Bracher 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.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 22 points under the grade 3 bar. 2410 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 24 points under the grade 4 bar. 2449 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 26 points under the grade 5 bar. 2476 vs. 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 5th 29 students Meets 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 5th 12 students 77 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	89,232	2420.1	− 2432	−11.9	× 56 / 179	−3.7
4	89,234	2468.9	− 2473	−4.1	× 61 / 179	−1.4
5	89,236	2495.3	− 2502	−6.7	× 62 / 179	−2.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−7

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	82,767	2445.8	− 2432	13.8	× 63 / 178	4.9
4	82,770	2457.2	− 2473	−15.8	× 58 / 178	−5.1
5	82,772	2512.6	− 2502	10.6	× 57 / 178	3.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						3

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	85,077	2419.2	− 2432	−12.8	× 60 / 176	−4.4
4	85,079	2470.4	− 2473	−2.6	× 63 / 176	−0.9
5	85,082	2515.6	− 2502	13.6	× 53 / 176	4.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−1

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	85,295	2471.4	− 2432	39.4	× 55 / 165	13.1
4	85,297	2470.2	− 2473	−2.8	× 53 / 165	−0.9
5	85,299	2521.8	− 2502	19.8	× 57 / 165	6.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						19

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	85,887	2412.0	− 2432	−20	× 53 / 168	−6.3
4	85,888	2518.6	− 2473	45.6	× 58 / 168	15.7
5	85,889	2489.0	− 2502	−13	× 57 / 168	−4.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						5

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	86,098	2457.7	− 2432	25.7	× 42 / 151	7.1
4	86,099	2434.4	− 2473	−38.6	× 44 / 151	−11.2
5	86,100	2514.5	− 2502	12.5	× 65 / 151	5.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						1

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	86,020	2397.5	− 2432	−34.5	× 47 / 134	−12.1
4	86,021	2475.7	− 2473	2.7	× 43 / 134	0.9
5	86,022	2439.6	− 2502	−62.4	× 44 / 134	−20.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−32

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	86,006	2409.9	− 2432	−22.1	× 35 / 142	−5.4
4	86,007	2426.9	− 2473	−46.1	× 55 / 142	−17.9
5	86,008	2500.2	− 2502	−1.8	× 52 / 142	−0.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−24

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	85,694	2421.0	− 2432	−11	× 42 / 131	−3.5
4	85,695	2451.4	− 2473	−21.6	× 38 / 131	−6.3
5	85,696	2465.8	− 2502	−36.2	× 51 / 131	−14.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−24

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	85,451	2410.2	− 2432	−21.8	× 39 / 124	−6.9
4	85,452	2449.4	− 2473	−23.6	× 44 / 124	−8.4
5	85,453	2475.9	− 2502	−26.1	× 41 / 124	−8.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−24

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −7, 3, −1, 19, 5, 1, −32, −24, −24, −24 → −8.4
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 10 · 2016→2017: 4 · 2017→2018: 20 · 2018→2019: 14 · 2019→2022: 4 · 2022→2023: 33 · 2023→2024: 8 · 2024→2025: 0 · 2025→2026: 0 → average 10.3
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 10.3 × 2.66 = 27.4. Upper limit 19, lower limit −35.8.

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.