James Marshall 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, 151 of the 319 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 119 points under the grade 3 bar. 2313 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 71 points under the grade 3 bar. 2361 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 36 points under the grade 4 bar. 2437 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 25 points under the grade 4 bar. 2448 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 28 students 103 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 42 students 58 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 43 students Just under the grade 4 bar. 6th 55 students 21 points 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 46 students 129 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 41 students 84 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 42 students 27 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 22 students 67 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	97,080	2334.2	− 2432	−97.8	× 100 / 423	−23.1
4	97,083	2386.6	− 2473	−86.4	× 106 / 423	−21.7
5	97,084	2406.3	− 2502	−95.7	× 110 / 423	−24.9
6	97,087	2451.2	− 2531	−79.8	× 107 / 423	−20.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−90

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	90,039	2346.7	− 2432	−85.3	× 149 / 471	−27
4	90,040	2369.9	− 2473	−103.1	× 108 / 471	−23.6
5	90,042	2433.3	− 2502	−68.7	× 106 / 471	−15.5
6	90,044	2441.5	− 2531	−89.5	× 108 / 471	−20.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−87

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	92,674	2334.2	− 2432	−97.8	× 100 / 443	−22.1
4	92,676	2375.2	− 2473	−97.8	× 135 / 443	−29.8
5	92,679	2406.7	− 2502	−95.3	× 105 / 443	−22.6
6	92,680	2469.8	− 2531	−61.2	× 103 / 443	−14.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−89

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	92,874	2338.9	− 2432	−93.1	× 98 / 441	−20.7
4	92,875	2379.1	− 2473	−93.9	× 105 / 441	−22.4
5	92,878	2442.0	− 2502	−60	× 129 / 441	−17.6
6	92,879	2464.9	− 2531	−66.1	× 109 / 441	−16.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−77

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	93,528	2369.8	− 2432	−62.2	× 106 / 439	−15
4	93,529	2385.2	− 2473	−87.8	× 106 / 439	−21.2
5	93,530	2447.5	− 2502	−54.5	× 103 / 439	−12.8
6	93,531	2471.5	− 2531	−59.5	× 124 / 439	−16.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−66

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	91,543	2329.3	− 2432	−102.7	× 80 / 326	−25.2
4	91,544	2380.2	− 2473	−92.8	× 85 / 326	−24.2
5	91,545	2412.4	− 2502	−89.6	× 73 / 326	−20.1
6	91,546	2440.7	− 2531	−90.3	× 88 / 326	−24.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−94

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	93,757	2332.6	− 2432	−99.4	× 89 / 408	−21.7
4	93,758	2369.0	− 2473	−104	× 112 / 408	−28.5
5	93,759	2418.5	− 2502	−83.5	× 104 / 408	−21.3
6	93,760	2419.1	− 2531	−111.9	× 103 / 408	−28.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−100

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	93,663	2335.0	− 2432	−97	× 82 / 366	−21.7
4	93,664	2372.8	− 2473	−100.2	× 85 / 366	−23.3
5	93,665	2397.4	− 2502	−104.6	× 102 / 366	−29.2
6	93,666	2430.0	− 2531	−101	× 97 / 366	−26.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−101

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	93,544	2330.6	− 2432	−101.4	× 82 / 351	−23.7
4	93,545	2380.1	− 2473	−92.9	× 83 / 351	−22
5	93,546	2416.0	− 2502	−86	× 92 / 351	−22.5
6	93,547	2451.5	− 2531	−79.5	× 94 / 351	−21.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−89

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	93,276	2326.7	− 2432	−105.3	× 77 / 342	−23.7
4	93,277	2376.9	− 2473	−96.1	× 86 / 342	−24.2
5	93,278	2412.0	− 2502	−90	× 88 / 342	−23.2
6	93,279	2465.2	− 2531	−65.8	× 91 / 342	−17.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−89

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	92,878	2312.7	− 2432	−119.3	× 74 / 319	−27.7
4	92,879	2361.0	− 2473	−112	× 83 / 319	−29.1
5	92,880	2437.2	− 2502	−64.8	× 85 / 319	−17.3
6	92,881	2447.9	− 2531	−83.1	× 77 / 319	−20.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−94

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −90, −87, −89, −77, −66, −94, −100, −101, −89, −89, −94 → −88.7
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 3 · 2016→2017: 2 · 2017→2018: 12 · 2018→2019: 11 · 2019→2021: 28 · 2021→2022: 6 · 2022→2023: 1 · 2023→2024: 12 · 2024→2025: 0 · 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 −67.4, lower limit −110.

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.