Adam (William Laird) 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.

Many students here are still learning English, and this test is given in English. In 2026, 318 of the 468 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 86 points under the grade 3 bar. 2346 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 38 points under the grade 3 bar. 2394 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 12 points under the grade 3 bar. 2421 vs. 2432. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2470 vs. 2473. The 6th-grade bar is 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 3rd 32 students 15 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 17 students Just under the grade 4 bar. 5th 46 students Just under the grade 4 bar. 6th 55 students Just 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 95 students 110 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 73 students 55 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 82 students 41 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 68 students Just 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	84,541	2352.1	− 2432	−79.9	× 178 / 537	−26.5
4	84,544	2390.3	− 2473	−82.7	× 99 / 537	−15.2
5	84,545	2442.8	− 2502	−59.2	× 134 / 537	−14.8
6	84,548	2478.9	− 2531	−52.1	× 126 / 537	−12.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−69

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	78,358	2350.7	− 2432	−81.3	× 125 / 522	−19.5
4	78,360	2410.8	− 2473	−62.2	× 157 / 522	−18.7
5	78,362	2442.2	− 2502	−59.8	× 124 / 522	−14.2
6	78,365	2472.7	− 2531	−58.3	× 116 / 522	−13
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−65

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	80,515	2364.1	− 2432	−67.9	× 127 / 484	−17.8
4	80,517	2417.5	− 2473	−55.5	× 113 / 484	−13
5	80,519	2440.6	− 2502	−61.4	× 138 / 484	−17.5
6	80,521	2473.8	− 2531	−57.2	× 106 / 484	−12.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−61

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	80,673	2347.7	− 2432	−84.3	× 136 / 518	−22.1
4	80,674	2424.9	− 2473	−48.1	× 126 / 518	−11.7
5	80,677	2441.9	− 2502	−60.1	× 117 / 518	−13.6
6	80,678	2496.1	− 2531	−34.9	× 139 / 518	−9.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−57

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	81,191	2388.8	− 2432	−43.2	× 133 / 499	−11.5
4	81,192	2400.6	− 2473	−72.4	× 130 / 499	−18.9
5	81,193	2458.5	− 2502	−43.5	× 119 / 499	−10.4
6	81,194	2490.4	− 2531	−40.6	× 117 / 499	−9.5
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	81,412	2345.7	− 2432	−86.3	× 96 / 452	−18.3
4	81,413	2396.0	− 2473	−77	× 119 / 452	−20.3
5	81,414	2401.3	− 2502	−100.7	× 120 / 452	−26.7
6	81,415	2484.7	− 2531	−46.3	× 117 / 452	−12
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−77

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	81,374	2346.3	− 2432	−85.7	× 128 / 476	−23
4	81,375	2397.5	− 2473	−75.5	× 106 / 476	−16.8
5	81,376	2402.0	− 2502	−100	× 121 / 476	−25.4
6	81,377	2469.0	− 2531	−62	× 121 / 476	−15.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−81

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	81,386	2364.3	− 2432	−67.7	× 130 / 482	−18.3
4	81,387	2379.7	− 2473	−93.3	× 124 / 482	−24
5	81,388	2408.8	− 2502	−93.2	× 102 / 482	−19.7
6	81,389	2467.1	− 2531	−63.9	× 126 / 482	−16.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−79

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	81,054	2357.8	− 2432	−74.2	× 93 / 434	−15.9
4	81,055	2401.9	− 2473	−71.1	× 125 / 434	−20.5
5	81,056	2403.9	− 2502	−98.1	× 120 / 434	−27.1
6	81,057	2475.2	− 2531	−55.8	× 96 / 434	−12.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−76

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	80,980	2346.0	− 2432	−86	× 127 / 468	−23.3
4	80,981	2394.1	− 2473	−78.9	× 90 / 468	−15.2
5	80,982	2420.5	− 2502	−81.5	× 128 / 468	−22.3
6	80,983	2470.3	− 2531	−60.7	× 123 / 468	−16
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−77

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −69, −65, −61, −57, −50, −77, −81, −79, −76, −77 → −69.2
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 4 · 2016→2017: 4 · 2017→2018: 4 · 2018→2019: 7 · 2019→2022: 27 · 2022→2023: 4 · 2023→2024: 2 · 2024→2025: 3 · 2025→2026: 1 → average 6.2
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 6.2 × 2.66 = 16.5. Upper limit −52.7, lower limit −85.7.

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.