Naranca 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 3 bar

The state's English test uses one scale for every grade, so a score means the same thing in grade 3 as in grade 5.

Many students here are still learning English, and this test is given in English. In 2026, 288 of the 429 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 95 points under the grade 3 bar. 2337 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 75 points under the grade 3 bar. 2357 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 36 points under the grade 3 bar. 2396 vs. 2432. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.

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 46 students 63 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 38 students 25 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 55 students 22 points under the grade 4 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 3rd 81 students 113 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 102 students 93 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 105 students 65 points 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	70,290	2374.2	− 2432	−57.8	× 141 / 393	−20.7
4	70,292	2410.5	− 2473	−62.5	× 122 / 393	−19.4
5	70,295	2456.8	− 2502	−45.2	× 130 / 393	−15
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−55

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	65,168	2372.7	− 2432	−59.3	× 129 / 425	−18
4	65,169	2424.7	− 2473	−48.3	× 160 / 425	−18.2
5	65,171	2451.4	− 2502	−50.6	× 136 / 425	−16.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−52

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	66,984	2360.7	− 2432	−71.3	× 111 / 391	−20.2
4	66,986	2407.4	− 2473	−65.6	× 130 / 391	−21.8
5	66,988	2455.6	− 2502	−46.4	× 150 / 391	−17.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−60

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	67,087	2381.9	− 2432	−50.1	× 108 / 366	−14.8
4	67,089	2400.1	− 2473	−72.9	× 119 / 366	−23.7
5	67,091	2437.4	− 2502	−64.6	× 139 / 366	−24.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−63

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	67,580	2378.9	− 2432	−53.1	× 134 / 369	−19.3
4	67,581	2405.3	− 2473	−67.7	× 103 / 369	−18.9
5	67,582	2432.0	− 2502	−70	× 132 / 369	−25
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−63

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	67,726	2350.0	− 2432	−82	× 108 / 339	−26.1
4	67,727	2391.4	− 2473	−81.6	× 112 / 339	−27
5	67,728	2442.4	− 2502	−59.6	× 119 / 339	−20.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−74

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	67,734	2338.8	− 2432	−93.2	× 107 / 435	−22.9
4	67,735	2381.8	− 2473	−91.2	× 123 / 435	−25.8
5	67,736	2419.7	− 2502	−82.3	× 115 / 435	−21.8
6	67,737	2424.2	− 2531	−106.8	× 90 / 435	−22.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−93

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	67,728	2332.5	− 2432	−99.5	× 119 / 463	−25.6
4	67,729	2376.7	− 2473	−96.3	× 123 / 463	−25.6
5	67,730	2406.1	− 2502	−95.9	× 125 / 463	−25.9
6	67,731	2410.5	− 2531	−120.5	× 96 / 463	−25
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−102

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	67,486	2320.4	− 2432	−111.6	× 111 / 454	−27.3
4	67,487	2355.1	− 2473	−117.9	× 130 / 454	−33.8
5	67,488	2401.2	− 2502	−100.8	× 139 / 454	−30.9
6	67,489	2412.3	− 2531	−118.7	× 74 / 454	−19.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−111

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	67,533	2336.7	− 2432	−95.3	× 128 / 429	−28.4
4	67,534	2357.1	− 2473	−115.9	× 140 / 429	−37.8
5	67,535	2396.2	− 2502	−105.8	× 161 / 429	−39.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−106

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −55, −52, −60, −63, −63, −74, −93, −102, −111, −106 → −77.9
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: 8 · 2017→2018: 3 · 2018→2019: 0 · 2019→2022: 11 · 2022→2023: 19 · 2023→2024: 9 · 2024→2025: 9 · 2025→2026: 5 → average 7.4
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 7.4 × 2.66 = 19.7. Upper limit −58.2, lower limit −97.6.

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.