Live Oak 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, 64 of the 159 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 31 points under the grade 3 bar. 2401 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2427 vs. 2432. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 26 points under the grade 5 bar. 2476 vs. 2502. 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 21 students 42 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 25 students 33 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 22 students 15 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 3rd 21 students 138 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 20 students 79 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 14 students 52 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	79,434	2351.9	− 2432	−80.1	× 59 / 184	−25.7
4	79,437	2384.2	− 2473	−88.8	× 43 / 184	−20.8
5	79,438	2460.5	− 2502	−41.5	× 42 / 184	−9.5
6	79,441	2514.6	− 2531	−16.4	× 40 / 184	−3.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−59

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	73,617	2332.5	− 2432	−99.5	× 41 / 175	−23.3
4	73,619	2418.2	− 2473	−54.8	× 49 / 175	−15.3
5	73,620	2435.5	− 2502	−66.5	× 44 / 175	−16.7
6	73,622	2513.9	− 2531	−17.1	× 41 / 175	−4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−59

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	75,593	2402.4	− 2432	−29.6	× 47 / 180	−7.7
4	75,595	2385.0	− 2473	−88	× 37 / 180	−18.1
5	75,597	2444.5	− 2502	−57.5	× 52 / 180	−16.6
6	75,599	2489.8	− 2531	−41.2	× 44 / 180	−10.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−52

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	75,781	2391.6	− 2432	−40.4	× 49 / 196	−10.1
4	75,782	2430.0	− 2473	−43	× 43 / 196	−9.4
5	75,785	2446.9	− 2502	−55.1	× 46 / 196	−12.9
6	75,786	2517.6	− 2531	−13.4	× 58 / 196	−4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−36

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,298	2367.3	− 2432	−64.7	× 50 / 164	−19.7
4	76,299	2406.7	− 2473	−66.3	× 41 / 164	−16.6
5	76,300	2460.2	− 2502	−41.8	× 37 / 164	−9.4
6	76,301	2477.0	− 2531	−54	× 36 / 164	−11.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−58

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	74,875	2335.3	− 2432	−96.7	× 35 / 156	−21.7
4	74,876	2369.6	− 2473	−103.4	× 32 / 156	−21.2
5	74,877	2433.7	− 2502	−68.3	× 45 / 156	−19.7
6	74,878	2467.6	− 2531	−63.4	× 44 / 156	−17.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−80

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,466	2358.1	− 2432	−73.9	× 54 / 172	−23.2
4	76,467	2390.1	− 2473	−82.9	× 34 / 172	−16.4
5	76,468	2420.8	− 2502	−81.2	× 33 / 172	−15.6
6	76,469	2507.9	− 2531	−23.1	× 51 / 172	−6.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−62

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,450	2343.8	− 2432	−88.2	× 38 / 162	−20.7
4	76,451	2406.0	− 2473	−67	× 54 / 162	−22.3
5	76,452	2416.7	− 2502	−85.3	× 34 / 162	−17.9
6	76,453	2479.9	− 2531	−51.1	× 36 / 162	−11.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−72

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,435	2354.5	− 2432	−77.5	× 49 / 172	−22.1
4	76,436	2408.4	− 2473	−64.6	× 33 / 172	−12.4
5	76,437	2437.6	− 2502	−64.4	× 56 / 172	−21
6	76,438	2487.5	− 2531	−43.5	× 34 / 172	−8.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−64

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,098	2354.7	− 2432	−77.3	× 45 / 169	−20.6
4	76,099	2392.7	− 2473	−80.3	× 34 / 169	−16.2
5	76,100	2451.8	− 2502	−50.2	× 36 / 169	−10.7
6	76,101	2511.0	− 2531	−20	× 54 / 169	−6.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−54

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,008	2342.4	− 2432	−89.6	× 42 / 159	−23.7
4	76,009	2401.4	− 2473	−71.6	× 45 / 159	−20.3
5	76,010	2427.3	− 2502	−74.7	× 36 / 159	−16.9
6	76,011	2475.6	− 2531	−55.4	× 36 / 159	−12.5
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. −59, −59, −52, −36, −58, −80, −62, −72, −64, −54, −73 → −60.8
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 0 · 2016→2017: 7 · 2017→2018: 16 · 2018→2019: 22 · 2019→2021: 22 · 2021→2022: 18 · 2022→2023: 10 · 2023→2024: 8 · 2024→2025: 10 · 2025→2026: 19 → average 13.2
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 13.2 × 2.66 = 35.1. Upper limit −25.7, lower limit −95.9.

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.