Davis 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 84 points under the grade 3 bar. 2348 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 79 points under the grade 3 bar. 2353 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 11 points under the grade 3 bar. 2421 vs. 2432. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 18 points under the grade 4 bar. 2455 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 33 students 64 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 50 students 36 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 46 students Just 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 18 students 106 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 12 students 79 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 13 students 29 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	79,349	2381.6	− 2432	−50.4	× 49 / 199	−12.4
4	79,350	2421.3	− 2473	−51.7	× 47 / 199	−12.2
5	79,353	2467.9	− 2502	−34.1	× 51 / 199	−8.7
6	79,354	2496.3	− 2531	−34.7	× 52 / 199	−9.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−42

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	73,531	2401.6	− 2432	−30.4	× 51 / 206	−7.5
4	73,533	2415.9	− 2473	−57.1	× 48 / 206	−13.3
5	73,535	2453.4	− 2502	−48.6	× 51 / 206	−12
6	73,537	2475.8	− 2531	−55.2	× 56 / 206	−15
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−48

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	75,508	2394.3	− 2432	−37.7	× 49 / 191	−9.7
4	75,510	2431.6	− 2473	−41.4	× 49 / 191	−10.6
5	75,512	2451.6	− 2502	−50.4	× 43 / 191	−11.3
6	75,513	2489.3	− 2531	−41.7	× 50 / 191	−10.9
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	75,695	2396.8	− 2432	−35.2	× 62 / 206	−10.6
4	75,696	2424.7	− 2473	−48.3	× 49 / 206	−11.5
5	75,698	2472.4	− 2502	−29.6	× 47 / 206	−6.8
6	75,700	2484.9	− 2531	−46.1	× 48 / 206	−10.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−40

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,212	2409.8	− 2432	−22.2	× 62 / 232	−5.9
4	76,213	2426.3	− 2473	−46.7	× 67 / 232	−13.5
5	76,214	2457.7	− 2502	−44.3	× 53 / 232	−10.1
6	76,215	2478.1	− 2531	−52.9	× 50 / 232	−11.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−41

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	74,789	2371.3	− 2432	−60.7	× 46 / 198	−14.1
4	74,790	2428.0	− 2473	−45	× 46 / 198	−10.5
5	74,791	2452.5	− 2502	−49.5	× 57 / 198	−14.3
6	74,792	2445.6	− 2531	−85.4	× 49 / 198	−21.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−60

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,380	2357.7	− 2432	−74.3	× 48 / 208	−17.1
4	76,381	2416.5	− 2473	−56.5	× 49 / 208	−13.3
5	76,382	2445.3	− 2502	−56.7	× 51 / 208	−13.9
6	76,383	2480.5	− 2531	−50.5	× 60 / 208	−14.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−59

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,364	2317.1	− 2432	−114.9	× 52 / 193	−31
4	76,365	2390.7	− 2473	−82.3	× 47 / 193	−20
5	76,366	2458.5	− 2502	−43.5	× 48 / 193	−10.8
6	76,367	2444.7	− 2531	−86.3	× 46 / 193	−20.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−82

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,353	2346.2	− 2432	−85.8	× 53 / 200	−22.7
4	76,354	2355.8	− 2473	−117.2	× 61 / 200	−35.7
5	76,355	2458.3	− 2502	−43.7	× 38 / 200	−8.3
6	76,356	2467.4	− 2531	−63.6	× 48 / 200	−15.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−82

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,026	2342.5	− 2432	−89.5	× 47 / 208	−20.2
4	76,027	2394.4	− 2473	−78.6	× 64 / 208	−24.2
5	76,028	2417.9	− 2502	−84.1	× 63 / 208	−25.5
6	76,029	2476.1	− 2531	−54.9	× 34 / 208	−9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−79

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	75,936	2347.6	− 2432	−84.4	× 45 / 217	−17.5
4	75,937	2353.3	− 2473	−119.7	× 51 / 217	−28.1
5	75,938	2421.0	− 2502	−81	× 62 / 217	−23.1
6	75,939	2454.7	− 2531	−76.3	× 59 / 217	−20.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−90

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −42, −48, −43, −40, −41, −60, −59, −82, −82, −79, −90 → −60.5
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 6 · 2016→2017: 5 · 2017→2018: 3 · 2018→2019: 1 · 2019→2021: 19 · 2021→2022: 1 · 2022→2023: 23 · 2023→2024: 0 · 2024→2025: 3 · 2025→2026: 11 → average 7.2
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 7.2 × 2.66 = 19.2. Upper limit −41.3, lower limit −79.7.

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.