Otay 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, 89 of the 245 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 69 points under the grade 3 bar. 2363 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 11 points under the grade 3 bar. 2421 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 26 points under the grade 5 bar. 2476 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 16 points under the grade 6 bar. 2515 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 30 students 42 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 35 students 16 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 36 students Meets the grade 5 bar. 6th 55 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 25 students 101 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 21 students 72 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 19 students 50 points 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	70,845	2401.9	− 2432	−30.1	× 77 / 348	−6.7
4	70,846	2458.2	− 2473	−14.8	× 90 / 348	−3.8
5	70,849	2494.2	− 2502	−7.8	× 88 / 348	−2
6	70,850	2522.5	− 2531	−8.5	× 93 / 348	−2.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−15

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	65,673	2432.5	− 2432	0.5	× 78 / 319	0.1
4	65,675	2477.3	− 2473	4.3	× 74 / 319	1
5	65,677	2485.2	− 2502	−16.8	× 89 / 319	−4.7
6	65,680	2531.3	− 2531	0.3	× 78 / 319	0.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−3

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	67,491	2431.7	− 2432	−0.3	× 79 / 315	−0.1
4	67,493	2478.2	− 2473	5.2	× 71 / 315	1.2
5	67,496	2505.5	− 2502	3.5	× 80 / 315	0.9
6	67,497	2549.7	− 2531	18.7	× 85 / 315	5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						7

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	67,597	2414.3	− 2432	−17.7	× 69 / 303	−4
4	67,599	2490.1	− 2473	17.1	× 86 / 303	4.9
5	67,601	2534.7	− 2502	32.7	× 67 / 303	7.2
6	67,603	2535.3	− 2531	4.3	× 81 / 303	1.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						9

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	68,108	2427.2	− 2432	−4.8	× 78 / 295	−1.3
4	68,109	2468.8	− 2473	−4.2	× 67 / 295	−1
5	68,110	2515.2	− 2502	13.2	× 85 / 295	3.8
6	68,111	2565.3	− 2531	34.3	× 65 / 295	7.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						9

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	68,236	2395.2	− 2432	−36.8	× 75 / 297	−9.3
4	68,237	2408.4	− 2473	−64.6	× 73 / 297	−15.9
5	68,238	2466.3	− 2502	−35.7	× 66 / 297	−7.9
6	68,239	2537.4	− 2531	6.4	× 83 / 297	1.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−31

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	68,254	2396.8	− 2432	−35.2	× 76 / 297	−9
4	68,255	2412.6	− 2473	−60.4	× 78 / 297	−15.9
5	68,256	2488.6	− 2502	−13.4	× 72 / 297	−3.2
6	68,257	2485.6	− 2531	−45.4	× 71 / 297	−10.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−39

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	68,248	2402.3	− 2432	−29.7	× 53 / 271	−5.8
4	68,249	2417.6	− 2473	−55.4	× 69 / 271	−14.1
5	68,250	2477.4	− 2502	−24.6	× 76 / 271	−6.9
6	68,251	2506.2	− 2531	−24.8	× 73 / 271	−6.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−33

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	68,016	2401.1	− 2432	−30.9	× 54 / 258	−6.5
4	68,017	2444.2	− 2473	−28.8	× 51 / 258	−5.7
5	68,018	2466.0	− 2502	−36	× 77 / 258	−10.7
6	68,019	2522.6	− 2531	−8.4	× 76 / 258	−2.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−25

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	68,063	2362.9	− 2432	−69.1	× 55 / 245	−15.5
4	68,064	2421.0	− 2473	−52	× 56 / 245	−11.9
5	68,065	2476.1	− 2502	−25.9	× 55 / 245	−5.8
6	68,066	2515.1	− 2531	−15.9	× 79 / 245	−5.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−38

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −15, −3, 7, 9, 9, −31, −39, −33, −25, −38 → −15.9
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: 10 · 2017→2018: 2 · 2018→2019: 0 · 2019→2022: 40 · 2022→2023: 8 · 2023→2024: 6 · 2024→2025: 8 · 2025→2026: 13 → 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 13.4, lower limit −45.2.

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.