Oakley (Calvin C.) 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, 303 of the 482 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 79 points under the grade 3 bar. 2353 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2424 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 20 points under the grade 3 bar. 2412 vs. 2432. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2466 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 30 students 34 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 40 students 13 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 52 students 27 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 57 students 21 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 108 students 92 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 75 students 27 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 64 students 48 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 56 students 11 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	84,613	2357.9	− 2432	−74.1	× 114 / 507	−16.7
4	84,616	2368.0	− 2473	−105	× 151 / 507	−31.3
5	84,617	2439.3	− 2502	−62.7	× 130 / 507	−16.1
6	84,620	2453.7	− 2531	−77.3	× 112 / 507	−17.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−81

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	78,430	2365.7	− 2432	−66.3	× 143 / 544	−17.4
4	78,432	2404.0	− 2473	−69	× 118 / 544	−15
5	78,434	2415.5	− 2502	−86.5	× 152 / 544	−24.2
6	78,437	2477.0	− 2531	−54	× 131 / 544	−13
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−70

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	80,588	2341.3	− 2432	−90.7	× 114 / 526	−19.7
4	80,590	2411.9	− 2473	−61.1	× 139 / 526	−16.1
5	80,592	2431.6	− 2502	−70.4	× 121 / 526	−16.2
6	80,593	2456.2	− 2531	−74.8	× 152 / 526	−21.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−74

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	80,745	2343.3	− 2432	−88.7	× 140 / 514	−24.2
4	80,746	2403.1	− 2473	−69.9	× 114 / 514	−15.5
5	80,749	2428.3	− 2502	−73.7	× 136 / 514	−19.5
6	80,750	2473.4	− 2531	−57.6	× 124 / 514	−13.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−73

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	81,263	2363.7	− 2432	−68.3	× 136 / 526	−17.7
4	81,264	2391.6	− 2473	−81.4	× 150 / 526	−23.2
5	81,265	2420.3	− 2502	−81.7	× 106 / 526	−16.5
6	81,266	2482.3	− 2531	−48.7	× 134 / 526	−12.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−70

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	81,484	2323.2	− 2432	−108.8	× 101 / 470	−23.4
4	81,485	2394.4	− 2473	−78.6	× 125 / 470	−20.9
5	81,486	2424.8	− 2502	−77.2	× 123 / 470	−20.2
6	81,487	2480.7	− 2531	−50.3	× 121 / 470	−12.9
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	81,446	2327.6	− 2432	−104.4	× 104 / 454	−23.9
4	81,447	2380.1	− 2473	−92.9	× 101 / 454	−20.7
5	81,448	2428.7	− 2502	−73.3	× 122 / 454	−19.7
6	81,449	2452.9	− 2531	−78.1	× 127 / 454	−21.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−86

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	81,458	2332.6	− 2432	−99.4	× 119 / 440	−26.9
4	81,459	2426.5	− 2473	−46.5	× 102 / 440	−10.8
5	81,460	2403.6	− 2502	−98.4	× 95 / 440	−21.2
6	81,461	2459.5	− 2531	−71.5	× 124 / 440	−20.2
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	81,126	2343.3	− 2432	−88.7	× 106 / 427	−22
4	81,127	2409.7	− 2473	−63.3	× 112 / 427	−16.6
5	81,128	2417.9	− 2502	−84.1	× 110 / 427	−21.7
6	81,129	2441.5	− 2531	−89.5	× 99 / 427	−20.8
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	81,052	2352.7	− 2432	−79.3	× 138 / 482	−22.7
4	81,053	2423.9	− 2473	−49.1	× 115 / 482	−11.7
5	81,054	2411.9	− 2502	−90.1	× 116 / 482	−21.7
6	81,055	2465.7	− 2531	−65.3	× 113 / 482	−15.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−71

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −81, −70, −74, −73, −70, −77, −86, −79, −81, −71 → −76.2
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 11 · 2016→2017: 4 · 2017→2018: 1 · 2018→2019: 3 · 2019→2022: 7 · 2022→2023: 9 · 2023→2024: 7 · 2024→2025: 2 · 2025→2026: 10 → average 6
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 6 × 2.66 = 16. Upper limit −60.2, lower limit −92.2.

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.