Harborside 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, 155 of the 284 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 90 points under the grade 3 bar. 2342 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2425 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 23 points under the grade 4 bar. 2450 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 18 points under the grade 6 bar. 2513 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 26 students 37 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 29 students Meets the grade 4 bar. 5th 31 students Meets the grade 5 bar. 6th 43 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 40 students 124 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 47 students 47 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 38 students 34 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 30 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	70,616	2389.4	− 2432	−42.6	× 101 / 365	−11.8
4	70,619	2459.1	− 2473	−13.9	× 74 / 365	−2.8
5	70,620	2454.1	− 2502	−47.9	× 100 / 365	−13.1
6	70,623	2503.2	− 2531	−27.8	× 90 / 365	−6.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−35

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	65,446	2376.4	− 2432	−55.6	× 91 / 359	−14.1
4	65,447	2452.1	− 2473	−20.9	× 99 / 359	−5.8
5	65,450	2483.4	− 2502	−18.6	× 71 / 359	−3.7
6	65,452	2514.0	− 2531	−17	× 98 / 359	−4.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−28

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	67,261	2401.4	− 2432	−30.6	× 95 / 366	−7.9
4	67,263	2445.4	− 2473	−27.6	× 85 / 366	−6.4
5	67,265	2468.4	− 2502	−33.6	× 113 / 366	−10.4
6	67,268	2516.5	− 2531	−14.5	× 73 / 366	−2.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−28

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	67,368	2396.8	− 2432	−35.2	× 94 / 382	−8.7
4	67,369	2445.2	− 2473	−27.8	× 90 / 382	−6.5
5	67,371	2439.9	− 2502	−62.1	× 84 / 382	−13.7
6	67,373	2514.1	− 2531	−16.9	× 114 / 382	−5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−34

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	67,878	2410.6	− 2432	−21.4	× 92 / 361	−5.5
4	67,879	2439.1	− 2473	−33.9	× 91 / 361	−8.5
5	67,880	2466.9	− 2502	−35.1	× 89 / 361	−8.7
6	67,881	2504.0	− 2531	−27	× 89 / 361	−6.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−29

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	68,006	2342.0	− 2432	−90	× 74 / 314	−21.2
4	68,007	2403.8	− 2473	−69.2	× 96 / 314	−21.2
5	68,008	2430.0	− 2502	−72	× 68 / 314	−15.6
6	68,009	2472.0	− 2531	−59	× 76 / 314	−14.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−72

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	68,024	2362.4	− 2432	−69.6	× 76 / 330	−16
4	68,025	2381.8	− 2473	−91.2	× 78 / 330	−21.6
5	68,026	2434.9	− 2502	−67.1	× 97 / 330	−19.7
6	68,027	2461.9	− 2531	−69.1	× 79 / 330	−16.5
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	68,018	2344.8	− 2432	−87.2	× 77 / 324	−20.7
4	68,019	2429.5	− 2473	−43.5	× 70 / 324	−9.4
5	68,020	2428.7	− 2502	−73.3	× 81 / 324	−18.3
6	68,021	2501.8	− 2531	−29.2	× 96 / 324	−8.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−57

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	67,786	2373.4	− 2432	−58.6	× 74 / 288	−15.1
4	67,787	2398.0	− 2473	−75	× 68 / 288	−17.7
5	67,788	2454.8	− 2502	−47.2	× 67 / 288	−11
6	67,789	2474.5	− 2531	−56.5	× 79 / 288	−15.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−59

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	67,833	2342.1	− 2432	−89.9	× 66 / 284	−20.9
4	67,834	2425.3	− 2473	−47.7	× 76 / 284	−12.8
5	67,835	2450.4	− 2502	−51.6	× 69 / 284	−12.5
6	67,836	2512.9	− 2531	−18.1	× 73 / 284	−4.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−51

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −35, −28, −28, −34, −29, −72, −74, −57, −59, −51 → −46.7
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 7 · 2016→2017: 0 · 2017→2018: 6 · 2018→2019: 5 · 2019→2022: 43 · 2022→2023: 2 · 2023→2024: 17 · 2024→2025: 2 · 2025→2026: 8 → average 10
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 10 × 2.66 = 26.6. Upper limit −20.1, lower limit −73.3.

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.