Oehl 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 39 points under the grade 3 bar. 2394 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 34 points under the grade 4 bar. 2439 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 29 points under the grade 5 bar. 2473 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 22 points under the grade 6 bar. 2509 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 36 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 34 students 35 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 44 students Just under the grade 5 bar. 6th 58 students Just under 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 15 students 48 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 12 students 32 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 17 students 19 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 13 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	68,333	2355.5	− 2432	−76.5	× 77 / 327	−18
4	68,334	2391.5	− 2473	−81.5	× 91 / 327	−22.7
5	68,337	2437.7	− 2502	−64.3	× 91 / 327	−17.9
6	68,338	2467.6	− 2531	−63.4	× 68 / 327	−13.2
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	63,334	2376.6	− 2432	−55.4	× 95 / 350	−15
4	63,335	2377.1	− 2473	−95.9	× 81 / 350	−22.2
5	63,338	2441.9	− 2502	−60.1	× 90 / 350	−15.5
6	63,340	2462.1	− 2531	−68.9	× 84 / 350	−16.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−69

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	65,124	2376.2	− 2432	−55.8	× 85 / 350	−13.6
4	65,125	2435.5	− 2473	−37.5	× 95 / 350	−10.2
5	65,127	2435.2	− 2502	−66.8	× 92 / 350	−17.6
6	65,130	2460.2	− 2531	−70.8	× 78 / 350	−15.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−57

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	65,213	2386.1	− 2432	−45.9	× 82 / 323	−11.7
4	65,216	2447.8	− 2473	−25.2	× 72 / 323	−5.6
5	65,217	2471.7	− 2502	−30.3	× 86 / 323	−8.1
6	65,220	2469.5	− 2531	−61.5	× 83 / 323	−15.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−41

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	65,578	2402.0	− 2432	−30	× 83 / 303	−8.2
4	65,579	2423.1	− 2473	−49.9	× 85 / 303	−14
5	65,580	2497.9	− 2502	−4.1	× 67 / 303	−0.9
6	65,581	2513.8	− 2531	−17.2	× 68 / 303	−3.9
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	65,673	2354.1	− 2432	−77.9	× 71 / 238	−23.2
4	65,674	2406.7	− 2473	−66.3	× 63 / 238	−17.6
5	65,675	2426.6	− 2502	−75.4	× 62 / 238	−19.6
6	65,676	2480.7	− 2531	−50.3	× 42 / 238	−8.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−69

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	65,680	2370.8	− 2432	−61.2	× 85 / 272	−19.1
4	65,681	2383.4	− 2473	−89.6	× 70 / 272	−23.1
5	65,682	2467.4	− 2502	−34.6	× 59 / 272	−7.5
6	65,683	2446.3	− 2531	−84.7	× 58 / 272	−18.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−68

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	65,648	2350.5	− 2432	−81.5	× 80 / 294	−22.2
4	65,649	2408.5	− 2473	−64.5	× 87 / 294	−19.1
5	65,650	2451.9	− 2502	−50.1	× 68 / 294	−11.6
6	65,651	2484.3	− 2531	−46.7	× 59 / 294	−9.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−62

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	65,408	2350.6	− 2432	−81.4	× 55 / 253	−17.7
4	65,409	2388.4	− 2473	−84.6	× 67 / 253	−22.4
5	65,410	2476.8	− 2502	−25.2	× 78 / 253	−7.8
6	65,411	2490.7	− 2531	−40.3	× 53 / 253	−8.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−56

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	65,378	2393.5	− 2432	−38.5	× 60 / 238	−9.7
4	65,379	2438.7	− 2473	−34.3	× 46 / 238	−6.6
5	65,380	2473.4	− 2502	−28.6	× 61 / 238	−7.3
6	65,381	2509.3	− 2531	−21.7	× 71 / 238	−6.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−30

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −72, −69, −57, −41, −27, −69, −68, −62, −56, −30 → −55.1
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 3 · 2016→2017: 12 · 2017→2018: 16 · 2018→2019: 14 · 2019→2022: 42 · 2022→2023: 1 · 2023→2024: 6 · 2024→2025: 6 · 2025→2026: 26 → average 14
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 14 × 2.66 = 37.2. Upper limit −17.9, lower limit −92.3.

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.