 2502	11.4	× 57 / 230	2.8
6	62,436	2562.6	− 2531	31.6	× 67 / 230	9.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						17

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	62,386	2455.3	− 2432	23.3	× 41 / 210	4.5
4	62,387	2476.9	− 2473	3.9	× 54 / 210	1
5	62,388	2535.1	− 2502	33.1	× 57 / 210	9
6	62,389	2560.1	− 2531	29.1	× 58 / 210	8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						23

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	62,155	2420.0	− 2432	−12	× 71 / 236	−3.6
4	62,156	2467.4	− 2473	−5.6	× 47 / 236	−1.1
5	62,157	2502.5	− 2502	0.5	× 57 / 236	0.1
6	62,158	2557.8	− 2531	26.8	× 61 / 236	6.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						2

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	62,128	2451.1	− 2432	19.1	× 56 / 240	4.5
4	62,129	2461.2	− 2473	−11.8	× 73 / 240	−3.6
5	62,130	2493.5	− 2502	−8.5	× 49 / 240	−1.7
6	62,131	2545.0	− 2531	14	× 62 / 240	3.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						3

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −12, 1, −7, 4, 1, 25, 17, 23, 2, 3 → 5.7
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 13 · 2016→2017: 8 · 2017→2018: 11 · 2018→2019: 3 · 2019→2022: 24 · 2022→2023: 8 · 2023→2024: 6 · 2024→2025: 21 · 2025→2026: 1 → average 10.6
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 10.6 × 2.66 = 28.2. Upper limit 33.9, lower limit −22.5.

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.