Lehigh 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, 96 of the 265 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 43 points under the grade 3 bar. 2389 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 17 points under the grade 3 bar. 2415 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 28 points under the grade 5 bar. 2474 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2502 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 34 students 12 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 41 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 5th 50 students Meets the grade 5 bar. 6th 44 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 21 students 93 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 30 students 35 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 22 students 40 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 23 students 28 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	66,743	2356.0	− 2432	−76	× 114 / 407	−21.3
4	66,744	2405.5	− 2473	−67.5	× 95 / 407	−15.8
5	66,747	2453.6	− 2502	−48.4	× 100 / 407	−11.9
6	66,748	2470.6	− 2531	−60.4	× 98 / 407	−14.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−63

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	61,915	2377.9	− 2432	−54.1	× 88 / 373	−12.8
4	61,918	2396.3	− 2473	−76.7	× 105 / 373	−21.6
5	61,920	2442.1	− 2502	−59.9	× 90 / 373	−14.5
6	61,922	2490.3	− 2531	−40.7	× 90 / 373	−9.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−59

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	63,706	2391.5	− 2432	−40.5	× 120 / 408	−11.9
4	63,708	2394.4	− 2473	−78.6	× 83 / 408	−16
5	63,709	2429.5	− 2502	−72.5	× 107 / 408	−19
6	63,712	2466.8	− 2531	−64.2	× 98 / 408	−15.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−62

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	63,810	2403.9	− 2432	−28.1	× 101 / 406	−7
4	63,812	2422.7	− 2473	−50.3	× 116 / 406	−14.4
5	63,814	2447.5	− 2502	−54.5	× 82 / 406	−11
6	63,816	2475.5	− 2531	−55.5	× 107 / 406	−14.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−47

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	64,076	2411.0	− 2432	−21	× 79 / 364	−4.6
4	64,077	2451.1	− 2473	−21.9	× 93 / 364	−5.6
5	64,078	2471.7	− 2502	−30.3	× 109 / 364	−9.1
6	64,079	2476.0	− 2531	−55	× 83 / 364	−12.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−32

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	64,165	2368.7	− 2432	−63.3	× 61 / 305	−12.7
4	64,166	2398.8	− 2473	−74.2	× 78 / 305	−19
5	64,167	2460.1	− 2502	−41.9	× 90 / 305	−12.4
6	64,168	2472.5	− 2531	−58.5	× 76 / 305	−14.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−59

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	64,148	2351.7	− 2432	−80.3	× 58 / 285	−16.3
4	64,149	2433.3	− 2473	−39.7	× 59 / 285	−8.2
5	64,150	2447.2	− 2502	−54.8	× 74 / 285	−14.2
6	64,151	2476.6	− 2531	−54.4	× 94 / 285	−17.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−57

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	64,122	2378.4	− 2432	−53.6	× 77 / 267	−15.5
4	64,123	2377.7	− 2473	−95.3	× 58 / 267	−20.7
5	64,124	2484.6	− 2502	−17.4	× 58 / 267	−3.8
6	64,125	2492.0	− 2531	−39	× 74 / 267	−10.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−51

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	63,884	2371.5	− 2432	−60.5	× 67 / 258	−15.7
4	63,885	2431.3	− 2473	−41.7	× 68 / 258	−11
5	63,886	2447.2	− 2502	−54.8	× 60 / 258	−12.7
6	63,887	2512.9	− 2531	−18.1	× 63 / 258	−4.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−44

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	63,858	2389.0	− 2432	−43	× 55 / 265	−8.9
4	63,859	2415.4	− 2473	−57.6	× 71 / 265	−15.4
5	63,860	2474.1	− 2502	−27.9	× 72 / 265	−7.6
6	63,861	2501.6	− 2531	−29.4	× 67 / 265	−7.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−39

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −63, −59, −62, −47, −32, −59, −57, −51, −44, −39 → −51.3
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 4 · 2016→2017: 3 · 2017→2018: 15 · 2018→2019: 15 · 2019→2022: 27 · 2022→2023: 2 · 2023→2024: 6 · 2024→2025: 7 · 2025→2026: 5 → average 9.3
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 9.3 × 2.66 = 24.7. Upper limit −26.6, lower limit −76.

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.