Roseland Creek 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, 162 of the 308 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 78 points under the grade 3 bar. 2354 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 39 points under the grade 3 bar. 2393 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 12 points under the grade 3 bar. 2420 vs. 2432. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 14 points under the grade 4 bar. 2459 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 27 students 29 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 36 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 5th 48 students Just under the grade 4 bar. 6th 35 students Just 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 47 students 106 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 49 students 64 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 39 students 65 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 27 students 26 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	95,077	2374.6	− 2432	−57.4	× 47 / 240	−11.2
4	95,078	2431.8	− 2473	−41.2	× 67 / 240	−11.5
5	95,081	2441.8	− 2502	−60.2	× 88 / 240	−22.1
6	95,082	2492.6	− 2531	−38.4	× 38 / 240	−6.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−51

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	88,291	2384.7	− 2432	−47.3	× 50 / 248	−9.5
4	88,293	2391.4	− 2473	−81.6	× 38 / 248	−12.5
5	88,296	2464.3	− 2502	−37.7	× 69 / 248	−10.5
6	88,298	2470.7	− 2531	−60.3	× 91 / 248	−22.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−55

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	90,849	2363.3	− 2432	−68.7	× 50 / 196	−17.5
4	90,851	2405.8	− 2473	−67.2	× 36 / 196	−12.3
5	90,853	2440.1	− 2502	−61.9	× 38 / 196	−12
6	90,854	2497.2	− 2531	−33.8	× 72 / 196	−12.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−54

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	91,052	2402.1	− 2432	−29.9	× 47 / 159	−8.8
4	91,053	2410.5	− 2473	−62.5	× 38 / 159	−14.9
5	91,056	2464.6	− 2502	−37.4	× 38 / 159	−8.9
6	91,057	2491.2	− 2531	−39.8	× 36 / 159	−9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−42

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	91,691	2398.1	− 2432	−33.9	× 55 / 164	−11.4
4	91,692	2441.2	− 2473	−31.8	× 34 / 164	−6.6
5	91,693	2450.8	− 2502	−51.2	× 39 / 164	−12.2
6	91,694	2479.9	− 2531	−51.1	× 36 / 164	−11.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−41

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	91,933	2365.1	− 2432	−66.9	× 71 / 272	−17.5
4	91,934	2434.2	− 2473	−38.8	× 62 / 272	−8.8
5	91,935	2441.1	− 2502	−60.9	× 69 / 272	−15.4
6	91,936	2469.5	− 2531	−61.5	× 70 / 272	−15.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−58

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	91,837	2369.1	− 2432	−62.9	× 47 / 244	−12.1
4	91,838	2419.8	− 2473	−53.2	× 72 / 244	−15.7
5	91,839	2452.1	− 2502	−49.9	× 62 / 244	−12.7
6	91,840	2465.5	− 2531	−65.5	× 63 / 244	−16.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−57

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	91,770	2384.9	− 2432	−47.1	× 72 / 254	−13.4
4	91,771	2435.6	− 2473	−37.4	× 53 / 254	−7.8
5	91,772	2452.6	− 2502	−49.4	× 70 / 254	−13.6
6	91,773	2487.0	− 2531	−44	× 59 / 254	−10.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−45

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	91,474	2366.3	− 2432	−65.7	× 78 / 305	−16.8
4	91,475	2422.4	− 2473	−50.6	× 82 / 305	−13.6
5	91,476	2443.5	− 2502	−58.5	× 60 / 305	−11.5
6	91,477	2465.6	− 2531	−65.4	× 85 / 305	−18.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−60

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	91,125	2354.3	− 2432	−77.7	× 74 / 308	−18.7
4	91,126	2392.9	− 2473	−80.1	× 85 / 308	−22.1
5	91,127	2420.2	− 2502	−81.8	× 87 / 308	−23.1
6	91,128	2459.1	− 2531	−71.9	× 62 / 308	−14.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−78

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −51, −55, −54, −42, −41, −58, −57, −45, −60, −78 → −54.1
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 4 · 2016→2017: 1 · 2017→2018: 12 · 2018→2019: 1 · 2019→2022: 17 · 2022→2023: 1 · 2023→2024: 12 · 2024→2025: 15 · 2025→2026: 18 → average 9
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 9 × 2.66 = 23.9. Upper limit −30.2, lower limit −78.

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.