Creekside 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 53 points under the grade 3 bar. 2379 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 33 points under the grade 3 bar. 2399 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2429 vs. 2432. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 29 points under the grade 4 bar. 2444 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 4th 45 students 33 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 58 students 41 points 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 4th 12 students 35 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 11 students 23 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	79,531	2372.7	− 2432	−59.3	× 68 / 292	−13.8
4	79,532	2408.0	− 2473	−65	× 65 / 292	−14.5
5	79,535	2443.4	− 2502	−58.6	× 74 / 292	−14.9
6	79,536	2487.0	− 2531	−44	× 85 / 292	−12.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−56

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	73,712	2358.9	− 2432	−73.1	× 71 / 304	−17.1
4	73,715	2432.7	− 2473	−40.3	× 74 / 304	−9.8
5	73,717	2449.8	− 2502	−52.2	× 74 / 304	−12.7
6	73,718	2483.3	− 2531	−47.7	× 85 / 304	−13.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−53

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	75,689	2405.2	− 2432	−26.8	× 71 / 296	−6.4
4	75,692	2408.3	− 2473	−64.7	× 68 / 296	−14.9
5	75,693	2433.2	− 2502	−68.8	× 78 / 296	−18.1
6	75,695	2477.0	− 2531	−54	× 79 / 296	−14.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−54

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	75,877	2386.7	− 2432	−45.3	× 81 / 299	−12.3
4	75,878	2431.8	− 2473	−41.2	× 68 / 299	−9.4
5	75,881	2429.6	− 2502	−72.4	× 74 / 299	−17.9
6	75,882	2485.0	− 2531	−46	× 76 / 299	−11.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−51

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,394	2386.9	− 2432	−45.1	× 87 / 309	−12.7
4	76,395	2424.1	− 2473	−48.9	× 80 / 309	−12.7
5	76,396	2448.8	− 2502	−53.2	× 60 / 309	−10.3
6	76,397	2475.0	− 2531	−56	× 82 / 309	−14.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−51

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	74,971	2346.1	− 2432	−85.9	× 73 / 257	−24.4
4	74,972	2425.8	− 2473	−47.2	× 58 / 257	−10.7
5	74,973	2451.0	− 2502	−51	× 62 / 257	−12.3
6	74,974	2474.3	− 2531	−56.7	× 64 / 257	−14.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−61

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,564	2378.7	− 2432	−53.3	× 76 / 290	−14
4	76,565	2390.7	− 2473	−82.3	× 74 / 290	−21
5	76,566	2454.7	− 2502	−47.3	× 67 / 290	−10.9
6	76,567	2458.8	− 2531	−72.2	× 73 / 290	−18.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−64

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,546	2347.9	− 2432	−84.1	× 72 / 290	−20.9
4	76,547	2394.3	− 2473	−78.7	× 72 / 290	−19.5
5	76,548	2402.5	− 2502	−99.5	× 71 / 290	−24.4
6	76,549	2475.7	− 2531	−55.3	× 75 / 290	−14.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−79

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,531	2362.2	− 2432	−69.8	× 69 / 279	−17.3
4	76,532	2363.0	− 2473	−110	× 74 / 279	−29.2
5	76,533	2441.1	− 2502	−60.9	× 65 / 279	−14.2
6	76,534	2467.1	− 2531	−63.9	× 71 / 279	−16.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−77

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,194	2376.7	− 2432	−55.3	× 68 / 273	−13.8
4	76,195	2396.9	− 2473	−76.1	× 70 / 273	−19.5
5	76,196	2429.5	− 2502	−72.5	× 76 / 273	−20.2
6	76,197	2493.8	− 2531	−37.2	× 59 / 273	−8
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	76,104	2379.2	− 2432	−52.8	× 53 / 248	−11.3
4	76,105	2398.8	− 2473	−74.2	× 57 / 248	−17.1
5	76,106	2428.7	− 2502	−73.3	× 69 / 248	−20.4
6	76,107	2444.3	− 2531	−86.7	× 69 / 248	−24.1
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. −56, −53, −54, −51, −51, −61, −64, −79, −77, −62, −73 → −61.9
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 3 · 2016→2017: 1 · 2017→2018: 3 · 2018→2019: 0 · 2019→2021: 10 · 2021→2022: 3 · 2022→2023: 15 · 2023→2024: 2 · 2024→2025: 15 · 2025→2026: 11 → average 6.3
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 6.3 × 2.66 = 16.8. Upper limit −45.1, lower limit −78.7.

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.