Enslen 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.

3rd The average 3rd grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2427 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader meets the grade 4 bar. 2506 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2541 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader meets the grade 6 bar. 2583 vs. 2531.

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.

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	96,999	2438.3	− 2432	6.3	× 55 / 219	1.6
4	97,000	2438.8	− 2473	−34.2	× 69 / 219	−10.8
5	97,003	2486.1	− 2502	−15.9	× 62 / 219	−4.5
6	97,004	2559.8	− 2531	28.8	× 33 / 219	4.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−9

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	89,956	2435.8	− 2432	3.8	× 51 / 236	0.8
4	89,959	2463.1	− 2473	−9.9	× 60 / 236	−2.5
5	89,961	2486.6	− 2502	−15.4	× 57 / 236	−3.7
6	89,962	2531.2	− 2531	0.2	× 68 / 236	0.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−5

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	92,592	2452.7	− 2432	20.7	× 65 / 234	5.8
4	92,594	2460.9	− 2473	−12.1	× 50 / 234	−2.6
5	92,597	2507.9	− 2502	5.9	× 57 / 234	1.4
6	92,598	2542.1	− 2531	11.1	× 62 / 234	2.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						8

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	92,792	2464.6	− 2432	32.6	× 58 / 229	8.3
4	92,793	2456.2	− 2473	−16.8	× 62 / 229	−4.5
5	92,796	2494.6	− 2502	−7.4	× 50 / 229	−1.6
6	92,797	2560.3	− 2531	29.3	× 59 / 229	7.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						10

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	93,446	2469.5	− 2432	37.5	× 62 / 225	10.3
4	93,447	2467.1	− 2473	−5.9	× 54 / 225	−1.4
5	93,448	2483.2	− 2502	−18.8	× 57 / 225	−4.8
6	93,449	2557.9	− 2531	26.9	× 52 / 225	6.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						10

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	91,461	2448.8	− 2432	16.8	× 37 / 195	3.2
4	91,462	2447.7	− 2473	−25.3	× 61 / 195	−7.9
5	91,463	2506.6	− 2502	4.6	× 54 / 195	1.3
6	91,464	2518.3	− 2531	−12.7	× 43 / 195	−2.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−6

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	93,675	2470.7	− 2432	38.7	× 43 / 195	8.5
4	93,676	2467.1	− 2473	−5.9	× 37 / 195	−1.1
5	93,677	2496.9	− 2502	−5.1	× 60 / 195	−1.6
6	93,678	2556.5	− 2531	25.5	× 55 / 195	7.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						13

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	93,581	2438.0	− 2432	6	× 45 / 185	1.5
4	93,582	2492.0	− 2473	19	× 43 / 185	4.4
5	93,583	2498.7	− 2502	−3.3	× 37 / 185	−0.7
6	93,584	2564.5	− 2531	33.5	× 60 / 185	10.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						16

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	93,462	2445.8	− 2432	13.8	× 44 / 177	3.4
4	93,463	2479.7	− 2473	6.7	× 54 / 177	2
5	93,464	2528.4	− 2502	26.4	× 45 / 177	6.7
6	93,465	2554.9	− 2531	23.9	× 34 / 177	4.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						17

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	93,194	2451.2	− 2432	19.2	× 47 / 195	4.6
4	93,195	2498.5	− 2473	25.5	× 50 / 195	6.5
5	93,196	2527.6	− 2502	25.6	× 55 / 195	7.2
6	93,197	2596.1	− 2531	65.1	× 43 / 195	14.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						33

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	92,796	2427.4	− 2432	−4.6	× 48 / 201	−1.1
4	92,797	2506.1	− 2473	33.1	× 55 / 201	9.1
5	92,798	2540.5	− 2502	38.5	× 46 / 201	8.8
6	92,799	2582.9	− 2531	51.9	× 52 / 201	13.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						30

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −9, −5, 8, 10, 10, −6, 13, 16, 17, 33, 30 → 10.6
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 4 · 2016→2017: 13 · 2017→2018: 2 · 2018→2019: 0 · 2019→2021: 16 · 2021→2022: 19 · 2022→2023: 3 · 2023→2024: 1 · 2024→2025: 16 · 2025→2026: 3 → average 7.7
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 7.7 × 2.66 = 20.5. Upper limit 31.1, lower limit −9.9.

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.