Sheppard 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, 195 of the 334 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 61 points under the grade 3 bar. 2371 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 31 points under the grade 4 bar. 2442 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 16 points under the grade 5 bar. 2486 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 15 points under the grade 5 bar. 2487 vs. 2502. 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 21 students Meets the grade 3 bar. 4th 30 students Meets the grade 4 bar. 5th 35 students Meets the grade 5 bar. 6th 53 students Just under the grade 6 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 3rd 69 students 90 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 54 students 23 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 40 students 21 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 32 students Just 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	95,097	2383.2	− 2432	−48.8	× 59 / 317	−9.1
4	95,098	2431.8	− 2473	−41.2	× 90 / 317	−11.7
5	95,101	2487.0	− 2502	−15	× 74 / 317	−3.5
6	95,102	2503.6	− 2531	−27.4	× 94 / 317	−8.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−32

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	88,324	2400.6	− 2432	−31.4	× 63 / 282	−7
4	88,325	2444.9	− 2473	−28.1	× 55 / 282	−5.5
5	88,327	2479.8	− 2502	−22.2	× 91 / 282	−7.2
6	88,330	2518.4	− 2531	−12.6	× 73 / 282	−3.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−23

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	90,882	2420.0	− 2432	−12	× 66 / 273	−2.9
4	90,885	2447.5	− 2473	−25.5	× 58 / 273	−5.4
5	90,887	2461.5	− 2502	−40.5	× 55 / 273	−8.2
6	90,889	2504.4	− 2531	−26.6	× 94 / 273	−9.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−26

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	91,075	2410.8	− 2432	−21.2	× 63 / 240	−5.6
4	91,077	2464.0	− 2473	−9	× 59 / 240	−2.2
5	91,079	2481.1	− 2502	−20.9	× 62 / 240	−5.4
6	91,081	2494.0	− 2531	−37	× 56 / 240	−8.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−22

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	91,719	2426.0	− 2432	−6	× 69 / 246	−1.7
4	91,720	2466.0	− 2473	−7	× 63 / 246	−1.8
5	91,721	2514.4	− 2502	12.4	× 55 / 246	2.8
6	91,722	2534.6	− 2531	3.6	× 59 / 246	0.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						0

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	91,963	2397.7	− 2432	−34.3	× 71 / 303	−8
4	91,964	2427.9	− 2473	−45.1	× 68 / 303	−10.1
5	91,965	2482.7	− 2502	−19.3	× 102 / 303	−6.5
6	91,966	2512.5	− 2531	−18.5	× 62 / 303	−3.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−28

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	91,869	2385.3	− 2432	−46.7	× 84 / 326	−12
4	91,870	2435.8	− 2473	−37.2	× 69 / 326	−7.9
5	91,871	2452.2	− 2502	−49.8	× 65 / 326	−9.9
6	91,872	2508.0	− 2531	−23	× 108 / 326	−7.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−37

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	91,796	2417.6	− 2432	−14.4	× 69 / 303	−3.3
4	91,797	2422.7	− 2473	−50.3	× 84 / 303	−13.9
5	91,798	2493.5	− 2502	−8.5	× 75 / 303	−2.1
6	91,799	2479.3	− 2531	−51.7	× 75 / 303	−12.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−32

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	91,504	2403.6	− 2432	−28.4	× 70 / 307	−6.5
4	91,505	2435.8	− 2473	−37.2	× 74 / 307	−9
5	91,506	2482.8	− 2502	−19.2	× 82 / 307	−5.1
6	91,507	2498.0	− 2531	−33	× 81 / 307	−8.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−29

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	91,153	2371.1	− 2432	−60.9	× 90 / 334	−16.4
4	91,154	2442.0	− 2473	−31	× 84 / 334	−7.8
5	91,155	2486.1	− 2502	−15.9	× 75 / 334	−3.6
6	91,156	2487.1	− 2531	−43.9	× 85 / 334	−11.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−39

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −32, −23, −26, −22, 0, −28, −37, −32, −29, −39 → −26.8
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 9 · 2016→2017: 3 · 2017→2018: 4 · 2018→2019: 22 · 2019→2022: 28 · 2022→2023: 9 · 2023→2024: 5 · 2024→2025: 3 · 2025→2026: 10 → average 10.3
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 10.3 × 2.66 = 27.4. Upper limit 0.6, lower limit −54.2.

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.