Taft 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, 87 of the 285 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 91 points under the grade 3 bar. 2341 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 56 points under the grade 3 bar. 2376 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 40 points under the grade 4 bar. 2434 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 27 points under the grade 4 bar. 2446 vs. 2473. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores 16 points under the grade 5 bar. 2486 vs. 2502. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2493 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 34 students 83 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 29 students 20 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 31 students 29 points under the grade 5 bar. 6th 37 students 18 points under the grade 5 bar. 7th 34 students 20 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 13 students 112 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 21 students 107 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 14 students 87 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 17 students 68 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 13 students 11 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	80,952	2310.0	− 2432	−122	× 58 / 257	−27.5
4	80,954	2359.2	− 2473	−113.8	× 39 / 257	−17.3
5	80,956	2410.6	− 2502	−91.4	× 43 / 257	−15.3
6	80,958	2456.3	− 2531	−74.7	× 38 / 257	−11
7	80,960	2479.7	− 2552	−72.3	× 46 / 257	−12.9
8	80,962	2527.0	− 2567	−40	× 33 / 257	−5.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−89

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	75,052	2315.3	− 2432	−116.7	× 43 / 256	−19.6
4	75,054	2354.7	− 2473	−118.3	× 46 / 256	−21.3
5	75,057	2398.1	− 2502	−103.9	× 45 / 256	−18.3
6	75,059	2468.5	− 2531	−62.5	× 38 / 256	−9.3
7	75,060	2494.4	− 2552	−57.6	× 39 / 256	−8.8
8	75,062	2501.7	− 2567	−65.3	× 45 / 256	−11.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−89

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,062	2330.8	− 2432	−101.2	× 51 / 256	−20.2
4	77,064	2368.6	− 2473	−104.4	× 36 / 256	−14.7
5	77,066	2409.3	− 2502	−92.7	× 45 / 256	−16.3
6	77,067	2431.0	− 2531	−100	× 41 / 256	−16
7	77,070	2470.7	− 2552	−81.3	× 44 / 256	−14
8	77,072	2492.7	− 2567	−74.3	× 39 / 256	−11.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−92

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,251	2342.9	− 2432	−89.1	× 75 / 295	−22.7
4	77,253	2380.7	− 2473	−92.3	× 58 / 295	−18.1
5	77,254	2413.6	− 2502	−88.4	× 34 / 295	−10.2
6	77,257	2427.0	− 2531	−104	× 53 / 295	−18.7
7	77,258	2470.1	− 2552	−81.9	× 37 / 295	−10.3
8	77,261	2488.4	− 2567	−78.6	× 38 / 295	−10.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−90

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,766	2358.5	− 2432	−73.5	× 53 / 277	−14.1
4	77,767	2369.2	− 2473	−103.8	× 53 / 277	−19.9
5	77,768	2429.6	− 2502	−72.4	× 54 / 277	−14.1
6	77,769	2486.4	− 2531	−44.6	× 33 / 277	−5.3
7	77,770	2446.1	− 2552	−105.9	× 48 / 277	−18.4
8	77,771	2487.8	− 2567	−79.2	× 36 / 277	−10.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−82

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,916	2362.8	− 2432	−69.2	× 44 / 337	−9
4	77,917	2388.3	− 2473	−84.7	× 52 / 337	−13.1
5	77,918	2427.2	− 2502	−74.8	× 58 / 337	−12.9
6	77,919	2465.8	− 2531	−65.2	× 58 / 337	−11.2
7	77,920	2459.0	− 2552	−93	× 55 / 337	−15.2
8	77,921	2476.2	− 2567	−90.8	× 70 / 337	−18.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−80

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,908	2350.9	− 2432	−81.1	× 47 / 320	−11.9
4	77,909	2408.2	− 2473	−64.8	× 47 / 320	−9.5
5	77,910	2410.5	− 2502	−91.5	× 53 / 320	−15.2
6	77,911	2457.9	− 2531	−73.1	× 57 / 320	−13
7	77,912	2462.3	− 2552	−89.7	× 61 / 320	−17.1
8	77,913	2457.5	− 2567	−109.5	× 55 / 320	−18.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−86

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,926	2348.4	− 2432	−83.6	× 47 / 318	−12.4
4	77,927	2378.9	− 2473	−94.1	× 54 / 318	−16
5	77,928	2416.7	− 2502	−85.3	× 52 / 318	−13.9
6	77,929	2459.5	− 2531	−71.5	× 49 / 318	−11
7	77,930	2456.4	− 2552	−95.6	× 59 / 318	−17.7
8	77,931	2477.1	− 2567	−89.9	× 57 / 318	−16.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−87

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,588	2345.1	− 2432	−86.9	× 49 / 304	−14
4	77,589	2391.8	− 2473	−81.2	× 48 / 304	−12.8
5	77,590	2419.2	− 2502	−82.8	× 54 / 304	−14.7
6	77,591	2459.3	− 2531	−71.7	× 51 / 304	−12
7	77,592	2489.2	− 2552	−62.8	× 43 / 304	−8.9
8	77,593	2474.2	− 2567	−92.8	× 59 / 304	−18
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−80

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,496	2341.2	− 2432	−90.8	× 47 / 285	−15
4	77,497	2375.6	− 2473	−97.4	× 50 / 285	−17.1
5	77,498	2433.5	− 2502	−68.5	× 45 / 285	−10.8
6	77,499	2446.1	− 2531	−84.9	× 54 / 285	−16.1
7	77,500	2486.0	− 2552	−66	× 47 / 285	−10.9
8	77,501	2492.6	− 2567	−74.4	× 42 / 285	−11
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−81

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −89, −89, −92, −90, −82, −80, −86, −87, −80, −81 → −85.6
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: 3 · 2017→2018: 2 · 2018→2019: 8 · 2019→2022: 2 · 2022→2023: 6 · 2023→2024: 1 · 2024→2025: 7 · 2025→2026: 1 → average 3.3
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 3.3 × 2.66 = 8.8. Upper limit −76.8, lower limit −94.4.

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.