Lincrest 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 5.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 35 points under the grade 3 bar. 2397 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 14 points under the grade 4 bar. 2459 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 22 points under the grade 4 bar. 2451 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.

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 67 students 22 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 83 students Meets the grade 4 bar. 5th 62 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 14 students 97 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 25 students 30 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 13 students 85 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	99,009	2401.1	− 2432	−30.9	× 128 / 364	−10.9
4	99,010	2429.6	− 2473	−43.4	× 117 / 364	−14
5	99,013	2512.1	− 2502	10.1	× 119 / 364	3.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−22

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	91,776	2413.4	− 2432	−18.6	× 120 / 362	−6.2
4	91,779	2443.2	− 2473	−29.8	× 129 / 362	−10.6
5	91,780	2475.4	− 2502	−26.6	× 113 / 362	−8.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−25

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	94,551	2402.1	− 2432	−29.9	× 122 / 358	−10.2
4	94,552	2449.0	− 2473	−24	× 112 / 358	−7.5
5	94,555	2475.1	− 2502	−26.9	× 124 / 358	−9.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−27

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	94,758	2407.9	− 2432	−24.1	× 110 / 341	−7.8
4	94,761	2477.8	− 2473	4.8	× 117 / 341	1.6
5	94,762	2487.7	− 2502	−14.3	× 114 / 341	−4.8
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	95,401	2422.9	− 2432	−9.1	× 103 / 323	−2.9
4	95,402	2480.4	− 2473	7.4	× 105 / 323	2.4
5	95,403	2490.8	− 2502	−11.2	× 115 / 323	−4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−4

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	95,605	2386.0	− 2432	−46	× 81 / 280	−13.3
4	95,606	2438.0	− 2473	−35	× 108 / 280	−13.5
5	95,607	2466.9	− 2502	−35.1	× 91 / 280	−11.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−38

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	95,487	2388.5	− 2432	−43.5	× 85 / 260	−14.2
4	95,488	2444.6	− 2473	−28.4	× 81 / 260	−8.8
5	95,489	2466.7	− 2502	−35.3	× 94 / 260	−12.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−36

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	95,364	2383.3	− 2432	−48.7	× 86 / 242	−17.3
4	95,365	2469.8	− 2473	−3.2	× 85 / 242	−1.1
5	95,366	2478.5	− 2502	−23.5	× 71 / 242	−6.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−25

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	95,090	2402.0	− 2432	−30	× 108 / 274	−11.8
4	95,091	2459.5	− 2473	−13.5	× 82 / 274	−4
5	95,092	2492.1	− 2502	−9.9	× 84 / 274	−3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−19

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	94,702	2397.2	− 2432	−34.8	× 81 / 264	−10.7
4	94,703	2458.6	− 2473	−14.4	× 108 / 264	−5.9
5	94,704	2450.7	− 2502	−51.3	× 75 / 264	−14.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−31

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −22, −25, −27, −11, −4, −38, −36, −25, −19, −31 → −23.8
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: 16 · 2018→2019: 7 · 2019→2022: 34 · 2022→2023: 2 · 2023→2024: 11 · 2024→2025: 6 · 2025→2026: 12 → average 10.3
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 10.3 × 2.66 = 27.4. Upper limit 3.6, lower limit −51.2.

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.