Field 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.

Many students here are still learning English, and this test is given in English. In 2026, 25 of the 99 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 17 points under the grade 3 bar. 2415 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 30 points under the grade 4 bar. 2443 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2504 vs. 2502.

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.

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	74,261	2414.0	− 2432	−18	× 35 / 137	−4.6
4	74,263	2412.5	− 2473	−60.5	× 34 / 137	−15
5	74,265	2433.2	− 2502	−68.8	× 31 / 137	−15.6
6	74,267	2510.1	− 2531	−20.9	× 37 / 137	−5.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−41

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	68,974	2413.5	− 2432	−18.5	× 40 / 107	−6.9
4	68,976	2457.1	− 2473	−15.9	× 35 / 107	−5.2
5	68,979	2500.8	− 2502	−1.2	× 32 / 107	−0.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−12

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	70,808	2395.5	− 2432	−36.5	× 42 / 117	−13.1
4	70,809	2468.0	− 2473	−5	× 40 / 117	−1.7
5	70,812	2521.5	− 2502	19.5	× 35 / 117	5.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−9

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	70,953	2390.8	− 2432	−41.2	× 37 / 113	−13.5
4	70,954	2439.5	− 2473	−33.5	× 37 / 113	−11
5	70,957	2497.8	− 2502	−4.2	× 39 / 113	−1.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−26

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	71,436	2410.5	− 2432	−21.5	× 48 / 124	−8.3
4	71,437	2439.5	− 2473	−33.5	× 38 / 124	−10.3
5	71,438	2506.8	− 2502	4.8	× 38 / 124	1.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−17

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	71,536	2417.1	− 2432	−14.9	× 35 / 119	−4.4
4	71,537	2430.4	− 2473	−42.6	× 39 / 119	−14
5	71,538	2479.0	− 2502	−23	× 45 / 119	−8.7
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	71,530	2411.9	− 2432	−20.1	× 53 / 123	−8.7
4	71,531	2440.4	− 2473	−32.6	× 33 / 123	−8.7
5	71,532	2468.6	− 2502	−33.4	× 37 / 123	−10
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−27

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	71,512	2426.1	− 2432	−5.9	× 35 / 110	−1.9
4	71,513	2466.0	− 2473	−7	× 42 / 110	−2.7
5	71,514	2494.3	− 2502	−7.7	× 33 / 110	−2.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−7

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	71,228	2430.4	− 2432	−1.6	× 30 / 107	−0.4
4	71,229	2458.6	− 2473	−14.4	× 34 / 107	−4.6
5	71,230	2513.8	− 2502	11.8	× 43 / 107	4.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						0

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	71,241	2414.7	− 2432	−17.3	× 34 / 99	−5.9
4	71,242	2443.0	− 2473	−30	× 29 / 99	−8.8
5	71,243	2503.6	− 2502	1.6	× 36 / 99	0.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−14

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −41, −12, −9, −26, −17, −27, −27, −7, 0, −14 → −18
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 29 · 2016→2017: 3 · 2017→2018: 17 · 2018→2019: 9 · 2019→2022: 10 · 2022→2023: 0 · 2023→2024: 20 · 2024→2025: 7 · 2025→2026: 14 → average 12.1
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 12.1 × 2.66 = 32.2. Upper limit 14.2, lower limit −50.2.

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.