Alexander Hamilton 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, 130 of the 381 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 98 points under the grade 3 bar. 2334 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 83 points under the grade 3 bar. 2349 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 29 points under the grade 4 bar. 2444 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 30 points under the grade 3 bar. 2402 vs. 2432. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores 38 points under the grade 4 bar. 2435 vs. 2473. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores 15 points under the grade 5 bar. 2487 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 44 students 85 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 46 students 77 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 40 students 26 points under the grade 5 bar. 6th 34 students 17 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 46 students 23 points under the grade 4 bar. 8th 41 students 24 points 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 12 students 148 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 19 students 99 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 27 students 34 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 27 students 46 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 27 students 23 points under the grade 3 bar. 8th 18 students 33 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	80,524	2309.9	− 2432	−122.1	× 102 / 574	−21.7
4	80,526	2353.4	− 2473	−119.6	× 98 / 574	−20.4
5	80,528	2416.2	− 2502	−85.8	× 92 / 574	−13.8
6	80,530	2439.7	− 2531	−91.3	× 103 / 574	−16.4
7	80,532	2469.3	− 2552	−82.7	× 92 / 574	−13.3
8	80,534	2488.5	− 2567	−78.5	× 87 / 574	−11.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−97

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	74,624	2316.3	− 2432	−115.7	× 65 / 547	−13.7
4	74,627	2367.8	− 2473	−105.2	× 105 / 547	−20.2
5	74,629	2391.7	− 2502	−110.3	× 92 / 547	−18.6
6	74,630	2417.5	− 2531	−113.5	× 89 / 547	−18.5
7	74,633	2470.5	− 2552	−81.5	× 96 / 547	−14.3
8	74,635	2474.9	− 2567	−92.1	× 100 / 547	−16.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−102

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,610	2312.1	− 2432	−119.9	× 97 / 563	−20.7
4	76,611	2375.2	− 2473	−97.8	× 67 / 563	−11.6
5	76,614	2385.6	− 2502	−116.4	× 99 / 563	−20.5
6	76,615	2415.3	− 2531	−115.7	× 95 / 563	−19.5
7	76,618	2448.4	− 2552	−103.6	× 112 / 563	−20.6
8	76,620	2501.5	− 2567	−65.5	× 93 / 563	−10.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−104

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,793	2310.5	− 2432	−121.5	× 107 / 596	−21.8
4	76,794	2354.7	− 2473	−118.3	× 90 / 596	−17.9
5	76,797	2424.4	− 2502	−77.6	× 68 / 596	−8.9
6	76,798	2432.9	− 2531	−98.1	× 101 / 596	−16.6
7	76,801	2428.3	− 2552	−123.7	× 126 / 596	−26.2
8	76,802	2462.0	− 2567	−105	× 104 / 596	−18.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−110

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,292	2330.2	− 2432	−101.8	× 98 / 623	−16
4	77,293	2368.8	− 2473	−104.2	× 93 / 623	−15.6
5	77,294	2422.4	− 2502	−79.6	× 94 / 623	−12
6	77,295	2450.5	− 2531	−80.5	× 84 / 623	−10.9
7	77,296	2453.0	− 2552	−99	× 125 / 623	−19.9
8	77,297	2486.3	− 2567	−80.7	× 129 / 623	−16.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−91

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,444	2308.5	− 2432	−123.5	× 78 / 532	−18.1
4	77,445	2352.6	− 2473	−120.4	× 72 / 532	−16.3
5	77,446	2411.0	− 2502	−91	× 90 / 532	−15.4
6	77,447	2416.0	− 2531	−115	× 96 / 532	−20.8
7	77,448	2434.8	− 2552	−117.2	× 101 / 532	−22.3
8	77,449	2464.9	− 2567	−102.1	× 95 / 532	−18.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−111

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,430	2320.0	− 2432	−112	× 73 / 494	−16.6
4	77,431	2338.5	− 2473	−134.5	× 70 / 494	−19.1
5	77,432	2387.4	− 2502	−114.6	× 84 / 494	−19.5
6	77,433	2458.0	− 2531	−73	× 80 / 494	−11.8
7	77,434	2432.7	− 2552	−119.3	× 91 / 494	−22
8	77,435	2439.2	− 2567	−127.8	× 96 / 494	−24.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−114

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,430	2329.4	− 2432	−102.6	× 66 / 419	−16.2
4	77,431	2353.8	− 2473	−119.2	× 64 / 419	−18.2
5	77,432	2365.5	− 2502	−136.5	× 63 / 419	−20.5
6	77,433	2427.9	− 2531	−103.1	× 66 / 419	−16.2
7	77,434	2452.1	− 2552	−99.9	× 66 / 419	−15.7
8	77,435	2462.9	− 2567	−104.1	× 94 / 419	−23.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−110

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,084	2333.4	− 2432	−98.6	× 70 / 386	−17.9
4	77,085	2359.1	− 2473	−113.9	× 62 / 386	−18.3
5	77,086	2369.0	− 2502	−133	× 59 / 386	−20.3
6	77,087	2425.1	− 2531	−105.9	× 67 / 386	−18.4
7	77,088	2461.4	− 2552	−90.6	× 61 / 386	−14.3
8	77,089	2454.3	− 2567	−112.7	× 67 / 386	−19.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−109

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,982	2333.9	− 2432	−98.1	× 56 / 381	−14.4
4	76,983	2348.7	− 2473	−124.3	× 65 / 381	−21.2
5	76,984	2444.4	− 2502	−57.6	× 67 / 381	−10.1
6	76,985	2402.2	− 2531	−128.8	× 61 / 381	−20.6
7	76,986	2434.8	− 2552	−117.2	× 73 / 381	−22.5
8	76,987	2486.8	− 2567	−80.2	× 59 / 381	−12.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−101

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −97, −102, −104, −110, −91, −111, −114, −110, −109, −101 → −104.9
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 5 · 2016→2017: 2 · 2017→2018: 6 · 2018→2019: 19 · 2019→2022: 20 · 2022→2023: 3 · 2023→2024: 4 · 2024→2025: 1 · 2025→2026: 8 → average 7.6
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 7.6 × 2.66 = 20.2. Upper limit −84.7, lower limit −125.1.

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.