Hoover 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, 262 of the 428 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 97 points under the grade 3 bar. 2335 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 75 points under the grade 3 bar. 2357 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 24 points under the grade 3 bar. 2408 vs. 2432. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2427 vs. 2432. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores 20 points under the grade 5 bar. 2482 vs. 2502. 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 23 students 42 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 19 students 44 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 23 students 17 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 27 students 23 points under the grade 6 bar. 7th 41 students Just under the grade 6 bar. 8th 33 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 45 students 125 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 50 students 87 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 41 students 51 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 45 students 54 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 36 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 8th 45 students 34 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	83,534	2337.3	− 2432	−94.7	× 99 / 522	−18
4	83,537	2391.0	− 2473	−82	× 93 / 522	−14.6
5	83,538	2439.4	− 2502	−62.6	× 82 / 522	−9.8
6	83,541	2487.8	− 2531	−43.2	× 83 / 522	−6.9
7	83,542	2513.3	− 2552	−38.7	× 91 / 522	−6.7
8	83,545	2532.9	− 2567	−34.1	× 74 / 522	−4.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−61

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	77,473	2362.7	− 2432	−69.3	× 73 / 501	−10.1
4	77,475	2384.1	− 2473	−88.9	× 92 / 501	−16.3
5	77,476	2448.4	− 2502	−53.6	× 91 / 501	−9.7
6	77,478	2500.7	− 2531	−30.3	× 73 / 501	−4.4
7	77,480	2551.2	− 2552	−0.8	× 84 / 501	−0.1
8	77,483	2533.4	− 2567	−33.6	× 88 / 501	−5.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−47

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	79,610	2358.1	− 2432	−73.9	× 81 / 474	−12.6
4	79,612	2396.3	− 2473	−76.7	× 73 / 474	−11.8
5	79,613	2438.7	− 2502	−63.3	× 93 / 474	−12.4
6	79,616	2479.3	− 2531	−51.7	× 74 / 474	−8.1
7	79,617	2546.3	− 2552	−5.7	× 72 / 474	−0.9
8	79,620	2558.2	− 2567	−8.8	× 81 / 474	−1.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−47

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	79,746	2406.5	− 2432	−25.5	× 74 / 386	−4.9
4	79,749	2422.0	− 2473	−51	× 79 / 386	−10.4
5	79,750	2456.5	− 2502	−45.5	× 70 / 386	−8.3
6	79,753	2468.3	− 2531	−62.7	× 92 / 386	−14.9
8	79,757	2548.0	− 2567	−19	× 71 / 386	−3.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−42

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	80,244	2368.4	− 2432	−63.6	× 62 / 435	−9.1
4	80,245	2408.5	− 2473	−64.5	× 69 / 435	−10.2
5	80,246	2467.6	− 2502	−34.4	× 77 / 435	−6.1
6	80,247	2462.2	− 2531	−68.8	× 61 / 435	−9.6
7	80,248	2477.5	− 2552	−74.5	× 88 / 435	−15.1
8	80,249	2542.0	− 2567	−25	× 78 / 435	−4.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−55

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	80,484	2351.2	− 2432	−80.8	× 81 / 445	−14.7
4	80,485	2367.8	− 2473	−105.2	× 73 / 445	−17.3
5	80,486	2435.2	− 2502	−66.8	× 75 / 445	−11.3
6	80,487	2470.8	− 2531	−60.2	× 60 / 445	−8.1
7	80,488	2486.7	− 2552	−65.3	× 76 / 445	−11.2
8	80,489	2535.1	− 2567	−31.9	× 80 / 445	−5.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−68

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	80,450	2337.5	− 2432	−94.5	× 72 / 404	−16.8
4	80,451	2367.7	− 2473	−105.3	× 76 / 404	−19.8
5	80,452	2415.9	− 2502	−86.1	× 77 / 404	−16.4
6	80,453	2474.5	− 2531	−56.5	× 62 / 404	−8.7
7	80,454	2485.2	− 2552	−66.8	× 57 / 404	−9.4
8	80,455	2533.3	− 2567	−33.7	× 60 / 404	−5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−76

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	80,468	2328.9	− 2432	−103.1	× 61 / 403	−15.6
4	80,469	2348.5	− 2473	−124.5	× 71 / 403	−21.9
5	80,470	2434.6	− 2502	−67.4	× 82 / 403	−13.7
6	80,471	2412.7	− 2531	−118.3	× 71 / 403	−20.8
7	80,472	2470.8	− 2552	−81.2	× 63 / 403	−12.7
8	80,473	2492.0	− 2567	−75	× 55 / 403	−10.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−95

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	80,126	2336.4	− 2432	−95.6	× 65 / 429	−14.5
4	80,127	2380.0	− 2473	−93	× 63 / 429	−13.7
5	80,128	2400.4	− 2502	−101.6	× 79 / 429	−18.7
6	80,129	2451.6	− 2531	−79.4	× 83 / 429	−15.4
7	80,130	2468.0	− 2552	−84	× 77 / 429	−15.1
8	80,131	2540.1	− 2567	−26.9	× 62 / 429	−3.9
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	80,040	2335.2	− 2432	−96.8	× 68 / 428	−15.4
4	80,041	2357.1	− 2473	−115.9	× 69 / 428	−18.7
5	80,042	2408.0	− 2502	−94	× 64 / 428	−14.1
6	80,043	2427.0	− 2531	−104	× 72 / 428	−17.5
7	80,044	2481.7	− 2552	−70.3	× 77 / 428	−12.6
8	80,045	2497.0	− 2567	−70	× 78 / 428	−12.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−91

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −61, −47, −47, −42, −55, −68, −76, −95, −81, −91 → −66.3
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 14 · 2016→2017: 0 · 2017→2018: 5 · 2018→2019: 13 · 2019→2022: 13 · 2022→2023: 8 · 2023→2024: 19 · 2024→2025: 14 · 2025→2026: 10 → average 10.7
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 10.7 × 2.66 = 28.5. Upper limit −37.8, lower limit −94.8.

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.