Catherine Everett 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 67 points under the grade 3 bar. 2365 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 27 points under the grade 4 bar. 2446 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 18 points under the grade 5 bar. 2484 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 23 points under the grade 6 bar. 2509 vs. 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 40 students 55 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 39 students 16 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 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 3rd 16 students 96 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 15 students 16 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 13 students 33 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	97,008	2397.3	− 2432	−34.7	× 52 / 174	−10.4
4	97,011	2417.1	− 2473	−55.9	× 33 / 174	−10.6
5	97,012	2449.7	− 2502	−52.3	× 55 / 174	−16.5
6	97,015	2447.6	− 2531	−83.4	× 34 / 174	−16.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−54

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	89,966	2386.9	− 2432	−45.1	× 48 / 210	−10.3
4	89,969	2421.5	− 2473	−51.5	× 51 / 210	−12.5
5	89,971	2452.9	− 2502	−49.1	× 48 / 210	−11.2
6	89,972	2488.3	− 2531	−42.7	× 63 / 210	−12.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−47

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	92,602	2395.7	− 2432	−36.3	× 48 / 223	−7.8
4	92,604	2414.7	− 2473	−58.3	× 65 / 223	−17
5	92,607	2470.3	− 2502	−31.7	× 55 / 223	−7.8
6	92,609	2506.9	− 2531	−24.1	× 55 / 223	−5.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−39

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	92,802	2429.4	− 2432	−2.6	× 45 / 207	−0.6
4	92,803	2417.2	− 2473	−55.8	× 53 / 207	−14.3
5	92,806	2465.3	− 2502	−36.7	× 60 / 207	−10.6
6	92,808	2518.3	− 2531	−12.7	× 49 / 207	−3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−28

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	93,456	2401.1	− 2432	−30.9	× 48 / 206	−7.2
4	93,457	2448.1	− 2473	−24.9	× 47 / 206	−5.7
5	93,458	2479.3	− 2502	−22.7	× 50 / 206	−5.5
6	93,459	2510.9	− 2531	−20.1	× 61 / 206	−6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−24

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	91,471	2368.0	− 2432	−64	× 45 / 202	−14.3
4	91,472	2452.8	− 2473	−20.2	× 54 / 202	−5.4
5	91,473	2441.6	− 2502	−60.4	× 56 / 202	−16.7
6	91,474	2499.5	− 2531	−31.5	× 47 / 202	−7.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−44

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	93,685	2382.3	− 2432	−49.7	× 51 / 205	−12.4
4	93,686	2446.1	− 2473	−26.9	× 55 / 205	−7.2
5	93,687	2468.0	− 2502	−34	× 50 / 205	−8.3
6	93,688	2471.5	− 2531	−59.5	× 49 / 205	−14.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−42

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	93,591	2363.4	− 2432	−68.6	× 59 / 214	−18.9
4	93,592	2420.5	− 2473	−52.5	× 57 / 214	−14
5	93,593	2487.8	− 2502	−14.2	× 45 / 214	−3
6	93,594	2487.2	− 2531	−43.8	× 53 / 214	−10.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−47

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	93,472	2373.9	− 2432	−58.1	× 52 / 224	−13.5
4	93,473	2409.4	− 2473	−63.6	× 64 / 224	−18.2
5	93,474	2457.0	− 2502	−45	× 60 / 224	−12.1
6	93,475	2492.4	− 2531	−38.6	× 48 / 224	−8.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−52

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	93,204	2381.9	− 2432	−50.1	× 58 / 231	−12.6
4	93,205	2436.4	− 2473	−36.6	× 55 / 231	−8.7
5	93,206	2464.7	− 2502	−37.3	× 56 / 231	−9
6	93,207	2499.1	− 2531	−31.9	× 62 / 231	−8.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−39

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	92,806	2364.9	− 2432	−67.1	× 56 / 218	−17.2
4	92,807	2445.9	− 2473	−27.1	× 54 / 218	−6.7
5	92,808	2483.6	− 2502	−18.4	× 56 / 218	−4.7
6	92,809	2508.5	− 2531	−22.5	× 52 / 218	−5.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−34

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −54, −47, −39, −28, −24, −44, −42, −47, −52, −39, −34 → −40.9
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 7 · 2016→2017: 8 · 2017→2018: 11 · 2018→2019: 4 · 2019→2021: 20 · 2021→2022: 2 · 2022→2023: 5 · 2023→2024: 5 · 2024→2025: 13 · 2025→2026: 5 → average 8
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 8 × 2.66 = 21.3. Upper limit −19.6, lower limit −62.2.

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.