E. Neal Roberts 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, 76 of the 227 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 47 points under the grade 3 bar. 2385 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 35 points under the grade 4 bar. 2438 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2497 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 15 points under the grade 5 bar. 2487 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 38 students 16 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 30 students Meets the grade 4 bar. 5th 53 students Just under the grade 5 bar. 6th 30 students Just under the grade 5 bar.

English learners

Students leave this group as they become fluent, so its average stays low even where they learn well.

Grade bars 3rd 25 students 93 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 17 students 61 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 12 students 10 points under the grade 5 bar. 6th 22 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	68,361	2376.4	− 2432	−55.6	× 90 / 307	−16.3
4	68,363	2396.4	− 2473	−76.6	× 77 / 307	−19.2
5	68,365	2462.2	− 2502	−39.8	× 71 / 307	−9.2
6	68,367	2499.1	− 2531	−31.9	× 69 / 307	−7.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−52

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	63,361	2366.0	− 2432	−66	× 71 / 284	−16.5
4	63,364	2425.3	− 2473	−47.7	× 78 / 284	−13.1
5	63,365	2487.0	− 2502	−15	× 75 / 284	−4
6	63,368	2504.1	− 2531	−26.9	× 60 / 284	−5.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−39

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	65,151	2375.8	− 2432	−56.2	× 60 / 261	−12.9
4	65,153	2431.0	− 2473	−42	× 68 / 261	−10.9
5	65,156	2495.7	− 2502	−6.3	× 70 / 261	−1.7
6	65,157	2512.8	− 2531	−18.2	× 63 / 261	−4.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−30

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	65,237	2427.3	− 2432	−4.7	× 63 / 265	−1.1
4	65,240	2427.3	− 2473	−45.7	× 63 / 265	−10.9
5	65,241	2484.1	− 2502	−17.9	× 71 / 265	−4.8
6	65,244	2539.7	− 2531	8.7	× 68 / 265	2.2
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	65,602	2377.8	− 2432	−54.2	× 69 / 254	−14.7
4	65,603	2471.1	− 2473	−1.9	× 62 / 254	−0.5
5	65,604	2481.9	− 2502	−20.1	× 58 / 254	−4.6
6	65,605	2527.0	− 2531	−4	× 65 / 254	−1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−21

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	65,697	2366.9	− 2432	−65.1	× 57 / 227	−16.3
4	65,698	2401.8	− 2473	−71.2	× 55 / 227	−17.3
5	65,699	2470.2	− 2502	−31.8	× 54 / 227	−7.6
6	65,700	2473.8	− 2531	−57.2	× 61 / 227	−15.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−57

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	65,704	2305.0	− 2432	−127	× 69 / 244	−35.9
4	65,705	2410.3	− 2473	−62.7	× 61 / 244	−15.7
5	65,706	2462.6	− 2502	−39.4	× 69 / 244	−11.1
6	65,707	2512.8	− 2531	−18.2	× 45 / 244	−3.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−66

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	65,672	2368.9	− 2432	−63.1	× 63 / 252	−15.8
4	65,673	2374.9	− 2473	−98.1	× 67 / 252	−26.1
5	65,674	2482.8	− 2502	−19.2	× 65 / 252	−5
6	65,675	2508.2	− 2531	−22.8	× 57 / 252	−5.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−52

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	65,432	2381.5	− 2432	−50.5	× 54 / 233	−11.7
4	65,433	2436.1	− 2473	−36.9	× 65 / 233	−10.3
5	65,434	2413.4	− 2502	−88.6	× 66 / 233	−25.1
6	65,435	2518.0	− 2531	−13	× 48 / 233	−2.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−50

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	65,402	2385.4	− 2432	−46.6	× 63 / 227	−12.9
4	65,403	2437.6	− 2473	−35.4	× 47 / 227	−7.3
5	65,404	2496.5	− 2502	−5.5	× 65 / 227	−1.6
6	65,405	2487.2	− 2531	−43.8	× 52 / 227	−10
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−32

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −52, −39, −30, −15, −21, −57, −66, −52, −50, −32 → −41.4
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 13 · 2016→2017: 9 · 2017→2018: 15 · 2018→2019: 6 · 2019→2022: 36 · 2022→2023: 9 · 2023→2024: 14 · 2024→2025: 2 · 2025→2026: 18 → average 13.6
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 13.6 × 2.66 = 36.2. Upper limit −5.2, lower limit −77.6.

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.