Rice (Lilian J.) 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, 130 of the 312 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 59 points under the grade 3 bar. 2373 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 21 points under the grade 4 bar. 2452 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2464 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader meets the grade 6 bar. 2532 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 31 students 14 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 40 students Meets the grade 4 bar. 5th 39 students Meets the grade 5 bar. 6th 72 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 38 students 96 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 26 students 33 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 39 students 16 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 27 students 15 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	70,677	2423.5	− 2432	−8.5	× 96 / 357	−2.3
4	70,679	2425.5	− 2473	−47.5	× 96 / 357	−12.8
5	70,681	2455.9	− 2502	−46.1	× 72 / 357	−9.3
6	70,683	2524.7	− 2531	−6.3	× 93 / 357	−1.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−26

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	65,505	2447.1	− 2432	15.1	× 90 / 363	3.7
4	65,508	2445.1	− 2473	−27.9	× 90 / 363	−6.9
5	65,510	2488.2	− 2502	−13.8	× 104 / 363	−4
6	65,511	2511.3	− 2531	−19.7	× 79 / 363	−4.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−11

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	67,321	2422.0	− 2432	−10	× 92 / 360	−2.6
4	67,323	2468.4	− 2473	−4.6	× 84 / 360	−1.1
5	67,326	2486.4	− 2502	−15.6	× 91 / 360	−3.9
6	67,327	2527.7	− 2531	−3.3	× 93 / 360	−0.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−8

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	67,427	2409.8	− 2432	−22.2	× 68 / 319	−4.7
4	67,429	2467.0	− 2473	−6	× 82 / 319	−1.5
5	67,431	2522.2	− 2502	20.2	× 76 / 319	4.8
6	67,433	2537.2	− 2531	6.2	× 93 / 319	1.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						0

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	67,938	2421.5	− 2432	−10.5	× 94 / 341	−2.9
4	67,939	2483.8	− 2473	10.8	× 69 / 341	2.2
5	67,940	2498.5	− 2502	−3.5	× 89 / 341	−0.9
6	67,941	2551.9	− 2531	20.9	× 89 / 341	5.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						4

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	68,066	2374.1	− 2432	−57.9	× 76 / 318	−13.8
4	68,067	2427.6	− 2473	−45.4	× 87 / 318	−12.4
5	68,068	2454.1	− 2502	−47.9	× 71 / 318	−10.7
6	68,069	2522.1	− 2531	−8.9	× 84 / 318	−2.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−39

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	68,084	2391.8	− 2432	−40.2	× 80 / 306	−10.5
4	68,085	2439.7	− 2473	−33.3	× 72 / 306	−7.8
5	68,086	2495.8	− 2502	−6.2	× 87 / 306	−1.8
6	68,087	2521.6	− 2531	−9.4	× 67 / 306	−2.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−22

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	68,078	2376.1	− 2432	−55.9	× 77 / 331	−13
4	68,079	2434.0	− 2473	−39	× 89 / 331	−10.5
5	68,080	2488.7	− 2502	−13.3	× 77 / 331	−3.1
6	68,081	2541.4	− 2531	10.4	× 88 / 331	2.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−24

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	67,846	2402.8	− 2432	−29.2	× 60 / 318	−5.5
4	67,847	2432.5	− 2473	−40.5	× 81 / 318	−10.3
5	67,848	2509.1	− 2502	7.1	× 92 / 318	2.1
6	67,849	2537.8	− 2531	6.8	× 85 / 318	1.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−12

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	67,893	2372.7	− 2432	−59.3	× 69 / 312	−13.1
4	67,894	2452.2	− 2473	−20.8	× 66 / 312	−4.4
5	67,895	2464.1	− 2502	−37.9	× 78 / 312	−9.5
6	67,896	2532.0	− 2531	1	× 99 / 312	0.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−27

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −26, −11, −8, 0, 4, −39, −22, −24, −12, −27 → −16.5
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 15 · 2016→2017: 3 · 2017→2018: 8 · 2018→2019: 4 · 2019→2022: 43 · 2022→2023: 17 · 2023→2024: 2 · 2024→2025: 12 · 2025→2026: 15 → average 13.2
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 13.2 × 2.66 = 35.1. Upper limit 18.6, lower limit −51.6.

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.