Clyde W. Needham 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.

Many students here are still learning English, and this test is given in English. In 2026, 94 of the 186 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 90 points under the grade 3 bar. 2342 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 76 points under the grade 3 bar. 2356 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2495 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 15 points under the grade 4 bar. 2458 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 27 students 77 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 25 students 24 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 21 students Meets the grade 5 bar. 6th 19 students Just under 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 28 students 102 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 25 students 129 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 26 students Just under the grade 4 bar. 6th 15 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	79,464	2356.5	− 2432	−75.5	× 59 / 186	−23.9
4	79,467	2406.8	− 2473	−66.2	× 48 / 186	−17.1
5	79,468	2450.2	− 2502	−51.8	× 47 / 186	−13.1
6	79,471	2469.7	− 2531	−61.3	× 32 / 186	−10.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−65

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	73,646	2365.7	− 2432	−66.3	× 59 / 212	−18.5
4	73,649	2406.3	− 2473	−66.7	× 58 / 212	−18.2
5	73,651	2508.7	− 2502	6.7	× 48 / 212	1.5
6	73,652	2492.0	− 2531	−39	× 47 / 212	−8.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−44

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	75,623	2352.3	− 2432	−79.7	× 45 / 188	−19.1
4	75,625	2435.0	− 2473	−38	× 46 / 188	−9.3
5	75,627	2469.0	− 2502	−33	× 56 / 188	−9.8
6	75,629	2511.2	− 2531	−19.8	× 41 / 188	−4.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−43

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	75,810	2377.9	− 2432	−54.1	× 44 / 198	−12
4	75,813	2385.8	− 2473	−87.2	× 47 / 198	−20.7
5	75,814	2515.7	− 2502	13.7	× 47 / 198	3.3
6	75,817	2477.0	− 2531	−54	× 60 / 198	−16.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−46

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,328	2364.4	− 2432	−67.6	× 58 / 180	−21.8
4	76,329	2407.5	− 2473	−65.5	× 34 / 180	−12.4
5	76,330	2432.7	− 2502	−69.3	× 46 / 180	−17.7
6	76,331	2530.8	− 2531	−0.2	× 42 / 180	0
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−52

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	74,905	2340.5	− 2432	−91.5	× 46 / 161	−26.1
4	74,906	2379.2	− 2473	−93.8	× 47 / 161	−27.4
5	74,907	2433.4	− 2502	−68.6	× 37 / 161	−15.8
6	74,908	2495.9	− 2531	−35.1	× 31 / 161	−6.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−76

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,496	2334.7	− 2432	−97.3	× 51 / 174	−28.5
4	76,497	2416.8	− 2473	−56.2	× 39 / 174	−12.6
5	76,498	2462.1	− 2502	−39.9	× 50 / 174	−11.5
6	76,499	2469.4	− 2531	−61.6	× 34 / 174	−12
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−65

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,480	2333.2	− 2432	−98.8	× 52 / 199	−25.8
4	76,481	2358.2	− 2473	−114.8	× 47 / 199	−27.1
5	76,482	2471.8	− 2502	−30.2	× 44 / 199	−6.7
6	76,483	2471.1	− 2531	−59.9	× 56 / 199	−16.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−76

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,465	2350.8	− 2432	−81.2	× 50 / 177	−22.9
4	76,466	2368.2	− 2473	−104.8	× 35 / 177	−20.7
5	76,467	2433.1	− 2502	−68.9	× 49 / 177	−19.1
6	76,468	2499.3	− 2531	−31.7	× 43 / 177	−7.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−70

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,128	2345.3	− 2432	−86.7	× 57 / 181	−27.3
4	76,129	2402.4	− 2473	−70.6	× 50 / 181	−19.5
5	76,130	2453.4	− 2502	−48.6	× 38 / 181	−10.2
6	76,131	2469.5	− 2531	−61.5	× 36 / 181	−12.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−69

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,038	2342.0	− 2432	−90	× 55 / 186	−26.6
4	76,039	2355.7	− 2473	−117.3	× 50 / 186	−31.5
5	76,040	2495.4	− 2502	−6.6	× 47 / 186	−1.7
6	76,041	2457.6	− 2531	−73.4	× 34 / 186	−13.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−73

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −65, −44, −43, −46, −52, −76, −65, −76, −70, −69, −73 → −61.7
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: 1 · 2017→2018: 3 · 2018→2019: 6 · 2019→2021: 24 · 2021→2022: 11 · 2022→2023: 11 · 2023→2024: 6 · 2024→2025: 1 · 2025→2026: 4 → average 8.8
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 8.8 × 2.66 = 23.4. Upper limit −38.3, lower limit −85.1.

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.