Fairview 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, 171 of the 400 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 26 points under the grade 3 bar. 2406 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2473 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2493 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader meets the grade 6 bar. 2541 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 49 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 4th 65 students Meets the grade 4 bar. 5th 53 students Meets the grade 5 bar. 6th 62 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 48 students 48 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 41 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 5th 47 students 12 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 35 students 28 points under the grade 5 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	97,018	2357.9	− 2432	−74.1	× 103 / 445	−17.2
4	97,021	2399.4	− 2473	−73.6	× 117 / 445	−19.4
5	97,022	2459.2	− 2502	−42.8	× 100 / 445	−9.6
6	97,025	2485.1	− 2531	−45.9	× 125 / 445	−12.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−59

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	89,977	2359.3	− 2432	−72.7	× 117 / 479	−17.8
4	89,979	2380.5	− 2473	−92.5	× 127 / 479	−24.5
5	89,980	2434.4	− 2502	−67.6	× 134 / 479	−18.9
6	89,982	2503.6	− 2531	−27.4	× 101 / 479	−5.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−67

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	92,612	2375.9	− 2432	−56.1	× 134 / 488	−15.4
4	92,614	2403.1	− 2473	−69.9	× 122 / 488	−17.5
5	92,616	2429.2	− 2502	−72.8	× 115 / 488	−17.2
6	92,618	2481.6	− 2531	−49.4	× 117 / 488	−11.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−62

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	92,811	2391.8	− 2432	−40.2	× 73 / 433	−6.8
4	92,814	2412.6	− 2473	−60.4	× 125 / 433	−17.4
5	92,815	2429.1	− 2502	−72.9	× 112 / 433	−18.9
6	92,818	2483.8	− 2531	−47.2	× 123 / 433	−13.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−56

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	93,466	2358.6	− 2432	−73.4	× 114 / 451	−18.6
4	93,467	2402.6	− 2473	−70.4	× 95 / 451	−14.8
5	93,468	2435.2	− 2502	−66.8	× 125 / 451	−18.5
6	93,469	2488.6	− 2531	−42.4	× 117 / 451	−11
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−63

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	91,481	2349.6	− 2432	−82.4	× 98 / 389	−20.8
4	91,482	2379.5	− 2473	−93.5	× 100 / 389	−24
5	91,483	2389.4	− 2502	−112.6	× 103 / 389	−29.8
6	91,484	2456.3	− 2531	−74.7	× 88 / 389	−16.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−92

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	93,695	2350.5	− 2432	−81.5	× 109 / 416	−21.4
4	93,696	2383.8	− 2473	−89.2	× 98 / 416	−21
5	93,697	2421.6	− 2502	−80.4	× 105 / 416	−20.3
6	93,698	2455.4	− 2531	−75.6	× 104 / 416	−18.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−82

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	93,601	2332.2	− 2432	−99.8	× 109 / 406	−26.8
4	93,602	2383.3	− 2473	−89.7	× 102 / 406	−22.5
5	93,603	2409.0	− 2502	−93	× 98 / 406	−22.4
6	93,604	2470.6	− 2531	−60.4	× 97 / 406	−14.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−86

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	93,482	2351.6	− 2432	−80.4	× 101 / 404	−20.1
4	93,483	2401.3	− 2473	−71.7	× 100 / 404	−17.7
5	93,484	2409.6	− 2502	−92.4	× 104 / 404	−23.8
6	93,485	2487.1	− 2531	−43.9	× 99 / 404	−10.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−72

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	93,214	2395.3	− 2432	−36.7	× 107 / 418	−9.4
4	93,215	2423.7	− 2473	−49.3	× 108 / 418	−12.7
5	93,216	2476.2	− 2502	−25.8	× 98 / 418	−6
6	93,217	2499.7	− 2531	−31.3	× 105 / 418	−7.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−36

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	92,816	2406.3	− 2432	−25.7	× 97 / 400	−6.2
4	92,817	2472.7	− 2473	−0.3	× 106 / 400	−0.1
5	92,818	2492.9	− 2502	−9.1	× 100 / 400	−2.3
6	92,819	2540.5	− 2531	9.5	× 97 / 400	2.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−6

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −59, −67, −62, −56, −63, −92, −82, −86, −72, −36, −6 → −61.9
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 8 · 2016→2017: 5 · 2017→2018: 6 · 2018→2019: 7 · 2019→2021: 29 · 2021→2022: 10 · 2022→2023: 4 · 2023→2024: 14 · 2024→2025: 36 · 2025→2026: 30 → average 14.9
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 14.9 × 2.66 = 39.6. Upper limit −22.3, lower limit −101.5.

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.