Radcliff 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 3 bar

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, 128 of the 192 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 119 points under the grade 3 bar. 2313 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 57 points under the grade 3 bar. 2376 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 34 points under the grade 3 bar. 2398 vs. 2432. 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 17 students 91 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 23 students 21 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 24 students 29 points under the grade 4 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 3rd 51 students 128 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 39 students 102 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 38 students 63 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	90,021	2368.2	− 2432	−63.8	× 84 / 217	−24.7
4	90,024	2394.1	− 2473	−78.9	× 67 / 217	−24.4
5	90,025	2432.7	− 2502	−69.3	× 66 / 217	−21.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−70

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	83,494	2341.5	− 2432	−90.5	× 98 / 250	−35.5
4	83,496	2391.6	− 2473	−81.4	× 84 / 250	−27.4
5	83,497	2431.3	− 2502	−70.7	× 68 / 250	−19.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−82

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	85,816	2352.7	− 2432	−79.3	× 80 / 244	−26
4	85,818	2377.3	− 2473	−95.7	× 90 / 244	−35.3
5	85,820	2435.4	− 2502	−66.6	× 74 / 244	−20.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−81

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	86,043	2342.3	− 2432	−89.7	× 83 / 264	−28.2
4	86,044	2391.3	− 2473	−81.7	× 92 / 264	−28.5
5	86,047	2428.2	− 2502	−73.8	× 89 / 264	−24.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−82

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	86,631	2323.7	− 2432	−108.3	× 91 / 264	−37.3
4	86,632	2400.5	− 2473	−72.5	× 86 / 264	−23.6
5	86,633	2440.1	− 2502	−61.9	× 87 / 264	−20.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−81

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	86,888	2323.7	− 2432	−108.3	× 68 / 218	−33.8
4	86,889	2380.8	− 2473	−92.2	× 66 / 218	−27.9
5	86,890	2396.1	− 2502	−105.9	× 84 / 218	−40.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−103

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	86,810	2333.8	− 2432	−98.2	× 59 / 191	−30.3
4	86,811	2368.5	− 2473	−104.5	× 64 / 191	−35
5	86,812	2395.3	− 2502	−106.7	× 68 / 191	−38
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−103

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	86,784	2318.7	− 2432	−113.3	× 65 / 184	−40
4	86,785	2350.3	− 2473	−122.7	× 60 / 184	−40
5	86,786	2417.5	− 2502	−84.5	× 59 / 184	−27.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−107

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	86,468	2319.4	− 2432	−112.6	× 74 / 192	−43.4
4	86,469	2349.4	− 2473	−123.6	× 62 / 192	−39.9
5	86,470	2415.9	− 2502	−86.1	× 56 / 192	−25.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−108

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	86,211	2313.0	− 2432	−119	× 68 / 192	−42.1
4	86,212	2375.5	− 2473	−97.5	× 62 / 192	−31.5
5	86,213	2398.0	− 2502	−104	× 62 / 192	−33.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−107

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −70, −82, −81, −82, −81, −103, −103, −107, −108, −107 → −92.4
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 12 · 2016→2017: 1 · 2017→2018: 1 · 2018→2019: 1 · 2019→2022: 22 · 2022→2023: 0 · 2023→2024: 4 · 2024→2025: 1 · 2025→2026: 1 → average 4.8
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 4.8 × 2.66 = 12.8. Upper limit −79.6, lower limit −105.2.

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.