Battles (Washington) 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, 216 of the 365 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 51 points under the grade 3 bar. 2381 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 42 points under the grade 3 bar. 2390 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 40 points under the grade 4 bar. 2433 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 29 points under the grade 5 bar. 2473 vs. 2502. 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 22 students Meets the grade 3 bar. 4th 35 students 18 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 39 students Just under the grade 4 bar. 6th 53 students 22 points 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 75 students 70 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 62 students 56 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 47 students 32 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 32 students 19 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	84,644	2359.6	− 2432	−72.4	× 148 / 526	−20.4
4	84,645	2407.2	− 2473	−65.8	× 120 / 526	−15
5	84,648	2439.9	− 2502	−62.1	× 143 / 526	−16.9
6	84,649	2486.7	− 2531	−44.3	× 115 / 526	−9.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−62

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	78,460	2364.8	− 2432	−67.2	× 134 / 476	−18.9
4	78,463	2415.6	− 2473	−57.4	× 125 / 476	−15.1
5	78,464	2447.4	− 2502	−54.6	× 98 / 476	−11.2
6	78,467	2476.9	− 2531	−54.1	× 119 / 476	−13.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−59

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	80,618	2367.4	− 2432	−64.6	× 106 / 470	−14.6
4	80,620	2409.8	− 2473	−63.2	× 133 / 470	−17.9
5	80,621	2427.9	− 2502	−74.1	× 128 / 470	−20.2
6	80,624	2483.9	− 2531	−47.1	× 103 / 470	−10.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−63

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	80,775	2364.8	− 2432	−67.2	× 117 / 488	−16.1
4	80,776	2421.8	− 2473	−51.2	× 112 / 488	−11.8
5	80,779	2447.2	− 2502	−54.8	× 128 / 488	−14.4
6	80,780	2463.2	− 2531	−67.8	× 131 / 488	−18.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−60

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	81,293	2386.2	− 2432	−45.8	× 121 / 476	−11.6
4	81,294	2420.7	− 2473	−52.3	× 111 / 476	−12.2
5	81,295	2468.9	− 2502	−33.1	× 107 / 476	−7.4
6	81,296	2490.6	− 2531	−40.4	× 137 / 476	−11.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−43

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	81,514	2348.2	− 2432	−83.8	× 84 / 371	−19
4	81,515	2408.0	− 2473	−65	× 90 / 371	−15.8
5	81,516	2443.2	− 2502	−58.8	× 103 / 371	−16.3
6	81,517	2472.3	− 2531	−58.7	× 94 / 371	−14.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−66

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	81,476	2356.1	− 2432	−75.9	× 87 / 408	−16.2
4	81,477	2381.3	− 2473	−91.7	× 103 / 408	−23.1
5	81,478	2439.2	− 2502	−62.8	× 102 / 408	−15.7
6	81,479	2475.1	− 2531	−55.9	× 116 / 408	−15.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−71

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	81,488	2341.5	− 2432	−90.5	× 102 / 385	−24
4	81,489	2386.7	− 2473	−86.3	× 87 / 385	−19.5
5	81,490	2410.3	− 2502	−91.7	× 101 / 385	−24.1
6	81,491	2486.4	− 2531	−44.6	× 95 / 385	−11
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	81,156	2369.0	− 2432	−63	× 98 / 396	−15.6
4	81,157	2394.2	− 2473	−78.8	× 98 / 396	−19.5
5	81,158	2435.0	− 2502	−67	× 90 / 396	−15.2
6	81,159	2460.4	− 2531	−70.6	× 110 / 396	−19.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−70

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	81,082	2380.9	− 2432	−51.1	× 97 / 365	−13.6
4	81,083	2389.6	− 2473	−83.4	× 97 / 365	−22.2
5	81,084	2432.6	− 2502	−69.4	× 86 / 365	−16.4
6	81,085	2473.2	− 2531	−57.8	× 85 / 365	−13.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−66

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −62, −59, −63, −60, −43, −66, −71, −79, −70, −66 → −63.9
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 3 · 2016→2017: 4 · 2017→2018: 3 · 2018→2019: 17 · 2019→2022: 23 · 2022→2023: 5 · 2023→2024: 8 · 2024→2025: 9 · 2025→2026: 4 → average 8.4
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 8.4 × 2.66 = 22.3. Upper limit −41.6, lower limit −86.2.

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.