Benjamin Foxen 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.

3rd The average 3rd grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2428 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader meets the grade 4 bar. 2507 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2502 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 24 points under the grade 6 bar. 2507 vs. 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores just under the grade 6 bar. 2525 vs. 2531. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores 12 points under the grade 7 bar. 2540 vs. 2552. The 8th-grade bar is 2567.

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.

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	84,477	2420.7	− 2432	−11.3	× 20 / 95	−2.4
4	84,480	2439.5	− 2473	−33.5	× 23 / 95	−8.1
5	84,481	2459.0	− 2502	−43	× 14 / 95	−6.3
6	84,484	2481.7	− 2531	−49.3	× 11 / 95	−5.7
7	84,485	2546.2	− 2552	−5.8	× 15 / 95	−0.9
8	84,488	2536.2	− 2567	−30.8	× 12 / 95	−3.9
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	78,285	2468.7	− 2432	36.7	× 16 / 102	5.8
4	78,287	2463.5	− 2473	−9.5	× 22 / 102	−2
5	78,288	2464.3	− 2502	−37.7	× 23 / 102	−8.5
6	78,290	2500.7	− 2531	−30.3	× 22 / 102	−6.5
8	78,295	2553.7	− 2567	−13.3	× 19 / 102	−2.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−14

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	80,442	2465.3	− 2432	33.3	× 20 / 122	5.5
4	80,443	2501.3	− 2473	28.3	× 17 / 122	3.9
5	80,445	2509.2	− 2502	7.2	× 24 / 122	1.4
6	80,447	2519.0	− 2531	−12	× 26 / 122	−2.6
7	80,450	2547.6	− 2552	−4.4	× 24 / 122	−0.9
8	80,452	2580.5	− 2567	13.5	× 11 / 122	1.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						9

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	80,598	2423.0	− 2432	−9	× 21 / 137	−1.4
4	80,601	2490.3	− 2473	17.3	× 23 / 137	2.9
5	80,602	2510.5	− 2502	8.5	× 20 / 137	1.2
6	80,605	2546.0	− 2531	15	× 25 / 137	2.7
7	80,606	2546.0	− 2552	−6	× 21 / 137	−0.9
8	80,609	2554.1	− 2567	−12.9	× 27 / 137	−2.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						2

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	81,111	2444.7	− 2432	12.7	× 20 / 128	2
4	81,112	2459.2	− 2473	−13.8	× 24 / 128	−2.6
5	81,113	2534.0	− 2502	32	× 23 / 128	5.8
6	81,114	2555.2	− 2531	24.2	× 19 / 128	3.6
7	81,115	2586.7	− 2552	34.7	× 24 / 128	6.5
8	81,116	2543.1	− 2567	−23.9	× 18 / 128	−3.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						12

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	81,324	2454.5	− 2432	22.5	× 22 / 119	4.2
4	81,325	2495.4	− 2473	22.4	× 23 / 119	4.3
5	81,326	2505.0	− 2502	3	× 20 / 119	0.5
6	81,327	2546.3	− 2531	15.3	× 16 / 119	2.1
7	81,328	2592.0	− 2552	40	× 22 / 119	7.4
8	81,329	2607.4	− 2567	40.4	× 16 / 119	5.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						24

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	81,286	2426.8	− 2432	−5.2	× 21 / 131	−0.8
4	81,287	2489.4	− 2473	16.4	× 22 / 131	2.8
5	81,288	2511.9	− 2502	9.9	× 23 / 131	1.7
6	81,289	2526.9	− 2531	−4.1	× 22 / 131	−0.7
7	81,290	2551.5	− 2552	−0.5	× 17 / 131	−0.1
8	81,291	2584.1	− 2567	17.1	× 26 / 131	3.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						6

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	81,298	2464.9	− 2432	32.9	× 20 / 139	4.7
4	81,299	2466.4	− 2473	−6.6	× 23 / 139	−1.1
5	81,300	2505.8	− 2502	3.8	× 22 / 139	0.6
6	81,301	2521.6	− 2531	−9.4	× 28 / 139	−1.9
7	81,302	2511.1	− 2552	−40.9	× 25 / 139	−7.4
8	81,303	2565.3	− 2567	−1.7	× 21 / 139	−0.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−5

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	80,966	2431.4	− 2432	−0.6	× 25 / 138	−0.1
4	80,967	2496.7	− 2473	23.7	× 20 / 138	3.4
5	80,968	2476.3	− 2502	−25.7	× 24 / 138	−4.5
6	80,969	2511.5	− 2531	−19.5	× 24 / 138	−3.4
7	80,970	2558.4	− 2552	6.4	× 23 / 138	1.1
8	80,971	2511.8	− 2567	−55.2	× 22 / 138	−8.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−12

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	80,888	2428.2	− 2432	−3.8	× 20 / 145	−0.5
4	80,889	2506.6	− 2473	33.6	× 25 / 145	5.8
5	80,890	2502.1	− 2502	0.1	× 24 / 145	0
6	80,891	2507.1	− 2531	−23.9	× 26 / 145	−4.3
7	80,892	2525.4	− 2552	−26.6	× 26 / 145	−4.8
8	80,893	2540.0	− 2567	−27	× 24 / 145	−4.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−8

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −27, −14, 9, 2, 12, 24, 6, −5, −12, −8 → −1.3
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 13 · 2016→2017: 23 · 2017→2018: 7 · 2018→2019: 10 · 2019→2022: 12 · 2022→2023: 18 · 2023→2024: 11 · 2024→2025: 7 · 2025→2026: 4 → average 11.7
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 11.7 × 2.66 = 31.1. Upper limit 29.8, lower limit −32.4.

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.