Bradley 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.

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 51 points under the grade 3 bar. 2381 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2428 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 23 points under the grade 5 bar. 2479 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 21 points under the grade 6 bar. 2511 vs. 2531.

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	90,112	2382.4	− 2432	−49.6	× 83 / 292	−14.1
4	90,113	2457.6	− 2473	−15.4	× 77 / 292	−4.1
5	90,116	2501.3	− 2502	−0.7	× 55 / 292	−0.1
6	90,117	2534.8	− 2531	3.8	× 77 / 292	1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−17

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	83,590	2413.7	− 2432	−18.3	× 76 / 299	−4.7
4	83,592	2422.7	− 2473	−50.3	× 92 / 299	−15.5
5	83,593	2526.4	− 2502	24.4	× 79 / 299	6.4
6	83,596	2554.3	− 2531	23.3	× 52 / 299	4.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−10

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	85,906	2398.7	− 2432	−33.3	× 68 / 319	−7.1
4	85,907	2457.5	− 2473	−15.5	× 73 / 319	−3.5
5	85,910	2469.5	− 2502	−32.5	× 93 / 319	−9.5
6	85,912	2554.9	− 2531	23.9	× 85 / 319	6.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−14

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	86,137	2389.7	− 2432	−42.3	× 78 / 316	−10.4
4	86,139	2440.5	− 2473	−32.5	× 71 / 316	−7.3
5	86,140	2460.2	− 2502	−41.8	× 80 / 316	−10.6
6	86,142	2515.9	− 2531	−15.1	× 87 / 316	−4.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−32

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	86,729	2403.7	− 2432	−28.3	× 81 / 316	−7.3
4	86,730	2430.3	− 2473	−42.7	× 86 / 316	−11.6
5	86,731	2479.1	− 2502	−22.9	× 65 / 316	−4.7
6	86,732	2514.6	− 2531	−16.4	× 84 / 316	−4.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−28

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	86,998	2390.8	− 2432	−41.2	× 66 / 276	−9.9
4	86,999	2419.4	− 2473	−53.6	× 69 / 276	−13.4
5	87,000	2456.7	− 2502	−45.3	× 67 / 276	−11
6	87,001	2519.1	− 2531	−11.9	× 74 / 276	−3.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−37

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	86,922	2397.7	− 2432	−34.3	× 71 / 283	−8.6
4	86,923	2431.5	− 2473	−41.5	× 79 / 283	−11.6
5	86,924	2472.1	− 2502	−29.9	× 66 / 283	−7
6	86,925	2492.2	− 2531	−38.8	× 67 / 283	−9.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−36

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	86,892	2386.6	− 2432	−45.4	× 71 / 289	−11.2
4	86,893	2417.4	− 2473	−55.6	× 73 / 289	−14
5	86,894	2463.9	− 2502	−38.1	× 80 / 289	−10.5
6	86,895	2496.3	− 2531	−34.7	× 65 / 289	−7.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−44

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	86,576	2394.4	− 2432	−37.6	× 71 / 286	−9.3
4	86,577	2435.3	− 2473	−37.7	× 70 / 286	−9.2
5	86,578	2464.5	− 2502	−37.5	× 72 / 286	−9.4
6	86,579	2524.1	− 2531	−6.9	× 73 / 286	−1.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−30

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	86,297	2381.4	− 2432	−50.6	× 63 / 281	−11.3
4	86,298	2428.3	− 2473	−44.7	× 75 / 281	−11.9
5	86,299	2479.0	− 2502	−23	× 73 / 281	−6
6	86,300	2510.5	− 2531	−20.5	× 70 / 281	−5.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−34

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −17, −10, −14, −32, −28, −37, −36, −44, −30, −34 → −28.2
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: 4 · 2017→2018: 18 · 2018→2019: 4 · 2019→2022: 9 · 2022→2023: 1 · 2023→2024: 8 · 2024→2025: 14 · 2025→2026: 4 → average 7.7
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 7.7 × 2.66 = 20.5. Upper limit −7.7, lower limit −48.7.

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.