Brock Elliott 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 scores 58 points under the grade 3 bar. 2375 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 4 bar. 2466 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 28 points under the grade 5 bar. 2474 vs. 2502. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores 22 points under the grade 6 bar. 2509 vs. 2531. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores just under the grade 8 bar. 2565 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 57 students 47 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 68 students 24 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 86 students 14 points under the grade 5 bar. 6th 84 students 17 points under the grade 5 bar. 7th 80 students 12 points under the grade 6 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 3rd 22 students 85 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 15 students 60 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 23 students 49 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 14 students 29 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 15 students 14 points under the grade 4 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	79,938	2455.4	− 2432	23.4	× 91 / 558	3.8
4	79,941	2451.9	− 2473	−21.1	× 95 / 558	−3.6
5	79,942	2468.2	− 2502	−33.8	× 85 / 558	−5.1
6	79,945	2517.2	− 2531	−13.8	× 95 / 558	−2.3
7	79,946	2536.9	− 2552	−15.1	× 93 / 558	−2.5
8	79,949	2584.6	− 2567	17.6	× 99 / 558	3.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−7

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	74,069	2454.8	− 2432	22.8	× 96 / 581	3.8
4	74,070	2461.7	− 2473	−11.3	× 107 / 581	−2.1
5	74,073	2502.2	− 2502	0.2	× 103 / 581	0
6	74,075	2517.8	− 2531	−13.2	× 91 / 581	−2.1
7	74,076	2556.3	− 2552	4.3	× 92 / 581	0.7
8	74,079	2572.0	− 2567	5	× 92 / 581	0.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						1

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,056	2446.2	− 2432	14.2	× 97 / 616	2.2
4	76,057	2466.3	− 2473	−6.7	× 105 / 616	−1.1
5	76,059	2495.0	− 2502	−7	× 121 / 616	−1.4
6	76,061	2529.6	− 2531	−1.4	× 108 / 616	−0.2
7	76,064	2557.2	− 2552	5.2	× 94 / 616	0.8
8	76,065	2583.0	− 2567	16	× 91 / 616	2.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						3

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,246	2468.9	− 2432	36.9	× 73 / 609	4.4
4	76,248	2463.6	− 2473	−9.4	× 98 / 609	−1.5
5	76,250	2501.6	− 2502	−0.4	× 107 / 609	−0.1
6	76,252	2530.8	− 2531	−0.2	× 122 / 609	0
7	76,254	2549.3	− 2552	−2.7	× 119 / 609	−0.5
8	76,256	2595.3	− 2567	28.3	× 90 / 609	4.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						6

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,764	2459.2	− 2432	27.2	× 91 / 601	4.1
4	76,765	2476.3	− 2473	3.3	× 78 / 601	0.4
5	76,766	2514.3	− 2502	12.3	× 100 / 601	2
6	76,767	2527.9	− 2531	−3.1	× 105 / 601	−0.5
7	76,768	2564.4	− 2552	12.4	× 110 / 601	2.3
8	76,769	2574.8	− 2567	7.8	× 117 / 601	1.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						10

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,920	2380.6	− 2432	−51.4	× 73 / 524	−7.2
4	76,921	2432.0	− 2473	−41	× 82 / 524	−6.4
5	76,922	2486.1	− 2502	−15.9	× 86 / 524	−2.6
6	76,923	2493.3	− 2531	−37.7	× 91 / 524	−6.5
7	76,924	2526.8	− 2552	−25.2	× 91 / 524	−4.4
8	76,925	2561.3	− 2567	−5.7	× 101 / 524	−1.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−28

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,914	2382.8	− 2432	−49.2	× 79 / 524	−7.4
4	76,915	2401.9	− 2473	−71.1	× 82 / 524	−11.1
5	76,916	2470.6	− 2502	−31.4	× 85 / 524	−5.1
6	76,917	2492.1	− 2531	−38.9	× 88 / 524	−6.5
7	76,918	2531.0	− 2552	−21	× 102 / 524	−4.1
8	76,919	2556.8	− 2567	−10.2	× 88 / 524	−1.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−36

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,905	2371.8	− 2432	−60.2	× 76 / 534	−8.6
4	76,906	2431.0	− 2473	−42	× 90 / 534	−7.1
5	76,907	2438.3	− 2502	−63.7	× 88 / 534	−10.5
6	76,908	2496.6	− 2531	−34.4	× 98 / 534	−6.3
7	76,909	2537.8	− 2552	−14.2	× 89 / 534	−2.4
8	76,910	2544.1	− 2567	−22.9	× 93 / 534	−4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−39

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,558	2377.4	− 2432	−54.6	× 79 / 528	−8.2
4	76,559	2420.8	− 2473	−52.2	× 85 / 528	−8.4
5	76,560	2487.0	− 2502	−15	× 79 / 528	−2.2
6	76,561	2499.7	− 2531	−31.3	× 101 / 528	−6
7	76,562	2560.5	− 2552	8.5	× 96 / 528	1.5
8	76,563	2561.2	− 2567	−5.8	× 88 / 528	−1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−24

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,462	2374.5	− 2432	−57.5	× 79 / 558	−8.1
4	76,463	2401.4	− 2473	−71.6	× 83 / 558	−10.7
5	76,464	2465.9	− 2502	−36.1	× 109 / 558	−7.1
6	76,465	2473.6	− 2531	−57.4	× 98 / 558	−10.1
7	76,466	2509.2	− 2552	−42.8	× 95 / 558	−7.3
8	76,467	2564.6	− 2567	−2.4	× 94 / 558	−0.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−44

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −7, 1, 3, 6, 10, −28, −36, −39, −24, −44 → −15.8
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 8 · 2016→2017: 2 · 2017→2018: 3 · 2018→2019: 4 · 2019→2022: 38 · 2022→2023: 8 · 2023→2024: 3 · 2024→2025: 15 · 2025→2026: 20 → average 11.2
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 11.2 × 2.66 = 29.8. Upper limit 14, lower limit −45.6.

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.