Sinclear 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, 91 of the 309 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 25 points under the grade 3 bar. 2407 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2465 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 23 points under the grade 4 bar. 2450 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 22 points under the grade 5 bar. 2480 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 46 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 4th 48 students Meets the grade 4 bar. 5th 62 students 24 points under the grade 5 bar. 6th 62 students 26 points 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 22 students 73 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 19 students 48 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 25 students 51 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 25 students 14 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	96,348	2402.1	− 2432	−29.9	× 104 / 387	−8
4	96,351	2438.1	− 2473	−34.9	× 94 / 387	−8.5
5	96,352	2484.6	− 2502	−17.4	× 96 / 387	−4.3
6	96,355	2513.9	− 2531	−17.1	× 93 / 387	−4.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−25

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	89,379	2404.2	− 2432	−27.8	× 91 / 407	−6.2
4	89,380	2454.6	− 2473	−18.4	× 125 / 407	−5.7
5	89,383	2498.6	− 2502	−3.4	× 95 / 407	−0.8
6	89,385	2540.0	− 2531	9	× 96 / 407	2.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−11

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	91,969	2394.8	− 2432	−37.2	× 95 / 408	−8.7
4	91,971	2444.3	− 2473	−28.7	× 93 / 408	−6.5
5	91,972	2497.5	− 2502	−4.5	× 125 / 408	−1.4
6	91,975	2517.3	− 2531	−13.7	× 95 / 408	−3.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−20

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	92,166	2437.0	− 2432	5	× 75 / 388	1
4	92,167	2459.6	− 2473	−13.4	× 96 / 388	−3.3
5	92,170	2514.2	− 2502	12.2	× 93 / 388	2.9
6	92,171	2531.7	− 2531	0.7	× 124 / 388	0.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						1

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	92,798	2424.9	− 2432	−7.1	× 93 / 374	−1.8
4	92,799	2437.3	− 2473	−35.7	× 92 / 374	−8.8
5	92,800	2497.4	− 2502	−4.6	× 96 / 374	−1.2
6	92,801	2532.4	− 2531	1.4	× 93 / 374	0.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−11

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	93,039	2393.2	− 2432	−38.8	× 93 / 367	−9.8
4	93,040	2439.4	− 2473	−33.6	× 84 / 367	−7.7
5	93,041	2474.0	− 2502	−28	× 96 / 367	−7.3
6	93,042	2511.4	− 2531	−19.6	× 94 / 367	−5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−30

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	92,943	2402.3	− 2432	−29.7	× 72 / 343	−6.2
4	92,944	2415.3	− 2473	−57.7	× 90 / 343	−15.1
5	92,945	2460.9	− 2502	−41.1	× 87 / 343	−10.4
6	92,946	2480.5	− 2531	−50.5	× 94 / 343	−13.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−46

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	92,822	2385.2	− 2432	−46.8	× 71 / 324	−10.3
4	92,823	2413.5	− 2473	−59.5	× 85 / 324	−15.6
5	92,824	2455.4	− 2502	−46.6	× 84 / 324	−12.1
6	92,825	2512.6	− 2531	−18.4	× 84 / 324	−4.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−43

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	92,558	2443.1	− 2432	11.1	× 70 / 316	2.5
4	92,559	2412.2	− 2473	−60.8	× 82 / 316	−15.8
5	92,560	2456.3	− 2502	−45.7	× 81 / 316	−11.7
6	92,561	2502.9	− 2531	−28.1	× 83 / 316	−7.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−32

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	92,162	2407.0	− 2432	−25	× 68 / 309	−5.5
4	92,163	2465.2	− 2473	−7.8	× 67 / 309	−1.7
5	92,164	2450.0	− 2502	−52	× 87 / 309	−14.6
6	92,165	2479.6	− 2531	−51.4	× 87 / 309	−14.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−36

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −25, −11, −20, 1, −11, −30, −46, −43, −32, −36 → −25.3
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 14 · 2016→2017: 9 · 2017→2018: 21 · 2018→2019: 12 · 2019→2022: 19 · 2022→2023: 16 · 2023→2024: 3 · 2024→2025: 11 · 2025→2026: 4 → average 12.1
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 12.1 × 2.66 = 32.2. Upper limit 6.9, lower limit −57.5.

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.