Beech Avenue 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, 88 of the 337 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 14 points under the grade 3 bar. 2418 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2471 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2469 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 24 points under the grade 6 bar. 2507 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 3rd 54 students Meets the grade 3 bar. 4th 51 students Meets the grade 4 bar. 5th 70 students Just under the grade 5 bar. 6th 74 students Just 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 27 students 44 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 18 students 20 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 26 students 43 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 17 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	65,803	2395.5	− 2432	−36.5	× 119 / 475	−9.1
4	65,804	2414.2	− 2473	−58.8	× 134 / 475	−16.6
5	65,807	2475.5	− 2502	−26.5	× 121 / 475	−6.8
6	65,808	2490.9	− 2531	−40.1	× 101 / 475	−8.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−41

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	61,033	2422.4	− 2432	−9.6	× 115 / 481	−2.3
4	61,035	2468.3	− 2473	−4.7	× 114 / 481	−1.1
5	61,037	2473.5	− 2502	−28.5	× 129 / 481	−7.6
6	61,040	2514.4	− 2531	−16.6	× 123 / 481	−4.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−15

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	62,795	2403.6	− 2432	−28.4	× 119 / 488	−6.9
4	62,797	2442.7	− 2473	−30.3	× 112 / 488	−7
5	62,800	2492.4	− 2502	−9.6	× 118 / 488	−2.3
6	62,802	2501.4	− 2531	−29.6	× 139 / 488	−8.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−25

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	62,875	2408.0	− 2432	−24	× 105 / 466	−5.4
4	62,878	2454.4	− 2473	−18.6	× 124 / 466	−4.9
5	62,879	2497.4	− 2502	−4.6	× 115 / 466	−1.1
6	62,882	2510.6	− 2531	−20.4	× 122 / 466	−5.3
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	63,140	2423.7	− 2432	−8.3	× 113 / 460	−2
4	63,141	2464.6	− 2473	−8.4	× 103 / 460	−1.9
5	63,142	2469.5	− 2502	−32.5	× 127 / 460	−9
6	63,143	2523.0	− 2531	−8	× 117 / 460	−2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−15

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	63,211	2381.6	− 2432	−50.4	× 102 / 406	−12.7
4	63,212	2433.1	− 2473	−39.9	× 95 / 406	−9.3
5	63,213	2464.1	− 2502	−37.9	× 101 / 406	−9.4
6	63,214	2480.5	− 2531	−50.5	× 108 / 406	−13.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−45

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	63,154	2415.5	− 2432	−16.5	× 100 / 400	−4.1
4	63,155	2420.2	− 2473	−52.8	× 102 / 400	−13.5
5	63,156	2467.2	− 2502	−34.8	× 97 / 400	−8.4
6	63,157	2480.5	− 2531	−50.5	× 101 / 400	−12.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−39

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	63,112	2394.3	− 2432	−37.7	× 95 / 385	−9.3
4	63,113	2434.0	− 2473	−39	× 96 / 385	−9.7
5	63,114	2468.6	− 2502	−33.4	× 101 / 385	−8.8
6	63,115	2500.1	− 2531	−30.9	× 93 / 385	−7.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−35

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	62,881	2415.4	− 2432	−16.6	× 71 / 365	−3.2
4	62,882	2456.6	− 2473	−16.4	× 96 / 365	−4.3
5	62,883	2484.4	− 2502	−17.6	× 96 / 365	−4.6
6	62,884	2499.8	− 2531	−31.2	× 102 / 365	−8.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−21

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	62,850	2417.7	− 2432	−14.3	× 81 / 337	−3.4
4	62,851	2471.1	− 2473	−1.9	× 69 / 337	−0.4
5	62,852	2468.8	− 2502	−33.2	× 96 / 337	−9.5
6	62,853	2507.4	− 2531	−23.6	× 91 / 337	−6.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−20

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −41, −15, −25, −17, −15, −45, −39, −35, −21, −20 → −27.3
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 26 · 2016→2017: 10 · 2017→2018: 8 · 2018→2019: 2 · 2019→2022: 30 · 2022→2023: 6 · 2023→2024: 4 · 2024→2025: 14 · 2025→2026: 1 → average 11.2
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 11.2 × 2.66 = 29.8. Upper limit 2.5, lower limit −57.1.

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.