Pulliam 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 77 points under the grade 3 bar. 2355 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 46 points under the grade 3 bar. 2386 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 39 points under the grade 4 bar. 2434 vs. 2473. 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 19 points under the grade 4 bar. 2454 vs. 2473. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores 23 points under the grade 5 bar. 2479 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 52 students 74 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 46 students 33 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 35 students 37 points under the grade 4 bar. 8th 41 students 28 points under the grade 6 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 3rd 11 students 90 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 14 students 87 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 16 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 8th 12 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	80,923	2346.1	− 2432	−85.9	× 95 / 407	−20.1
4	80,925	2387.8	− 2473	−85.2	× 64 / 407	−13.4
5	80,927	2448.6	− 2502	−53.4	× 65 / 407	−8.5
6	80,929	2480.9	− 2531	−50.1	× 57 / 407	−7
7	80,931	2500.9	− 2552	−51.1	× 62 / 407	−7.8
8	80,933	2502.5	− 2567	−64.5	× 64 / 407	−10.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−67

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	75,024	2365.6	− 2432	−66.4	× 82 / 419	−13
4	75,027	2380.0	− 2473	−93	× 92 / 419	−20.4
5	75,029	2438.7	− 2502	−63.3	× 63 / 419	−9.5
6	75,031	2467.7	− 2531	−63.3	× 66 / 419	−10
7	75,033	2491.6	− 2552	−60.4	× 60 / 419	−8.6
8	75,034	2527.6	− 2567	−39.4	× 56 / 419	−5.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−67

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,033	2348.8	− 2432	−83.2	× 87 / 437	−16.6
4	77,036	2373.6	− 2473	−99.4	× 73 / 437	−16.6
5	77,037	2408.6	− 2502	−93.4	× 88 / 437	−18.8
6	77,039	2475.5	− 2531	−55.5	× 65 / 437	−8.3
7	77,041	2471.1	− 2552	−80.9	× 64 / 437	−11.8
8	77,044	2499.9	− 2567	−67.1	× 60 / 437	−9.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−81

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,223	2337.3	− 2432	−94.7	× 80 / 442	−17.1
4	77,224	2387.1	− 2473	−85.9	× 92 / 442	−17.9
5	77,226	2410.5	− 2502	−91.5	× 63 / 442	−13
6	77,229	2446.4	− 2531	−84.6	× 85 / 442	−16.3
7	77,230	2498.7	− 2552	−53.3	× 62 / 442	−7.5
8	77,233	2478.4	− 2567	−88.6	× 60 / 442	−12
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−84

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,738	2338.4	− 2432	−93.6	× 92 / 441	−19.5
4	77,739	2370.7	− 2473	−102.3	× 72 / 441	−16.7
5	77,740	2436.2	− 2502	−65.8	× 82 / 441	−12.2
6	77,741	2451.9	− 2531	−79.1	× 59 / 441	−10.6
7	77,742	2465.3	− 2552	−86.7	× 75 / 441	−14.7
8	77,743	2529.0	− 2567	−38	× 61 / 441	−5.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−79

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,888	2348.5	− 2432	−83.5	× 87 / 382	−19
4	77,889	2376.6	− 2473	−96.4	× 65 / 382	−16.4
5	77,890	2392.4	− 2502	−109.6	× 59 / 382	−16.9
6	77,891	2449.8	− 2531	−81.2	× 55 / 382	−11.7
7	77,892	2473.4	− 2552	−78.6	× 50 / 382	−10.3
8	77,893	2504.2	− 2567	−62.8	× 66 / 382	−10.9
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	77,880	2345.4	− 2432	−86.6	× 71 / 379	−16.2
4	77,881	2376.7	− 2473	−96.3	× 80 / 379	−20.3
5	77,882	2425.1	− 2502	−76.9	× 62 / 379	−12.6
6	77,883	2426.2	− 2531	−104.8	× 58 / 379	−16
7	77,884	2478.4	− 2552	−73.6	× 55 / 379	−10.7
8	77,885	2514.4	− 2567	−52.6	× 53 / 379	−7.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−83

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,898	2347.4	− 2432	−84.6	× 55 / 350	−13.3
4	77,899	2357.3	− 2473	−115.7	× 58 / 350	−19.2
5	77,900	2392.9	− 2502	−109.1	× 69 / 350	−21.5
6	77,901	2448.7	− 2531	−82.3	× 60 / 350	−14.1
7	77,902	2455.3	− 2552	−96.7	× 54 / 350	−14.9
8	77,903	2479.9	− 2567	−87.1	× 54 / 350	−13.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−96

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,560	2332.6	− 2432	−99.4	× 64 / 344	−18.5
4	77,561	2382.5	− 2473	−90.5	× 52 / 344	−13.7
5	77,562	2422.5	− 2502	−79.5	× 52 / 344	−12
6	77,563	2439.1	− 2531	−91.9	× 65 / 344	−17.4
7	77,564	2475.6	− 2552	−76.4	× 55 / 344	−12.2
8	77,565	2481.5	− 2567	−85.5	× 56 / 344	−13.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−88

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,468	2355.3	− 2432	−76.7	× 63 / 340	−14.2
4	77,469	2386.1	− 2473	−86.9	× 60 / 340	−15.3
5	77,470	2434.2	− 2502	−67.8	× 51 / 340	−10.2
6	77,471	2444.6	− 2531	−86.4	× 52 / 340	−13.2
7	77,472	2454.3	− 2552	−97.7	× 61 / 340	−17.5
8	77,473	2478.8	− 2567	−88.2	× 53 / 340	−13.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−84

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −67, −67, −81, −84, −79, −85, −83, −96, −88, −84 → −81.4
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: 14 · 2017→2018: 3 · 2018→2019: 5 · 2019→2022: 6 · 2022→2023: 2 · 2023→2024: 13 · 2024→2025: 8 · 2025→2026: 4 → average 6.1
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 6.1 × 2.66 = 16.2. Upper limit −65.2, lower limit −97.6.

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.