Allen at Steinbeck: 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 5.

Many students here are still learning English, and this test is given in English. In 2026, 59 of the 211 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 68 points under the grade 3 bar. 2364 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 16 points under the grade 3 bar. 2416 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 31 points under the grade 4 bar. 2442 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.

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 50 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 50 students 35 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 54 students 29 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 15 students 124 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 20 students 71 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 24 students 61 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	88,822	2371.8	− 2432	−60.2	× 93 / 458	−12.2
4	88,823	2414.3	− 2473	−58.7	× 96 / 458	−12.3
5	88,826	2454.6	− 2502	−47.4	× 108 / 458	−11.2
6	88,827	2487.9	− 2531	−43.1	× 57 / 458	−5.4
7	88,830	2508.9	− 2552	−43.1	× 60 / 458	−5.6
8	88,831	2531.9	− 2567	−35.1	× 44 / 458	−3.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−50

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	82,424	2376.7	− 2432	−55.3	× 79 / 430	−10.2
4	82,425	2444.4	− 2473	−28.6	× 94 / 430	−6.3
5	82,427	2483.6	− 2502	−18.4	× 94 / 430	−4
6	82,430	2515.7	− 2531	−15.3	× 52 / 430	−1.9
7	82,431	2531.9	− 2552	−20.1	× 55 / 430	−2.6
8	82,433	2522.9	− 2567	−44.1	× 56 / 430	−5.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−31

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	84,716	2383.8	− 2432	−48.2	× 93 / 392	−11.4
4	84,718	2432.2	− 2473	−40.8	× 74 / 392	−7.7
5	84,720	2469.8	− 2502	−32.2	× 98 / 392	−8.1
6	84,721	2493.3	− 2531	−37.7	× 24 / 392	−2.3
7	84,723	2559.5	− 2552	7.5	× 47 / 392	0.9
8	84,726	2548.0	− 2567	−19	× 56 / 392	−2.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−31

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	84,937	2437.5	− 2432	5.5	× 83 / 248	1.8
4	84,939	2449.4	− 2473	−23.6	× 89 / 248	−8.5
5	84,941	2484.7	− 2502	−17.3	× 76 / 248	−5.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−12

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	85,527	2394.6	− 2432	−37.4	× 79 / 256	−11.5
4	85,528	2438.9	− 2473	−34.1	× 84 / 256	−11.2
5	85,529	2479.5	− 2502	−22.5	× 93 / 256	−8.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−31

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	83,753	2357.4	− 2432	−74.6	× 56 / 206	−20.3
4	83,754	2415.9	− 2473	−57.1	× 74 / 206	−20.5
5	83,755	2448.6	− 2502	−53.4	× 76 / 206	−19.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−60

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	85,722	2351.6	− 2432	−80.4	× 50 / 166	−24.2
4	85,723	2445.7	− 2473	−27.3	× 48 / 166	−7.9
5	85,724	2449.8	− 2502	−52.2	× 68 / 166	−21.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−53

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	85,640	2390.4	− 2432	−41.6	× 59 / 169	−14.5
4	85,641	2395.5	− 2473	−77.5	× 61 / 169	−28
5	85,642	2477.6	− 2502	−24.4	× 49 / 169	−7.1
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	85,632	2365.7	− 2432	−66.3	× 74 / 194	−25.3
4	85,633	2403.7	− 2473	−69.3	× 53 / 194	−18.9
5	85,634	2435.9	− 2502	−66.1	× 67 / 194	−22.8
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	85,318	2371.3	− 2432	−60.7	× 68 / 194	−21.3
4	85,319	2392.3	− 2473	−80.7	× 73 / 194	−30.4
5	85,320	2452.6	− 2502	−49.4	× 53 / 194	−13.5
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	85,075	2364.3	− 2432	−67.7	× 63 / 211	−20.2
4	85,076	2416.2	− 2473	−56.8	× 70 / 211	−18.8
5	85,077	2442.0	− 2502	−60	× 78 / 211	−22.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−61

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −50, −31, −31, −12, −31, −60, −53, −50, −67, −65, −61 → −46.5
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 19 · 2016→2017: 0 · 2017→2018: 19 · 2018→2019: 19 · 2019→2021: 29 · 2021→2022: 7 · 2022→2023: 3 · 2023→2024: 17 · 2024→2025: 2 · 2025→2026: 4 → average 11.9
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 11.9 × 2.66 = 31.7. Upper limit −14.8, lower limit −78.2.

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.