Rice (William) 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, 256 of the 478 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 90 points under the grade 3 bar. 2342 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 45 points under the grade 3 bar. 2388 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 31 points under the grade 3 bar. 2401 vs. 2432. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2468 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 48 students 46 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 45 students 36 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 54 students 33 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 75 students 10 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 3rd 71 students 121 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 74 students 75 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 62 students 66 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 49 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	84,624	2360.0	− 2432	−72	× 118 / 510	−16.7
4	84,625	2407.1	− 2473	−65.9	× 129 / 510	−16.7
5	84,628	2440.4	− 2502	−61.6	× 135 / 510	−16.3
6	84,630	2482.6	− 2531	−48.4	× 128 / 510	−12.1
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	78,441	2364.5	− 2432	−67.5	× 127 / 500	−17.1
4	78,443	2431.8	− 2473	−41.2	× 112 / 500	−9.2
5	78,444	2465.6	− 2502	−36.4	× 125 / 500	−9.1
6	78,447	2478.6	− 2531	−52.4	× 136 / 500	−14.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−50

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	80,597	2353.8	− 2432	−78.2	× 111 / 469	−18.5
4	80,600	2433.0	− 2473	−40	× 123 / 469	−10.5
5	80,601	2468.0	− 2502	−34	× 107 / 469	−7.8
6	80,603	2473.4	− 2531	−57.6	× 128 / 469	−15.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−52

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	80,754	2394.9	− 2432	−37.1	× 115 / 460	−9.3
4	80,757	2422.4	− 2473	−50.6	× 116 / 460	−12.8
5	80,758	2466.4	− 2502	−35.6	× 127 / 460	−9.8
6	80,761	2533.1	− 2531	2.1	× 102 / 460	0.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−31

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	81,273	2377.7	− 2432	−54.3	× 138 / 504	−14.9
4	81,274	2431.6	− 2473	−41.4	× 110 / 504	−9
5	81,275	2467.4	− 2502	−34.6	× 126 / 504	−8.7
6	81,276	2522.5	− 2531	−8.5	× 130 / 504	−2.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−35

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	81,494	2330.2	− 2432	−101.8	× 121 / 491	−25.1
4	81,495	2379.6	− 2473	−93.4	× 119 / 491	−22.6
5	81,496	2418.4	− 2502	−83.6	× 127 / 491	−21.6
6	81,497	2471.0	− 2531	−60	× 124 / 491	−15.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−85

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	81,456	2324.7	− 2432	−107.3	× 136 / 514	−28.4
4	81,457	2384.4	− 2473	−88.6	× 124 / 514	−21.4
5	81,458	2434.0	− 2502	−68	× 124 / 514	−16.4
6	81,459	2483.4	− 2531	−47.6	× 130 / 514	−12
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−78

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	81,468	2323.5	− 2432	−108.5	× 114 / 478	−25.9
4	81,469	2383.8	− 2473	−89.2	× 130 / 478	−24.3
5	81,470	2440.0	− 2502	−62	× 115 / 478	−14.9
6	81,471	2464.5	− 2531	−66.5	× 119 / 478	−16.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−82

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	81,136	2354.6	− 2432	−77.4	× 117 / 458	−19.8
4	81,137	2377.1	− 2473	−95.9	× 108 / 458	−22.6
5	81,138	2412.6	− 2502	−89.4	× 116 / 458	−22.6
6	81,139	2463.0	− 2531	−68	× 117 / 458	−17.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−82

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	81,062	2341.6	− 2432	−90.4	× 119 / 478	−22.5
4	81,063	2387.5	− 2473	−85.5	× 119 / 478	−21.3
5	81,064	2400.8	− 2502	−101.2	× 116 / 478	−24.6
6	81,065	2467.8	− 2531	−63.2	× 124 / 478	−16.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−85

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −62, −50, −52, −31, −35, −85, −78, −82, −82, −85 → −64.2
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 12 · 2016→2017: 2 · 2017→2018: 21 · 2018→2019: 4 · 2019→2022: 50 · 2022→2023: 7 · 2023→2024: 4 · 2024→2025: 0 · 2025→2026: 3 → average 11.4
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 11.4 × 2.66 = 30.3. Upper limit −33.9, lower limit −94.5.

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.