Kennedy 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 79 points under the grade 3 bar. 2353 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 54 points under the grade 3 bar. 2378 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2425 vs. 2432. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 28 points under the grade 4 bar. 2445 vs. 2473. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2468 vs. 2473. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2471 vs. 2473. 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 36 students 78 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 39 students 40 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 33 students Just under the grade 4 bar. 7th 53 students 11 points under the grade 5 bar. 8th 46 students 10 points under the grade 5 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 3rd 13 students 81 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 13 students 31 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 13 students 49 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 12 students 70 points under the grade 3 bar. 8th 13 students 35 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	80,839	2362.8	− 2432	−69.2	× 63 / 324	−13.5
4	80,842	2403.4	− 2473	−69.6	× 68 / 324	−14.6
5	80,844	2447.8	− 2502	−54.2	× 56 / 324	−9.4
6	80,846	2458.7	− 2531	−72.3	× 35 / 324	−7.8
7	80,847	2515.2	− 2552	−36.8	× 34 / 324	−3.9
8	80,850	2485.4	− 2567	−81.6	× 68 / 324	−17.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−66

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	74,940	2382.5	− 2432	−49.5	× 46 / 297	−7.7
4	74,943	2402.3	− 2473	−70.7	× 66 / 297	−15.7
5	74,944	2455.8	− 2502	−46.2	× 59 / 297	−9.2
6	74,947	2451.0	− 2531	−80	× 62 / 297	−16.7
7	74,949	2473.3	− 2552	−78.7	× 32 / 297	−8.5
8	74,950	2521.1	− 2567	−45.9	× 32 / 297	−4.9
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	76,950	2364.4	− 2432	−67.6	× 64 / 343	−12.6
4	76,952	2400.7	− 2473	−72.3	× 47 / 343	−9.9
5	76,954	2414.5	− 2502	−87.5	× 69 / 343	−17.6
6	76,956	2464.1	− 2531	−66.9	× 68 / 343	−13.3
7	76,958	2447.4	− 2552	−104.6	× 62 / 343	−18.9
8	76,959	2483.4	− 2567	−83.6	× 33 / 343	−8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−80

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,139	2375.2	− 2432	−56.8	× 54 / 358	−8.6
4	77,140	2388.1	− 2473	−84.9	× 62 / 358	−14.7
5	77,143	2422.6	− 2502	−79.4	× 55 / 358	−12.2
6	77,144	2432.9	− 2531	−98.1	× 59 / 358	−16.2
7	77,147	2457.0	− 2552	−95	× 67 / 358	−17.8
8	77,148	2466.9	− 2567	−100.1	× 61 / 358	−17.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−86

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,654	2347.4	− 2432	−84.6	× 66 / 346	−16.1
4	77,655	2399.1	− 2473	−73.9	× 48 / 346	−10.3
5	77,656	2429.3	− 2502	−72.7	× 62 / 346	−13
6	77,657	2452.7	− 2531	−78.3	× 48 / 346	−10.9
7	77,658	2468.2	− 2552	−83.8	× 60 / 346	−14.5
8	77,659	2482.6	− 2567	−84.4	× 62 / 346	−15.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−80

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,804	2332.6	− 2432	−99.4	× 68 / 322	−21
4	77,805	2386.6	− 2473	−86.4	× 56 / 322	−15
5	77,806	2407.4	− 2502	−94.6	× 49 / 322	−14.4
6	77,807	2457.4	− 2531	−73.6	× 56 / 322	−12.8
7	77,808	2465.3	− 2552	−86.7	× 36 / 322	−9.7
8	77,809	2496.9	− 2567	−70.1	× 57 / 322	−12.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−85

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,796	2342.2	− 2432	−89.8	× 58 / 314	−16.6
4	77,797	2386.9	− 2473	−86.1	× 70 / 314	−19.2
5	77,798	2412.0	− 2502	−90	× 57 / 314	−16.3
6	77,799	2407.7	− 2531	−123.3	× 41 / 314	−16.1
7	77,800	2500.3	− 2552	−51.7	× 53 / 314	−8.7
8	77,801	2502.2	− 2567	−64.8	× 35 / 314	−7.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−84

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,814	2346.0	− 2432	−86	× 50 / 331	−13
4	77,815	2389.8	− 2473	−83.2	× 60 / 331	−15.1
5	77,816	2408.0	− 2502	−94	× 64 / 331	−18.2
6	77,817	2458.4	− 2531	−72.6	× 52 / 331	−11.4
7	77,818	2468.7	− 2552	−83.3	× 38 / 331	−9.6
8	77,819	2491.0	− 2567	−76	× 67 / 331	−15.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−83

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,476	2331.9	− 2432	−100.1	× 54 / 315	−17.2
4	77,477	2375.8	− 2473	−97.2	× 52 / 315	−16
5	77,478	2421.9	− 2502	−80.1	× 56 / 315	−14.2
6	77,479	2437.0	− 2531	−94	× 62 / 315	−18.5
7	77,480	2466.0	− 2552	−86	× 54 / 315	−14.7
8	77,481	2464.6	− 2567	−102.4	× 37 / 315	−12
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−93

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,384	2353.0	− 2432	−79	× 49 / 317	−12.2
4	77,385	2378.0	− 2473	−95	× 46 / 317	−13.8
5	77,386	2425.1	− 2502	−76.9	× 52 / 317	−12.6
6	77,387	2445.3	− 2531	−85.7	× 46 / 317	−12.4
7	77,388	2467.5	− 2552	−84.5	× 65 / 317	−17.3
8	77,389	2471.1	− 2567	−95.9	× 59 / 317	−17.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−86

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −66, −63, −80, −86, −80, −85, −84, −83, −93, −86 → −80.6
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 3 · 2016→2017: 17 · 2017→2018: 6 · 2018→2019: 6 · 2019→2022: 5 · 2022→2023: 1 · 2023→2024: 1 · 2024→2025: 10 · 2025→2026: 7 → average 6.2
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 6.2 × 2.66 = 16.5. Upper limit −64.1, lower limit −97.1.

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.