Halecrest 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. 2427 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2470 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2515 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 6 bar. 2529 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 43 students Meets the grade 4 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 79 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 17 students 22 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 11 students 25 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	70,607	2426.9	− 2432	−5.1	× 80 / 267	−1.5
4	70,608	2442.6	− 2473	−30.4	× 60 / 267	−6.8
5	70,611	2515.8	− 2502	13.8	× 65 / 267	3.4
6	70,612	2551.3	− 2531	20.3	× 62 / 267	4.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						0

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	65,435	2441.6	− 2432	9.6	× 67 / 276	2.3
4	65,437	2491.9	− 2473	18.9	× 83 / 276	5.7
5	65,440	2478.3	− 2502	−23.7	× 61 / 276	−5.2
6	65,442	2568.1	− 2531	37.1	× 65 / 276	8.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						12

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	67,251	2425.3	− 2432	−6.7	× 65 / 262	−1.7
4	67,253	2477.5	− 2473	4.5	× 55 / 262	0.9
5	67,255	2521.3	− 2502	19.3	× 84 / 262	6.2
6	67,257	2527.6	− 2531	−3.4	× 58 / 262	−0.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						5

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	67,357	2460.0	− 2432	28	× 61 / 262	6.5
4	67,359	2476.8	− 2473	3.8	× 63 / 262	0.9
5	67,361	2516.4	− 2502	14.4	× 61 / 262	3.4
6	67,363	2556.7	− 2531	25.7	× 77 / 262	7.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						18

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	67,868	2458.0	− 2432	26	× 58 / 237	6.4
4	67,869	2502.6	− 2473	29.6	× 57 / 237	7.1
5	67,870	2516.6	− 2502	14.6	× 63 / 237	3.9
6	67,871	2535.3	− 2531	4.3	× 59 / 237	1.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						18

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	67,996	2433.8	− 2432	1.8	× 53 / 241	0.4
4	67,997	2444.2	− 2473	−28.8	× 69 / 241	−8.2
5	67,998	2497.4	− 2502	−4.6	× 53 / 241	−1
6	67,999	2534.7	− 2531	3.7	× 66 / 241	1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−8

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	68,014	2427.5	− 2432	−4.5	× 51 / 230	−1
4	68,015	2456.9	− 2473	−16.1	× 55 / 230	−3.9
5	68,016	2505.8	− 2502	3.8	× 71 / 230	1.2
6	68,017	2536.3	− 2531	5.3	× 53 / 230	1.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−2

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	68,008	2452.7	− 2432	20.7	× 62 / 248	5.2
4	68,009	2461.8	− 2473	−11.2	× 53 / 248	−2.4
5	68,010	2521.4	− 2502	19.4	× 63 / 248	4.9
6	68,011	2565.1	− 2531	34.1	× 70 / 248	9.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						17

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	67,776	2450.5	− 2432	18.5	× 64 / 252	4.7
4	67,777	2463.1	− 2473	−9.9	× 63 / 252	−2.5
5	67,778	2491.2	− 2502	−10.8	× 61 / 252	−2.6
6	67,779	2549.4	− 2531	18.4	× 64 / 252	4.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						4

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	67,823	2426.8	− 2432	−5.2	× 49 / 227	−1.1
4	67,824	2470.0	− 2473	−3	× 60 / 227	−0.8
5	67,825	2515.1	− 2502	13.1	× 59 / 227	3.4
6	67,826	2528.6	− 2531	−2.4	× 59 / 227	−0.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						1

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. 0, 12, 5, 18, 18, −8, −2, 17, 4, 1 → 6.5
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 12 · 2016→2017: 7 · 2017→2018: 13 · 2018→2019: 0 · 2019→2022: 26 · 2022→2023: 6 · 2023→2024: 19 · 2024→2025: 13 · 2025→2026: 3 → average 11
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 11 × 2.66 = 29.3. Upper limit 35.8, lower limit −22.8.

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.