Fillmore 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, 121 of the 336 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 81 points under the grade 3 bar. 2351 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 62 points under the grade 3 bar. 2371 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 11 points under the grade 3 bar. 2421 vs. 2432. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 29 points under the grade 4 bar. 2444 vs. 2473. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores 28 points under the grade 6 bar. 2503 vs. 2531. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores 13 points under the grade 6 bar. 2518 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 28 students 36 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 31 students 40 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 36 students 18 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 32 students Just under the grade 5 bar. 7th 41 students Just under the grade 6 bar. 8th 47 students Just 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 126 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 20 students 96 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 22 students 68 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 25 students 51 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 13 students 34 points under the grade 4 bar. 8th 12 students 13 points 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	80,770	2349.4	− 2432	−82.6	× 92 / 527	−14.4
4	80,771	2369.1	− 2473	−103.9	× 93 / 527	−18.3
5	80,774	2452.3	− 2502	−49.7	× 66 / 527	−6.2
6	80,775	2458.7	− 2531	−72.3	× 99 / 527	−13.6
7	80,778	2482.7	− 2552	−69.3	× 88 / 527	−11.6
8	80,779	2519.0	− 2567	−48	× 89 / 527	−8.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−72

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	74,870	2359.3	− 2432	−72.7	× 88 / 521	−12.3
4	74,873	2388.1	− 2473	−84.9	× 92 / 521	−15
5	74,874	2428.1	− 2502	−73.9	× 93 / 521	−13.2
6	74,877	2472.6	− 2531	−58.4	× 70 / 521	−7.8
7	74,879	2500.0	− 2552	−52	× 93 / 521	−9.3
8	74,880	2535.4	− 2567	−31.6	× 85 / 521	−5.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−63

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,879	2390.0	− 2432	−42	× 85 / 542	−6.6
4	76,882	2397.0	− 2473	−76	× 99 / 542	−13.9
5	76,884	2417.4	− 2502	−84.6	× 88 / 542	−13.7
6	76,886	2448.1	− 2531	−82.9	× 94 / 542	−14.4
7	76,887	2484.0	− 2552	−68	× 89 / 542	−11.2
8	76,890	2535.7	− 2567	−31.3	× 87 / 542	−5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−65

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,069	2399.0	− 2432	−33	× 80 / 550	−4.8
4	77,071	2411.9	− 2473	−61.1	× 91 / 550	−10.1
5	77,073	2420.1	− 2502	−81.9	× 100 / 550	−14.9
6	77,075	2451.9	− 2531	−79.1	× 95 / 550	−13.7
7	77,077	2502.7	− 2552	−49.3	× 93 / 550	−8.3
8	77,079	2496.0	− 2567	−71	× 91 / 550	−11.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−64

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,584	2409.1	− 2432	−22.9	× 69 / 517	−3.1
4	77,585	2415.9	− 2473	−57.1	× 80 / 517	−8.8
5	77,586	2460.3	− 2502	−41.7	× 90 / 517	−7.3
6	77,587	2466.5	− 2531	−64.5	× 103 / 517	−12.9
7	77,588	2508.0	− 2552	−44	× 83 / 517	−7.1
8	77,589	2510.8	− 2567	−56.2	× 92 / 517	−10
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−49

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,734	2336.9	− 2432	−95.1	× 68 / 416	−15.5
4	77,735	2398.5	− 2473	−74.5	× 61 / 416	−10.9
5	77,736	2432.3	− 2502	−69.7	× 88 / 416	−14.7
6	77,737	2472.3	− 2531	−58.7	× 62 / 416	−8.7
7	77,738	2495.6	− 2552	−56.4	× 57 / 416	−7.7
8	77,739	2524.2	− 2567	−42.8	× 80 / 416	−8.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−66

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,726	2339.6	− 2432	−92.4	× 62 / 394	−14.5
4	77,727	2395.9	− 2473	−77.1	× 63 / 394	−12.3
5	77,728	2456.0	− 2502	−46	× 64 / 394	−7.5
6	77,729	2471.9	− 2531	−59.1	× 82 / 394	−12.3
7	77,730	2508.2	− 2552	−43.8	× 60 / 394	−6.7
8	77,731	2534.5	− 2567	−32.5	× 63 / 394	−5.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−59

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,744	2314.6	− 2432	−117.4	× 58 / 384	−17.7
4	77,745	2391.3	− 2473	−81.7	× 61 / 384	−13
5	77,746	2449.2	− 2502	−52.8	× 59 / 384	−8.1
6	77,747	2494.3	− 2531	−36.7	× 62 / 384	−5.9
7	77,748	2483.5	− 2552	−68.5	× 85 / 384	−15.2
8	77,749	2527.8	− 2567	−39.2	× 59 / 384	−6
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	77,406	2332.7	− 2432	−99.3	× 50 / 368	−13.5
4	77,407	2377.1	− 2473	−95.9	× 61 / 368	−15.9
5	77,408	2407.1	− 2502	−94.9	× 61 / 368	−15.7
6	77,409	2478.6	− 2531	−52.4	× 57 / 368	−8.1
7	77,410	2507.6	− 2552	−44.4	× 59 / 368	−7.1
8	77,411	2499.8	− 2567	−67.2	× 80 / 368	−14.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−75

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,314	2350.7	− 2432	−81.3	× 57 / 336	−13.8
4	77,315	2370.5	− 2473	−102.5	× 51 / 336	−15.6
5	77,316	2420.6	− 2502	−81.4	× 58 / 336	−14.1
6	77,317	2444.1	− 2531	−86.9	× 57 / 336	−14.7
7	77,318	2503.1	− 2552	−48.9	× 54 / 336	−7.9
8	77,319	2518.4	− 2567	−48.6	× 59 / 336	−8.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−75

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −72, −63, −65, −64, −49, −66, −59, −66, −75, −75 → −65.4
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 9 · 2016→2017: 2 · 2017→2018: 1 · 2018→2019: 15 · 2019→2022: 17 · 2022→2023: 7 · 2023→2024: 7 · 2024→2025: 9 · 2025→2026: 0 → average 7.4
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 7.4 × 2.66 = 19.7. Upper limit −45.7, lower limit −85.1.

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.