Cunningham 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, 110 of the 329 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 89 points under the grade 3 bar. 2343 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 90 points under the grade 3 bar. 2342 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 35 points under the grade 3 bar. 2397 vs. 2432. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 27 points under the grade 4 bar. 2446 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 54 students 74 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 62 students 78 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 57 students 18 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 46 students Just under the grade 4 bar.

English learners

Students leave this group as they become fluent, so its average stays low even where they learn well.

Grade bars 3rd 22 students 124 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 34 students 112 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 28 students 70 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 26 students 27 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	98,321	2341.8	− 2432	−90.2	× 103 / 447	−20.8
4	98,322	2409.7	− 2473	−63.3	× 102 / 447	−14.4
5	98,325	2446.0	− 2502	−56	× 128 / 447	−16
6	98,326	2473.4	− 2531	−57.6	× 114 / 447	−14.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−66

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	91,093	2354.4	− 2432	−77.6	× 96 / 449	−16.6
4	91,094	2407.8	− 2473	−65.2	× 112 / 449	−16.3
5	91,096	2463.8	− 2502	−38.2	× 109 / 449	−9.3
6	91,099	2466.8	− 2531	−64.2	× 132 / 449	−18.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−61

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	93,855	2359.2	− 2432	−72.8	× 88 / 417	−15.4
4	93,856	2410.8	− 2473	−62.2	× 100 / 417	−14.9
5	93,858	2436.4	− 2502	−65.6	× 120 / 417	−18.9
6	93,861	2494.3	− 2531	−36.7	× 109 / 417	−9.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−59

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	94,068	2356.4	− 2432	−75.6	× 92 / 410	−17
4	94,070	2416.5	− 2473	−56.5	× 100 / 410	−13.8
5	94,072	2444.7	− 2502	−57.3	× 97 / 410	−13.6
6	94,074	2470.1	− 2531	−60.9	× 121 / 410	−18
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−62

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	94,687	2386.8	− 2432	−45.2	× 102 / 391	−11.8
4	94,688	2421.2	− 2473	−51.8	× 94 / 391	−12.5
5	94,689	2453.4	− 2502	−48.6	× 93 / 391	−11.6
6	94,690	2485.6	− 2531	−45.4	× 102 / 391	−11.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−48

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	92,658	2336.8	− 2432	−95.2	× 76 / 375	−19.3
4	92,659	2386.1	− 2473	−86.9	× 104 / 375	−24.1
5	92,660	2416.9	− 2502	−85.1	× 102 / 375	−23.1
6	92,661	2433.4	− 2531	−97.6	× 93 / 375	−24.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−91

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	94,911	2346.9	− 2432	−85.1	× 86 / 366	−20
4	94,912	2405.6	− 2473	−67.4	× 72 / 366	−13.3
5	94,913	2413.9	− 2502	−88.1	× 99 / 366	−23.8
6	94,914	2442.0	− 2531	−89	× 109 / 366	−26.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−84

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	94,811	2355.7	− 2432	−76.3	× 70 / 345	−15.5
4	94,812	2399.4	− 2473	−73.6	× 90 / 345	−19.2
5	94,813	2411.5	− 2502	−90.5	× 81 / 345	−21.2
6	94,814	2446.5	− 2531	−84.5	× 104 / 345	−25.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−81

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	94,684	2343.6	− 2432	−88.4	× 88 / 342	−22.7
4	94,685	2398.5	− 2473	−74.5	× 77 / 342	−16.8
5	94,686	2419.3	− 2502	−82.7	× 87 / 342	−21
6	94,687	2439.0	− 2531	−92	× 90 / 342	−24.2
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	94,414	2314.0	− 2432	−118	× 80 / 338	−27.9
4	94,415	2397.5	− 2473	−75.5	× 89 / 338	−19.9
5	94,416	2408.5	− 2502	−93.5	× 80 / 338	−22.1
6	94,417	2451.8	− 2531	−79.2	× 89 / 338	−20.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−91

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	94,016	2343.2	− 2432	−88.8	× 76 / 329	−20.5
4	94,017	2342.2	− 2473	−130.8	× 96 / 329	−38.2
5	94,018	2396.7	− 2502	−105.3	× 85 / 329	−27.2
6	94,019	2446.2	− 2531	−84.8	× 72 / 329	−18.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−104

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −66, −61, −59, −62, −48, −91, −84, −81, −85, −91, −104 → −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: 2 · 2017→2018: 3 · 2018→2019: 14 · 2019→2021: 43 · 2021→2022: 7 · 2022→2023: 3 · 2023→2024: 4 · 2024→2025: 6 · 2025→2026: 13 → average 10
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 10 × 2.66 = 26.6. Upper limit −49, lower limit −102.2.

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.