Harriette Kirschen 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, 105 of the 247 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 107 points under the grade 3 bar. 2325 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 40 points under the grade 3 bar. 2392 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 18 points under the grade 3 bar. 2414 vs. 2432. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2465 vs. 2473. 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 31 students 103 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 33 students 15 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 41 students 40 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 37 students 15 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 20 students 112 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 35 students 64 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 24 students 50 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 26 students 39 points under the grade 3 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	97,177	2352.1	− 2432	−79.9	× 114 / 411	−22.2
4	97,178	2405.4	− 2473	−67.6	× 102 / 411	−16.8
5	97,181	2449.9	− 2502	−52.1	× 94 / 411	−11.9
6	97,182	2493.2	− 2531	−37.8	× 101 / 411	−9.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−60

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	90,134	2347.6	− 2432	−84.4	× 101 / 395	−21.6
4	90,137	2387.5	− 2473	−85.5	× 98 / 395	−21.2
5	90,139	2446.9	− 2502	−55.1	× 103 / 395	−14.4
6	90,140	2499.2	− 2531	−31.8	× 93 / 395	−7.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−65

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	92,770	2347.9	− 2432	−84.1	× 89 / 391	−19.1
4	92,773	2386.7	− 2473	−86.3	× 98 / 391	−21.6
5	92,774	2409.5	− 2502	−92.5	× 102 / 391	−24.1
6	92,776	2462.5	− 2531	−68.5	× 102 / 391	−17.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−83

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	92,969	2371.0	− 2432	−61	× 85 / 359	−14.4
4	92,972	2397.7	− 2473	−75.3	× 89 / 359	−18.7
5	92,973	2420.1	− 2502	−81.9	× 89 / 359	−20.3
6	92,976	2453.3	− 2531	−77.7	× 96 / 359	−20.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−74

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	93,624	2367.7	− 2432	−64.3	× 94 / 339	−17.8
4	93,625	2418.2	− 2473	−54.8	× 69 / 339	−11.2
5	93,626	2450.5	− 2502	−51.5	× 90 / 339	−13.7
6	93,627	2481.0	− 2531	−50	× 86 / 339	−12.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−55

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	91,639	2313.7	− 2432	−118.3	× 67 / 288	−27.5
4	91,640	2370.3	− 2473	−102.7	× 68 / 288	−24.2
5	91,641	2450.9	− 2502	−51.1	× 81 / 288	−14.4
6	91,642	2450.3	− 2531	−80.7	× 72 / 288	−20.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−86

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	93,855	2336.1	− 2432	−95.9	× 74 / 296	−24
4	93,856	2376.1	− 2473	−96.9	× 71 / 296	−23.2
5	93,857	2430.8	− 2502	−71.2	× 65 / 296	−15.6
6	93,858	2469.4	− 2531	−61.6	× 86 / 296	−17.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−81

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	93,763	2326.8	− 2432	−105.2	× 70 / 276	−26.7
4	93,764	2375.9	− 2473	−97.1	× 69 / 276	−24.3
5	93,765	2421.7	− 2502	−80.3	× 76 / 276	−22.1
6	93,766	2467.8	− 2531	−63.2	× 61 / 276	−14
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−87

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	93,644	2326.8	− 2432	−105.2	× 69 / 282	−25.7
4	93,645	2372.4	− 2473	−100.6	× 66 / 282	−23.5
5	93,646	2426.0	− 2502	−76	× 76 / 282	−20.5
6	93,647	2470.1	− 2531	−60.9	× 71 / 282	−15.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−85

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	93,376	2333.4	− 2432	−98.6	× 68 / 267	−25.1
4	93,377	2390.6	− 2473	−82.4	× 67 / 267	−20.7
5	93,378	2438.0	− 2502	−64	× 64 / 267	−15.3
6	93,379	2488.2	− 2531	−42.8	× 68 / 267	−10.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−72

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	92,978	2325.3	− 2432	−106.7	× 51 / 247	−22
4	92,979	2392.1	− 2473	−80.9	× 68 / 247	−22.3
5	92,980	2413.9	− 2502	−88.1	× 65 / 247	−23.2
6	92,981	2465.4	− 2531	−65.6	× 63 / 247	−16.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−84

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −60, −65, −83, −74, −55, −86, −81, −87, −85, −72, −84 → −75.6
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 5 · 2016→2017: 18 · 2017→2018: 9 · 2018→2019: 19 · 2019→2021: 31 · 2021→2022: 5 · 2022→2023: 6 · 2023→2024: 2 · 2024→2025: 13 · 2025→2026: 12 → average 12
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 12 × 2.66 = 31.9. Upper limit −43.7, lower limit −107.5.

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.