Maxine Hong Kingston 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 97 points under the grade 3 bar. 2335 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 43 points under the grade 3 bar. 2390 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2429 vs. 2432. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 35 points under the grade 4 bar. 2438 vs. 2473. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores 21 points under the grade 5 bar. 2481 vs. 2502. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores just under the grade 7 bar. 2547 vs. 2552. 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 58 students 78 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 60 students 37 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 62 students 37 points under the grade 4 bar. 7th 59 students Just 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 22 students 147 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 18 students 61 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 12 students 39 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 11 students 44 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	80,468	2354.1	− 2432	−77.9	× 101 / 533	−14.8
4	80,469	2377.3	− 2473	−95.7	× 96 / 533	−17.2
5	80,472	2406.7	− 2502	−95.3	× 88 / 533	−15.7
6	80,473	2475.0	− 2531	−56	× 82 / 533	−8.6
7	80,476	2475.2	− 2552	−76.8	× 84 / 533	−12.1
8	80,477	2527.2	− 2567	−39.8	× 82 / 533	−6.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−75

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	74,569	2357.6	− 2432	−74.4	× 84 / 532	−11.7
4	74,571	2396.4	− 2473	−76.6	× 100 / 532	−14.4
5	74,572	2417.6	− 2502	−84.4	× 97 / 532	−15.4
6	74,575	2445.2	− 2531	−85.8	× 86 / 532	−13.9
7	74,577	2469.8	− 2552	−82.2	× 81 / 532	−12.5
8	74,578	2505.4	− 2567	−61.6	× 84 / 532	−9.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−78

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,554	2364.2	− 2432	−67.8	× 84 / 523	−10.9
4	76,555	2375.7	− 2473	−97.3	× 81 / 523	−15.1
5	76,557	2424.3	− 2502	−77.7	× 94 / 523	−14
6	76,559	2462.4	− 2531	−68.6	× 97 / 523	−12.7
7	76,561	2472.7	− 2552	−79.3	× 81 / 523	−12.3
8	76,563	2484.2	− 2567	−82.8	× 86 / 523	−13.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−79

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,737	2378.5	− 2432	−53.5	× 84 / 523	−8.6
4	76,738	2399.5	− 2473	−73.5	× 88 / 523	−12.4
5	76,741	2412.0	− 2502	−90	× 89 / 523	−15.3
6	76,742	2447.0	− 2531	−84	× 90 / 523	−14.5
7	76,745	2489.6	− 2552	−62.4	× 88 / 523	−10.5
8	76,746	2487.3	− 2567	−79.7	× 84 / 523	−12.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−74

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,236	2356.8	− 2432	−75.2	× 94 / 534	−13.2
4	77,237	2404.9	− 2473	−68.1	× 91 / 534	−11.6
5	77,238	2444.1	− 2502	−57.9	× 88 / 534	−9.5
6	77,239	2460.3	− 2531	−70.7	× 88 / 534	−11.7
7	77,240	2516.2	− 2552	−35.8	× 85 / 534	−5.7
8	77,241	2537.9	− 2567	−29.1	× 88 / 534	−4.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−57

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,388	2345.5	− 2432	−86.5	× 94 / 519	−15.7
4	77,389	2412.0	− 2473	−61	× 90 / 519	−10.6
5	77,390	2423.7	− 2502	−78.3	× 86 / 519	−13
6	77,391	2504.7	− 2531	−26.3	× 81 / 519	−4.1
7	77,392	2505.5	− 2552	−46.5	× 88 / 519	−7.9
8	77,393	2523.3	− 2567	−43.7	× 80 / 519	−6.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−58

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,374	2343.1	− 2432	−88.9	× 93 / 497	−16.6
4	77,375	2402.5	− 2473	−70.5	× 85 / 497	−12.1
5	77,376	2451.6	− 2502	−50.4	× 91 / 497	−9.2
6	77,377	2473.1	− 2531	−57.9	× 78 / 497	−9.1
7	77,378	2530.1	− 2552	−21.9	× 75 / 497	−3.3
8	77,379	2523.2	− 2567	−43.8	× 75 / 497	−6.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−57

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,374	2361.6	− 2432	−70.4	× 78 / 465	−11.8
4	77,375	2404.9	− 2473	−68.1	× 81 / 465	−11.9
5	77,376	2441.6	− 2502	−60.4	× 79 / 465	−10.3
6	77,377	2473.0	− 2531	−58	× 81 / 465	−10.1
7	77,378	2528.0	− 2552	−24	× 71 / 465	−3.7
8	77,379	2561.9	− 2567	−5.1	× 75 / 465	−0.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−49

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,028	2355.6	− 2432	−76.4	× 81 / 457	−13.5
4	77,029	2412.8	− 2473	−60.2	× 81 / 457	−10.7
5	77,030	2428.0	− 2502	−74	× 75 / 457	−12.1
6	77,031	2464.4	− 2531	−66.6	× 77 / 457	−11.2
7	77,032	2525.7	− 2552	−26.3	× 79 / 457	−4.5
8	77,033	2515.3	− 2567	−51.7	× 64 / 457	−7.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−59

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,926	2334.9	− 2432	−97.1	× 80 / 448	−17.3
4	76,927	2389.5	− 2473	−83.5	× 78 / 448	−14.5
5	76,928	2429.4	− 2502	−72.6	× 74 / 448	−12
6	76,929	2437.9	− 2531	−93.1	× 72 / 448	−15
7	76,930	2480.8	− 2552	−71.2	× 70 / 448	−11.1
8	76,931	2547.4	− 2567	−19.6	× 74 / 448	−3.2
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. −75, −78, −79, −74, −57, −58, −57, −49, −59, −73 → −65.9
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: 1 · 2017→2018: 5 · 2018→2019: 17 · 2019→2022: 1 · 2022→2023: 1 · 2023→2024: 8 · 2024→2025: 10 · 2025→2026: 14 → 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 −48.1, lower limit −83.7.

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.