Jeanne R. Meadows 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, 109 of the 269 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 65 points under the grade 3 bar. 2367 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2429 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 23 points under the grade 4 bar. 2450 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 6 bar. 2525 vs. 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 42 students 40 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 43 students Just under the grade 4 bar. 5th 47 students 13 points under the grade 5 bar. 6th 28 students Meets 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 29 students 102 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 36 students 49 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 30 students 43 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 14 students 16 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	87,251	2350.4	− 2432	−81.6	× 60 / 225	−21.8
4	87,253	2399.1	− 2473	−73.9	× 69 / 225	−22.7
5	87,255	2448.4	− 2502	−53.6	× 39 / 225	−9.3
6	87,257	2491.7	− 2531	−39.3	× 57 / 225	−10
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−64

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	80,985	2336.8	− 2432	−95.2	× 56 / 206	−25.9
4	80,987	2417.3	− 2473	−55.7	× 57 / 206	−15.4
5	80,990	2473.0	− 2502	−29	× 61 / 206	−8.6
6	80,992	2485.9	− 2531	−45.1	× 32 / 206	−7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−57

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	83,219	2326.9	− 2432	−105.1	× 47 / 204	−24.2
4	83,222	2377.2	− 2473	−95.8	× 52 / 204	−24.4
5	83,224	2472.2	− 2502	−29.8	× 45 / 204	−6.6
6	83,225	2475.8	− 2531	−55.2	× 60 / 204	−16.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−71

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	83,448	2309.9	− 2432	−122.1	× 48 / 178	−32.9
4	83,449	2392.7	− 2473	−80.3	× 47 / 178	−21.2
5	83,452	2473.3	− 2502	−28.7	× 40 / 178	−6.4
6	83,453	2492.0	− 2531	−39	× 43 / 178	−9.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−70

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	84,057	2372.4	− 2432	−59.6	× 37 / 151	−14.6
4	84,058	2376.6	− 2473	−96.4	× 40 / 151	−25.5
5	84,059	2472.2	− 2502	−29.8	× 38 / 151	−7.5
6	84,060	2507.7	− 2531	−23.3	× 36 / 151	−5.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−53

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	84,218	2379.8	− 2432	−52.2	× 31 / 135	−12
4	84,219	2441.7	− 2473	−31.3	× 39 / 135	−9
5	84,220	2427.6	− 2502	−74.4	× 39 / 135	−21.5
6	84,221	2501.6	− 2531	−29.4	× 26 / 135	−5.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−48

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	84,159	2350.5	− 2432	−81.5	× 27 / 132	−16.7
4	84,160	2400.9	− 2473	−72.1	× 33 / 132	−18
5	84,161	2453.6	− 2502	−48.4	× 36 / 132	−13.2
6	84,162	2492.2	− 2531	−38.8	× 36 / 132	−10.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−58

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	84,160	2375.9	− 2432	−56.1	× 31 / 133	−13.1
4	84,161	2367.1	− 2473	−105.9	× 30 / 133	−23.9
5	84,162	2424.8	− 2502	−77.2	× 34 / 133	−19.7
6	84,163	2500.7	− 2531	−30.3	× 38 / 133	−8.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−65

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	83,844	2366.2	− 2432	−65.8	× 26 / 116	−14.7
4	83,845	2442.7	− 2473	−30.3	× 31 / 116	−8.1
5	83,846	2417.2	− 2502	−84.8	× 27 / 116	−19.7
6	83,847	2488.9	− 2531	−42.1	× 32 / 116	−11.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−54

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	83,641	2366.6	− 2432	−65.4	× 71 / 269	−17.3
4	83,642	2428.6	− 2473	−44.4	× 79 / 269	−13
5	83,643	2450.4	− 2502	−51.6	× 77 / 269	−14.8
6	83,644	2525.0	− 2531	−6	× 42 / 269	−0.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−46

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −64, −57, −71, −70, −53, −48, −58, −65, −54, −46 → −58.6
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 7 · 2016→2017: 14 · 2017→2018: 1 · 2018→2019: 17 · 2019→2022: 5 · 2022→2023: 10 · 2023→2024: 7 · 2024→2025: 11 · 2025→2026: 8 → average 8.9
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 8.9 × 2.66 = 23.7. Upper limit −34.9, lower limit −82.3.

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.