Rachel Carson 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 5.

Many students here are still learning English, and this test is given in English. In 2026, 22 of the 82 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 49 points under the grade 3 bar. 2383 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 17 points under the grade 3 bar. 2416 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 17 points under the grade 4 bar. 2456 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.

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.

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	89,073	2417.3	− 2432	−14.7	× 56 / 195	−4.2
4	89,076	2482.9	− 2473	9.9	× 76 / 195	3.9
5	89,077	2522.1	− 2502	20.1	× 63 / 195	6.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						6

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	82,675	2465.2	− 2432	33.2	× 49 / 172	9.5
4	82,678	2473.6	− 2473	0.6	× 52 / 172	0.2
5	82,679	2535.7	− 2502	33.7	× 71 / 172	13.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						24

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	84,968	2436.2	− 2432	4.2	× 40 / 131	1.3
4	84,970	2475.5	− 2473	2.5	× 49 / 131	0.9
5	84,971	2518.8	− 2502	16.8	× 42 / 131	5.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						8

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	85,184	2417.6	− 2432	−14.4	× 46 / 135	−4.9
4	85,186	2437.2	− 2473	−35.8	× 38 / 135	−10.1
5	85,188	2544.9	− 2502	42.9	× 51 / 135	16.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						1

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	85,773	2436.6	− 2432	4.6	× 43 / 133	1.5
4	85,774	2431.0	− 2473	−42	× 47 / 133	−14.8
5	85,775	2487.4	− 2502	−14.6	× 43 / 133	−4.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−18

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	83,999	2365.9	− 2432	−66.1	× 33 / 113	−19.3
4	84,000	2445.8	− 2473	−27.2	× 45 / 113	−10.8
5	84,001	2453.6	− 2502	−48.4	× 35 / 113	−15
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−45

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	85,968	2359.1	− 2432	−72.9	× 29 / 99	−21.4
4	85,969	2465.5	− 2473	−7.5	× 32 / 99	−2.4
5	85,970	2488.5	− 2502	−13.5	× 38 / 99	−5.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−29

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	85,886	2396.0	− 2432	−36	× 27 / 85	−11.4
4	85,887	2472.7	− 2473	−0.3	× 28 / 85	−0.1
5	85,888	2493.2	− 2502	−8.8	× 30 / 85	−3.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−15

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	85,878	2368.6	− 2432	−63.4	× 25 / 82	−19.3
4	85,879	2437.5	− 2473	−35.5	× 28 / 82	−12.1
5	85,880	2483.0	− 2502	−19	× 29 / 82	−6.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−38

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	85,564	2355.6	− 2432	−76.4	× 29 / 83	−26.7
4	85,565	2428.5	− 2473	−44.5	× 26 / 83	−13.9
5	85,566	2473.9	− 2502	−28.1	× 28 / 83	−9.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−50

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	85,321	2382.6	− 2432	−49.4	× 25 / 82	−15.1
4	85,322	2415.5	− 2473	−57.5	× 30 / 82	−21
5	85,323	2456.3	− 2502	−45.7	× 27 / 82	−15
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−51

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. 6, 24, 8, 1, −18, −45, −29, −15, −38, −50, −51 → −18.8
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 18 · 2016→2017: 16 · 2017→2018: 7 · 2018→2019: 19 · 2019→2021: 27 · 2021→2022: 16 · 2022→2023: 14 · 2023→2024: 23 · 2024→2025: 12 · 2025→2026: 1 → average 15.3
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 15.3 × 2.66 = 40.7. Upper limit 21.9, lower limit −59.5.

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.