Gladys Poet-Christian 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 meets the grade 3 bar. 2434 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 15 points under the grade 4 bar. 2458 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 28 points under the grade 5 bar. 2474 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 23 points under the grade 6 bar. 2508 vs. 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores just under the grade 6 bar. 2522 vs. 2531. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores 10 points under the grade 8 bar. 2557 vs. 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 33 students Meets the grade 3 bar. 4th 41 students Meets the grade 4 bar. 5th 44 students Just under the grade 5 bar. 6th 56 students Just under the grade 6 bar. 7th 53 students Just under the grade 7 bar. 8th 62 students Meets the grade 8 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 3rd 15 students 18 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 12 students 48 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 13 students 39 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 14 students 35 points under the grade 4 bar. 7th 17 students 28 points under the grade 4 bar. 8th 15 students Just under the grade 4 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	81,309	2419.5	− 2432	−12.5	× 60 / 434	−1.7
4	81,311	2420.2	− 2473	−52.8	× 68 / 434	−8.3
5	81,313	2486.2	− 2502	−15.8	× 80 / 434	−2.9
6	81,315	2481.3	− 2531	−49.7	× 76 / 434	−8.7
7	81,317	2537.8	− 2552	−14.2	× 77 / 434	−2.5
8	81,319	2551.8	− 2567	−15.2	× 73 / 434	−2.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−27

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	75,371	2414.1	− 2432	−17.9	× 58 / 422	−2.5
4	75,372	2466.1	− 2473	−6.9	× 64 / 422	−1
5	75,375	2459.0	− 2502	−43	× 76 / 422	−7.7
6	75,377	2519.3	− 2531	−11.7	× 78 / 422	−2.2
7	75,379	2525.7	− 2552	−26.3	× 72 / 422	−4.5
8	75,380	2566.2	− 2567	−0.8	× 74 / 422	−0.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−18

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,385	2425.5	− 2432	−6.5	× 52 / 386	−0.9
4	77,387	2454.8	− 2473	−18.2	× 62 / 386	−2.9
5	77,389	2491.8	− 2502	−10.2	× 67 / 386	−1.8
6	77,391	2502.1	− 2531	−28.9	× 67 / 386	−5
7	77,394	2553.9	− 2552	1.9	× 70 / 386	0.3
8	77,396	2549.9	− 2567	−17.1	× 68 / 386	−3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−13

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,568	2448.9	− 2432	16.9	× 54 / 383	2.4
4	77,571	2467.8	− 2473	−5.2	× 51 / 383	−0.7
5	77,572	2486.2	− 2502	−15.8	× 64 / 383	−2.6
6	77,574	2531.6	− 2531	0.6	× 71 / 383	0.1
7	77,576	2522.6	− 2552	−29.4	× 71 / 383	−5.5
8	77,578	2560.4	− 2567	−6.6	× 72 / 383	−1.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−8

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	78,084	2424.5	− 2432	−7.5	× 57 / 376	−1.1
4	78,085	2483.6	− 2473	10.6	× 61 / 376	1.7
5	78,086	2498.1	− 2502	−3.9	× 52 / 376	−0.5
6	78,087	2533.2	− 2531	2.2	× 66 / 376	0.4
7	78,088	2572.0	− 2552	20	× 74 / 376	3.9
8	78,089	2539.3	− 2567	−27.7	× 66 / 376	−4.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						0

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,617	2403.3	− 2432	−28.7	× 45 / 355	−3.6
4	76,618	2434.7	− 2473	−38.3	× 55 / 355	−5.9
5	76,619	2483.4	− 2502	−18.6	× 63 / 355	−3.3
6	76,620	2530.2	− 2531	−0.8	× 68 / 355	−0.2
7	76,621	2552.6	− 2552	0.6	× 54 / 355	0.1
8	76,622	2562.1	− 2567	−4.9	× 70 / 355	−1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−14

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	78,230	2396.5	− 2432	−35.5	× 47 / 389	−4.3
4	78,231	2456.6	− 2473	−16.4	× 53 / 389	−2.2
5	78,232	2482.0	− 2502	−20	× 62 / 389	−3.2
6	78,233	2478.4	− 2531	−52.6	× 80 / 389	−10.8
7	78,234	2498.5	− 2552	−53.5	× 81 / 389	−11.1
8	78,235	2532.5	− 2567	−34.5	× 66 / 389	−5.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−38

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	78,222	2394.7	− 2432	−37.3	× 46 / 384	−4.5
4	78,223	2454.5	− 2473	−18.5	× 49 / 384	−2.4
5	78,224	2502.6	− 2502	0.6	× 57 / 384	0.1
6	78,225	2476.0	− 2531	−55	× 69 / 384	−9.9
7	78,226	2507.2	− 2552	−44.8	× 79 / 384	−9.2
8	78,227	2494.8	− 2567	−72.2	× 84 / 384	−15.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−42

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	78,238	2402.6	− 2432	−29.4	× 46 / 377	−3.6
4	78,239	2458.7	− 2473	−14.3	× 49 / 377	−1.9
5	78,240	2469.3	− 2502	−32.7	× 61 / 377	−5.3
6	78,241	2509.9	− 2531	−21.1	× 65 / 377	−3.6
7	78,242	2509.1	− 2552	−42.9	× 76 / 377	−8.6
8	78,243	2523.2	− 2567	−43.8	× 80 / 377	−9.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−32

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,906	2439.5	− 2432	7.5	× 47 / 377	0.9
4	77,907	2461.5	− 2473	−11.5	× 51 / 377	−1.6
5	77,908	2496.2	− 2502	−5.8	× 54 / 377	−0.8
6	77,909	2497.8	− 2531	−33.2	× 72 / 377	−6.3
7	77,910	2526.8	− 2552	−25.2	× 74 / 377	−4.9
8	77,911	2553.2	− 2567	−13.8	× 79 / 377	−2.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−16

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,806	2434.4	− 2432	2.4	× 48 / 375	0.3
4	77,807	2457.8	− 2473	−15.2	× 53 / 375	−2.1
5	77,808	2474.4	− 2502	−27.6	× 57 / 375	−4.2
6	77,809	2507.8	− 2531	−23.2	× 70 / 375	−4.3
7	77,810	2521.8	− 2552	−30.2	× 70 / 375	−5.6
8	77,811	2557.3	− 2567	−9.7	× 77 / 375	−2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−18

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −27, −18, −13, −8, 0, −14, −38, −42, −32, −16, −18 → −20.5
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 9 · 2016→2017: 5 · 2017→2018: 5 · 2018→2019: 8 · 2019→2021: 14 · 2021→2022: 24 · 2022→2023: 4 · 2023→2024: 10 · 2024→2025: 16 · 2025→2026: 2 → average 9.7
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 9.7 × 2.66 = 25.8. Upper limit 5.3, lower limit −46.3.

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.