Hanson 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 61 points under the grade 3 bar. 2371 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 19 points under the grade 3 bar. 2413 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 18 points under the grade 4 bar. 2455 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 25 points under the grade 4 bar. 2448 vs. 2473. 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 54 students 42 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 60 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 5th 57 students Just under the grade 4 bar. 6th 54 students Just 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 14 students 134 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 14 students 80 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 15 students 39 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 15 students 63 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	73,294	2416.3	− 2432	−15.7	× 73 / 296	−3.9
4	73,297	2485.1	− 2473	12.1	× 73 / 296	3
5	73,298	2483.8	− 2502	−18.2	× 68 / 296	−4.2
6	73,301	2512.3	− 2531	−18.7	× 82 / 296	−5.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−10

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	67,984	2432.1	− 2432	0.1	× 71 / 291	0
4	67,986	2464.6	− 2473	−8.4	× 76 / 291	−2.2
5	67,989	2516.1	− 2502	14.1	× 78 / 291	3.8
6	67,990	2522.1	− 2531	−8.9	× 66 / 291	−2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						0

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	69,802	2414.8	− 2432	−17.2	× 87 / 328	−4.6
4	69,804	2481.4	− 2473	8.4	× 66 / 328	1.7
5	69,805	2490.6	− 2502	−11.4	× 88 / 328	−3.1
6	69,808	2535.1	− 2531	4.1	× 87 / 328	1.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−5

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	69,959	2401.9	− 2432	−30.1	× 83 / 326	−7.7
4	69,960	2468.5	− 2473	−4.5	× 89 / 326	−1.2
5	69,963	2477.4	− 2502	−24.6	× 65 / 326	−4.9
6	69,964	2519.7	− 2531	−11.3	× 89 / 326	−3.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−17

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	70,474	2416.4	− 2432	−15.6	× 73 / 304	−3.7
4	70,475	2456.3	− 2473	−16.7	× 81 / 304	−4.4
5	70,476	2476.1	− 2502	−25.9	× 83 / 304	−7.1
6	70,477	2544.5	− 2531	13.5	× 67 / 304	3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−12

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	70,566	2382.7	− 2432	−49.3	× 67 / 297	−11.1
4	70,567	2448.0	− 2473	−25	× 73 / 297	−6.1
5	70,568	2493.6	− 2502	−8.4	× 80 / 297	−2.3
6	70,569	2502.0	− 2531	−29	× 77 / 297	−7.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−27

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	70,572	2367.2	− 2432	−64.8	× 63 / 292	−14
4	70,573	2404.1	− 2473	−68.9	× 66 / 292	−15.6
5	70,574	2447.1	− 2502	−54.9	× 81 / 292	−15.2
6	70,575	2491.5	− 2531	−39.5	× 82 / 292	−11.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−56

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	70,556	2387.9	− 2432	−44.1	× 75 / 299	−11.1
4	70,557	2394.0	− 2473	−79	× 70 / 299	−18.5
5	70,558	2423.0	− 2502	−79	× 67 / 299	−17.7
6	70,559	2475.1	− 2531	−55.9	× 87 / 299	−16.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−64

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	70,268	2375.4	− 2432	−56.6	× 76 / 292	−14.7
4	70,269	2430.4	− 2473	−42.6	× 77 / 292	−11.2
5	70,270	2410.2	− 2502	−91.8	× 71 / 292	−22.3
6	70,271	2479.5	− 2531	−51.5	× 68 / 292	−12
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−60

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	70,301	2371.3	− 2432	−60.7	× 68 / 283	−14.6
4	70,302	2413.1	− 2473	−59.9	× 74 / 283	−15.7
5	70,303	2454.6	− 2502	−47.4	× 72 / 283	−12.1
6	70,304	2447.8	− 2531	−83.2	× 69 / 283	−20.3
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. −10, 0, −5, −17, −12, −27, −56, −64, −60, −63 → −31.4
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 10 · 2016→2017: 5 · 2017→2018: 12 · 2018→2019: 5 · 2019→2022: 15 · 2022→2023: 29 · 2023→2024: 8 · 2024→2025: 4 · 2025→2026: 3 → average 10.1
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 10.1 × 2.66 = 26.9. Upper limit −4.5, lower limit −58.3.

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.