Redwood 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, 119 of the 353 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 24 points under the grade 3 bar. 2408 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2426 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 26 points under the grade 4 bar. 2447 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 6 bar. 2526 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 Just under the grade 3 bar. 4th 64 students 28 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 51 students 22 points under the grade 5 bar. 6th 65 students Meets 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 39 students 56 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 35 students 41 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 23 students 59 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 22 students Just 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	65,926	2376.1	− 2432	−55.9	× 106 / 352	−16.8
4	65,928	2408.2	− 2473	−64.8	× 83 / 352	−15.3
5	65,930	2460.7	− 2502	−41.3	× 84 / 352	−9.9
6	65,932	2491.8	− 2531	−39.2	× 79 / 352	−8.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−51

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	61,138	2378.0	− 2432	−54	× 79 / 333	−12.8
4	61,139	2431.0	− 2473	−42	× 104 / 333	−13.1
5	61,141	2491.3	− 2502	−10.7	× 74 / 333	−2.4
6	61,143	2516.3	− 2531	−14.7	× 76 / 333	−3.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−32

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	62,915	2400.3	− 2432	−31.7	× 73 / 319	−7.3
4	62,917	2433.2	− 2473	−39.8	× 77 / 319	−9.6
5	62,920	2483.3	− 2502	−18.7	× 103 / 319	−6
6	62,921	2536.6	− 2531	5.6	× 66 / 319	1.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−22

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	62,998	2389.4	− 2432	−42.6	× 63 / 307	−8.7
4	62,999	2458.7	− 2473	−14.3	× 69 / 307	−3.2
5	63,002	2475.9	− 2502	−26.1	× 81 / 307	−6.9
6	63,003	2530.5	− 2531	−0.5	× 94 / 307	−0.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−19

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	63,264	2410.4	− 2432	−21.6	× 62 / 274	−4.9
4	63,265	2435.2	− 2473	−37.8	× 65 / 274	−9
5	63,266	2496.9	− 2502	−5.1	× 68 / 274	−1.3
6	63,267	2536.6	− 2531	5.6	× 79 / 274	1.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−14

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	63,339	2366.9	− 2432	−65.1	× 72 / 277	−16.9
4	63,340	2411.2	− 2473	−61.8	× 75 / 277	−16.7
5	63,341	2465.4	− 2502	−36.6	× 71 / 277	−9.4
6	63,342	2514.5	− 2531	−16.5	× 59 / 277	−3.5
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	63,282	2402.5	− 2432	−29.5	× 89 / 314	−8.4
4	63,283	2408.5	− 2473	−64.5	× 79 / 314	−16.2
5	63,284	2447.9	− 2502	−54.1	× 80 / 314	−13.8
6	63,285	2530.3	− 2531	−0.7	× 66 / 314	−0.1
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	63,254	2351.8	− 2432	−80.2	× 76 / 317	−19.2
4	63,255	2453.9	− 2473	−19.1	× 92 / 317	−5.5
5	63,256	2441.9	− 2502	−60.1	× 77 / 317	−14.6
6	63,257	2519.3	− 2531	−11.7	× 72 / 317	−2.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−42

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	63,020	2380.7	− 2432	−51.3	× 96 / 340	−14.5
4	63,021	2410.5	− 2473	−62.5	× 78 / 340	−14.3
5	63,022	2495.5	− 2502	−6.5	× 93 / 340	−1.8
6	63,023	2493.1	− 2531	−37.9	× 73 / 340	−8.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−39

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	62,984	2408.0	− 2432	−24	× 93 / 353	−6.3
4	62,985	2425.8	− 2473	−47.2	× 99 / 353	−13.2
5	62,986	2446.8	− 2502	−55.2	× 74 / 353	−11.6
6	62,987	2525.5	− 2531	−5.5	× 87 / 353	−1.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−32

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −51, −32, −22, −19, −14, −47, −39, −42, −39, −32 → −33.7
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 19 · 2016→2017: 10 · 2017→2018: 3 · 2018→2019: 5 · 2019→2022: 33 · 2022→2023: 8 · 2023→2024: 3 · 2024→2025: 3 · 2025→2026: 7 → average 10.1
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 10.1 × 2.66 = 26.9. Upper limit −6.8, lower limit −60.6.

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.