Sebastian Questa 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 8.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader meets the grade 3 bar. 2449 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader meets the grade 4 bar. 2513 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2533 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader meets the grade 6 bar. 2575 vs. 2531.
7th The average 7th grader meets the grade 7 bar. 2625 vs. 2552.
8th The average 8th grader meets the grade 8 bar. 2638 vs. 2567.

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 58 students Meets the grade 3 bar. 4th 83 students Meets the grade 4 bar. 5th 90 students Meets the grade 5 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 3rd 17 students 38 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 15 students 20 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 11 students 22 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	81,428	2466.4	− 2432	34.4	× 47 / 319	5.1
4	81,431	2485.8	− 2473	12.8	× 61 / 319	2.4
5	81,432	2525.2	− 2502	23.2	× 62 / 319	4.5
6	81,435	2539.1	− 2531	8.1	× 62 / 319	1.6
7	81,436	2554.3	− 2552	2.3	× 52 / 319	0.4
8	81,439	2560.1	− 2567	−6.9	× 35 / 319	−0.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						13

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	75,477	2459.8	− 2432	27.8	× 92 / 475	5.4
4	75,479	2482.1	− 2473	9.1	× 83 / 475	1.6
5	75,481	2529.3	− 2502	27.3	× 76 / 475	4.4
6	75,483	2548.5	− 2531	17.5	× 87 / 475	3.2
7	75,485	2593.8	− 2552	41.8	× 75 / 475	6.6
8	75,487	2577.4	− 2567	10.4	× 62 / 475	1.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						23

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,491	2453.5	− 2432	21.5	× 90 / 512	3.8
4	77,493	2489.9	− 2473	16.9	× 96 / 512	3.2
5	77,495	2510.1	− 2502	8.1	× 84 / 512	1.3
6	77,498	2583.6	− 2531	52.6	× 77 / 512	7.9
7	77,500	2609.1	− 2552	57.1	× 87 / 512	9.7
8	77,501	2619.3	− 2567	52.3	× 78 / 512	8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						34

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,674	2484.6	− 2432	52.6	× 96 / 564	9
4	77,677	2495.8	− 2473	22.8	× 95 / 564	3.8
5	77,678	2547.5	− 2502	45.5	× 94 / 564	7.6
6	77,681	2558.9	− 2531	27.9	× 96 / 564	4.7
7	77,682	2587.8	− 2552	35.8	× 86 / 564	5.5
8	77,685	2608.6	− 2567	41.6	× 97 / 564	7.2
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	78,190	2481.4	− 2432	49.4	× 107 / 558	9.5
4	78,191	2521.2	− 2473	48.2	× 95 / 558	8.2
5	78,192	2530.4	− 2502	28.4	× 90 / 558	4.6
6	78,193	2584.8	− 2531	53.8	× 89 / 558	8.6
7	78,194	2594.1	− 2552	42.1	× 91 / 558	6.9
8	78,195	2599.9	− 2567	32.9	× 86 / 558	5.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						43

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	78,336	2469.2	− 2432	37.2	× 72 / 530	5.1
4	78,337	2547.9	− 2473	74.9	× 95 / 530	13.4
5	78,338	2555.1	− 2502	53.1	× 85 / 530	8.5
6	78,339	2569.8	− 2531	38.8	× 89 / 530	6.5
7	78,340	2613.6	− 2552	61.6	× 91 / 530	10.6
8	78,341	2604.9	− 2567	37.9	× 98 / 530	7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						51

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	78,328	2465.3	− 2432	33.3	× 94 / 598	5.2
4	78,329	2534.6	− 2473	61.6	× 105 / 598	10.8
5	78,330	2548.3	− 2502	46.3	× 99 / 598	7.7
6	78,331	2562.2	− 2531	31.2	× 103 / 598	5.4
7	78,332	2597.0	− 2552	45	× 99 / 598	7.4
8	78,333	2628.7	− 2567	61.7	× 98 / 598	10.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						47

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	78,344	2444.4	− 2432	12.4	× 77 / 564	1.7
4	78,345	2524.3	− 2473	51.3	× 82 / 564	7.5
5	78,346	2564.0	− 2502	62	× 107 / 564	11.8
6	78,347	2595.6	− 2531	64.6	× 99 / 564	11.3
7	78,348	2623.8	− 2552	71.8	× 102 / 564	13
8	78,349	2610.4	− 2567	43.4	× 97 / 564	7.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						53

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	78,012	2473.5	− 2432	41.5	× 92 / 562	6.8
4	78,013	2503.3	− 2473	30.3	× 83 / 562	4.5
5	78,014	2543.0	− 2502	41	× 81 / 562	5.9
6	78,015	2614.4	− 2531	83.4	× 105 / 562	15.6
7	78,016	2630.1	− 2552	78.1	× 98 / 562	13.6
8	78,017	2649.9	− 2567	82.9	× 103 / 562	15.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						62

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,912	2449.4	− 2432	17.4	× 75 / 568	2.3
4	77,913	2512.6	− 2473	39.6	× 98 / 568	6.8
5	77,914	2533.0	− 2502	31	× 101 / 568	5.5
6	77,915	2575.0	− 2531	44	× 95 / 568	7.4
7	77,916	2624.9	− 2552	72.9	× 101 / 568	13
8	77,917	2638.4	− 2567	71.4	× 98 / 568	12.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						47

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. 13, 23, 34, 38, 43, 51, 47, 53, 62, 47 → 41.1
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: 11 · 2017→2018: 4 · 2018→2019: 5 · 2019→2022: 8 · 2022→2023: 4 · 2023→2024: 6 · 2024→2025: 9 · 2025→2026: 15 → average 8
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 8 × 2.66 = 21.3. Upper limit 62.4, lower limit 19.8.

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.