Moreno 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 scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2430 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 40 points under the grade 4 bar. 2433 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2534 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 6 bar. 2524 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 38 students Meets the grade 3 bar. 4th 45 students 15 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 45 students Meets the grade 5 bar. 6th 48 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 11 students 66 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 17 students 65 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 12 students 15 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 12 students 27 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	66,780	2393.9	− 2432	−38.1	× 75 / 309	−9.2
4	66,783	2435.7	− 2473	−37.3	× 74 / 309	−8.9
5	66,784	2448.8	− 2502	−53.2	× 92 / 309	−15.8
6	66,787	2502.2	− 2531	−28.8	× 68 / 309	−6.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−40

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	61,953	2400.7	− 2432	−31.3	× 71 / 317	−7
4	61,956	2450.8	− 2473	−22.2	× 72 / 317	−5
5	61,958	2480.1	− 2502	−21.9	× 83 / 317	−5.7
6	61,959	2485.5	− 2531	−45.5	× 91 / 317	−13.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−31

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	63,743	2391.3	− 2432	−40.7	× 80 / 301	−10.8
4	63,746	2441.5	− 2473	−31.5	× 73 / 301	−7.6
5	63,748	2487.5	− 2502	−14.5	× 64 / 301	−3.1
6	63,749	2513.6	− 2531	−17.4	× 84 / 301	−4.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−26

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	63,848	2419.1	− 2432	−12.9	× 79 / 300	−3.4
4	63,851	2445.1	− 2473	−27.9	× 77 / 300	−7.2
5	63,852	2506.0	− 2502	4	× 77 / 300	1
6	63,855	2516.6	− 2531	−14.4	× 67 / 300	−3.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−13

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	64,116	2399.7	− 2432	−32.3	× 53 / 280	−6.1
4	64,117	2479.9	− 2473	6.9	× 80 / 280	2
5	64,118	2510.9	− 2502	8.9	× 75 / 280	2.4
6	64,119	2543.3	− 2531	12.3	× 72 / 280	3.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						1

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	64,205	2365.2	− 2432	−66.8	× 73 / 280	−17.4
4	64,206	2454.4	− 2473	−18.6	× 72 / 280	−4.8
5	64,207	2514.0	− 2502	12	× 75 / 280	3.2
6	64,208	2515.2	− 2531	−15.8	× 60 / 280	−3.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−22

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	64,188	2377.2	− 2432	−54.8	× 69 / 295	−12.8
4	64,189	2420.1	− 2473	−52.9	× 73 / 295	−13.1
5	64,190	2508.4	− 2502	6.4	× 75 / 295	1.6
6	64,191	2552.1	− 2531	21.1	× 78 / 295	5.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−19

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	64,162	2389.7	− 2432	−42.3	× 68 / 283	−10.2
4	64,163	2432.1	− 2473	−40.9	× 68 / 283	−9.8
5	64,164	2493.9	− 2502	−8.1	× 71 / 283	−2
6	64,165	2527.4	− 2531	−3.6	× 76 / 283	−1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−23

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	63,924	2393.5	− 2432	−38.5	× 54 / 247	−8.4
4	63,925	2445.1	− 2473	−27.9	× 62 / 247	−7
5	63,926	2513.2	− 2502	11.2	× 56 / 247	2.5
6	63,927	2519.7	− 2531	−11.3	× 75 / 247	−3.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−16

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	63,898	2429.7	− 2432	−2.3	× 49 / 228	−0.5
4	63,899	2432.9	− 2473	−40.1	× 62 / 228	−10.9
5	63,900	2534.2	− 2502	32.2	× 57 / 228	8.1
6	63,901	2524.4	− 2531	−6.6	× 60 / 228	−1.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−5

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −40, −31, −26, −13, 1, −22, −19, −23, −16, −5 → −19.4
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 9 · 2016→2017: 5 · 2017→2018: 13 · 2018→2019: 14 · 2019→2022: 23 · 2022→2023: 3 · 2023→2024: 4 · 2024→2025: 7 · 2025→2026: 11 → average 9.9
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 9.9 × 2.66 = 26.3. Upper limit 6.9, lower limit −45.7.

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.