Madison 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 93 points under the grade 3 bar. 2339 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 60 points under the grade 3 bar. 2372 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 34 points under the grade 4 bar. 2439 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 31 points under the grade 4 bar. 2442 vs. 2473. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores just under the grade 6 bar. 2527 vs. 2531. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores 17 points under the grade 6 bar. 2514 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 53 students 81 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 42 students 56 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 52 students 34 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 75 students 18 points under the grade 4 bar. 7th 45 students 17 points under the grade 7 bar. 8th 44 students 11 points 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 20 students 125 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 13 students 73 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 11 students 33 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 15 students 59 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 13 students Just under the grade 5 bar. 8th 13 students Just 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	80,853	2313.7	− 2432	−118.3	× 88 / 417	−25
4	80,856	2391.2	− 2473	−81.8	× 83 / 417	−16.3
5	80,857	2416.1	− 2502	−85.9	× 57 / 417	−11.7
6	80,860	2417.0	− 2531	−114	× 58 / 417	−15.9
7	80,861	2457.1	− 2552	−94.9	× 77 / 417	−17.5
8	80,864	2501.9	− 2567	−65.1	× 54 / 417	−8.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−95

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	74,955	2304.1	− 2432	−127.9	× 97 / 458	−27.1
4	74,957	2378.6	− 2473	−94.4	× 78 / 458	−16.1
5	74,958	2424.8	− 2502	−77.2	× 81 / 458	−13.7
6	74,961	2425.5	− 2531	−105.5	× 59 / 458	−13.6
7	74,962	2464.4	− 2552	−87.6	× 58 / 458	−11.1
8	74,965	2474.0	− 2567	−93	× 85 / 458	−17.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−99

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,963	2319.8	− 2432	−112.2	× 91 / 432	−23.6
4	76,965	2369.5	− 2473	−103.5	× 94 / 432	−22.5
5	76,967	2376.9	− 2502	−125.1	× 69 / 432	−20
6	76,969	2462.8	− 2531	−68.2	× 69 / 432	−10.9
7	76,972	2469.0	− 2552	−83	× 54 / 432	−10.4
8	76,974	2472.9	− 2567	−94.1	× 55 / 432	−12
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−99

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,152	2324.2	− 2432	−107.8	× 90 / 457	−21.2
4	77,155	2397.7	− 2473	−75.3	× 76 / 457	−12.5
5	77,156	2421.0	− 2502	−81	× 84 / 457	−14.9
6	77,159	2430.2	− 2531	−100.8	× 64 / 457	−14.1
7	77,160	2515.9	− 2552	−36.1	× 82 / 457	−6.5
8	77,163	2485.5	− 2567	−81.5	× 61 / 457	−10.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−80

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,668	2368.8	− 2432	−63.2	× 95 / 466	−12.9
4	77,669	2397.8	− 2473	−75.2	× 67 / 466	−10.8
5	77,670	2452.7	− 2502	−49.3	× 67 / 466	−7.1
6	77,671	2472.9	− 2531	−58.1	× 91 / 466	−11.3
7	77,672	2532.8	− 2552	−19.2	× 65 / 466	−2.7
8	77,673	2532.5	− 2567	−34.5	× 81 / 466	−6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−51

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,818	2341.8	− 2432	−90.2	× 86 / 435	−17.8
4	77,819	2369.6	− 2473	−103.4	× 68 / 435	−16.2
5	77,820	2424.5	− 2502	−77.5	× 70 / 435	−12.5
6	77,821	2445.1	− 2531	−85.9	× 90 / 435	−17.8
7	77,822	2486.8	− 2552	−65.2	× 64 / 435	−9.6
8	77,823	2502.9	− 2567	−64.1	× 57 / 435	−8.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−82

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,810	2351.9	− 2432	−80.1	× 90 / 413	−17.5
4	77,811	2370.4	− 2473	−102.6	× 66 / 413	−16.4
5	77,812	2455.4	− 2502	−46.6	× 62 / 413	−7
6	77,813	2441.9	− 2531	−89.1	× 59 / 413	−12.7
7	77,814	2497.7	− 2552	−54.3	× 81 / 413	−10.6
8	77,815	2506.3	− 2567	−60.7	× 55 / 413	−8.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−72

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,828	2331.8	− 2432	−100.2	× 76 / 442	−17.2
4	77,829	2382.0	− 2473	−91	× 88 / 442	−18.1
5	77,830	2430.9	− 2502	−71.1	× 68 / 442	−10.9
6	77,831	2439.4	− 2531	−91.6	× 67 / 442	−13.9
7	77,832	2488.5	− 2552	−63.5	× 64 / 442	−9.2
8	77,833	2464.5	− 2567	−102.5	× 79 / 442	−18.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−88

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,490	2329.8	− 2432	−102.2	× 71 / 407	−17.8
4	77,491	2389.9	− 2473	−83.1	× 70 / 407	−14.3
5	77,492	2444.0	− 2502	−58	× 86 / 407	−12.3
6	77,493	2484.5	− 2531	−46.5	× 63 / 407	−7.2
7	77,494	2518.9	− 2552	−33.1	× 59 / 407	−4.8
8	77,495	2510.6	− 2567	−56.4	× 58 / 407	−8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−64

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,398	2338.9	− 2432	−93.1	× 73 / 396	−17.2
4	77,399	2371.6	− 2473	−101.4	× 55 / 396	−14.1
5	77,400	2439.3	− 2502	−62.7	× 63 / 396	−10
6	77,401	2441.6	− 2531	−89.4	× 90 / 396	−20.3
7	77,402	2527.1	− 2552	−24.9	× 58 / 396	−3.6
8	77,403	2514.3	− 2567	−52.7	× 57 / 396	−7.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−73

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −95, −99, −99, −80, −51, −82, −72, −88, −64, −73 → −80.3
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 4 · 2016→2017: 0 · 2017→2018: 19 · 2018→2019: 29 · 2019→2022: 31 · 2022→2023: 10 · 2023→2024: 16 · 2024→2025: 24 · 2025→2026: 9 → average 15.8
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 15.8 × 2.66 = 42. Upper limit −38.3, lower limit −122.3.

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.