William H. Frazier 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. 2431 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 15 points under the grade 4 bar. 2459 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2513 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader meets the grade 6 bar. 2545 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 56 students Meets the grade 3 bar. 4th 59 students Meets the grade 4 bar. 5th 48 students Meets the grade 5 bar. 6th 68 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 17 students 56 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 12 students 53 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 24 students 39 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 16 students 14 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	71,765	2395.1	− 2432	−36.9	× 102 / 355	−10.6
4	71,766	2445.0	− 2473	−28	× 89 / 355	−7
5	71,769	2482.6	− 2502	−19.4	× 74 / 355	−4
6	71,770	2515.5	− 2531	−15.5	× 90 / 355	−3.9
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	66,570	2425.6	− 2432	−6.4	× 67 / 303	−1.4
4	66,572	2437.7	− 2473	−35.3	× 80 / 303	−9.3
5	66,575	2480.7	− 2502	−21.3	× 83 / 303	−5.8
6	66,577	2514.7	− 2531	−16.3	× 73 / 303	−3.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−20

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	68,403	2440.6	− 2432	8.6	× 72 / 301	2.1
4	68,405	2456.3	− 2473	−16.7	× 65 / 301	−3.6
5	68,408	2475.7	− 2502	−26.3	× 85 / 301	−7.4
6	68,409	2521.7	− 2531	−9.3	× 79 / 301	−2.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−11

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	68,551	2431.9	− 2432	−0.1	× 70 / 284	0
4	68,553	2501.3	− 2473	28.3	× 64 / 284	6.4
5	68,555	2511.6	− 2502	9.6	× 68 / 284	2.3
6	68,557	2496.2	− 2531	−34.8	× 82 / 284	−10
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−1

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	69,062	2418.2	− 2432	−13.8	× 79 / 292	−3.7
4	69,063	2469.8	− 2473	−3.2	× 72 / 292	−0.8
5	69,064	2507.1	− 2502	5.1	× 70 / 292	1.2
6	69,065	2535.8	− 2531	4.8	× 71 / 292	1.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−2

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	69,120	2375.3	− 2432	−56.7	× 60 / 304	−11.2
4	69,121	2449.1	− 2473	−23.9	× 78 / 304	−6.1
5	69,122	2467.0	− 2502	−35	× 86 / 304	−9.9
6	69,123	2491.9	− 2531	−39.1	× 80 / 304	−10.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−38

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	69,150	2381.1	− 2432	−50.9	× 89 / 327	−13.9
4	69,151	2458.8	− 2473	−14.2	× 64 / 327	−2.8
5	69,152	2472.3	− 2502	−29.7	× 80 / 327	−7.3
6	69,153	2502.9	− 2531	−28.1	× 94 / 327	−8.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−32

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	69,142	2405.6	− 2432	−26.4	× 74 / 319	−6.1
4	69,143	2423.3	− 2473	−49.7	× 94 / 319	−14.6
5	69,144	2481.2	− 2502	−20.8	× 69 / 319	−4.5
6	69,145	2512.9	− 2531	−18.1	× 82 / 319	−4.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−30

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	68,900	2426.4	− 2432	−5.6	× 70 / 305	−1.3
4	68,901	2446.9	− 2473	−26.1	× 74 / 305	−6.3
5	68,902	2487.8	− 2502	−14.2	× 87 / 305	−4.1
6	68,903	2550.0	− 2531	19	× 74 / 305	4.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−7

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	68,937	2431.3	− 2432	−0.7	× 73 / 300	−0.2
4	68,938	2458.5	− 2473	−14.5	× 71 / 300	−3.4
5	68,939	2513.3	− 2502	11.3	× 72 / 300	2.7
6	68,940	2545.4	− 2531	14.4	× 84 / 300	4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						3

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −26, −20, −11, −1, −2, −38, −32, −30, −7, 3 → −16.4
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 6 · 2016→2017: 9 · 2017→2018: 10 · 2018→2019: 1 · 2019→2022: 36 · 2022→2023: 6 · 2023→2024: 2 · 2024→2025: 23 · 2025→2026: 10 → average 11.4
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 11.4 × 2.66 = 30.3. Upper limit 13.9, lower limit −46.7.

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.