Burbank 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, 132 of the 291 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 93 points under the grade 3 bar. 2339 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 51 points under the grade 3 bar. 2381 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 34 points under the grade 4 bar. 2439 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2499 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 35 students 86 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 35 students 28 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 44 students 22 points under the grade 5 bar. 6th 45 students Meets 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 29 students 101 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 35 students 74 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 41 students 38 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 27 students 35 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	96,979	2346.1	− 2432	−85.9	× 91 / 396	−19.7
4	96,980	2405.1	− 2473	−67.9	× 92 / 396	−15.8
5	96,983	2445.6	− 2502	−56.4	× 107 / 396	−15.2
6	96,984	2458.2	− 2531	−72.8	× 106 / 396	−19.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−70

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	89,936	2340.0	− 2432	−92	× 98 / 400	−22.5
4	89,938	2382.0	− 2473	−91	× 92 / 400	−20.9
5	89,940	2453.8	− 2502	−48.2	× 101 / 400	−12.2
6	89,943	2455.0	− 2531	−76	× 109 / 400	−20.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−76

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	92,573	2362.2	− 2432	−69.8	× 107 / 392	−19.1
4	92,574	2400.7	− 2473	−72.3	× 99 / 392	−18.3
5	92,576	2440.9	− 2502	−61.1	× 95 / 392	−14.8
6	92,579	2495.9	− 2531	−35.1	× 91 / 392	−8.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−60

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	92,771	2357.8	− 2432	−74.2	× 85 / 373	−16.9
4	92,774	2414.3	− 2473	−58.7	× 103 / 373	−16.2
5	92,775	2421.2	− 2502	−80.8	× 95 / 373	−20.6
6	92,778	2485.4	− 2531	−45.6	× 90 / 373	−11
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−65

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	93,426	2339.6	− 2432	−92.4	× 87 / 367	−21.9
4	93,427	2405.1	− 2473	−67.9	× 92 / 367	−17
5	93,428	2425.1	− 2502	−76.9	× 89 / 367	−18.6
6	93,429	2478.9	− 2531	−52.1	× 99 / 367	−14.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−72

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	91,441	2323.3	− 2432	−108.7	× 70 / 299	−25.4
4	91,442	2378.8	− 2473	−94.2	× 69 / 299	−21.7
5	91,443	2414.8	− 2502	−87.2	× 92 / 299	−26.8
6	91,444	2463.3	− 2531	−67.7	× 68 / 299	−15.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−89

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	93,655	2338.7	− 2432	−93.3	× 84 / 318	−24.6
4	93,656	2386.5	− 2473	−86.5	× 69 / 318	−18.8
5	93,657	2413.7	− 2502	−88.3	× 77 / 318	−21.4
6	93,658	2462.5	− 2531	−68.5	× 88 / 318	−19
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−84

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	93,561	2331.8	− 2432	−100.2	× 87 / 323	−27
4	93,562	2379.2	− 2473	−93.8	× 88 / 323	−25.6
5	93,563	2419.6	− 2502	−82.4	× 70 / 323	−17.9
6	93,564	2448.7	− 2531	−82.3	× 78 / 323	−19.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−90

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	93,442	2316.5	− 2432	−115.5	× 90 / 326	−31.9
4	93,443	2397.8	− 2473	−75.2	× 78 / 326	−18
5	93,444	2428.5	− 2502	−73.5	× 92 / 326	−20.7
6	93,445	2471.9	− 2531	−59.1	× 66 / 326	−12
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−83

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	93,174	2312.1	− 2432	−119.9	× 69 / 321	−25.8
4	93,175	2395.0	− 2473	−78	× 89 / 321	−21.6
5	93,176	2433.7	− 2502	−68.3	× 79 / 321	−16.8
6	93,177	2475.9	− 2531	−55.1	× 84 / 321	−14.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−79

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	92,776	2339.1	− 2432	−92.9	× 64 / 291	−20.4
4	92,777	2380.8	− 2473	−92.2	× 70 / 291	−22.2
5	92,778	2438.9	− 2502	−63.1	× 85 / 291	−18.4
6	92,779	2499.2	− 2531	−31.8	× 72 / 291	−7.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−69

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −70, −76, −60, −65, −72, −89, −84, −90, −83, −79, −69 → −76.1
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 6 · 2016→2017: 16 · 2017→2018: 5 · 2018→2019: 7 · 2019→2021: 17 · 2021→2022: 5 · 2022→2023: 6 · 2023→2024: 7 · 2024→2025: 4 · 2025→2026: 10 → average 8.3
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 8.3 × 2.66 = 22.1. Upper limit −54, lower limit −98.2.

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.