Robbins 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 8.

Many students here are still learning English, and this test is given in English. In 2026, 21 of the 60 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 25 points under the grade 3 bar. 2407 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 13 points under the grade 3 bar. 2419 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 6 bar. 2523 vs. 2531.
8th The average 8th grader meets the grade 8 bar. 2567 vs. 2567.

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	98,822	2422.2	− 2432	−9.8	× 20 / 116	−1.7
4	98,825	2454.1	− 2473	−18.9	× 17 / 116	−2.8
5	98,826	2487.6	− 2502	−14.4	× 19 / 116	−2.4
6	98,829	2503.5	− 2531	−27.5	× 19 / 116	−4.5
7	98,830	2503.5	− 2552	−48.5	× 20 / 116	−8.4
8	98,833	2496.9	− 2567	−70.1	× 21 / 116	−12.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−32

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	91,594	2401.7	− 2432	−30.3	× 19 / 110	−5.2
4	91,597	2466.1	− 2473	−6.9	× 19 / 110	−1.2
5	91,599	2464.6	− 2502	−37.4	× 15 / 110	−5.1
6	91,600	2551.8	− 2531	20.8	× 19 / 110	3.6
7	91,602	2590.7	− 2552	38.7	× 20 / 110	7
8	91,605	2564.0	− 2567	−3	× 18 / 110	−0.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−1

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	94,368	2391.4	− 2432	−40.6	× 14 / 101	−5.6
4	94,371	2438.7	− 2473	−34.3	× 16 / 101	−5.4
5	94,373	2498.1	− 2502	−3.9	× 17 / 101	−0.7
6	94,374	2528.6	− 2531	−2.4	× 14 / 101	−0.3
7	94,376	2570.3	− 2552	18.3	× 20 / 101	3.6
8	94,379	2624.1	− 2567	57.1	× 20 / 101	11.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						3

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	94,578	2397.7	− 2432	−34.3	× 12 / 89	−4.6
4	94,581	2471.8	− 2473	−1.2	× 13 / 89	−0.2
5	94,583	2484.3	− 2502	−17.7	× 17 / 89	−3.4
6	94,584	2549.0	− 2531	18	× 16 / 89	3.2
7	94,587	2585.0	− 2552	33	× 15 / 89	5.6
8	94,588	2624.4	− 2567	57.4	× 16 / 89	10.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						11

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	95,215	2442.3	− 2432	10.3	× 12 / 76	1.6
5	95,217	2518.1	− 2502	16.1	× 14 / 76	3
6	95,218	2530.4	− 2531	−0.6	× 14 / 76	−0.1
7	95,219	2585.0	− 2552	33	× 22 / 76	9.6
8	95,220	2611.0	− 2567	44	× 14 / 76	8.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						22

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	93,164	2411.1	− 2432	−20.9	× 20 / 89	−4.7
4	93,165	2416.2	− 2473	−56.8	× 11 / 89	−7
5	93,166	2440.6	− 2502	−61.4	× 14 / 89	−9.7
6	93,167	2477.0	− 2531	−54	× 11 / 89	−6.7
7	93,168	2569.1	− 2552	17.1	× 17 / 89	3.3
8	93,169	2533.4	− 2567	−33.6	× 16 / 89	−6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−31

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
4	95,430	2426.4	− 2473	−46.6	× 19 / 58	−15.3
6	95,432	2478.1	− 2531	−52.9	× 14 / 58	−12.8
7	95,433	2474.2	− 2552	−77.8	× 11 / 58	−14.8
8	95,434	2568.3	− 2567	1.3	× 14 / 58	0.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−42

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	95,313	2423.4	− 2432	−8.6	× 14 / 45	−2.7
5	95,315	2464.1	− 2502	−37.9	× 20 / 45	−16.8
7	95,317	2517.0	− 2552	−35	× 11 / 45	−8.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−28

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
4	95,179	2443.1	− 2473	−29.9	× 14 / 46	−9.1
6	95,181	2501.6	− 2531	−29.4	× 21 / 46	−13.4
8	95,183	2576.3	− 2567	9.3	× 11 / 46	2.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−20

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	94,910	2442.5	− 2432	10.5	× 12 / 51	2.5
5	94,912	2513.3	− 2502	11.3	× 14 / 51	3.1
7	94,914	2549.7	− 2552	−2.3	× 25 / 51	−1.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						4

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	94,516	2407.3	− 2432	−24.7	× 11 / 60	−4.5
4	94,517	2419.0	− 2473	−54	× 12 / 60	−10.8
6	94,519	2522.7	− 2531	−8.3	× 14 / 60	−1.9
8	94,521	2567.3	− 2567	0.3	× 23 / 60	0.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−17

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −32, −1, 3, 11, 22, −31, −42, −28, −20, 4, −17 → −11.9
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 31 · 2016→2017: 4 · 2017→2018: 8 · 2018→2019: 11 · 2019→2021: 53 · 2021→2022: 11 · 2022→2023: 14 · 2023→2024: 8 · 2024→2025: 24 · 2025→2026: 21 → average 18.5
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 18.5 × 2.66 = 49.2. Upper limit 37.3, lower limit −61.1.

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.