Tunnell (Martin Luther) 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, 181 of the 468 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 44 points under the grade 3 bar. 2388 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 23 points under the grade 3 bar. 2409 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2429 vs. 2432. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 14 points under the grade 5 bar. 2488 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 59 students Meets the grade 3 bar. 4th 74 students 39 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 60 students 16 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 94 students 25 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 57 students 94 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 45 students 64 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 42 students 44 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 37 students 31 points under the grade 4 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	84,594	2367.6	− 2432	−64.4	× 125 / 480	−16.8
4	84,596	2402.4	− 2473	−70.6	× 128 / 480	−18.8
5	84,597	2416.1	− 2502	−85.9	× 133 / 480	−23.8
6	84,600	2473.0	− 2531	−58	× 94 / 480	−11.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−71

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	78,410	2380.0	− 2432	−52	× 125 / 516	−12.6
4	78,413	2420.1	− 2473	−52.9	× 121 / 516	−12.4
5	78,415	2447.0	− 2502	−55	× 135 / 516	−14.4
6	78,417	2492.5	− 2531	−38.5	× 135 / 516	−10.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−49

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	80,567	2375.3	− 2432	−56.7	× 110 / 489	−12.8
4	80,569	2412.7	− 2473	−60.3	× 117 / 489	−14.4
5	80,572	2443.1	− 2502	−58.9	× 126 / 489	−15.2
6	80,574	2493.9	− 2531	−37.1	× 136 / 489	−10.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−53

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	80,725	2405.1	− 2432	−26.9	× 93 / 445	−5.6
4	80,726	2423.3	− 2473	−49.7	× 103 / 445	−11.5
5	80,729	2449.4	− 2502	−52.6	× 118 / 445	−13.9
6	80,730	2507.0	− 2531	−24	× 131 / 445	−7.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−38

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	81,243	2420.5	− 2432	−11.5	× 116 / 445	−3
4	81,244	2444.3	− 2473	−28.7	× 95 / 445	−6.1
5	81,245	2469.6	− 2502	−32.4	× 115 / 445	−8.4
6	81,246	2508.1	− 2531	−22.9	× 119 / 445	−6.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−24

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	81,464	2387.2	− 2432	−44.8	× 104 / 451	−10.3
4	81,465	2420.7	− 2473	−52.3	× 109 / 451	−12.6
5	81,466	2463.2	− 2502	−38.8	× 112 / 451	−9.6
6	81,467	2496.8	− 2531	−34.2	× 126 / 451	−9.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−42

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	81,426	2394.0	− 2432	−38	× 123 / 464	−10.1
4	81,427	2396.0	− 2473	−77	× 117 / 464	−19.4
5	81,428	2466.4	− 2502	−35.6	× 109 / 464	−8.4
6	81,429	2480.2	− 2531	−50.8	× 115 / 464	−12.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−50

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	81,438	2380.5	− 2432	−51.5	× 100 / 458	−11.2
4	81,439	2390.1	− 2473	−82.9	× 132 / 458	−23.9
5	81,440	2417.6	− 2502	−84.4	× 114 / 458	−21
6	81,441	2484.8	− 2531	−46.2	× 112 / 458	−11.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−67

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	81,106	2390.6	− 2432	−41.4	× 116 / 468	−10.3
4	81,107	2396.0	− 2473	−77	× 98 / 468	−16.1
5	81,108	2437.0	− 2502	−65	× 135 / 468	−18.8
6	81,109	2451.5	− 2531	−79.5	× 119 / 468	−20.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−65

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	81,032	2388.0	− 2432	−44	× 116 / 468	−10.9
4	81,033	2409.3	− 2473	−63.7	× 119 / 468	−16.2
5	81,034	2428.7	− 2502	−73.3	× 102 / 468	−16
6	81,035	2487.6	− 2531	−43.4	× 131 / 468	−12.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−55

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −71, −49, −53, −38, −24, −42, −50, −67, −65, −55 → −51.4
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 22 · 2016→2017: 4 · 2017→2018: 15 · 2018→2019: 14 · 2019→2022: 18 · 2022→2023: 8 · 2023→2024: 17 · 2024→2025: 2 · 2025→2026: 10 → average 12.2
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 12.2 × 2.66 = 32.5. Upper limit −18.9, lower limit −83.9.

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.