Montezuma 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, 142 of the 397 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 69 points under the grade 3 bar. 2363 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 37 points under the grade 3 bar. 2395 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 45 points under the grade 3 bar. 2387 vs. 2432. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 26 points under the grade 4 bar. 2447 vs. 2473. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores just under the grade 6 bar. 2524 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 41 students 48 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 31 students 27 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 57 students 35 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 31 students 13 points under the grade 5 bar. 7th 43 students Meets the grade 7 bar. 8th 52 students 16 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 27 students 102 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 34 students 83 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 27 students 66 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 24 students 39 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 18 students 25 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	80,896	2331.1	− 2432	−100.9	× 96 / 461	−21
4	80,898	2361.3	− 2473	−111.7	× 83 / 461	−20.1
5	80,900	2398.3	− 2502	−103.7	× 83 / 461	−18.7
6	80,902	2461.8	− 2531	−69.2	× 69 / 461	−10.4
7	80,904	2473.7	− 2552	−78.3	× 66 / 461	−11.2
8	80,906	2502.8	− 2567	−64.2	× 64 / 461	−8.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−90

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	74,997	2361.3	− 2432	−70.7	× 94 / 464	−14.3
4	74,998	2382.4	− 2473	−90.6	× 83 / 464	−16.2
5	75,001	2427.4	− 2502	−74.6	× 85 / 464	−13.7
6	75,002	2463.4	− 2531	−67.6	× 72 / 464	−10.5
7	75,004	2485.0	− 2552	−67	× 69 / 464	−10
8	75,006	2499.0	− 2567	−68	× 61 / 464	−8.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−74

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,006	2370.8	− 2432	−61.2	× 88 / 466	−11.6
4	77,008	2384.2	− 2473	−88.8	× 96 / 466	−18.3
5	77,010	2425.1	− 2502	−76.9	× 70 / 466	−11.6
6	77,011	2448.2	− 2531	−82.8	× 78 / 466	−13.9
7	77,014	2475.4	− 2552	−76.6	× 65 / 466	−10.7
8	77,015	2505.4	− 2567	−61.6	× 69 / 466	−9.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−75

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,194	2371.3	− 2432	−60.7	× 84 / 457	−11.2
4	77,196	2411.9	− 2473	−61.1	× 74 / 457	−9.9
5	77,198	2427.1	− 2502	−74.9	× 92 / 457	−15.1
6	77,200	2463.9	− 2531	−67.1	× 69 / 457	−10.1
7	77,202	2467.2	− 2552	−84.8	× 72 / 457	−13.4
8	77,204	2475.8	− 2567	−91.2	× 66 / 457	−13.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−73

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,710	2389.1	− 2432	−42.9	× 79 / 450	−7.5
4	77,711	2388.9	− 2473	−84.1	× 82 / 450	−15.3
5	77,712	2453.8	− 2502	−48.2	× 68 / 450	−7.3
6	77,713	2486.7	− 2531	−44.3	× 86 / 450	−8.5
7	77,714	2507.9	− 2552	−44.1	× 67 / 450	−6.6
8	77,715	2496.4	− 2567	−70.6	× 68 / 450	−10.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−56

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,860	2376.4	− 2432	−55.6	× 72 / 406	−9.9
4	77,861	2411.5	− 2473	−61.5	× 69 / 406	−10.5
5	77,862	2411.3	− 2502	−90.7	× 66 / 406	−14.7
6	77,863	2470.9	− 2531	−60.1	× 71 / 406	−10.5
7	77,864	2498.0	− 2552	−54	× 66 / 406	−8.8
8	77,865	2516.6	− 2567	−50.4	× 62 / 406	−7.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−62

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,852	2370.9	− 2432	−61.1	× 71 / 388	−11.2
4	77,853	2422.5	− 2473	−50.5	× 62 / 388	−8.1
5	77,854	2438.5	− 2502	−63.5	× 65 / 388	−10.6
6	77,855	2455.9	− 2531	−75.1	× 62 / 388	−12
7	77,856	2521.9	− 2552	−30.1	× 66 / 388	−5.1
8	77,857	2524.0	− 2567	−43	× 62 / 388	−6.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−54

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,870	2344.5	− 2432	−87.5	× 97 / 422	−20.1
4	77,871	2353.9	− 2473	−119.1	× 68 / 422	−19.2
5	77,872	2416.7	− 2502	−85.3	× 66 / 422	−13.3
6	77,873	2463.5	− 2531	−67.5	× 63 / 422	−10.1
7	77,874	2508.7	− 2552	−43.3	× 60 / 422	−6.2
8	77,875	2554.3	− 2567	−12.7	× 68 / 422	−2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−71

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,532	2359.9	− 2432	−72.1	× 67 / 405	−11.9
4	77,533	2383.3	− 2473	−89.7	× 86 / 405	−19
5	77,534	2402.0	− 2502	−100	× 62 / 405	−15.3
6	77,535	2454.8	− 2531	−76.2	× 64 / 405	−12
7	77,536	2507.6	− 2552	−44.4	× 65 / 405	−7.1
8	77,537	2523.2	− 2567	−43.8	× 61 / 405	−6.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−72

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,440	2362.6	− 2432	−69.4	× 68 / 397	−11.9
4	77,441	2394.8	− 2473	−78.2	× 65 / 397	−12.8
5	77,442	2387.0	− 2502	−115	× 84 / 397	−24.3
6	77,443	2447.0	− 2531	−84	× 55 / 397	−11.6
7	77,444	2524.4	− 2552	−27.6	× 61 / 397	−4.2
8	77,445	2514.1	− 2567	−52.9	× 64 / 397	−8.5
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. −90, −74, −75, −73, −56, −62, −54, −71, −72, −73 → −70
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 16 · 2016→2017: 1 · 2017→2018: 2 · 2018→2019: 17 · 2019→2022: 6 · 2022→2023: 8 · 2023→2024: 17 · 2024→2025: 1 · 2025→2026: 1 → average 7.7
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 7.7 × 2.66 = 20.5. Upper limit −49.5, lower limit −90.5.

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.