Miguelito 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 6.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 29 points under the grade 3 bar. 2403 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 19 points under the grade 3 bar. 2413 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 19 points under the grade 4 bar. 2454 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 11 points under the grade 6 bar. 2520 vs. 2531.

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 5th 66 students 28 points under 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 5th 15 students 63 points 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	85,153	2410.5	− 2432	−21.5	× 93 / 333	−6
4	85,156	2440.4	− 2473	−32.6	× 89 / 333	−8.7
5	85,157	2482.8	− 2502	−19.2	× 73 / 333	−4.2
6	85,160	2514.9	− 2531	−16.1	× 78 / 333	−3.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−23

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	78,981	2409.7	− 2432	−22.3	× 87 / 365	−5.3
4	78,983	2460.4	− 2473	−12.6	× 94 / 365	−3.2
5	78,984	2506.4	− 2502	4.4	× 103 / 365	1.2
6	78,986	2520.7	− 2531	−10.3	× 81 / 365	−2.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−10

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	81,137	2435.1	− 2432	3.1	× 80 / 337	0.7
4	81,139	2462.8	− 2473	−10.2	× 78 / 337	−2.4
5	81,141	2504.9	− 2502	2.9	× 83 / 337	0.7
6	81,143	2544.3	− 2531	13.3	× 96 / 337	3.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						3

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	81,287	2403.7	− 2432	−28.3	× 90 / 341	−7.5
4	81,288	2461.6	− 2473	−11.4	× 90 / 341	−3
5	81,290	2506.0	− 2502	4	× 80 / 341	0.9
6	81,292	2527.3	− 2531	−3.7	× 81 / 341	−0.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−10

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	81,815	2430.2	− 2432	−1.8	× 88 / 345	−0.5
4	81,816	2445.6	− 2473	−27.4	× 85 / 345	−6.8
5	81,817	2515.5	− 2502	13.5	× 86 / 345	3.4
6	81,818	2522.4	− 2531	−8.6	× 86 / 345	−2.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−6

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	82,036	2392.8	− 2432	−39.2	× 88 / 333	−10.4
4	82,037	2447.3	− 2473	−25.7	× 73 / 333	−5.6
5	82,038	2455.5	− 2502	−46.5	× 83 / 333	−11.6
6	82,039	2475.1	− 2531	−55.9	× 89 / 333	−14.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−43

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	81,996	2376.9	− 2432	−55.1	× 91 / 352	−14.2
4	81,997	2428.3	− 2473	−44.7	× 97 / 352	−12.3
5	81,998	2455.6	− 2502	−46.4	× 81 / 352	−10.7
6	81,999	2480.6	− 2531	−50.4	× 83 / 352	−11.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−49

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	82,008	2348.7	− 2432	−83.3	× 84 / 347	−20.2
4	82,009	2438.2	− 2473	−34.8	× 92 / 347	−9.2
5	82,010	2475.4	− 2502	−26.6	× 88 / 347	−6.7
6	82,011	2504.6	− 2531	−26.4	× 83 / 347	−6.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−42

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	81,680	2366.3	− 2432	−65.7	× 72 / 332	−14.2
4	81,681	2390.4	− 2473	−82.6	× 81 / 332	−20.2
5	81,682	2491.6	− 2502	−10.4	× 83 / 332	−2.6
6	81,683	2511.1	− 2531	−19.9	× 96 / 332	−5.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−43

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	81,602	2403.3	− 2432	−28.7	× 78 / 317	−7.1
4	81,603	2412.9	− 2473	−60.1	× 73 / 317	−13.8
5	81,604	2454.3	− 2502	−47.7	× 81 / 317	−12.2
6	81,605	2519.6	− 2531	−11.4	× 85 / 317	−3.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−36

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −23, −10, 3, −10, −6, −43, −49, −42, −43, −36 → −25.9
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: 13 · 2017→2018: 13 · 2018→2019: 4 · 2019→2022: 37 · 2022→2023: 6 · 2023→2024: 7 · 2024→2025: 1 · 2025→2026: 7 → average 11.2
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 11.2 × 2.66 = 29.8. Upper limit 3.9, lower limit −55.7.

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.