Los Molinos 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, 55 of the 177 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 65 points under the grade 3 bar. 2367 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 47 points under the grade 3 bar. 2385 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 23 points under the grade 5 bar. 2479 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 14 points under the grade 3 bar. 2418 vs. 2432. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2500 vs. 2502. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores 18 points under the grade 7 bar. 2534 vs. 2552. The 8th-grade bar is 2567.

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 6th 13 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 6th 16 students 52 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	99,519	2416.3	− 2432	−15.7	× 31 / 202	−2.4
4	99,520	2430.4	− 2473	−42.6	× 34 / 202	−7.2
5	99,522	2479.7	− 2502	−22.3	× 43 / 202	−4.7
6	99,524	2469.3	− 2531	−61.7	× 24 / 202	−7.3
7	99,526	2516.0	− 2552	−36	× 41 / 202	−7.3
8	99,529	2559.1	− 2567	−7.9	× 29 / 202	−1.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−30

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	92,284	2423.4	− 2432	−8.6	× 31 / 199	−1.3
4	92,287	2444.5	− 2473	−28.5	× 30 / 199	−4.3
5	92,288	2493.2	− 2502	−8.8	× 32 / 199	−1.4
6	92,291	2514.2	− 2531	−16.8	× 41 / 199	−3.5
7	92,293	2502.9	− 2552	−49.1	× 26 / 199	−6.4
8	92,295	2550.4	− 2567	−16.6	× 39 / 199	−3.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−20

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	95,079	2387.4	− 2432	−44.6	× 27 / 179	−6.7
4	95,080	2445.8	− 2473	−27.2	× 29 / 179	−4.4
5	95,082	2489.7	− 2502	−12.3	× 32 / 179	−2.2
6	95,085	2498.1	− 2531	−32.9	× 27 / 179	−5
7	95,086	2535.8	− 2552	−16.2	× 40 / 179	−3.6
8	95,088	2528.2	− 2567	−38.8	× 24 / 179	−5.2
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	95,252	2405.1	− 2432	−26.9	× 26 / 179	−3.9
4	95,254	2392.0	− 2473	−81	× 29 / 179	−13.1
5	95,256	2485.7	− 2502	−16.3	× 32 / 179	−2.9
6	95,258	2490.9	− 2531	−40.1	× 29 / 179	−6.5
7	95,260	2524.4	− 2552	−27.6	× 25 / 179	−3.9
8	95,263	2545.2	− 2567	−21.8	× 38 / 179	−4.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−35

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	95,909	2417.9	− 2432	−14.1	× 37 / 167	−3.1
4	95,910	2473.6	− 2473	0.6	× 22 / 167	0.1
5	95,911	2475.1	− 2502	−26.9	× 27 / 167	−4.3
6	95,912	2495.3	− 2531	−35.7	× 27 / 167	−5.8
7	95,913	2546.5	− 2552	−5.5	× 29 / 167	−1
8	95,914	2537.4	− 2567	−29.6	× 25 / 167	−4.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−19

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	93,804	2394.5	− 2432	−37.5	× 34 / 162	−7.9
4	93,805	2392.5	− 2473	−80.5	× 23 / 162	−11.4
5	93,806	2487.1	− 2502	−14.9	× 32 / 162	−2.9
6	93,807	2490.7	− 2531	−40.3	× 25 / 162	−6.2
7	93,808	2492.4	− 2552	−59.6	× 25 / 162	−9.2
8	93,809	2550.5	− 2567	−16.5	× 23 / 162	−2.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−40

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	96,065	2361.0	− 2432	−71	× 24 / 149	−11.4
4	96,066	2476.4	− 2473	3.4	× 27 / 149	0.6
5	96,067	2461.5	− 2502	−40.5	× 20 / 149	−5.4
6	96,068	2489.3	− 2531	−41.7	× 25 / 149	−7
7	96,069	2512.3	− 2552	−39.7	× 27 / 149	−7.2
8	96,070	2426.0	− 2567	−141	× 26 / 149	−24.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−55

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	95,934	2324.1	− 2432	−107.9	× 28 / 139	−21.7
4	95,935	2457.8	− 2473	−15.2	× 22 / 139	−2.4
5	95,936	2500.1	− 2502	−1.9	× 22 / 139	−0.3
6	95,937	2452.1	− 2531	−78.9	× 19 / 139	−10.8
7	95,938	2578.0	− 2552	26	× 23 / 139	4.3
8	95,939	2511.2	− 2567	−55.8	× 25 / 139	−10
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−41

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	95,810	2368.3	− 2432	−63.7	× 31 / 172	−11.5
4	95,811	2362.6	− 2473	−110.4	× 32 / 172	−20.5
5	95,812	2445.2	− 2502	−56.8	× 33 / 172	−10.9
6	95,813	2498.5	− 2531	−32.5	× 30 / 172	−5.7
7	95,814	2485.5	− 2552	−66.5	× 19 / 172	−7.3
8	95,815	2557.6	− 2567	−9.4	× 27 / 172	−1.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−57

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	95,544	2368.4	− 2432	−63.6	× 20 / 168	−7.6
4	95,545	2406.6	− 2473	−66.4	× 34 / 168	−13.4
5	95,546	2441.5	− 2502	−60.5	× 29 / 168	−10.4
6	95,547	2469.9	− 2531	−61.1	× 30 / 168	−10.9
7	95,548	2525.2	− 2552	−26.8	× 31 / 168	−4.9
8	95,549	2492.1	− 2567	−74.9	× 24 / 168	−10.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−58

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	95,148	2367.3	− 2432	−64.7	× 27 / 177	−9.9
4	95,149	2385.3	− 2473	−87.7	× 23 / 177	−11.4
5	95,150	2479.2	− 2502	−22.8	× 36 / 177	−4.6
6	95,151	2417.9	− 2531	−113.1	× 29 / 177	−18.5
7	95,152	2500.4	− 2552	−51.6	× 30 / 177	−8.7
8	95,153	2533.7	− 2567	−33.3	× 32 / 177	−6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−59

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −30, −20, −27, −35, −19, −40, −55, −41, −57, −58, −59 → −40.1
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 10 · 2016→2017: 7 · 2017→2018: 8 · 2018→2019: 16 · 2019→2021: 21 · 2021→2022: 15 · 2022→2023: 14 · 2023→2024: 16 · 2024→2025: 1 · 2025→2026: 1 → average 10.9
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 10.9 × 2.66 = 29. Upper limit −11.1, lower limit −69.1.

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.