Highlands 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 5.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 84 points under the grade 3 bar. 2348 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 17 points under the grade 4 bar. 2456 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2498 vs. 2502.

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 65 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 48 students Meets the grade 5 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 126 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 13 students 62 points 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	72,225	2383.3	− 2432	−48.7	× 68 / 285	−11.6
4	72,227	2399.3	− 2473	−73.7	× 69 / 285	−17.8
5	72,229	2473.9	− 2502	−28.1	× 81 / 285	−8
6	72,231	2477.2	− 2531	−53.8	× 67 / 285	−12.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−50

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	67,042	2381.4	− 2432	−50.6	× 64 / 270	−12
4	67,044	2449.0	− 2473	−24	× 74 / 270	−6.6
5	67,047	2462.3	− 2502	−39.7	× 61 / 270	−9
6	67,048	2511.2	− 2531	−19.8	× 71 / 270	−5.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−33

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	68,870	2371.5	− 2432	−60.5	× 77 / 240	−19.4
4	68,872	2441.3	− 2473	−31.7	× 48 / 240	−6.3
5	68,874	2468.0	− 2502	−34	× 65 / 240	−9.2
6	68,875	2493.0	− 2531	−38	× 50 / 240	−7.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−43

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	69,041	2403.7	− 2432	−28.3	× 90 / 249	−10.2
4	69,043	2429.1	− 2473	−43.9	× 61 / 249	−10.8
5	69,045	2435.3	− 2502	−66.7	× 48 / 249	−12.9
6	69,047	2494.1	− 2531	−36.9	× 50 / 249	−7.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−41

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	69,574	2415.2	− 2432	−16.8	× 79 / 255	−5.2
4	69,575	2441.4	− 2473	−31.6	× 82 / 255	−10.2
5	69,576	2481.9	− 2502	−20.1	× 49 / 255	−3.9
6	69,577	2510.1	− 2531	−20.9	× 45 / 255	−3.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−23

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	69,668	2360.0	− 2432	−72	× 67 / 259	−18.6
4	69,669	2443.0	− 2473	−30	× 72 / 259	−8.3
5	69,670	2443.5	− 2502	−58.5	× 66 / 259	−14.9
6	69,671	2479.8	− 2531	−51.2	× 54 / 259	−10.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−53

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	69,686	2390.1	− 2432	−41.9	× 69 / 249	−11.6
4	69,687	2439.5	− 2473	−33.5	× 60 / 249	−8.1
5	69,688	2455.4	− 2502	−46.6	× 59 / 249	−11
6	69,689	2493.7	− 2531	−37.3	× 61 / 249	−9.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−40

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	69,668	2380.3	− 2432	−51.7	× 64 / 242	−13.7
4	69,669	2441.8	− 2473	−31.2	× 62 / 242	−8
5	69,670	2483.9	− 2502	−18.1	× 60 / 242	−4.5
6	69,671	2472.1	− 2531	−58.9	× 56 / 242	−13.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−40

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	69,410	2384.0	− 2432	−48	× 51 / 162	−15.1
4	69,411	2454.6	− 2473	−18.4	× 60 / 162	−6.8
5	69,412	2498.1	− 2502	−3.9	× 51 / 162	−1.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−23

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	69,435	2348.0	− 2432	−84	× 55 / 169	−27.3
4	69,436	2456.4	− 2473	−16.6	× 53 / 169	−5.2
5	69,437	2498.0	− 2502	−4	× 61 / 169	−1.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−34

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −50, −33, −43, −41, −23, −53, −40, −40, −23, −34 → −38
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 17 · 2016→2017: 10 · 2017→2018: 2 · 2018→2019: 18 · 2019→2022: 30 · 2022→2023: 13 · 2023→2024: 0 · 2024→2025: 17 · 2025→2026: 11 → average 13.1
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 13.1 × 2.66 = 34.8. Upper limit −3.2, lower limit −72.8.

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.