Lillian Larsen 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, 108 of the 274 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 50 points under the grade 3 bar. 2382 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 28 points under the grade 3 bar. 2404 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 18 points under the grade 4 bar. 2455 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 12 points under the grade 5 bar. 2490 vs. 2502. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores 19 points under the grade 5 bar. 2483 vs. 2502. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores just under the grade 7 bar. 2551 vs. 2552. 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 27 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 4th 19 students 11 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 16 students Just under the grade 5 bar. 6th 36 students Meets the grade 6 bar. 7th 31 students 25 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 25 students 99 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 20 students 83 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 20 students 14 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 18 students 55 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 16 students 35 points 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	82,068	2358.5	− 2432	−73.5	× 44 / 215	−15
4	82,071	2423.8	− 2473	−49.2	× 40 / 215	−9.2
5	82,072	2458.9	− 2502	−43.1	× 40 / 215	−8
6	82,075	2491.1	− 2531	−39.9	× 36 / 215	−6.7
7	82,076	2490.4	− 2552	−61.6	× 28 / 215	−8
8	82,079	2550.6	− 2567	−16.4	× 27 / 215	−2.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−49

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	76,114	2375.2	− 2432	−56.8	× 37 / 219	−9.6
4	76,117	2420.0	− 2473	−53	× 42 / 219	−10.2
5	76,118	2468.3	− 2502	−33.7	× 36 / 219	−5.5
6	76,120	2486.3	− 2531	−44.7	× 37 / 219	−7.6
7	76,122	2519.0	− 2552	−33	× 37 / 219	−5.6
8	76,125	2534.2	− 2567	−32.8	× 30 / 219	−4.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−43

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	78,151	2359.5	− 2432	−72.5	× 36 / 216	−12.1
4	78,154	2437.7	− 2473	−35.3	× 35 / 216	−5.7
5	78,156	2447.2	− 2502	−54.8	× 39 / 216	−9.9
6	78,158	2480.3	− 2531	−50.7	× 38 / 216	−8.9
7	78,160	2536.9	− 2552	−15.1	× 35 / 216	−2.4
8	78,162	2562.9	− 2567	−4.1	× 33 / 216	−0.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−40

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	78,306	2385.7	− 2432	−46.3	× 33 / 225	−6.8
4	78,309	2427.6	− 2473	−45.4	× 40 / 225	−8.1
5	78,310	2426.1	− 2502	−75.9	× 36 / 225	−12.1
6	78,313	2455.1	− 2531	−75.9	× 37 / 225	−12.5
7	78,314	2507.7	− 2552	−44.3	× 42 / 225	−8.3
8	78,317	2542.8	− 2567	−24.2	× 37 / 225	−4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−52

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	78,832	2390.9	− 2432	−41.1	× 37 / 231	−6.6
4	78,833	2451.8	− 2473	−21.2	× 35 / 231	−3.2
5	78,834	2446.9	− 2502	−55.1	× 37 / 231	−8.8
6	78,835	2456.3	− 2531	−74.7	× 45 / 231	−14.6
7	78,836	2507.9	− 2552	−44.1	× 38 / 231	−7.3
8	78,837	2512.2	− 2567	−54.8	× 39 / 231	−9.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−50

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	79,086	2365.5	− 2432	−66.5	× 49 / 248	−13.1
4	79,087	2466.1	− 2473	−6.9	× 46 / 248	−1.3
5	79,088	2424.0	− 2502	−78	× 45 / 248	−14.2
6	79,089	2467.3	− 2531	−63.7	× 43 / 248	−11
7	79,090	2538.6	− 2552	−13.4	× 30 / 248	−1.6
8	79,091	2541.7	− 2567	−25.3	× 35 / 248	−3.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−45

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	79,068	2397.7	− 2432	−34.3	× 39 / 258	−5.2
4	79,069	2404.1	− 2473	−68.9	× 54 / 258	−14.4
5	79,070	2466.8	− 2502	−35.2	× 46 / 258	−6.3
6	79,071	2503.6	− 2531	−27.4	× 45 / 258	−4.8
7	79,072	2526.8	− 2552	−25.2	× 44 / 258	−4.3
8	79,073	2543.5	− 2567	−23.5	× 30 / 258	−2.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−38

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	79,094	2384.4	− 2432	−47.6	× 39 / 256	−7.3
4	79,095	2431.7	− 2473	−41.3	× 38 / 256	−6.1
5	79,096	2439.1	− 2502	−62.9	× 48 / 256	−11.8
6	79,097	2444.6	− 2531	−86.4	× 42 / 256	−14.2
7	79,098	2525.0	− 2552	−27	× 43 / 256	−4.5
8	79,099	2538.3	− 2567	−28.7	× 46 / 256	−5.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−49

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	78,772	2394.5	− 2432	−37.5	× 33 / 246	−5
4	78,773	2431.6	− 2473	−41.4	× 37 / 246	−6.2
5	78,774	2475.9	− 2502	−26.1	× 43 / 246	−4.6
6	78,775	2470.8	− 2531	−60.2	× 51 / 246	−12.5
7	78,776	2527.9	− 2552	−24.1	× 41 / 246	−4
8	78,777	2566.0	− 2567	−1	× 41 / 246	−0.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−32

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	78,692	2381.8	− 2432	−50.2	× 52 / 274	−9.5
4	78,693	2404.3	− 2473	−68.7	× 39 / 274	−9.8
5	78,694	2455.0	− 2502	−47	× 36 / 274	−6.2
6	78,695	2490.0	− 2531	−41	× 54 / 274	−8.1
7	78,696	2482.7	− 2552	−69.3	× 47 / 274	−11.9
8	78,697	2551.3	− 2567	−15.7	× 46 / 274	−2.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−48

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −49, −43, −40, −52, −50, −45, −38, −49, −32, −48 → −44.6
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 6 · 2016→2017: 3 · 2017→2018: 12 · 2018→2019: 2 · 2019→2022: 5 · 2022→2023: 7 · 2023→2024: 11 · 2024→2025: 17 · 2025→2026: 16 → average 8.8
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 8.8 × 2.66 = 23.4. Upper limit −21.2, lower limit −68.

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.