Henry Ford 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 5.

Many students here are still learning English, and this test is given in English. In 2026, 56 of the 186 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader meets the grade 3 bar. 2457 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 31 points under the grade 4 bar. 2442 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2515 vs. 2502.

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 49 students Meets the grade 3 bar. 4th 38 students Meets the grade 4 bar. 5th 43 students Meets the grade 5 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 22 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 21 students 96 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 20 students 28 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	83,527	2435.6	− 2432	3.6	× 52 / 163	1.1
4	83,528	2459.9	− 2473	−13.1	× 56 / 163	−4.5
5	83,531	2490.3	− 2502	−11.7	× 55 / 163	−3.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−7

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,464	2411.6	− 2432	−20.4	× 54 / 152	−7.2
4	77,467	2470.5	− 2473	−2.5	× 45 / 152	−0.7
5	77,468	2526.2	− 2502	24.2	× 53 / 152	8.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						0

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	79,601	2409.3	− 2432	−22.7	× 61 / 149	−9.3
4	79,604	2419.2	− 2473	−53.8	× 45 / 149	−16.2
5	79,606	2521.8	− 2502	19.8	× 43 / 149	5.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−20

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	79,739	2409.6	− 2432	−22.4	× 60 / 169	−8
4	79,740	2466.7	− 2473	−6.3	× 59 / 169	−2.2
5	79,743	2477.1	− 2502	−24.9	× 50 / 169	−7.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−18

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	80,236	2395.4	− 2432	−36.6	× 54 / 159	−12.4
4	80,237	2479.5	− 2473	6.5	× 54 / 159	2.2
5	80,238	2525.1	− 2502	23.1	× 51 / 159	7.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−3

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	80,476	2421.1	− 2432	−10.9	× 76 / 238	−3.5
4	80,477	2422.7	− 2473	−50.3	× 89 / 238	−18.8
5	80,478	2426.0	− 2502	−76	× 73 / 238	−23.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−46

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	80,442	2439.2	− 2432	7.2	× 61 / 227	1.9
4	80,443	2462.1	− 2473	−10.9	× 79 / 227	−3.8
5	80,444	2467.9	− 2502	−34.1	× 87 / 227	−13.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−15

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	80,460	2426.0	− 2432	−6	× 72 / 219	−2
4	80,461	2459.9	− 2473	−13.1	× 65 / 219	−3.9
5	80,462	2475.9	− 2502	−26.1	× 82 / 219	−9.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−16

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	80,118	2455.9	− 2432	23.9	× 56 / 193	6.9
4	80,119	2450.6	− 2473	−22.4	× 72 / 193	−8.4
5	80,120	2477.9	− 2502	−24.1	× 65 / 193	−8.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−10

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	80,032	2457.3	− 2432	25.3	× 64 / 186	8.7
4	80,033	2442.4	− 2473	−30.6	× 59 / 186	−9.7
5	80,034	2515.4	− 2502	13.4	× 63 / 186	4.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						4

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −7, 0, −20, −18, −3, −46, −15, −16, −10, 4 → −13.1
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 7 · 2016→2017: 20 · 2017→2018: 2 · 2018→2019: 15 · 2019→2022: 43 · 2022→2023: 31 · 2023→2024: 1 · 2024→2025: 6 · 2025→2026: 14 → average 15.4
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 15.4 × 2.66 = 41. Upper limit 27.9, lower limit −54.1.

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.