Jean Callison 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.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 45 points under the grade 3 bar. 2387 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 41 points under the grade 4 bar. 2432 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 11 points under the grade 5 bar. 2491 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 17 points under the grade 6 bar. 2514 vs. 2531.

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 4th 117 students 28 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 4th 13 students 113 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	93,455	2399.3	− 2432	−32.7	× 127 / 544	−7.6
4	93,457	2455.0	− 2473	−18	× 143 / 544	−4.7
5	93,458	2476.9	− 2502	−25.1	× 139 / 544	−6.4
6	93,461	2531.3	− 2531	0.3	× 135 / 544	0.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−19

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	86,841	2397.9	− 2432	−34.1	× 146 / 547	−9.1
4	86,844	2460.6	− 2473	−12.4	× 128 / 547	−2.9
5	86,845	2497.3	− 2502	−4.7	× 137 / 547	−1.2
6	86,848	2546.8	− 2531	15.8	× 136 / 547	3.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−9

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	89,288	2388.7	− 2432	−43.3	× 100 / 439	−9.9
4	89,290	2457.1	− 2473	−15.9	× 114 / 439	−4.1
5	89,293	2474.9	− 2502	−27.1	× 98 / 439	−6
6	89,295	2551.3	− 2531	20.3	× 127 / 439	5.9
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	89,498	2386.9	− 2432	−45.1	× 100 / 421	−10.7
4	89,501	2469.9	− 2473	−3.1	× 99 / 421	−0.7
5	89,502	2493.5	− 2502	−8.5	× 117 / 421	−2.4
6	89,505	2528.6	− 2531	−2.4	× 105 / 421	−0.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−14

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	90,101	2394.6	− 2432	−37.4	× 97 / 405	−9
4	90,102	2451.4	− 2473	−21.6	× 101 / 405	−5.4
5	90,103	2487.4	− 2502	−14.6	× 98 / 405	−3.5
6	90,104	2530.8	− 2531	−0.2	× 109 / 405	−0.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−18

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	90,365	2424.8	− 2432	−7.2	× 83 / 375	−1.6
4	90,366	2476.4	− 2473	3.4	× 100 / 375	0.9
5	90,367	2467.2	− 2502	−34.8	× 94 / 375	−8.7
6	90,368	2508.8	− 2531	−22.2	× 98 / 375	−5.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−15

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	90,257	2422.4	− 2432	−9.6	× 101 / 388	−2.5
4	90,258	2456.1	− 2473	−16.9	× 86 / 388	−3.7
5	90,259	2476.6	− 2502	−25.4	× 102 / 388	−6.7
6	90,260	2523.3	− 2531	−7.7	× 99 / 388	−2
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	90,206	2413.7	− 2432	−18.3	× 92 / 391	−4.3
4	90,207	2446.8	− 2473	−26.2	× 109 / 391	−7.3
5	90,208	2490.7	− 2502	−11.3	× 90 / 391	−2.6
6	90,209	2540.4	− 2531	9.4	× 100 / 391	2.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−12

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	89,890	2412.0	− 2432	−20	× 132 / 403	−6.6
4	89,891	2445.6	− 2473	−27.4	× 88 / 403	−6
5	89,892	2478.8	− 2502	−23.2	× 114 / 403	−6.6
6	89,893	2502.4	− 2531	−28.6	× 69 / 403	−4.9
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	89,585	2386.7	− 2432	−45.3	× 114 / 462	−11.2
4	89,586	2432.2	− 2473	−40.8	× 130 / 462	−11.5
5	89,587	2491.4	− 2502	−10.6	× 96 / 462	−2.2
6	89,588	2514.2	− 2531	−16.8	× 122 / 462	−4.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−29

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −19, −9, −14, −14, −18, −15, −15, −12, −24, −29 → −16.9
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: 5 · 2017→2018: 0 · 2018→2019: 4 · 2019→2022: 3 · 2022→2023: 0 · 2023→2024: 3 · 2024→2025: 12 · 2025→2026: 5 → average 4.7
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 4.7 × 2.66 = 12.5. Upper limit −4.4, lower limit −29.4.

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.