Kennedy 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, 81 of the 232 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 78 points under the grade 3 bar. 2354 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 28 points under the grade 3 bar. 2404 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2432 vs. 2432. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 16 points under the grade 5 bar. 2487 vs. 2502. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores just under the grade 7 bar. 2543 vs. 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores just under the grade 8 bar. 2562 vs. 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 3rd 13 students 18 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 20 students 12 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 28 students Just under the grade 6 bar. 7th 32 students Meets the grade 7 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 3rd 15 students 130 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 17 students 48 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 16 students 22 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 15 students 10 points under the grade 4 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	100,679	2353.2	− 2432	−78.8	× 70 / 346	−15.9
4	100,682	2369.9	− 2473	−103.1	× 57 / 346	−17
5	100,683	2396.8	− 2502	−105.2	× 51 / 346	−15.5
6	100,686	2442.5	− 2531	−88.5	× 59 / 346	−15.1
7	100,687	2486.6	− 2552	−65.4	× 54 / 346	−10.2
8	100,690	2517.8	− 2567	−49.2	× 55 / 346	−7.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−82

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	93,388	2373.4	− 2432	−58.6	× 49 / 356	−8.1
4	93,390	2394.9	− 2473	−78.1	× 71 / 356	−15.6
5	93,393	2445.2	− 2502	−56.8	× 58 / 356	−9.3
6	93,395	2440.5	− 2531	−90.5	× 58 / 356	−14.7
7	93,397	2490.1	− 2552	−61.9	× 62 / 356	−10.8
8	93,399	2520.1	− 2567	−46.9	× 58 / 356	−7.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−66

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	96,151	2379.7	− 2432	−52.3	× 49 / 352	−7.3
4	96,153	2412.8	− 2473	−60.2	× 53 / 352	−9.1
5	96,154	2418.2	− 2502	−83.8	× 70 / 352	−16.7
6	96,156	2457.9	− 2531	−73.1	× 58 / 352	−12
7	96,158	2496.4	− 2552	−55.6	× 61 / 352	−9.6
8	96,161	2513.8	− 2567	−53.2	× 61 / 352	−9.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−64

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	96,338	2436.0	− 2432	4	× 31 / 307	0.4
4	96,340	2404.5	− 2473	−68.5	× 47 / 307	−10.5
5	96,342	2454.2	− 2502	−47.8	× 47 / 307	−7.3
6	96,344	2456.7	− 2531	−74.3	× 67 / 307	−16.2
7	96,346	2516.6	− 2552	−35.4	× 54 / 307	−6.2
8	96,348	2552.3	− 2567	−14.7	× 61 / 307	−2.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−43

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	97,001	2408.1	− 2432	−23.9	× 56 / 308	−4.3
4	97,002	2475.4	− 2473	2.4	× 33 / 308	0.3
5	97,003	2440.2	− 2502	−61.8	× 49 / 308	−9.8
6	97,004	2488.5	− 2531	−42.5	× 52 / 308	−7.2
7	97,005	2545.3	− 2552	−6.7	× 64 / 308	−1.4
8	97,006	2543.8	− 2567	−23.2	× 54 / 308	−4.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−27

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	97,187	2352.4	− 2432	−79.6	× 36 / 236	−12.1
4	97,188	2427.5	− 2473	−45.5	× 46 / 236	−8.9
5	97,189	2453.8	− 2502	−48.2	× 28 / 236	−5.7
6	97,190	2477.9	− 2531	−53.1	× 50 / 236	−11.3
7	97,191	2558.4	− 2552	6.4	× 31 / 236	0.8
8	97,192	2532.6	− 2567	−34.4	× 45 / 236	−6.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−44

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	97,038	2366.2	− 2432	−65.8	× 38 / 244	−10.2
4	97,039	2436.9	− 2473	−36.1	× 36 / 244	−5.3
5	97,040	2435.8	− 2502	−66.2	× 52 / 244	−14.1
6	97,041	2446.1	− 2531	−84.9	× 32 / 244	−11.1
7	97,042	2533.1	− 2552	−18.9	× 52 / 244	−4
8	97,043	2561.9	− 2567	−5.1	× 34 / 244	−0.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−46

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	96,925	2409.5	− 2432	−22.5	× 23 / 246	−2.1
4	96,926	2421.1	− 2473	−51.9	× 40 / 246	−8.4
5	96,927	2478.3	− 2502	−23.7	× 39 / 246	−3.8
6	96,928	2489.0	− 2531	−42	× 53 / 246	−9
7	96,929	2493.2	− 2552	−58.8	× 35 / 246	−8.4
8	96,930	2570.4	− 2567	3.4	× 56 / 246	0.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−31

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	96,642	2403.1	− 2432	−28.9	× 37 / 233	−4.6
4	96,643	2430.7	− 2473	−42.3	× 26 / 233	−4.7
5	96,644	2441.7	− 2502	−60.3	× 39 / 233	−10.1
6	96,645	2483.1	− 2531	−47.9	× 43 / 233	−8.8
7	96,646	2553.2	− 2552	1.2	× 54 / 233	0.3
8	96,647	2519.8	− 2567	−47.2	× 34 / 233	−6.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−35

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	96,270	2354.2	− 2432	−77.8	× 28 / 232	−9.4
4	96,271	2403.7	− 2473	−69.3	× 37 / 232	−11.1
5	96,272	2431.6	− 2502	−70.4	× 26 / 232	−7.9
6	96,273	2486.5	− 2531	−44.5	× 44 / 232	−8.4
7	96,274	2542.7	− 2552	−9.3	× 47 / 232	−1.9
8	96,275	2562.1	− 2567	−4.9	× 50 / 232	−1.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−40

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −82, −66, −64, −43, −27, −44, −46, −31, −35, −40 → −47.8
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 16 · 2016→2017: 2 · 2017→2018: 21 · 2018→2019: 16 · 2019→2022: 17 · 2022→2023: 2 · 2023→2024: 15 · 2024→2025: 4 · 2025→2026: 5 → 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 −18.8, lower limit −76.8.

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.