Sequoia 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, 162 of the 595 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 69 points under the grade 3 bar. 2363 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 38 points under the grade 3 bar. 2395 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2432 vs. 2432. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 15 points under the grade 4 bar. 2459 vs. 2473. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores 25 points under the grade 5 bar. 2477 vs. 2502. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores 14 points under the grade 6 bar. 2517 vs. 2531. 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 72 students 46 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 64 students 13 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 71 students 19 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 70 students 18 points under the grade 5 bar. 7th 76 students Just under the grade 5 bar. 8th 80 students 17 points under the grade 7 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 3rd 29 students 127 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 34 students 83 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 30 students 52 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 28 students 37 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 25 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 8th 16 students Just 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	79,883	2355.4	− 2432	−76.6	× 89 / 513	−13.3
4	79,884	2400.4	− 2473	−72.6	× 83 / 513	−11.7
5	79,887	2461.5	− 2502	−40.5	× 82 / 513	−6.5
6	79,888	2479.4	− 2531	−51.6	× 99 / 513	−10
7	79,891	2525.5	− 2552	−26.5	× 96 / 513	−5
8	79,892	2557.9	− 2567	−9.1	× 64 / 513	−1.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−48

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	74,012	2389.3	− 2432	−42.7	× 83 / 521	−6.8
4	74,014	2411.1	− 2473	−61.9	× 83 / 521	−9.9
5	74,017	2469.4	− 2502	−32.6	× 78 / 521	−4.9
6	74,018	2495.4	− 2531	−35.6	× 93 / 521	−6.4
7	74,021	2518.4	− 2552	−33.6	× 91 / 521	−5.9
8	74,023	2564.7	− 2567	−2.3	× 93 / 521	−0.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−34

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,000	2381.7	− 2432	−50.3	× 84 / 523	−8.1
4	76,001	2413.4	− 2473	−59.6	× 84 / 523	−9.6
5	76,003	2468.7	− 2502	−33.3	× 82 / 523	−5.2
6	76,005	2474.9	− 2531	−56.1	× 86 / 523	−9.2
7	76,008	2533.4	− 2552	−18.6	× 90 / 523	−3.2
8	76,009	2566.3	− 2567	−0.7	× 97 / 523	−0.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−35

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,191	2387.9	− 2432	−44.1	× 80 / 534	−6.6
4	76,192	2434.9	− 2473	−38.1	× 94 / 534	−6.7
5	76,195	2466.8	− 2502	−35.2	× 99 / 534	−6.5
6	76,196	2473.5	− 2531	−57.5	× 80 / 534	−8.6
7	76,199	2520.9	− 2552	−31.1	× 84 / 534	−4.9
8	76,200	2561.2	− 2567	−5.8	× 97 / 534	−1.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−34

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,708	2396.1	− 2432	−35.9	× 77 / 532	−5.2
4	76,709	2425.2	− 2473	−47.8	× 90 / 532	−8.1
5	76,710	2474.7	− 2502	−27.3	× 100 / 532	−5.1
6	76,711	2496.1	− 2531	−34.9	× 94 / 532	−6.2
7	76,712	2547.4	− 2552	−4.6	× 84 / 532	−0.7
8	76,713	2588.8	− 2567	21.8	× 87 / 532	3.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−22

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,864	2360.4	− 2432	−71.6	× 93 / 548	−12.2
4	76,865	2408.2	− 2473	−64.8	× 100 / 548	−11.8
5	76,866	2454.7	− 2502	−47.3	× 77 / 548	−6.6
6	76,867	2482.0	− 2531	−49	× 89 / 548	−8
7	76,868	2492.5	− 2552	−59.5	× 91 / 548	−9.9
8	76,869	2541.9	− 2567	−25.1	× 98 / 548	−4.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−53

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,858	2361.2	− 2432	−70.8	× 102 / 571	−12.6
4	76,859	2385.8	− 2473	−87.2	× 94 / 571	−14.4
5	76,860	2443.8	− 2502	−58.2	× 100 / 571	−10.2
6	76,861	2465.0	− 2531	−66	× 82 / 571	−9.5
7	76,862	2497.3	− 2552	−54.7	× 100 / 571	−9.6
8	76,863	2515.4	− 2567	−51.6	× 93 / 571	−8.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−65

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,849	2353.2	− 2432	−78.8	× 100 / 575	−13.7
4	76,850	2385.5	− 2473	−87.5	× 92 / 575	−14
5	76,851	2418.2	− 2502	−83.8	× 95 / 575	−13.8
6	76,852	2456.8	− 2531	−74.2	× 100 / 575	−12.9
7	76,853	2506.3	− 2552	−45.7	× 87 / 575	−6.9
8	76,854	2523.6	− 2567	−43.4	× 101 / 575	−7.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−69

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,502	2366.7	− 2432	−65.3	× 90 / 577	−10.2
4	76,503	2393.6	− 2473	−79.4	× 100 / 577	−13.8
5	76,504	2430.0	− 2502	−72	× 93 / 577	−11.6
6	76,505	2444.8	− 2531	−86.2	× 100 / 577	−14.9
7	76,506	2473.8	− 2552	−78.2	× 98 / 577	−13.3
8	76,507	2524.7	− 2567	−42.3	× 96 / 577	−7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−71

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,406	2362.9	− 2432	−69.1	× 101 / 595	−11.7
4	76,407	2394.5	− 2473	−78.5	× 98 / 595	−12.9
5	76,408	2431.8	− 2502	−70.2	× 101 / 595	−11.9
6	76,409	2458.5	− 2531	−72.5	× 98 / 595	−11.9
7	76,410	2476.9	− 2552	−75.1	× 101 / 595	−12.7
8	76,411	2516.7	− 2567	−50.3	× 96 / 595	−8.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−69

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −48, −34, −35, −34, −22, −53, −65, −69, −71, −69 → −50
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 14 · 2016→2017: 1 · 2017→2018: 1 · 2018→2019: 12 · 2019→2022: 31 · 2022→2023: 12 · 2023→2024: 4 · 2024→2025: 2 · 2025→2026: 2 → average 8.8
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 8.8 × 2.66 = 23.4. Upper limit −26.6, lower limit −73.4.

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.