Lytle Creek 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, 122 of the 302 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 76 points under the grade 3 bar. 2357 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 21 points under the grade 3 bar. 2411 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 18 points under the grade 5 bar. 2484 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2466 vs. 2473. 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 40 students 47 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 46 students 22 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 52 students Meets the grade 5 bar. 6th 42 students 13 points 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 31 students 113 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 36 students 73 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 31 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 6th 24 students Just under the grade 3 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	68,101	2335.1	− 2432	−96.9	× 92 / 351	−25.4
4	68,103	2403.1	− 2473	−69.9	× 98 / 351	−19.5
5	68,105	2434.6	− 2502	−67.4	× 96 / 351	−18.4
6	68,107	2482.9	− 2531	−48.1	× 65 / 351	−8.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−72

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	63,107	2368.9	− 2432	−63.1	× 114 / 396	−18.2
4	63,109	2392.8	− 2473	−80.2	× 103 / 396	−20.9
5	63,111	2469.5	− 2502	−32.5	× 95 / 396	−7.8
6	63,114	2489.1	− 2531	−41.9	× 84 / 396	−8.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−56

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	64,895	2390.6	− 2432	−41.4	× 86 / 351	−10.1
4	64,898	2418.1	− 2473	−54.9	× 103 / 351	−16.1
5	64,900	2440.0	− 2502	−62	× 96 / 351	−17
6	64,901	2491.0	− 2531	−40	× 66 / 351	−7.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−51

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	64,986	2400.1	− 2432	−31.9	× 84 / 381	−7
4	64,987	2437.2	− 2473	−35.8	× 97 / 381	−9.1
5	64,990	2454.4	− 2502	−47.6	× 106 / 381	−13.2
6	64,991	2488.3	− 2531	−42.7	× 94 / 381	−10.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−40

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	65,350	2407.2	− 2432	−24.8	× 81 / 319	−6.3
4	65,351	2444.9	− 2473	−28.1	× 63 / 319	−5.5
5	65,352	2440.7	− 2502	−61.3	× 89 / 319	−17.1
6	65,353	2494.5	− 2531	−36.5	× 86 / 319	−9.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−39

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	65,441	2355.6	− 2432	−76.4	× 81 / 326	−19
4	65,442	2400.1	− 2473	−72.9	× 92 / 326	−20.6
5	65,443	2447.3	− 2502	−54.7	× 101 / 326	−16.9
6	65,444	2485.3	− 2531	−45.7	× 52 / 326	−7.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−64

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	65,446	2333.5	− 2432	−98.5	× 69 / 303	−22.4
4	65,447	2396.6	− 2473	−76.4	× 72 / 303	−18.2
5	65,448	2432.7	− 2502	−69.3	× 82 / 303	−18.8
6	65,449	2475.8	− 2531	−55.2	× 80 / 303	−14.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−74

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	65,414	2351.5	− 2432	−80.5	× 88 / 307	−23.1
4	65,415	2379.5	− 2473	−93.5	× 76 / 307	−23.1
5	65,416	2422.4	− 2502	−79.6	× 80 / 307	−20.7
6	65,417	2472.2	− 2531	−58.8	× 63 / 307	−12.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−79

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	65,174	2343.9	− 2432	−88.1	× 72 / 301	−21.1
4	65,175	2419.0	− 2473	−54	× 86 / 301	−15.4
5	65,176	2434.0	− 2502	−68	× 83 / 301	−18.8
6	65,177	2496.5	− 2531	−34.5	× 60 / 301	−6.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−62

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	65,146	2356.5	− 2432	−75.5	× 71 / 302	−17.8
4	65,147	2410.6	− 2473	−62.4	× 82 / 302	−16.9
5	65,148	2483.8	− 2502	−18.2	× 83 / 302	−5
6	65,149	2466.1	− 2531	−64.9	× 66 / 302	−14.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−54

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −72, −56, −51, −40, −39, −64, −74, −79, −62, −54 → −59.1
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 16 · 2016→2017: 5 · 2017→2018: 11 · 2018→2019: 1 · 2019→2022: 25 · 2022→2023: 10 · 2023→2024: 5 · 2024→2025: 17 · 2025→2026: 8 → average 10.9
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 10.9 × 2.66 = 29. Upper limit −30.1, lower limit −88.1.

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.