French Camp 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.

Many students here are still learning English, and this test is given in English. In 2026, 174 of the 384 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 64 points under the grade 3 bar. 2368 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 32 points under the grade 3 bar. 2400 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 22 points under the grade 4 bar. 2451 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 25 points under the grade 4 bar. 2448 vs. 2473. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2500 vs. 2502. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores 13 points under the grade 5 bar. 2489 vs. 2502. The 8th-grade bar is 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 27 students 25 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 29 students 32 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 35 students Meets the grade 5 bar. 6th 25 students 24 points under the grade 6 bar. 7th 46 students 15 points under the grade 7 bar. 8th 48 students Just 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 41 students 90 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 28 students 74 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 31 students 41 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 32 students 31 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 20 students 19 points under the grade 3 bar. 8th 22 students 16 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	79,798	2378.7	− 2432	−53.3	× 87 / 432	−10.7
4	79,801	2413.2	− 2473	−59.8	× 78 / 432	−10.8
5	79,802	2455.8	− 2502	−46.2	× 68 / 432	−7.3
6	79,805	2465.9	− 2531	−65.1	× 59 / 432	−8.9
7	79,806	2508.6	− 2552	−43.4	× 72 / 432	−7.2
8	79,809	2520.0	− 2567	−47	× 68 / 432	−7.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−52

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	73,929	2362.2	− 2432	−69.8	× 84 / 435	−13.5
4	73,930	2406.3	− 2473	−66.7	× 81 / 435	−12.4
5	73,933	2492.6	− 2502	−9.4	× 80 / 435	−1.7
6	73,934	2463.3	− 2531	−67.7	× 67 / 435	−10.4
7	73,936	2492.2	− 2552	−59.8	× 55 / 435	−7.6
8	73,938	2511.1	− 2567	−55.9	× 68 / 435	−8.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−54

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	75,916	2380.9	− 2432	−51.1	× 68 / 401	−8.7
4	75,917	2392.2	− 2473	−80.8	× 75 / 401	−15.1
5	75,919	2460.4	− 2502	−41.6	× 79 / 401	−8.2
6	75,922	2493.6	− 2531	−37.4	× 66 / 401	−6.2
7	75,923	2511.7	− 2552	−40.3	× 62 / 401	−6.2
8	75,925	2513.8	− 2567	−53.2	× 51 / 401	−6.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−51

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,107	2380.7	− 2432	−51.3	× 59 / 416	−7.3
4	76,108	2402.1	− 2473	−70.9	× 73 / 416	−12.4
5	76,111	2447.2	− 2502	−54.8	× 78 / 416	−10.3
6	76,112	2493.0	− 2531	−38	× 78 / 416	−7.1
7	76,115	2515.1	− 2552	−36.9	× 68 / 416	−6
8	76,116	2544.6	− 2567	−22.4	× 60 / 416	−3.2
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	76,624	2392.5	− 2432	−39.5	× 63 / 410	−6.1
4	76,625	2393.9	− 2473	−79.1	× 60 / 410	−11.6
5	76,626	2444.8	− 2502	−57.2	× 70 / 410	−9.8
6	76,627	2487.7	− 2531	−43.3	× 83 / 410	−8.8
7	76,628	2548.4	− 2552	−3.6	× 66 / 410	−0.6
8	76,629	2522.7	− 2567	−44.3	× 68 / 410	−7.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−44

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,780	2351.4	− 2432	−80.6	× 60 / 376	−12.9
4	76,781	2382.1	− 2473	−90.9	× 68 / 376	−16.4
5	76,782	2453.8	− 2502	−48.2	× 62 / 376	−7.9
6	76,783	2483.1	− 2531	−47.9	× 61 / 376	−7.8
7	76,784	2477.1	− 2552	−74.9	× 57 / 376	−11.4
8	76,785	2512.5	− 2567	−54.5	× 68 / 376	−9.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−66

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,774	2342.9	− 2432	−89.1	× 53 / 366	−12.9
4	76,775	2413.8	− 2473	−59.2	× 63 / 366	−10.2
5	76,776	2425.1	− 2502	−76.9	× 69 / 366	−14.5
6	76,777	2488.8	− 2531	−42.2	× 65 / 366	−7.5
7	76,778	2513.4	− 2552	−38.6	× 58 / 366	−6.1
8	76,779	2489.9	− 2567	−77.1	× 58 / 366	−12.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−63

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,765	2359.6	− 2432	−72.4	× 71 / 387	−13.3
4	76,766	2355.2	− 2473	−117.8	× 60 / 387	−18.3
5	76,767	2444.1	− 2502	−57.9	× 65 / 387	−9.7
6	76,768	2453.6	− 2531	−77.4	× 70 / 387	−14
7	76,769	2511.0	− 2552	−41	× 61 / 387	−6.5
8	76,770	2528.1	− 2567	−38.9	× 60 / 387	−6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−68

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,418	2358.8	− 2432	−73.2	× 61 / 381	−11.7
4	76,419	2389.1	− 2473	−83.9	× 68 / 381	−15
5	76,420	2407.7	− 2502	−94.3	× 56 / 381	−13.9
6	76,421	2489.5	− 2531	−41.5	× 64 / 381	−7
7	76,422	2487.4	− 2552	−64.6	× 71 / 381	−12
8	76,423	2520.1	− 2567	−46.9	× 61 / 381	−7.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−67

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,322	2368.3	− 2432	−63.7	× 68 / 384	−11.3
4	76,323	2400.3	− 2473	−72.7	× 57 / 384	−10.8
5	76,324	2451.4	− 2502	−50.6	× 66 / 384	−8.7
6	76,325	2447.7	− 2531	−83.3	× 57 / 384	−12.4
7	76,326	2499.8	− 2552	−52.2	× 66 / 384	−9
8	76,327	2488.9	− 2567	−78.1	× 70 / 384	−14.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−66

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −52, −54, −51, −46, −44, −66, −63, −68, −67, −66 → −57.7
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 2 · 2016→2017: 3 · 2017→2018: 5 · 2018→2019: 2 · 2019→2022: 22 · 2022→2023: 3 · 2023→2024: 5 · 2024→2025: 1 · 2025→2026: 1 → average 4.9
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 4.9 × 2.66 = 13. Upper limit −44.7, lower limit −70.7.

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.