North 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, 227 of the 536 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 74 points under the grade 3 bar. 2358 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 59 points under the grade 3 bar. 2373 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 26 points under the grade 4 bar. 2447 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 40 points under the grade 4 bar. 2433 vs. 2473. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2472 vs. 2473. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2497 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 22 students 47 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 30 students 23 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 37 students Just under the grade 5 bar. 6th 63 students Just under the grade 4 bar. 7th 80 students 26 points under the grade 6 bar. 8th 77 students 21 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 35 students 91 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 35 students 90 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 26 students 53 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 51 students 47 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 44 students 21 points under the grade 3 bar. 8th 36 students Just 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	81,271	2341.9	− 2432	−90.1	× 63 / 378	−15
4	81,273	2408.8	− 2473	−64.2	× 75 / 378	−12.7
5	81,275	2422.1	− 2502	−79.9	× 85 / 378	−18
7	81,279	2457.3	− 2552	−94.7	× 57 / 378	−14.3
8	81,281	2508.3	− 2567	−58.7	× 98 / 378	−15.2
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	75,332	2375.4	− 2432	−56.6	× 86 / 534	−9.1
4	75,335	2402.6	− 2473	−70.4	× 74 / 534	−9.8
5	75,336	2443.5	− 2502	−58.5	× 79 / 534	−8.7
6	75,338	2475.8	− 2531	−55.2	× 93 / 534	−9.6
7	75,340	2502.0	− 2552	−50	× 100 / 534	−9.4
8	75,343	2521.6	− 2567	−45.4	× 102 / 534	−8.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−55

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,348	2363.0	− 2432	−69	× 76 / 508	−10.3
4	77,349	2407.8	− 2473	−65.2	× 85 / 508	−10.9
5	77,351	2424.2	− 2502	−77.8	× 77 / 508	−11.8
6	77,354	2471.0	− 2531	−60	× 81 / 508	−9.6
7	77,356	2523.1	− 2552	−28.9	× 86 / 508	−4.9
8	77,358	2518.4	− 2567	−48.6	× 103 / 508	−9.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−57

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,530	2365.3	− 2432	−66.7	× 77 / 510	−10.1
4	77,533	2420.4	− 2473	−52.6	× 80 / 510	−8.3
5	77,534	2462.7	− 2502	−39.3	× 83 / 510	−6.4
6	77,537	2477.3	− 2531	−53.7	× 102 / 510	−10.7
7	77,538	2516.9	− 2552	−35.1	× 78 / 510	−5.4
8	77,541	2530.7	− 2567	−36.3	× 90 / 510	−6.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−47

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	78,046	2402.1	− 2432	−29.9	× 76 / 531	−4.3
4	78,047	2377.9	− 2473	−95.1	× 76 / 531	−13.6
5	78,048	2455.2	− 2502	−46.8	× 73 / 531	−6.4
6	78,049	2467.7	− 2531	−63.3	× 119 / 531	−14.2
7	78,050	2506.8	− 2552	−45.2	× 105 / 531	−8.9
8	78,051	2516.3	− 2567	−50.7	× 82 / 531	−7.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−55

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,579	2333.7	− 2432	−98.3	× 75 / 539	−13.7
4	76,580	2398.0	− 2473	−75	× 59 / 539	−8.2
5	76,581	2424.8	− 2502	−77.2	× 69 / 539	−9.9
6	76,582	2472.5	− 2531	−58.5	× 111 / 539	−12
7	76,583	2485.6	− 2552	−66.4	× 106 / 539	−13.1
8	76,584	2489.5	− 2567	−77.5	× 119 / 539	−17.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−74

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	78,192	2352.4	− 2432	−79.6	× 71 / 586	−9.6
4	78,193	2387.6	− 2473	−85.4	× 84 / 586	−12.2
5	78,194	2412.4	− 2502	−89.6	× 64 / 586	−9.8
6	78,195	2447.0	− 2531	−84	× 123 / 586	−17.6
7	78,196	2489.2	− 2552	−62.8	× 123 / 586	−13.2
8	78,197	2482.3	− 2567	−84.7	× 121 / 586	−17.5
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	78,184	2345.4	− 2432	−86.6	× 61 / 568	−9.3
4	78,185	2386.9	− 2473	−86.1	× 73 / 568	−11.1
5	78,186	2417.3	− 2502	−84.7	× 76 / 568	−11.3
6	78,187	2441.2	− 2531	−89.8	× 117 / 568	−18.5
7	78,188	2471.3	− 2552	−80.7	× 120 / 568	−17
8	78,189	2505.6	− 2567	−61.4	× 121 / 568	−13.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−80

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	78,200	2372.4	− 2432	−59.6	× 55 / 520	−6.3
4	78,201	2372.4	− 2473	−100.6	× 59 / 520	−11.4
5	78,202	2420.6	− 2502	−81.4	× 74 / 520	−11.6
6	78,203	2433.7	− 2531	−97.3	× 113 / 520	−21.1
7	78,204	2474.7	− 2552	−77.3	× 104 / 520	−15.5
8	78,205	2493.9	− 2567	−73.1	× 115 / 520	−16.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−82

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,868	2365.1	− 2432	−66.9	× 65 / 518	−8.4
4	77,869	2391.2	− 2473	−81.8	× 62 / 518	−9.8
5	77,870	2400.5	− 2502	−101.5	× 62 / 518	−12.1
6	77,871	2437.9	− 2531	−93.1	× 118 / 518	−21.2
7	77,872	2467.0	− 2552	−85	× 110 / 518	−18.1
8	77,873	2507.7	− 2567	−59.3	× 101 / 518	−11.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−81

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,768	2357.9	− 2432	−74.1	× 57 / 536	−7.9
4	77,769	2372.9	− 2473	−100.1	× 65 / 536	−12.1
5	77,770	2446.7	− 2502	−55.3	× 63 / 536	−6.5
6	77,771	2433.2	− 2531	−97.8	× 114 / 536	−20.8
7	77,772	2471.8	− 2552	−80.2	× 124 / 536	−18.6
8	77,773	2497.0	− 2567	−70	× 113 / 536	−14.8
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. −75, −55, −57, −47, −55, −74, −80, −80, −82, −81, −81 → −69.7
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 20 · 2016→2017: 2 · 2017→2018: 10 · 2018→2019: 8 · 2019→2021: 19 · 2021→2022: 6 · 2022→2023: 0 · 2023→2024: 2 · 2024→2025: 1 · 2025→2026: 0 → average 6.8
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 6.8 × 2.66 = 18.1. Upper limit −51.6, lower limit −87.8.

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.