Nile Garden 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 15 points under the grade 3 bar. 2417 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2465 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2562 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader meets the grade 6 bar. 2538 vs. 2531.
7th The average 7th grader meets the grade 7 bar. 2581 vs. 2552.
8th The average 8th grader meets the grade 8 bar. 2588 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 109 students Meets the grade 3 bar. 4th 127 students Meets the grade 4 bar. 5th 106 students Meets the grade 5 bar. 6th 106 students Meets the grade 6 bar. 7th 114 students Meets the grade 7 bar. 8th 120 students Meets 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 45 students 73 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 42 students 15 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 30 students Meets the grade 5 bar. 6th 30 students 27 points under the grade 4 bar. 7th 22 students 15 points under the grade 6 bar. 8th 16 students 21 points under the grade 5 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	79,868	2386.9	− 2432	−45.1	× 60 / 327	−8.3
4	79,871	2407.6	− 2473	−65.4	× 59 / 327	−11.8
5	79,872	2489.4	− 2502	−12.6	× 50 / 327	−1.9
6	79,875	2520.3	− 2531	−10.7	× 55 / 327	−1.8
7	79,876	2550.7	− 2552	−1.3	× 47 / 327	−0.2
8	79,879	2562.9	− 2567	−4.1	× 56 / 327	−0.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−25

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	73,998	2383.3	− 2432	−48.7	× 50 / 322	−7.6
4	74,001	2449.6	− 2473	−23.4	× 63 / 322	−4.6
5	74,003	2478.2	− 2502	−23.8	× 57 / 322	−4.2
6	74,005	2515.4	− 2531	−15.6	× 52 / 322	−2.5
7	74,006	2560.7	− 2552	8.7	× 53 / 322	1.4
8	74,008	2570.5	− 2567	3.5	× 47 / 322	0.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−17

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	75,986	2415.4	− 2432	−16.6	× 61 / 344	−2.9
4	75,988	2406.0	− 2473	−67	× 59 / 344	−11.5
5	75,990	2505.0	− 2502	3	× 66 / 344	0.6
6	75,992	2500.3	− 2531	−30.7	× 61 / 344	−5.4
7	75,993	2562.0	− 2552	10	× 45 / 344	1.3
8	75,995	2588.6	− 2567	21.6	× 52 / 344	3.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−15

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,176	2429.1	− 2432	−2.9	× 55 / 346	−0.5
4	76,178	2488.2	− 2473	15.2	× 62 / 346	2.7
5	76,180	2527.5	− 2502	25.5	× 53 / 346	3.9
6	76,182	2539.1	− 2531	8.1	× 71 / 346	1.7
7	76,184	2548.9	− 2552	−3.1	× 56 / 346	−0.5
8	76,186	2586.9	− 2567	19.9	× 49 / 346	2.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						10

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,694	2430.9	− 2432	−1.1	× 82 / 401	−0.2
4	76,695	2500.5	− 2473	27.5	× 71 / 401	4.9
5	76,696	2556.3	− 2502	54.3	× 71 / 401	9.6
6	76,697	2539.3	− 2531	8.3	× 57 / 401	1.2
7	76,698	2601.0	− 2552	49	× 66 / 401	8.1
8	76,699	2589.3	− 2567	22.3	× 54 / 401	3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						27

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,850	2405.5	− 2432	−26.5	× 103 / 577	−4.7
4	76,851	2493.2	− 2473	20.2	× 105 / 577	3.7
5	76,852	2514.6	− 2502	12.6	× 106 / 577	2.3
6	76,853	2530.8	− 2531	−0.2	× 105 / 577	0
7	76,854	2576.6	− 2552	24.6	× 90 / 577	3.8
8	76,855	2583.1	− 2567	16.1	× 68 / 577	1.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						7

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,844	2435.2	− 2432	3.2	× 110 / 719	0.5
4	76,845	2448.8	− 2473	−24.2	× 129 / 719	−4.3
5	76,846	2526.8	− 2502	24.8	× 136 / 719	4.7
6	76,847	2536.6	− 2531	5.6	× 141 / 719	1.1
7	76,848	2577.7	− 2552	25.7	× 102 / 719	3.6
8	76,849	2588.5	− 2567	21.5	× 101 / 719	3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						9

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,835	2389.7	− 2432	−42.3	× 132 / 776	−7.2
4	76,836	2440.4	− 2473	−32.6	× 135 / 776	−5.7
5	76,837	2524.3	− 2502	22.3	× 137 / 776	3.9
6	76,838	2528.8	− 2531	−2.2	× 137 / 776	−0.4
7	76,839	2573.3	− 2552	21.3	× 133 / 776	3.7
8	76,840	2578.3	− 2567	11.3	× 102 / 776	1.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−4

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,488	2409.3	− 2432	−22.7	× 159 / 874	−4.1
4	76,489	2463.5	− 2473	−9.5	× 170 / 874	−1.8
5	76,490	2532.9	− 2502	30.9	× 139 / 874	4.9
6	76,491	2546.3	− 2531	15.3	× 138 / 874	2.4
7	76,492	2582.9	− 2552	30.9	× 135 / 874	4.8
8	76,493	2585.7	− 2567	18.7	× 133 / 874	2.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						9

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,392	2417.1	− 2432	−14.9	× 154 / 867	−2.6
4	76,393	2465.3	− 2473	−7.7	× 169 / 867	−1.5
5	76,394	2562.2	− 2502	60.2	× 136 / 867	9.4
6	76,395	2537.8	− 2531	6.8	× 136 / 867	1.1
7	76,396	2581.4	− 2552	29.4	× 136 / 867	4.6
8	76,397	2588.1	− 2567	21.1	× 136 / 867	3.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						14

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −25, −17, −15, 10, 27, 7, 9, −4, 9, 14 → 1.5
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: 25 · 2018→2019: 17 · 2019→2022: 20 · 2022→2023: 2 · 2023→2024: 13 · 2024→2025: 13 · 2025→2026: 5 → average 11.7
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 11.7 × 2.66 = 31.1. Upper limit 32.6, lower limit −29.6.

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.