Montera 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, 92 of the 302 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 18 points under the grade 3 bar. 2414 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader meets the grade 4 bar. 2475 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2497 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader meets the grade 6 bar. 2543 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 45 students Meets the grade 3 bar. 4th 54 students Meets the grade 4 bar. 5th 61 students Meets the grade 5 bar. 6th 50 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 65 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 25 students 48 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 16 students 39 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 23 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	66,550	2390.0	− 2432	−42	× 110 / 364	−12.7
4	66,552	2421.4	− 2473	−51.6	× 94 / 364	−13.3
5	66,554	2436.4	− 2502	−65.6	× 91 / 364	−16.4
6	66,556	2500.3	− 2531	−30.7	× 69 / 364	−5.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−48

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	61,734	2378.8	− 2432	−53.2	× 61 / 352	−9.2
4	61,736	2415.0	− 2473	−58	× 108 / 352	−17.8
5	61,737	2465.9	− 2502	−36.1	× 97 / 352	−9.9
6	61,740	2489.9	− 2531	−41.1	× 86 / 352	−10
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−47

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	63,513	2372.0	− 2432	−60	× 83 / 360	−13.8
4	63,516	2423.5	− 2473	−49.5	× 61 / 360	−8.4
5	63,517	2457.4	− 2502	−44.6	× 114 / 360	−14.1
6	63,519	2507.1	− 2531	−23.9	× 102 / 360	−6.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−43

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	63,615	2391.9	− 2432	−40.1	× 76 / 323	−9.4
4	63,616	2455.1	− 2473	−17.9	× 84 / 323	−4.7
5	63,619	2468.7	− 2502	−33.3	× 56 / 323	−5.8
6	63,620	2516.9	− 2531	−14.1	× 107 / 323	−4.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−25

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	63,870	2393.2	− 2432	−38.8	× 79 / 297	−10.3
4	63,871	2449.2	− 2473	−23.8	× 81 / 297	−6.5
5	63,872	2478.9	− 2502	−23.1	× 84 / 297	−6.5
6	63,873	2510.8	− 2531	−20.2	× 53 / 297	−3.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−27

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	63,957	2392.1	− 2432	−39.9	× 63 / 266	−9.5
4	63,958	2409.4	− 2473	−63.6	× 68 / 266	−16.3
5	63,959	2474.9	− 2502	−27.1	× 65 / 266	−6.6
6	63,960	2493.7	− 2531	−37.3	× 70 / 266	−9.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−42

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	63,924	2389.6	− 2432	−42.4	× 73 / 280	−11.1
4	63,925	2439.9	− 2473	−33.1	× 71 / 280	−8.4
5	63,926	2473.2	− 2502	−28.8	× 71 / 280	−7.3
6	63,927	2520.2	− 2531	−10.8	× 65 / 280	−2.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−29

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	63,898	2405.6	− 2432	−26.4	× 83 / 296	−7.4
4	63,899	2434.4	− 2473	−38.6	× 73 / 296	−9.5
5	63,900	2471.9	− 2502	−30.1	× 70 / 296	−7.1
6	63,901	2521.6	− 2531	−9.4	× 70 / 296	−2.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−26

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	63,660	2441.3	− 2432	9.3	× 80 / 299	2.5
4	63,661	2450.1	− 2473	−22.9	× 82 / 299	−6.3
5	63,662	2494.3	− 2502	−7.7	× 69 / 299	−1.8
6	63,663	2560.0	− 2531	29	× 68 / 299	6.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						1

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	63,626	2413.6	− 2432	−18.4	× 73 / 302	−4.4
4	63,627	2474.7	− 2473	1.7	× 79 / 302	0.4
5	63,628	2496.9	− 2502	−5.1	× 77 / 302	−1.3
6	63,629	2542.8	− 2531	11.8	× 73 / 302	2.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−2

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −48, −47, −43, −25, −27, −42, −29, −26, 1, −2 → −28.8
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: 4 · 2017→2018: 18 · 2018→2019: 2 · 2019→2022: 15 · 2022→2023: 13 · 2023→2024: 3 · 2024→2025: 27 · 2025→2026: 3 → average 9.6
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 9.6 × 2.66 = 25.5. Upper limit −3.3, lower limit −54.3.

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.