Mission 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 54 points under the grade 3 bar. 2378 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 36 points under the grade 4 bar. 2438 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 22 points under the grade 5 bar. 2480 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 40 students 41 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 50 students 12 points under the grade 4 bar.

English learners

Students leave this group as they become fluent, so its average stays low even where they learn well.

Grade bars 3rd 16 students 87 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 19 students 55 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	76,928	2357.6	− 2432	−74.4	× 96 / 303	−23.6
4	76,931	2384.3	− 2473	−88.7	× 98 / 303	−28.7
5	76,932	2421.6	− 2502	−80.4	× 109 / 303	−28.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−81

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	71,265	2359.4	− 2432	−72.6	× 92 / 293	−22.8
4	71,267	2383.2	− 2473	−89.8	× 99 / 293	−30.3
5	71,269	2428.8	− 2502	−73.2	× 102 / 293	−25.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−79

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	73,140	2374.4	− 2432	−57.6	× 93 / 274	−19.6
4	73,141	2399.3	− 2473	−73.7	× 90 / 274	−24.2
5	73,143	2427.3	− 2502	−74.7	× 91 / 274	−24.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−69

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	73,276	2376.3	− 2432	−55.7	× 80 / 250	−17.8
4	73,278	2414.2	− 2473	−58.8	× 89 / 250	−20.9
5	73,280	2438.0	− 2502	−64	× 81 / 250	−20.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−59

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	73,732	2416.4	− 2432	−15.6	× 79 / 248	−5
4	73,733	2420.3	− 2473	−52.7	× 78 / 248	−16.6
5	73,734	2451.6	− 2502	−50.4	× 91 / 248	−18.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−40

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	73,890	2375.3	− 2432	−56.7	× 66 / 218	−17.2
4	73,891	2407.9	− 2473	−65.1	× 68 / 218	−20.3
5	73,892	2453.7	− 2502	−48.3	× 84 / 218	−18.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−56

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	73,872	2371.8	− 2432	−60.2	× 70 / 208	−20.3
4	73,873	2412.1	− 2473	−60.9	× 67 / 208	−19.6
5	73,874	2429.6	− 2502	−72.4	× 71 / 208	−24.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−65

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	73,854	2392.7	− 2432	−39.3	× 78 / 211	−14.5
4	73,855	2391.3	− 2473	−81.7	× 65 / 211	−25.2
5	73,856	2454.1	− 2502	−47.9	× 68 / 211	−15.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−55

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	73,528	2396.5	− 2432	−35.5	× 63 / 203	−11
4	73,529	2453.4	− 2473	−19.6	× 75 / 203	−7.2
5	73,530	2461.3	− 2502	−40.7	× 65 / 203	−13
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−31

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	73,544	2378.2	− 2432	−53.8	× 56 / 203	−14.8
4	73,545	2437.5	− 2473	−35.5	× 69 / 203	−12.1
5	73,546	2480.3	− 2502	−21.7	× 78 / 203	−8.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−35

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −81, −79, −69, −59, −40, −56, −65, −55, −31, −35 → −57
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 2 · 2016→2017: 10 · 2017→2018: 10 · 2018→2019: 19 · 2019→2022: 16 · 2022→2023: 9 · 2023→2024: 10 · 2024→2025: 24 · 2025→2026: 4 → average 11.6
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 11.6 × 2.66 = 30.9. Upper limit −26.1, lower limit −87.9.

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.