Citrus 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, 106 of the 339 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2427 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 39 points under the grade 4 bar. 2434 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 12 points under the grade 5 bar. 2490 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 20 points under the grade 5 bar. 2482 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 60 students Meets the grade 3 bar. 4th 58 students Just under the grade 4 bar. 5th 51 students Meets the grade 5 bar. 6th 64 students 20 points 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 55 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 28 students 63 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 24 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 6th 27 students 18 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	66,090	2362.5	− 2432	−69.5	× 119 / 463	−17.9
4	66,092	2416.8	− 2473	−56.2	× 105 / 463	−12.7
5	66,094	2439.7	− 2502	−62.3	× 126 / 463	−17
6	66,096	2472.4	− 2531	−58.6	× 113 / 463	−14.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−62

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	61,302	2372.8	− 2432	−59.2	× 133 / 496	−15.9
4	61,303	2438.3	− 2473	−34.7	× 127 / 496	−8.9
5	61,305	2458.2	− 2502	−43.8	× 117 / 496	−10.3
6	61,308	2500.9	− 2531	−30.1	× 119 / 496	−7.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−42

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	63,079	2373.1	− 2432	−58.9	× 117 / 464	−14.9
4	63,082	2429.5	− 2473	−43.5	× 121 / 464	−11.3
5	63,083	2438.6	− 2502	−63.4	× 126 / 464	−17.2
6	63,085	2484.1	− 2531	−46.9	× 100 / 464	−10.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−54

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	63,162	2361.3	− 2432	−70.7	× 104 / 466	−15.8
4	63,163	2442.8	− 2473	−30.2	× 119 / 466	−7.7
5	63,166	2462.8	− 2502	−39.2	× 120 / 466	−10.1
6	63,167	2493.6	− 2531	−37.4	× 123 / 466	−9.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−43

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	63,428	2366.4	− 2432	−65.6	× 111 / 464	−15.7
4	63,429	2421.1	− 2473	−51.9	× 114 / 464	−12.8
5	63,430	2453.7	− 2502	−48.3	× 119 / 464	−12.4
6	63,431	2495.7	− 2531	−35.3	× 120 / 464	−9.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−50

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	63,503	2337.6	− 2432	−94.4	× 90 / 416	−20.4
4	63,504	2406.4	− 2473	−66.6	× 107 / 416	−17.1
5	63,505	2449.3	− 2502	−52.7	× 106 / 416	−13.4
6	63,506	2483.3	− 2531	−47.7	× 113 / 416	−13
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−64

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	63,446	2397.5	− 2432	−34.5	× 89 / 399	−7.7
4	63,447	2417.7	− 2473	−55.3	× 93 / 399	−12.9
5	63,448	2457.8	− 2502	−44.2	× 103 / 399	−11.4
6	63,449	2501.8	− 2531	−29.2	× 114 / 399	−8.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−40

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	63,418	2393.2	− 2432	−38.8	× 76 / 367	−8
4	63,419	2409.2	− 2473	−63.8	× 91 / 367	−15.8
5	63,420	2446.8	− 2502	−55.2	× 103 / 367	−15.5
6	63,421	2505.9	− 2531	−25.1	× 97 / 367	−6.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−46

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	63,184	2428.3	− 2432	−3.7	× 91 / 369	−0.9
4	63,185	2419.1	− 2473	−53.9	× 83 / 369	−12.1
5	63,186	2441.4	− 2502	−60.6	× 96 / 369	−15.8
6	63,187	2505.2	− 2531	−25.8	× 99 / 369	−6.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−36

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	63,148	2427.0	− 2432	−5	× 87 / 339	−1.3
4	63,149	2433.6	− 2473	−39.4	× 86 / 339	−10
5	63,150	2490.0	− 2502	−12	× 75 / 339	−2.7
6	63,151	2481.9	− 2531	−49.1	× 91 / 339	−13.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−27

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −62, −42, −54, −43, −50, −64, −40, −46, −36, −27 → −46.4
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 20 · 2016→2017: 12 · 2017→2018: 11 · 2018→2019: 7 · 2019→2022: 14 · 2022→2023: 24 · 2023→2024: 6 · 2024→2025: 10 · 2025→2026: 9 → average 12.6
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 12.6 × 2.66 = 33.5. Upper limit −12.9, lower limit −79.9.

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.