Alexander Rose 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, 83 of the 262 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 23 points under the grade 3 bar. 2409 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 18 points under the grade 4 bar. 2455 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2502 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader meets the grade 6 bar. 2535 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 44 students Meets the grade 3 bar. 4th 38 students Meets the grade 4 bar. 5th 49 students Meets the grade 5 bar. 6th 48 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 25 students 68 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 22 students 17 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 21 students 46 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 15 students Just 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	89,666	2443.7	− 2432	11.7	× 72 / 259	3.3
4	89,667	2477.2	− 2473	4.2	× 63 / 259	1
5	89,670	2504.2	− 2502	2.2	× 59 / 259	0.5
6	89,671	2542.3	− 2531	11.3	× 65 / 259	2.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						8

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	83,154	2426.9	− 2432	−5.1	× 56 / 251	−1.1
4	83,156	2494.8	− 2473	21.8	× 72 / 251	6.3
5	83,158	2522.3	− 2502	20.3	× 65 / 251	5.3
6	83,160	2567.7	− 2531	36.7	× 58 / 251	8.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						19

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	85,490	2411.8	− 2432	−20.2	× 63 / 256	−5
4	85,491	2481.1	− 2473	8.1	× 56 / 256	1.8
5	85,493	2540.0	− 2502	38	× 74 / 256	11
6	85,496	2537.4	− 2531	6.4	× 63 / 256	1.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						9

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	85,709	2431.5	− 2432	−0.5	× 57 / 247	−0.1
4	85,712	2473.2	− 2473	0.2	× 61 / 247	0
5	85,713	2528.7	− 2502	26.7	× 55 / 247	5.9
6	85,715	2572.7	− 2531	41.7	× 74 / 247	12.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						18

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	86,299	2453.4	− 2432	21.4	× 60 / 249	5.2
4	86,300	2462.0	− 2473	−11	× 60 / 249	−2.7
5	86,301	2532.7	− 2502	30.7	× 64 / 249	7.9
6	86,302	2557.8	− 2531	26.8	× 65 / 249	7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						17

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	86,530	2432.9	− 2432	0.9	× 73 / 277	0.2
4	86,531	2472.6	− 2473	−0.4	× 79 / 277	−0.1
5	86,532	2516.2	− 2502	14.2	× 57 / 277	2.9
6	86,533	2535.9	− 2531	4.9	× 68 / 277	1.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						4

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	86,452	2410.0	− 2432	−22	× 57 / 282	−4.4
4	86,453	2466.9	− 2473	−6.1	× 74 / 282	−1.6
5	86,454	2503.0	− 2502	1	× 85 / 282	0.3
6	86,455	2547.5	− 2531	16.5	× 66 / 282	3.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−2

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	86,438	2426.9	− 2432	−5.1	× 70 / 299	−1.2
4	86,439	2446.5	− 2473	−26.5	× 65 / 299	−5.8
5	86,440	2521.7	− 2502	19.7	× 76 / 299	5
6	86,441	2557.6	− 2531	26.6	× 88 / 299	7.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						6

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	86,120	2422.9	− 2432	−9.1	× 60 / 275	−2
4	86,121	2470.8	− 2473	−2.2	× 73 / 275	−0.6
5	86,122	2503.2	− 2502	1.2	× 63 / 275	0.3
6	86,123	2536.8	− 2531	5.8	× 79 / 275	1.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−1

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	85,881	2409.1	− 2432	−22.9	× 69 / 262	−6
4	85,882	2455.2	− 2473	−17.8	× 60 / 262	−4.1
5	85,883	2502.0	− 2502	0	× 70 / 262	0
6	85,884	2535.0	− 2531	4	× 63 / 262	1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−9

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. 8, 19, 9, 18, 17, 4, −2, 6, −1, −9 → 6.9
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: 10 · 2017→2018: 9 · 2018→2019: 1 · 2019→2022: 13 · 2022→2023: 6 · 2023→2024: 8 · 2024→2025: 7 · 2025→2026: 8 → average 8.1
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 8.1 × 2.66 = 21.5. Upper limit 28.4, lower limit −14.6.

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.