Elderberry 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. 2435 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2469 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2513 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader meets the grade 6 bar. 2535 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 47 students Meets the grade 3 bar. 4th 50 students Meets the grade 4 bar. 5th 54 students Meets the grade 5 bar. 6th 56 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 16 students 16 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 24 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 5th 13 students 41 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 15 students 33 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	66,684	2385.5	− 2432	−46.5	× 131 / 489	−12.5
4	66,686	2434.8	− 2473	−38.2	× 132 / 489	−10.3
5	66,688	2477.1	− 2502	−24.9	× 99 / 489	−5
6	66,690	2491.3	− 2531	−39.7	× 127 / 489	−10.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−38

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	61,858	2401.4	− 2432	−30.6	× 79 / 434	−5.6
4	61,860	2448.2	− 2473	−24.8	× 123 / 434	−7
5	61,861	2454.9	− 2502	−47.1	× 132 / 434	−14.3
6	61,864	2517.6	− 2531	−13.4	× 100 / 434	−3.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−30

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	63,648	2410.1	− 2432	−21.9	× 122 / 464	−5.8
4	63,650	2477.4	− 2473	4.4	× 84 / 464	0.8
5	63,652	2452.8	− 2502	−49.2	× 121 / 464	−12.8
6	63,654	2506.3	− 2531	−24.7	× 137 / 464	−7.3
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	63,753	2412.7	− 2432	−19.3	× 98 / 413	−4.6
4	63,755	2463.0	− 2473	−10	× 116 / 413	−2.8
5	63,757	2494.4	− 2502	−7.6	× 80 / 413	−1.5
6	63,759	2511.4	− 2531	−19.6	× 119 / 413	−5.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−15

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	64,018	2433.2	− 2432	1.2	× 117 / 412	0.3
4	64,019	2456.3	− 2473	−16.7	× 97 / 412	−3.9
5	64,020	2494.0	− 2502	−8	× 114 / 412	−2.2
6	64,021	2521.3	− 2531	−9.7	× 84 / 412	−2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−8

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	64,107	2363.7	− 2432	−68.3	× 73 / 410	−12.2
4	64,108	2430.1	− 2473	−42.9	× 121 / 410	−12.7
5	64,109	2503.0	− 2502	1	× 95 / 410	0.2
6	64,110	2506.5	− 2531	−24.5	× 121 / 410	−7.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−32

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	64,090	2381.1	− 2432	−50.9	× 75 / 349	−10.9
4	64,091	2436.1	− 2473	−36.9	× 83 / 349	−8.8
5	64,092	2452.5	− 2502	−49.5	× 97 / 349	−13.8
6	64,093	2489.3	− 2531	−41.7	× 94 / 349	−11.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−45

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	64,064	2388.5	− 2432	−43.5	× 73 / 333	−9.5
4	64,065	2446.9	− 2473	−26.1	× 76 / 333	−6
5	64,066	2462.0	− 2502	−40	× 87 / 333	−10.5
6	64,067	2484.4	− 2531	−46.6	× 97 / 333	−13.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−40

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	63,826	2394.7	− 2432	−37.3	× 80 / 313	−9.5
4	63,827	2470.4	− 2473	−2.6	× 69 / 313	−0.6
5	63,828	2485.1	− 2502	−16.9	× 81 / 313	−4.4
6	63,829	2512.1	− 2531	−18.9	× 83 / 313	−5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−19

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	63,800	2435.1	− 2432	3.1	× 63 / 275	0.7
4	63,801	2468.9	− 2473	−4.1	× 74 / 275	−1.1
5	63,802	2513.4	− 2502	11.4	× 67 / 275	2.8
6	63,803	2534.7	− 2531	3.7	× 71 / 275	1
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. −38, −30, −25, −15, −8, −32, −45, −40, −19, 3 → −24.9
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 8 · 2016→2017: 5 · 2017→2018: 10 · 2018→2019: 7 · 2019→2022: 24 · 2022→2023: 13 · 2023→2024: 5 · 2024→2025: 21 · 2025→2026: 22 → average 12.8
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 12.8 × 2.66 = 34. Upper limit 9.1, lower limit −58.9.

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.