Garfield 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, 21 of the 82 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 11 points under the grade 3 bar. 2421 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 29 points under the grade 4 bar. 2445 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2536 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	78,039	2431.8	− 2432	−0.2	× 44 / 114	−0.1
4	78,040	2460.3	− 2473	−12.7	× 27 / 114	−3
5	78,043	2496.3	− 2502	−5.7	× 43 / 114	−2.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−5

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	72,233	2403.4	− 2432	−28.6	× 38 / 105	−10.4
4	72,234	2468.1	− 2473	−4.9	× 40 / 105	−1.9
5	72,236	2448.1	− 2502	−53.9	× 27 / 105	−13.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−26

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	74,207	2415.4	− 2432	−16.6	× 37 / 112	−5.5
4	74,208	2454.1	− 2473	−18.9	× 35 / 112	−5.9
5	74,211	2503.0	− 2502	1	× 40 / 112	0.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−11

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	74,381	2451.7	− 2432	19.7	× 28 / 98	5.6
4	74,382	2487.1	− 2473	14.1	× 35 / 98	5
5	74,385	2493.9	− 2502	−8.1	× 35 / 98	−2.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						8

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	74,900	2436.9	− 2432	4.9	× 33 / 91	1.8
4	74,901	2498.2	− 2473	25.2	× 27 / 91	7.5
5	74,902	2536.2	− 2502	34.2	× 31 / 91	11.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						21

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	75,084	2415.9	− 2432	−16.1	× 30 / 98	−4.9
4	75,085	2501.2	− 2473	28.2	× 35 / 98	10.1
5	75,086	2535.7	− 2502	33.7	× 33 / 98	11.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						16

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	75,054	2434.1	− 2432	2.1	× 25 / 94	0.6
4	75,055	2431.3	− 2473	−41.7	× 35 / 94	−15.5
5	75,056	2551.0	− 2502	49	× 34 / 94	17.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						3

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	75,066	2409.7	− 2432	−22.3	× 18 / 72	−5.6
4	75,067	2491.0	− 2473	18	× 26 / 72	6.5
5	75,068	2542.3	− 2502	40.3	× 28 / 72	15.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						17

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	74,726	2401.9	− 2432	−30.1	× 27 / 73	−11.1
4	74,727	2477.2	− 2473	4.2	× 21 / 73	1.2
5	74,728	2517.4	− 2502	15.4	× 25 / 73	5.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−5

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	74,624	2420.8	− 2432	−11.2	× 33 / 82	−4.5
4	74,625	2444.5	− 2473	−28.5	× 28 / 82	−9.7
5	74,626	2535.8	− 2502	33.8	× 21 / 82	8.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−6

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −5, −26, −11, 8, 21, 16, 3, 17, −5, −6 → 1.2
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 21 · 2016→2017: 15 · 2017→2018: 19 · 2018→2019: 13 · 2019→2022: 5 · 2022→2023: 13 · 2023→2024: 14 · 2024→2025: 22 · 2025→2026: 1 → average 13.7
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 13.7 × 2.66 = 36.4. Upper limit 37.6, lower limit −35.2.

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.