Hoover 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 80 points under the grade 3 bar. 2352 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 15 points under the grade 3 bar. 2418 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2427 vs. 2432. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 37 points under the grade 4 bar. 2436 vs. 2473. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores just under the grade 6 bar. 2525 vs. 2531. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2499 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 51 students 70 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 62 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 5th 50 students Just under the grade 3 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 3rd 14 students 114 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 12 students 71 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 11 students 12 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	80,825	2328.3	− 2432	−103.7	× 71 / 352	−20.9
4	80,828	2392.3	− 2473	−80.7	× 66 / 352	−15.1
5	80,829	2433.8	− 2502	−68.2	× 58 / 352	−11.2
6	80,832	2471.4	− 2531	−59.6	× 61 / 352	−10.3
7	80,833	2487.0	− 2552	−65	× 34 / 352	−6.3
8	80,836	2517.7	− 2567	−49.3	× 62 / 352	−8.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−73

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	74,927	2366.8	− 2432	−65.2	× 61 / 343	−11.6
4	74,929	2383.1	− 2473	−89.9	× 63 / 343	−16.5
5	74,930	2414.9	− 2502	−87.1	× 62 / 343	−15.7
6	74,932	2444.6	− 2531	−86.4	× 56 / 343	−14.1
7	74,934	2501.1	− 2552	−50.9	× 63 / 343	−9.3
8	74,936	2513.7	− 2567	−53.3	× 38 / 343	−5.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−73

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,935	2339.4	− 2432	−92.6	× 55 / 368	−13.8
4	76,938	2422.0	− 2473	−51	× 67 / 368	−9.3
5	76,939	2404.2	− 2502	−97.8	× 61 / 368	−16.2
6	76,941	2451.3	− 2531	−79.7	× 63 / 368	−13.6
7	76,944	2492.4	− 2552	−59.6	× 62 / 368	−10
8	76,945	2526.2	− 2567	−40.8	× 60 / 368	−6.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−70

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,124	2362.2	− 2432	−69.8	× 54 / 360	−10.5
4	77,127	2402.1	− 2473	−70.9	× 60 / 360	−11.8
5	77,128	2418.4	− 2502	−83.6	× 64 / 360	−14.9
6	77,131	2452.3	− 2531	−78.7	× 61 / 360	−13.3
7	77,132	2477.9	− 2552	−74.1	× 61 / 360	−12.6
8	77,135	2490.8	− 2567	−76.2	× 60 / 360	−12.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−76

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,640	2366.7	− 2432	−65.3	× 74 / 394	−12.3
4	77,641	2419.9	− 2473	−53.1	× 66 / 394	−8.9
5	77,642	2411.8	− 2502	−90.2	× 64 / 394	−14.7
6	77,643	2467.8	− 2531	−63.2	× 67 / 394	−10.7
7	77,644	2455.5	− 2552	−96.5	× 64 / 394	−15.7
8	77,645	2485.2	− 2567	−81.8	× 59 / 394	−12.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−74

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,790	2355.0	− 2432	−77	× 79 / 388	−15.7
4	77,791	2393.1	− 2473	−79.9	× 66 / 388	−13.6
5	77,792	2429.9	− 2502	−72.1	× 64 / 388	−11.9
6	77,793	2433.0	− 2531	−98	× 66 / 388	−16.7
7	77,794	2474.2	− 2552	−77.8	× 54 / 388	−10.8
8	77,795	2470.5	− 2567	−96.5	× 59 / 388	−14.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−83

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,782	2335.8	− 2432	−96.2	× 64 / 346	−17.8
4	77,783	2389.4	− 2473	−83.6	× 61 / 346	−14.7
5	77,784	2411.4	− 2502	−90.6	× 57 / 346	−14.9
6	77,785	2467.6	− 2531	−63.4	× 53 / 346	−9.7
7	77,786	2500.3	− 2552	−51.7	× 58 / 346	−8.7
8	77,787	2464.3	− 2567	−102.7	× 53 / 346	−15.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−82

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,800	2355.4	− 2432	−76.6	× 68 / 349	−14.9
4	77,801	2385.9	− 2473	−87.1	× 57 / 349	−14.2
5	77,802	2422.9	− 2502	−79.1	× 52 / 349	−11.8
6	77,803	2464.3	− 2531	−66.7	× 62 / 349	−11.8
7	77,804	2514.8	− 2552	−37.2	× 57 / 349	−6.1
8	77,805	2508.5	− 2567	−58.5	× 53 / 349	−8.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−68

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,462	2358.5	− 2432	−73.5	× 79 / 338	−17.2
4	77,463	2411.1	− 2473	−61.9	× 53 / 338	−9.7
5	77,464	2415.7	− 2502	−86.3	× 49 / 338	−12.5
6	77,465	2474.0	− 2531	−57	× 45 / 338	−7.6
7	77,466	2461.1	− 2552	−90.9	× 56 / 338	−15.1
8	77,467	2460.9	− 2567	−106.1	× 56 / 338	−17.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−80

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,370	2352.3	− 2432	−79.7	× 65 / 360	−14.4
4	77,371	2417.5	− 2473	−55.5	× 74 / 360	−11.4
5	77,372	2427.0	− 2502	−75	× 61 / 360	−12.7
6	77,373	2436.1	− 2531	−94.9	× 53 / 360	−14
7	77,374	2524.5	− 2552	−27.5	× 48 / 360	−3.7
8	77,375	2499.1	− 2567	−67.9	× 59 / 360	−11.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−67

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −73, −73, −70, −76, −74, −83, −82, −68, −80, −67 → −74.6
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 0 · 2016→2017: 3 · 2017→2018: 6 · 2018→2019: 2 · 2019→2022: 9 · 2022→2023: 1 · 2023→2024: 14 · 2024→2025: 12 · 2025→2026: 13 → average 6.7
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 6.7 × 2.66 = 17.8. Upper limit −56.8, lower limit −92.4.

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.