Mission 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, 99 of the 290 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 56 points under the grade 3 bar. 2376 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2424 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 19 points under the grade 5 bar. 2483 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader meets the grade 6 bar. 2552 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 50 students 39 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 53 students 24 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 41 students Meets the grade 5 bar. 6th 47 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 28 students 86 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 28 students 55 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 25 students 13 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 18 students Just under the grade 5 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	66,761	2363.9	− 2432	−68.1	× 92 / 416	−15.1
4	66,762	2409.8	− 2473	−63.2	× 104 / 416	−15.8
5	66,765	2438.7	− 2502	−63.3	× 115 / 416	−17.5
6	66,766	2483.2	− 2531	−47.8	× 105 / 416	−12.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−60

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	61,933	2365.1	− 2432	−66.9	× 106 / 415	−17.1
4	61,936	2388.5	− 2473	−84.5	× 96 / 415	−19.5
5	61,938	2448.5	− 2502	−53.5	× 103 / 415	−13.3
6	61,940	2497.2	− 2531	−33.8	× 110 / 415	−9
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	63,723	2378.2	− 2432	−53.8	× 104 / 398	−14.1
4	63,725	2425.4	− 2473	−47.6	× 106 / 398	−12.7
5	63,728	2448.9	− 2502	−53.1	× 89 / 398	−11.9
6	63,730	2524.0	− 2531	−7	× 99 / 398	−1.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−40

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	63,828	2388.3	− 2432	−43.7	× 100 / 373	−11.7
4	63,830	2436.4	− 2473	−36.6	× 94 / 373	−9.2
5	63,832	2475.9	− 2502	−26.1	× 92 / 373	−6.4
6	63,834	2516.9	− 2531	−14.1	× 87 / 373	−3.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−31

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	64,096	2385.5	− 2432	−46.5	× 91 / 370	−11.4
4	64,097	2429.1	− 2473	−43.9	× 99 / 370	−11.7
5	64,098	2494.3	− 2502	−7.7	× 92 / 370	−1.9
6	64,099	2529.3	− 2531	−1.7	× 88 / 370	−0.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−26

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	64,185	2376.5	− 2432	−55.5	× 82 / 366	−12.4
4	64,186	2416.8	− 2473	−56.2	× 77 / 366	−11.8
5	64,187	2461.5	− 2502	−40.5	× 67 / 366	−7.4
6	64,188	2499.6	− 2531	−31.4	× 140 / 366	−12
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−44

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	64,168	2373.2	− 2432	−58.8	× 71 / 300	−13.9
4	64,169	2434.9	− 2473	−38.1	× 88 / 300	−11.2
5	64,170	2486.2	− 2502	−15.8	× 78 / 300	−4.1
6	64,171	2528.1	− 2531	−2.9	× 63 / 300	−0.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−30

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	64,142	2385.6	− 2432	−46.4	× 75 / 303	−11.5
4	64,143	2425.3	− 2473	−47.7	× 72 / 303	−11.3
5	64,144	2472.9	− 2502	−29.1	× 88 / 303	−8.5
6	64,145	2532.4	− 2531	1.4	× 68 / 303	0.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−31

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	63,904	2371.7	− 2432	−60.3	× 77 / 298	−15.6
4	63,905	2448.3	− 2473	−24.7	× 66 / 298	−5.5
5	63,906	2481.0	− 2502	−21	× 65 / 298	−4.6
6	63,907	2528.6	− 2531	−2.4	× 90 / 298	−0.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−26

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	63,878	2376.0	− 2432	−56	× 78 / 290	−15.1
4	63,879	2424.4	− 2473	−48.6	× 81 / 290	−13.6
5	63,880	2483.1	− 2502	−18.9	× 66 / 290	−4.3
6	63,881	2551.5	− 2531	20.5	× 65 / 290	4.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−28

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −60, −59, −40, −31, −26, −44, −30, −31, −26, −28 → −37.5
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 1 · 2016→2017: 19 · 2017→2018: 9 · 2018→2019: 5 · 2019→2022: 18 · 2022→2023: 14 · 2023→2024: 1 · 2024→2025: 5 · 2025→2026: 2 → average 8.2
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 8.2 × 2.66 = 21.8. Upper limit −15.7, lower limit −59.3.

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.