Alice N. Stroud 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.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 25 points under the grade 3 bar. 2407 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 25 points under the grade 3 bar. 2407 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 13 points under the grade 4 bar. 2460 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 23 points under the grade 5 bar. 2479 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 4th 48 students 24 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 47 students 22 points under the grade 5 bar. 6th 43 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 4th 14 students 32 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 16 students 32 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 12 students 11 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	96,694	2405.6	− 2432	−26.4	× 73 / 268	−7.2
4	96,697	2416.3	− 2473	−56.7	× 63 / 268	−13.3
5	96,698	2490.0	− 2502	−12	× 62 / 268	−2.8
6	96,701	2525.3	− 2531	−5.7	× 70 / 268	−1.5
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	89,680	2420.1	− 2432	−11.9	× 67 / 295	−2.7
4	89,682	2416.3	− 2473	−56.7	× 99 / 295	−19
5	89,685	2471.7	− 2502	−30.3	× 63 / 295	−6.5
6	89,687	2501.9	− 2531	−29.1	× 66 / 295	−6.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−35

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	92,305	2441.9	− 2432	9.9	× 52 / 279	1.8
4	92,307	2456.2	− 2473	−16.8	× 66 / 279	−4
5	92,309	2471.1	− 2502	−30.9	× 96 / 279	−10.6
6	92,310	2500.4	− 2531	−30.6	× 65 / 279	−7.1
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	92,501	2410.1	− 2432	−21.9	× 68 / 292	−5.1
4	92,503	2467.2	− 2473	−5.8	× 65 / 292	−1.3
5	92,505	2497.8	− 2502	−4.2	× 66 / 292	−0.9
6	92,507	2517.8	− 2531	−13.2	× 93 / 292	−4.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−12

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	93,128	2417.7	− 2432	−14.3	× 71 / 269	−3.8
4	93,129	2413.1	− 2473	−59.9	× 65 / 269	−14.5
5	93,130	2502.2	− 2502	0.2	× 66 / 269	0
6	93,131	2514.9	− 2531	−16.1	× 67 / 269	−4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−22

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	93,363	2350.9	− 2432	−81.1	× 70 / 272	−20.9
4	93,364	2420.1	− 2473	−52.9	× 67 / 272	−13
5	93,365	2504.4	− 2502	2.4	× 64 / 272	0.6
6	93,366	2489.8	− 2531	−41.2	× 71 / 272	−10.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−44

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	93,257	2377.9	− 2432	−54.1	× 50 / 236	−11.5
4	93,258	2423.3	− 2473	−49.7	× 60 / 236	−12.6
5	93,259	2456.8	− 2502	−45.2	× 62 / 236	−11.9
6	93,260	2496.6	− 2531	−34.4	× 64 / 236	−9.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−45

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	93,152	2384.2	− 2432	−47.8	× 65 / 248	−12.5
4	93,153	2397.9	− 2473	−75.1	× 56 / 248	−17
5	93,154	2429.6	− 2502	−72.4	× 63 / 248	−18.4
6	93,155	2459.3	− 2531	−71.7	× 64 / 248	−18.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−66

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	92,878	2390.8	− 2432	−41.2	× 46 / 219	−8.7
4	92,879	2414.9	− 2473	−58.1	× 63 / 219	−16.7
5	92,880	2424.9	− 2502	−77.1	× 51 / 219	−18
6	92,881	2491.9	− 2531	−39.1	× 59 / 219	−10.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−54

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	92,482	2406.7	− 2432	−25.3	× 48 / 228	−5.3
4	92,483	2406.6	− 2473	−66.4	× 62 / 228	−18.1
5	92,484	2459.9	− 2502	−42.1	× 63 / 228	−11.6
6	92,485	2479.4	− 2531	−51.6	× 55 / 228	−12.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−47

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −25, −35, −20, −12, −22, −44, −45, −66, −54, −47 → −37
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 10 · 2016→2017: 15 · 2017→2018: 8 · 2018→2019: 10 · 2019→2022: 22 · 2022→2023: 1 · 2023→2024: 21 · 2024→2025: 12 · 2025→2026: 7 → average 11.8
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 11.8 × 2.66 = 31.4. Upper limit −5.6, lower limit −68.4.

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.