El Toyon 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, 100 of the 205 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 67 points under the grade 3 bar. 2365 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 67 points under the grade 3 bar. 2365 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 26 points under the grade 4 bar. 2447 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2493 vs. 2502. The 6th-grade bar is 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 16 students 39 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 21 students 43 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 31 students Just under the grade 5 bar. 6th 37 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 24 students 86 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 21 students 90 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 28 students 39 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 27 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	72,752	2370.3	− 2432	−61.7	× 67 / 289	−14.3
4	72,753	2414.3	− 2473	−58.7	× 81 / 289	−16.5
5	72,756	2439.2	− 2502	−62.8	× 75 / 289	−16.3
6	72,757	2485.3	− 2531	−45.7	× 66 / 289	−10.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−57

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	67,537	2370.2	− 2432	−61.8	× 65 / 291	−13.8
4	67,538	2450.0	− 2473	−23	× 66 / 291	−5.2
5	67,540	2466.2	− 2502	−35.8	× 85 / 291	−10.5
6	67,543	2495.5	− 2531	−35.5	× 75 / 291	−9.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−39

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	69,323	2395.9	− 2432	−36.1	× 66 / 282	−8.4
4	69,326	2408.1	− 2473	−64.9	× 67 / 282	−15.4
5	69,328	2458.5	− 2502	−43.5	× 65 / 282	−10
6	69,330	2471.3	− 2531	−59.7	× 84 / 282	−17.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−52

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	69,486	2396.8	− 2432	−35.2	× 68 / 263	−9.1
4	69,488	2440.4	− 2473	−32.6	× 65 / 263	−8.1
5	69,490	2452.0	− 2502	−50	× 70 / 263	−13.3
6	69,492	2498.7	− 2531	−32.3	× 60 / 263	−7.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−38

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	70,004	2400.0	− 2432	−32	× 51 / 247	−6.6
4	70,005	2444.4	− 2473	−28.6	× 70 / 247	−8.1
5	70,006	2478.0	− 2502	−24	× 59 / 247	−5.7
6	70,007	2498.1	− 2531	−32.9	× 67 / 247	−8.9
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	70,098	2367.1	− 2432	−64.9	× 53 / 251	−13.7
4	70,099	2406.9	− 2473	−66.1	× 70 / 251	−18.4
5	70,100	2427.0	− 2502	−75	× 71 / 251	−21.2
6	70,101	2503.1	− 2531	−27.9	× 57 / 251	−6.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−60

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	70,102	2361.6	− 2432	−70.4	× 54 / 239	−15.9
4	70,103	2414.4	− 2473	−58.6	× 52 / 239	−12.7
5	70,104	2408.4	− 2502	−93.6	× 65 / 239	−25.5
6	70,105	2475.5	− 2531	−55.5	× 68 / 239	−15.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−70

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	70,086	2376.1	− 2432	−55.9	× 54 / 228	−13.2
4	70,087	2394.4	− 2473	−78.6	× 60 / 228	−20.7
5	70,088	2436.5	− 2502	−65.5	× 53 / 228	−15.2
6	70,089	2485.5	− 2531	−45.5	× 61 / 228	−12.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−61

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	69,798	2359.9	− 2432	−72.1	× 44 / 217	−14.6
4	69,799	2389.9	− 2473	−83.1	× 62 / 217	−23.7
5	69,800	2454.1	− 2502	−47.9	× 60 / 217	−13.2
6	69,801	2509.4	− 2531	−21.6	× 51 / 217	−5.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−57

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	69,825	2364.8	− 2432	−67.2	× 40 / 205	−13.1
4	69,826	2365.3	− 2473	−107.7	× 42 / 205	−22.1
5	69,827	2446.6	− 2502	−55.4	× 59 / 205	−15.9
6	69,828	2492.7	− 2531	−38.3	× 64 / 205	−12
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−63

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −57, −39, −52, −38, −29, −60, −70, −61, −57, −63 → −52.6
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 18 · 2016→2017: 13 · 2017→2018: 14 · 2018→2019: 9 · 2019→2022: 31 · 2022→2023: 10 · 2023→2024: 9 · 2024→2025: 4 · 2025→2026: 6 → average 12.7
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 12.7 × 2.66 = 33.8. Upper limit −18.8, lower limit −86.4.

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.