Lucas 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, 151 of the 367 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 69 points under the grade 3 bar. 2363 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2426 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 31 points under the grade 4 bar. 2442 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 28 points under the grade 5 bar. 2474 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 43 students 37 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 58 students 16 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 49 students Just under the grade 4 bar. 6th 66 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 48 students 98 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 36 students 57 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 43 students 18 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 24 students 16 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.

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	89,413	2393.5	− 2432	−38.5	× 94 / 94	−38.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−39

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	92,003	2382.6	− 2432	−49.4	× 95 / 190	−24.7
4	92,005	2434.1	− 2473	−38.9	× 95 / 190	−19.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−44

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	92,200	2448.7	− 2432	16.7	× 94 / 277	5.7
4	92,201	2472.3	− 2473	−0.7	× 91 / 277	−0.2
5	92,204	2499.6	− 2502	−2.4	× 92 / 277	−0.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						5

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	92,832	2423.5	− 2432	−8.5	× 94 / 368	−2.2
4	92,833	2453.6	− 2473	−19.4	× 93 / 368	−4.9
5	92,834	2482.1	− 2502	−19.9	× 89 / 368	−4.8
6	92,835	2504.7	− 2531	−26.3	× 92 / 368	−6.6
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	93,073	2390.0	− 2432	−42	× 95 / 364	−11
4	93,074	2443.5	− 2473	−29.5	× 94 / 364	−7.6
5	93,075	2472.8	− 2502	−29.2	× 86 / 364	−6.9
6	93,076	2496.2	− 2531	−34.8	× 89 / 364	−8.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−34

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	92,977	2366.3	− 2432	−65.7	× 93 / 357	−17.1
4	92,978	2435.9	− 2473	−37.1	× 91 / 357	−9.5
5	92,979	2472.8	− 2502	−29.2	× 88 / 357	−7.2
6	92,980	2493.7	− 2531	−37.3	× 85 / 357	−8.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−43

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	92,856	2343.1	− 2432	−88.9	× 95 / 364	−23.2
4	92,857	2393.8	− 2473	−79.2	× 93 / 364	−20.2
5	92,858	2473.7	− 2502	−28.3	× 88 / 364	−6.8
6	92,859	2503.9	− 2531	−27.1	× 88 / 364	−6.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−57

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	92,592	2394.7	− 2432	−37.3	× 94 / 375	−9.3
4	92,593	2402.0	− 2473	−71	× 96 / 375	−18.2
5	92,594	2444.0	− 2502	−58	× 92 / 375	−14.2
6	92,595	2516.0	− 2531	−15	× 93 / 375	−3.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−45

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	92,196	2363.1	− 2432	−68.9	× 91 / 367	−17.1
4	92,197	2425.9	− 2473	−47.1	× 94 / 367	−12.1
5	92,198	2442.3	− 2502	−59.7	× 92 / 367	−15
6	92,199	2474.2	− 2531	−56.8	× 90 / 367	−13.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−58

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −39, −44, 5, −18, −34, −43, −57, −45, −58 → −37
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2016→2017: 5 · 2017→2018: 49 · 2018→2019: 23 · 2019→2022: 16 · 2022→2023: 9 · 2023→2024: 14 · 2024→2025: 12 · 2025→2026: 13 → average 17.6
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 17.6 × 2.66 = 46.8. Upper limit 9.8, lower limit −83.8.

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.