Abraham Lincoln 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 6.

Many students here are still learning English, and this test is given in English. In 2026, 83 of the 141 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 129 points under the grade 3 bar. 2303 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 67 points under the grade 3 bar. 2365 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 51 points under the grade 3 bar. 2381 vs. 2432. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2430 vs. 2432. 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 85 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 16 students 21 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 12 students 19 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 13 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 24 students 160 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 21 students 102 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 21 students 92 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 17 students 55 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	95,170	2328.0	− 2432	−104	× 51 / 185	−28.7
4	95,173	2397.7	− 2473	−75.3	× 39 / 185	−15.9
5	95,174	2425.4	− 2502	−76.6	× 60 / 185	−24.8
6	95,176	2460.1	− 2531	−70.9	× 35 / 185	−13.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−83

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	88,395	2360.4	− 2432	−71.6	× 45 / 195	−16.5
4	88,398	2371.1	− 2473	−101.9	× 47 / 195	−24.6
5	88,400	2400.3	− 2502	−101.7	× 45 / 195	−23.5
6	88,401	2460.3	− 2531	−70.7	× 58 / 195	−21
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−86

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	90,955	2348.5	− 2432	−83.5	× 39 / 162	−20.1
4	90,957	2418.4	− 2473	−54.6	× 34 / 162	−11.5
5	90,959	2409.9	− 2502	−92.1	× 49 / 162	−27.9
6	90,960	2438.3	− 2531	−92.7	× 40 / 162	−22.9
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	91,805	2322.3	− 2432	−109.7	× 30 / 135	−24.4
4	91,806	2360.3	− 2473	−112.7	× 35 / 135	−29.2
5	91,807	2426.7	− 2502	−75.3	× 41 / 135	−22.9
6	91,808	2456.8	− 2531	−74.2	× 29 / 135	−15.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−92

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	92,051	2323.0	− 2432	−109	× 28 / 124	−24.6
4	92,052	2370.1	− 2473	−102.9	× 35 / 124	−29
5	92,053	2408.4	− 2502	−93.6	× 37 / 124	−27.9
6	92,054	2420.3	− 2531	−110.7	× 24 / 124	−21.4
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	91,963	2309.7	− 2432	−122.3	× 33 / 138	−29.2
4	91,964	2348.2	− 2473	−124.8	× 33 / 138	−29.8
5	91,965	2406.6	− 2502	−95.4	× 36 / 138	−24.9
6	91,966	2448.0	− 2531	−83	× 36 / 138	−21.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−106

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	91,892	2316.2	− 2432	−115.8	× 38 / 133	−33.1
4	91,893	2362.5	− 2473	−110.5	× 28 / 133	−23.3
5	91,894	2381.8	− 2502	−120.2	× 32 / 133	−28.9
6	91,895	2440.2	− 2531	−90.8	× 35 / 133	−23.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−109

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	91,602	2319.2	− 2432	−112.8	× 36 / 142	−28.6
4	91,603	2328.7	− 2473	−144.3	× 39 / 142	−39.6
5	91,604	2380.2	− 2502	−121.8	× 31 / 142	−26.6
6	91,605	2410.3	− 2531	−120.7	× 36 / 142	−30.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−125

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	91,241	2303.3	− 2432	−128.7	× 41 / 141	−37.4
4	91,242	2365.2	− 2473	−107.8	× 37 / 141	−28.3
5	91,243	2381.2	− 2502	−120.8	× 33 / 141	−28.3
6	91,244	2429.8	− 2531	−101.2	× 30 / 141	−21.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−116

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −83, −86, −82, −92, −103, −106, −109, −125, −116 → −100.2
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 3 · 2016→2017: 4 · 2017→2019: 10 · 2019→2022: 11 · 2022→2023: 3 · 2023→2024: 3 · 2024→2025: 16 · 2025→2026: 9 → average 7.4
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 7.4 × 2.66 = 19.7. Upper limit −80.5, lower limit −119.9.

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.