Kawana Springs 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.

Many students here are still learning English, and this test is given in English. In 2026, 77 of the 144 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 148 points under the grade 3 bar. 2284 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 56 points under the grade 3 bar. 2376 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 17 points under the grade 3 bar. 2416 vs. 2432. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 37 points under the grade 4 bar. 2436 vs. 2473. The 6th-grade bar is 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 3rd 17 students 115 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 19 students 23 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 14 students 25 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 17 students 20 points under 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 3rd 26 students 170 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 20 students 87 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 17 students 43 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 14 students 52 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	93,989	2380.4	− 2432	−51.6	× 50 / 225	−11.5
4	93,990	2397.7	− 2473	−75.3	× 58 / 225	−19.4
5	93,993	2443.8	− 2502	−58.2	× 63 / 225	−16.3
6	93,994	2471.8	− 2531	−59.2	× 54 / 225	−14.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−61

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	87,260	2426.5	− 2432	−5.5	× 48 / 218	−1.2
4	87,261	2440.2	− 2473	−32.8	× 52 / 218	−7.8
5	87,263	2456.0	− 2502	−46	× 60 / 218	−12.7
6	87,266	2476.8	− 2531	−54.2	× 58 / 218	−14.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−36

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	89,743	2422.7	− 2432	−9.3	× 44 / 214	−1.9
4	89,745	2457.4	− 2473	−15.6	× 47 / 214	−3.4
5	89,746	2463.8	− 2502	−38.2	× 61 / 214	−10.9
6	89,748	2487.9	− 2531	−43.1	× 62 / 214	−12.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−29

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	89,958	2399.4	− 2432	−32.6	× 59 / 216	−8.9
4	89,960	2429.2	− 2473	−43.8	× 45 / 216	−9.1
5	89,962	2480.9	− 2502	−21.1	× 43 / 216	−4.2
6	89,964	2495.0	− 2531	−36	× 69 / 216	−11.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−34

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	90,567	2401.1	− 2432	−30.9	× 46 / 195	−7.3
4	90,568	2409.8	− 2473	−63.2	× 63 / 195	−20.4
5	90,569	2485.0	− 2502	−17	× 44 / 195	−3.8
6	90,570	2532.0	− 2531	1	× 42 / 195	0.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−31

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	90,795	2346.6	− 2432	−85.4	× 45 / 140	−27.5
4	90,796	2366.4	− 2473	−106.6	× 31 / 140	−23.6
5	90,797	2382.3	− 2502	−119.7	× 34 / 140	−29.1
6	90,798	2443.8	− 2531	−87.2	× 30 / 140	−18.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−99

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	90,693	2343.5	− 2432	−88.5	× 35 / 129	−24
4	90,694	2402.2	− 2473	−70.8	× 38 / 129	−20.9
5	90,695	2440.6	− 2502	−61.4	× 24 / 129	−11.4
6	90,696	2444.0	− 2531	−87	× 32 / 129	−21.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−78

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	90,638	2299.2	− 2432	−132.8	× 36 / 133	−35.9
4	90,639	2368.4	− 2473	−104.6	× 34 / 133	−26.7
5	90,640	2457.1	− 2502	−44.9	× 35 / 133	−11.8
6	90,641	2453.6	− 2531	−77.4	× 28 / 133	−16.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−91

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	90,332	2326.7	− 2432	−105.3	× 37 / 139	−28
4	90,333	2392.5	− 2473	−80.5	× 31 / 139	−18
5	90,334	2416.6	− 2502	−85.4	× 32 / 139	−19.7
6	90,335	2486.7	− 2531	−44.3	× 39 / 139	−12.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−78

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	89,989	2284.0	− 2432	−148	× 43 / 144	−44.2
4	89,990	2376.2	− 2473	−96.8	× 39 / 144	−26.2
5	89,991	2415.5	− 2502	−86.5	× 31 / 144	−18.6
6	89,992	2435.8	− 2531	−95.2	× 31 / 144	−20.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−110

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −61, −36, −29, −34, −31, −99, −78, −91, −78, −110 → −64.7
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 25 · 2016→2017: 7 · 2017→2018: 5 · 2018→2019: 3 · 2019→2022: 68 · 2022→2023: 21 · 2023→2024: 13 · 2024→2025: 13 · 2025→2026: 32 → average 20.8
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 20.8 × 2.66 = 55.3. Upper limit −9.4, lower limit −120.

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.