Shasta 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, 125 of the 461 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 77 points under the grade 3 bar. 2355 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 34 points under the grade 3 bar. 2398 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 15 points under the grade 5 bar. 2487 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2498 vs. 2502. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores just under the grade 6 bar. 2526 vs. 2531. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores just under the grade 8 bar. 2559 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 60 students 62 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 60 students 14 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 58 students Just under the grade 5 bar. 6th 49 students 21 points under the grade 6 bar. 7th 56 students Just under the grade 7 bar. 8th 53 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 29 students 108 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 22 students 86 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 21 students 25 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 19 students Just under the grade 4 bar. 7th 21 students Just under the grade 4 bar. 8th 13 students 19 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	79,896	2369.5	− 2432	−62.5	× 93 / 486	−12
4	79,899	2405.9	− 2473	−67.1	× 83 / 486	−11.5
5	79,900	2474.7	− 2502	−27.3	× 75 / 486	−4.2
6	79,903	2489.6	− 2531	−41.4	× 67 / 486	−5.7
7	79,904	2495.3	− 2552	−56.7	× 87 / 486	−10.2
8	79,907	2536.1	− 2567	−30.9	× 81 / 486	−5.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−49

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	74,026	2403.3	− 2432	−28.7	× 109 / 521	−6
4	74,029	2430.6	− 2473	−42.4	× 91 / 521	−7.4
5	74,030	2469.8	− 2502	−32.2	× 77 / 521	−4.8
6	74,032	2519.3	− 2531	−11.7	× 81 / 521	−1.8
7	74,035	2505.7	− 2552	−46.3	× 72 / 521	−6.4
8	74,036	2503.5	− 2567	−63.5	× 91 / 521	−11.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−37

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,013	2402.4	− 2432	−29.6	× 87 / 517	−5
4	76,016	2434.4	− 2473	−38.6	× 105 / 517	−7.8
5	76,017	2471.8	− 2502	−30.2	× 87 / 517	−5.1
6	76,020	2513.8	− 2531	−17.2	× 77 / 517	−2.6
7	76,022	2520.6	− 2552	−31.4	× 87 / 517	−5.3
8	76,024	2511.8	− 2567	−55.2	× 74 / 517	−7.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−34

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,205	2401.3	− 2432	−30.7	× 79 / 521	−4.7
4	76,207	2452.1	− 2473	−20.9	× 84 / 521	−3.4
5	76,209	2492.9	− 2502	−9.1	× 99 / 521	−1.7
6	76,211	2528.8	− 2531	−2.2	× 87 / 521	−0.4
7	76,213	2516.2	− 2552	−35.8	× 89 / 521	−6.1
8	76,215	2565.6	− 2567	−1.4	× 83 / 521	−0.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−16

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,722	2420.4	− 2432	−11.6	× 88 / 526	−1.9
4	76,723	2441.2	− 2473	−31.8	× 86 / 526	−5.2
5	76,724	2514.0	− 2502	12	× 78 / 526	1.8
6	76,725	2523.6	− 2531	−7.4	× 101 / 526	−1.4
7	76,726	2562.4	− 2552	10.4	× 87 / 526	1.7
8	76,727	2558.1	− 2567	−8.9	× 86 / 526	−1.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−7

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,878	2342.1	− 2432	−89.9	× 75 / 517	−13
4	76,879	2427.7	− 2473	−45.3	× 68 / 517	−6
5	76,880	2471.5	− 2502	−30.5	× 92 / 517	−5.4
6	76,881	2503.8	− 2531	−27.2	× 92 / 517	−4.8
7	76,882	2515.6	− 2552	−36.4	× 94 / 517	−6.6
8	76,883	2548.0	− 2567	−19	× 96 / 517	−3.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−39

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,872	2353.2	− 2432	−78.8	× 82 / 516	−12.5
4	76,873	2381.2	− 2473	−91.8	× 78 / 516	−13.9
5	76,874	2490.0	− 2502	−12	× 71 / 516	−1.7
6	76,875	2482.0	− 2531	−49	× 99 / 516	−9.4
7	76,876	2518.0	− 2552	−34	× 93 / 516	−6.1
8	76,877	2538.4	− 2567	−28.6	× 93 / 516	−5.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−49

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,863	2373.1	− 2432	−58.9	× 89 / 534	−9.8
4	76,864	2377.7	− 2473	−95.3	× 83 / 534	−14.8
5	76,865	2452.3	− 2502	−49.7	× 83 / 534	−7.7
6	76,866	2476.7	− 2531	−54.3	× 91 / 534	−9.3
7	76,867	2522.4	− 2552	−29.6	× 94 / 534	−5.2
8	76,868	2543.4	− 2567	−23.6	× 94 / 534	−4.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−51

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,516	2323.4	− 2432	−108.6	× 92 / 501	−19.9
4	76,517	2405.5	− 2473	−67.5	× 78 / 501	−10.5
5	76,518	2465.1	− 2502	−36.9	× 79 / 501	−5.8
6	76,519	2472.3	− 2531	−58.7	× 79 / 501	−9.3
7	76,520	2528.0	− 2552	−24	× 74 / 501	−3.5
8	76,521	2538.0	− 2567	−29	× 99 / 501	−5.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−55

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,420	2355.0	− 2432	−77	× 89 / 461	−14.9
4	76,421	2398.3	− 2473	−74.7	× 82 / 461	−13.3
5	76,422	2487.0	− 2502	−15	× 79 / 461	−2.6
6	76,423	2497.9	− 2531	−33.1	× 68 / 461	−4.9
7	76,424	2526.4	− 2552	−25.6	× 77 / 461	−4.3
8	76,425	2558.8	− 2567	−8.2	× 66 / 461	−1.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−41

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −49, −37, −34, −16, −7, −39, −49, −51, −55, −41 → −37.8
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 12 · 2016→2017: 3 · 2017→2018: 18 · 2018→2019: 9 · 2019→2022: 32 · 2022→2023: 10 · 2023→2024: 2 · 2024→2025: 4 · 2025→2026: 14 → average 11.6
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 11.6 × 2.66 = 30.9. Upper limit −6.9, lower limit −68.7.

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.