Alberta Martone 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 45 points under the grade 3 bar. 2387 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 10 points under the grade 3 bar. 2422 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 16 points under the grade 4 bar. 2457 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2501 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 51 students 29 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 62 students 38 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 70 students 21 points under the grade 5 bar. 6th 74 students 21 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 21 students 84 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 18 students 54 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 21 students 55 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 12 students 30 points under the grade 4 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	97,187	2399.4	− 2432	−32.6	× 105 / 434	−7.9
4	97,188	2433.2	− 2473	−39.8	× 120 / 434	−11
5	97,191	2469.0	− 2502	−33	× 105 / 434	−8
6	97,192	2497.5	− 2531	−33.5	× 104 / 434	−8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−35

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	90,144	2379.2	− 2432	−52.8	× 89 / 422	−11.1
4	90,146	2441.2	− 2473	−31.8	× 105 / 422	−7.9
5	90,148	2484.7	− 2502	−17.3	× 121 / 422	−5
6	90,150	2523.2	− 2531	−7.8	× 107 / 422	−2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−26

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	92,781	2405.9	− 2432	−26.1	× 88 / 401	−5.7
4	92,782	2443.5	− 2473	−29.5	× 95 / 401	−7
5	92,784	2499.0	− 2502	−3	× 103 / 401	−0.8
6	92,786	2537.3	− 2531	6.3	× 115 / 401	1.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−12

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	92,979	2427.6	− 2432	−4.4	× 83 / 388	−0.9
4	92,982	2459.4	− 2473	−13.6	× 95 / 388	−3.3
5	92,983	2488.5	− 2502	−13.5	× 113 / 388	−3.9
6	92,986	2545.3	− 2531	14.3	× 97 / 388	3.6
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	93,634	2402.2	− 2432	−29.8	× 85 / 394	−6.4
4	93,635	2458.3	− 2473	−14.7	× 89 / 394	−3.3
5	93,636	2499.8	− 2502	−2.2	× 101 / 394	−0.6
6	93,637	2505.5	− 2531	−25.5	× 119 / 394	−7.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−18

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	91,649	2358.1	− 2432	−73.9	× 91 / 366	−18.4
4	91,650	2450.2	− 2473	−22.8	× 96 / 366	−6
5	91,651	2458.4	− 2502	−43.6	× 96 / 366	−11.4
6	91,652	2522.2	− 2531	−8.8	× 83 / 366	−2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−38

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	93,865	2368.6	− 2432	−63.4	× 86 / 366	−14.9
4	93,866	2417.5	− 2473	−55.5	× 93 / 366	−14.1
5	93,867	2468.4	− 2502	−33.6	× 97 / 366	−8.9
6	93,868	2492.5	− 2531	−38.5	× 90 / 366	−9.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−47

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	93,773	2361.2	− 2432	−70.8	× 82 / 362	−16
4	93,774	2418.1	− 2473	−54.9	× 91 / 362	−13.8
5	93,775	2474.4	− 2502	−27.6	× 91 / 362	−6.9
6	93,776	2517.4	− 2531	−13.6	× 98 / 362	−3.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−40

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	93,654	2390.5	− 2432	−41.5	× 95 / 372	−10.6
4	93,655	2412.8	− 2473	−60.2	× 91 / 372	−14.7
5	93,656	2460.6	− 2502	−41.4	× 92 / 372	−10.2
6	93,657	2528.7	− 2531	−2.3	× 94 / 372	−0.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−36

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	93,386	2374.4	− 2432	−57.6	× 87 / 370	−13.5
4	93,387	2447.0	− 2473	−26	× 101 / 370	−7.1
5	93,388	2473.4	− 2502	−28.6	× 89 / 370	−6.9
6	93,389	2502.9	− 2531	−28.1	× 93 / 370	−7.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−35

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	92,988	2386.7	− 2432	−45.3	× 72 / 329	−9.9
4	92,989	2422.2	− 2473	−50.8	× 80 / 329	−12.4
5	92,990	2457.1	− 2502	−44.9	× 91 / 329	−12.4
6	92,991	2501.0	− 2531	−30	× 86 / 329	−7.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−43

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −35, −26, −12, −5, −18, −38, −47, −40, −36, −35, −43 → −30.5
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: 14 · 2017→2018: 7 · 2018→2019: 13 · 2019→2021: 20 · 2021→2022: 9 · 2022→2023: 7 · 2023→2024: 4 · 2024→2025: 1 · 2025→2026: 8 → average 9.2
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 9.2 × 2.66 = 24.5. Upper limit −6, lower limit −55.

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.