Christopher 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 8.

Many students here are still learning English, and this test is given in English. In 2026, 97 of the 236 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 28 points under the grade 3 bar. 2404 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 50 points under the grade 3 bar. 2382 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 13 points under the grade 3 bar. 2419 vs. 2432. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 24 points under the grade 4 bar. 2449 vs. 2473. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores just under the grade 6 bar. 2522 vs. 2531. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores 11 points under the grade 8 bar. 2557 vs. 2567.

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 20 students Meets the grade 3 bar. 4th 27 students 36 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 26 students 30 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 23 students 16 points under the grade 5 bar. 7th 18 students Meets the grade 7 bar.

English learners

Students leave this group as they become fluent, so its average stays low even where they learn well.

Grade bars 3rd 21 students 78 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 18 students 71 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 19 students 46 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 24 students 18 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 13 students 24 points under the grade 5 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	88,277	2393.8	− 2432	−38.2	× 57 / 284	−7.7
4	88,280	2419.7	− 2473	−53.3	× 65 / 284	−12.2
5	88,281	2489.3	− 2502	−12.7	× 51 / 284	−2.3
6	88,284	2462.3	− 2531	−68.7	× 54 / 284	−13.1
7	88,285	2553.2	− 2552	1.2	× 31 / 284	0.1
8	88,288	2565.0	− 2567	−2	× 26 / 284	−0.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−35

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	81,947	2366.0	− 2432	−66	× 49 / 289	−11.2
4	81,949	2431.9	− 2473	−41.1	× 61 / 289	−8.7
5	81,952	2446.3	− 2502	−55.7	× 64 / 289	−12.3
6	81,953	2493.9	− 2531	−37.1	× 54 / 289	−6.9
7	81,956	2516.4	− 2552	−35.6	× 30 / 289	−3.7
8	81,958	2576.9	− 2567	9.9	× 31 / 289	1.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−42

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	84,236	2406.7	− 2432	−25.3	× 54 / 283	−4.8
4	84,238	2439.4	− 2473	−33.6	× 54 / 283	−6.4
5	84,240	2460.0	− 2502	−42	× 64 / 283	−9.5
6	84,242	2486.1	− 2531	−44.9	× 54 / 283	−8.6
7	84,244	2565.1	− 2552	13.1	× 28 / 283	1.3
8	84,246	2532.7	− 2567	−34.3	× 29 / 283	−3.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−32

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	84,453	2358.5	− 2432	−73.5	× 31 / 250	−9.1
4	84,456	2452.8	− 2473	−20.2	× 48 / 250	−3.9
5	84,458	2461.1	− 2502	−40.9	× 51 / 250	−8.3
6	84,460	2504.4	− 2531	−26.6	× 64 / 250	−6.8
7	84,462	2517.4	− 2552	−34.6	× 33 / 250	−4.6
8	84,464	2586.0	− 2567	19	× 23 / 250	1.7
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	85,065	2387.0	− 2432	−45	× 43 / 235	−8.2
4	85,066	2441.0	− 2473	−32	× 32 / 235	−4.4
5	85,067	2497.8	− 2502	−4.2	× 47 / 235	−0.8
6	85,068	2483.8	− 2531	−47.2	× 52 / 235	−10.4
7	85,069	2539.4	− 2552	−12.6	× 32 / 235	−1.7
8	85,070	2597.3	− 2567	30.3	× 29 / 235	3.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−22

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	85,262	2313.2	− 2432	−118.8	× 47 / 250	−22.3
4	85,263	2403.4	− 2473	−69.6	× 49 / 250	−13.6
5	85,264	2448.9	− 2502	−53.1	× 49 / 250	−10.4
6	85,265	2457.3	− 2531	−73.7	× 48 / 250	−14.2
7	85,266	2507.8	− 2552	−44.2	× 26 / 250	−4.6
8	85,267	2576.2	− 2567	9.2	× 31 / 250	1.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−64

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	85,199	2334.4	− 2432	−97.6	× 46 / 249	−18
4	85,200	2380.0	− 2473	−93	× 48 / 249	−17.9
5	85,201	2406.8	− 2502	−95.2	× 49 / 249	−18.7
6	85,202	2439.1	− 2531	−91.9	× 50 / 249	−18.5
7	85,203	2515.6	− 2552	−36.4	× 30 / 249	−4.4
8	85,204	2533.4	− 2567	−33.6	× 26 / 249	−3.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−81

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	85,186	2344.1	− 2432	−87.9	× 45 / 241	−16.4
4	85,187	2410.7	− 2473	−62.3	× 46 / 241	−11.9
5	85,188	2386.2	− 2502	−115.8	× 45 / 241	−21.6
6	85,189	2448.8	− 2531	−82.2	× 46 / 241	−15.7
7	85,190	2496.5	− 2552	−55.5	× 33 / 241	−7.6
8	85,191	2547.3	− 2567	−19.7	× 26 / 241	−2.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−75

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	84,878	2386.6	− 2432	−45.4	× 39 / 243	−7.3
4	84,879	2424.4	− 2473	−48.6	× 45 / 243	−9
5	84,880	2390.3	− 2502	−111.7	× 43 / 243	−19.8
6	84,881	2440.4	− 2531	−90.6	× 53 / 243	−19.8
7	84,882	2548.9	− 2552	−3.1	× 33 / 243	−0.4
8	84,883	2560.1	− 2567	−6.9	× 30 / 243	−0.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−57

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	84,649	2404.0	− 2432	−28	× 41 / 236	−4.9
4	84,650	2381.9	− 2473	−91.1	× 45 / 236	−17.4
5	84,651	2419.2	− 2502	−82.8	× 45 / 236	−15.8
6	84,652	2449.0	− 2531	−82	× 47 / 236	−16.3
7	84,653	2522.1	− 2552	−29.9	× 31 / 236	−3.9
8	84,654	2556.5	− 2567	−10.5	× 27 / 236	−1.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−59

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −35, −42, −32, −31, −22, −64, −81, −75, −57, −59 → −49.8
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: 10 · 2017→2018: 1 · 2018→2019: 9 · 2019→2022: 42 · 2022→2023: 17 · 2023→2024: 6 · 2024→2025: 18 · 2025→2026: 2 → average 12.4
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 12.4 × 2.66 = 33. Upper limit −16.8, lower limit −82.8.

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.