Neil Hafley 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 72 points under the grade 3 bar. 2361 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 48 points under the grade 3 bar. 2384 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 40 points under the grade 4 bar. 2433 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2470 vs. 2473. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores 23 points under the grade 5 bar. 2479 vs. 2502. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores just under the grade 7 bar. 2545 vs. 2552. 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 58 students 65 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 65 students 30 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 61 students 30 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 72 students 15 points under the grade 5 bar. 7th 73 students Just under the grade 5 bar. 8th 74 students Just under the grade 8 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 3rd 18 students 92 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 17 students 117 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 17 students 35 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 24 students 16 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 15 students 41 points under the grade 3 bar. 8th 16 students 20 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	79,911	2388.3	− 2432	−43.7	× 104 / 556	−8.2
4	79,912	2428.8	− 2473	−44.2	× 94 / 556	−7.5
5	79,915	2460.2	− 2502	−41.8	× 72 / 556	−5.4
6	79,916	2471.5	− 2531	−59.5	× 73 / 556	−7.8
7	79,919	2510.8	− 2552	−41.2	× 108 / 556	−8
8	79,920	2531.3	− 2567	−35.7	× 105 / 556	−6.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−44

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	74,041	2362.8	− 2432	−69.2	× 101 / 556	−12.6
4	74,043	2420.5	− 2473	−52.5	× 102 / 556	−9.6
5	74,044	2448.0	− 2502	−54	× 94 / 556	−9.1
6	74,047	2487.6	− 2531	−43.4	× 74 / 556	−5.8
7	74,048	2513.0	− 2552	−39	× 79 / 556	−5.5
8	74,051	2547.6	− 2567	−19.4	× 106 / 556	−3.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−46

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,027	2398.0	− 2432	−34	× 58 / 523	−3.8
4	76,030	2411.5	− 2473	−61.5	× 99 / 523	−11.6
5	76,031	2474.5	− 2502	−27.5	× 102 / 523	−5.4
6	76,034	2483.8	− 2531	−47.2	× 103 / 523	−9.3
7	76,036	2541.7	− 2552	−10.3	× 77 / 523	−1.5
8	76,038	2525.0	− 2567	−42	× 84 / 523	−6.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−38

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,219	2391.0	− 2432	−41	× 82 / 523	−6.4
4	76,220	2428.9	− 2473	−44.1	× 69 / 523	−5.8
5	76,223	2448.4	− 2502	−53.6	× 103 / 523	−10.6
6	76,224	2485.2	− 2531	−45.8	× 92 / 523	−8.1
7	76,227	2540.9	− 2552	−11.1	× 101 / 523	−2.1
8	76,228	2544.7	− 2567	−22.3	× 76 / 523	−3.2
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	76,736	2394.9	− 2432	−37.1	× 93 / 530	−6.5
4	76,737	2444.5	− 2473	−28.5	× 73 / 530	−3.9
5	76,738	2461.7	− 2502	−40.3	× 71 / 530	−5.4
6	76,739	2467.1	− 2531	−63.9	× 103 / 530	−12.4
7	76,740	2530.5	− 2552	−21.5	× 91 / 530	−3.7
8	76,741	2560.3	− 2567	−6.7	× 99 / 530	−1.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−33

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,892	2341.1	− 2432	−90.9	× 87 / 490	−16.1
4	76,893	2409.3	− 2473	−63.7	× 71 / 490	−9.2
5	76,894	2439.8	− 2502	−62.2	× 93 / 490	−11.8
6	76,895	2474.1	− 2531	−56.9	× 95 / 490	−11
7	76,896	2493.9	− 2552	−58.1	× 89 / 490	−10.6
8	76,897	2474.3	− 2567	−92.7	× 55 / 490	−10.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−69

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,886	2357.5	− 2432	−74.5	× 83 / 519	−11.9
4	76,887	2390.9	− 2473	−82.1	× 94 / 519	−14.9
5	76,888	2411.7	− 2502	−90.3	× 70 / 519	−12.2
6	76,889	2458.0	− 2531	−73	× 99 / 519	−13.9
7	76,890	2484.8	− 2552	−67.2	× 89 / 519	−11.5
8	76,891	2504.2	− 2567	−62.8	× 84 / 519	−10.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−75

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,877	2359.6	− 2432	−72.4	× 82 / 566	−10.5
4	76,878	2396.1	− 2473	−76.9	× 95 / 566	−12.9
5	76,879	2413.3	− 2502	−88.7	× 94 / 566	−14.7
6	76,880	2471.4	− 2531	−59.6	× 86 / 566	−9.1
7	76,881	2490.3	− 2552	−61.7	× 107 / 566	−11.7
8	76,882	2526.8	− 2567	−40.2	× 102 / 566	−7.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−66

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,530	2362.9	− 2432	−69.1	× 82 / 546	−10.4
4	76,531	2401.0	− 2473	−72	× 84 / 546	−11.1
5	76,532	2438.9	− 2502	−63.1	× 89 / 546	−10.3
6	76,533	2461.4	− 2531	−69.6	× 88 / 546	−11.2
7	76,534	2506.4	− 2552	−45.6	× 97 / 546	−8.1
8	76,535	2529.1	− 2567	−37.9	× 106 / 546	−7.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−58

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,434	2360.5	− 2432	−71.5	× 76 / 510	−10.7
4	76,435	2384.0	− 2473	−89	× 82 / 510	−14.3
5	76,436	2433.0	− 2502	−69	× 78 / 510	−10.6
6	76,437	2469.7	− 2531	−61.3	× 96 / 510	−11.5
7	76,438	2478.7	− 2552	−73.3	× 88 / 510	−12.6
8	76,439	2544.5	− 2567	−22.5	× 90 / 510	−4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−64

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −44, −46, −38, −36, −33, −69, −75, −66, −58, −64 → −52.9
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: 8 · 2017→2018: 2 · 2018→2019: 3 · 2019→2022: 36 · 2022→2023: 6 · 2023→2024: 9 · 2024→2025: 8 · 2025→2026: 6 → average 8.9
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 8.9 × 2.66 = 23.7. Upper limit −29.2, lower limit −76.6.

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.