Monson-Sultana 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, 106 of the 301 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 25 points under the grade 3 bar. 2407 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 38 points under the grade 3 bar. 2394 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 13 points under the grade 5 bar. 2489 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 11 points under the grade 3 bar. 2422 vs. 2432. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores just under the grade 6 bar. 2530 vs. 2531. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader meets the grade 8 bar. 2594 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 33 students Meets the grade 3 bar. 4th 30 students 31 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 34 students Meets the grade 5 bar. 6th 31 students 31 points under the grade 4 bar. 7th 36 students Meets the grade 7 bar. 8th 31 students Meets the grade 8 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 3rd 25 students 70 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 17 students 51 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 14 students 16 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 22 students 39 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 17 students Just under the grade 4 bar. 8th 11 students Just under the grade 5 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	100,789	2330.0	− 2432	−102	× 50 / 304	−16.8
4	100,792	2412.1	− 2473	−60.9	× 44 / 304	−8.8
5	100,793	2412.6	− 2502	−89.4	× 53 / 304	−15.6
6	100,796	2438.6	− 2531	−92.4	× 53 / 304	−16.1
7	100,797	2458.2	− 2552	−93.8	× 50 / 304	−15.4
8	100,800	2476.0	− 2567	−91	× 54 / 304	−16.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−89

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	93,493	2369.4	− 2432	−62.6	× 57 / 303	−11.8
4	93,495	2401.1	− 2473	−71.9	× 48 / 303	−11.4
5	93,496	2465.6	− 2502	−36.4	× 45 / 303	−5.4
6	93,499	2431.5	− 2531	−99.5	× 55 / 303	−18.1
7	93,500	2505.5	− 2552	−46.5	× 52 / 303	−8
8	93,502	2514.9	− 2567	−52.1	× 46 / 303	−7.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−63

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	96,254	2377.9	− 2432	−54.1	× 41 / 301	−7.4
4	96,257	2408.7	− 2473	−64.3	× 55 / 301	−11.7
5	96,259	2438.2	− 2502	−63.8	× 47 / 301	−10
6	96,261	2505.8	− 2531	−25.2	× 47 / 301	−3.9
7	96,262	2492.9	− 2552	−59.1	× 59 / 301	−11.6
8	96,264	2518.9	− 2567	−48.1	× 52 / 301	−8.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−53

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	96,440	2415.4	− 2432	−16.6	× 52 / 310	−2.8
4	96,443	2423.7	− 2473	−49.3	× 47 / 310	−7.5
5	96,445	2438.8	− 2502	−63.2	× 55 / 310	−11.2
6	96,446	2475.4	− 2531	−55.6	× 53 / 310	−9.5
7	96,449	2556.6	− 2552	4.6	× 50 / 310	0.7
8	96,451	2498.3	− 2567	−68.7	× 53 / 310	−11.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−42

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	97,107	2404.1	− 2432	−27.9	× 47 / 304	−4.3
4	97,108	2422.0	− 2473	−51	× 53 / 304	−8.9
5	97,109	2432.1	− 2502	−69.9	× 48 / 304	−11
6	97,110	2494.6	− 2531	−36.4	× 55 / 304	−6.6
7	97,111	2507.5	− 2552	−44.5	× 50 / 304	−7.3
8	97,112	2536.3	− 2567	−30.7	× 51 / 304	−5.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−43

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	94,988	2370.2	− 2432	−61.8	× 41 / 281	−9
4	94,989	2410.3	− 2473	−62.7	× 46 / 281	−10.3
5	94,990	2434.2	− 2502	−67.8	× 38 / 281	−9.2
6	94,991	2439.7	− 2531	−91.3	× 56 / 281	−18.2
7	94,992	2492.0	− 2552	−60	× 47 / 281	−10
8	94,993	2524.8	− 2567	−42.2	× 53 / 281	−8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−65

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	97,291	2379.2	− 2432	−52.8	× 45 / 297	−8
4	97,292	2440.8	− 2473	−32.2	× 45 / 297	−4.9
5	97,293	2468.0	− 2502	−34	× 52 / 297	−6
6	97,294	2498.3	− 2531	−32.7	× 43 / 297	−4.7
7	97,295	2510.7	− 2552	−41.3	× 59 / 297	−8.2
8	97,296	2513.5	− 2567	−53.5	× 53 / 297	−9.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−41

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	97,138	2349.0	− 2432	−83	× 50 / 297	−14
4	97,139	2426.5	− 2473	−46.5	× 46 / 297	−7.2
5	97,140	2474.1	− 2502	−27.9	× 45 / 297	−4.2
6	97,141	2506.5	− 2531	−24.5	× 53 / 297	−4.4
7	97,142	2513.8	− 2552	−38.2	× 43 / 297	−5.5
8	97,143	2549.5	− 2567	−17.5	× 60 / 297	−3.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−39

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	97,025	2426.2	− 2432	−5.8	× 43 / 291	−0.9
4	97,026	2392.1	− 2473	−80.9	× 50 / 291	−13.9
5	97,027	2456.1	− 2502	−45.9	× 50 / 291	−7.9
6	97,028	2502.6	− 2531	−28.4	× 51 / 291	−5
7	97,029	2511.2	− 2552	−40.8	× 53 / 291	−7.4
8	97,030	2561.0	− 2567	−6	× 44 / 291	−0.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−36

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	96,744	2384.8	− 2432	−47.2	× 48 / 285	−7.9
4	96,745	2441.0	− 2473	−32	× 43 / 285	−4.8
5	96,746	2431.3	− 2502	−70.7	× 50 / 285	−12.4
6	96,747	2480.4	− 2531	−50.6	× 48 / 285	−8.5
7	96,748	2532.0	− 2552	−20	× 46 / 285	−3.2
8	96,749	2572.5	− 2567	5.5	× 50 / 285	1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−36

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	96,372	2406.8	− 2432	−25.2	× 58 / 301	−4.9
4	96,373	2393.8	− 2473	−79.2	× 47 / 301	−12.4
5	96,374	2488.6	− 2502	−13.4	× 48 / 301	−2.1
6	96,375	2421.5	− 2531	−109.5	× 53 / 301	−19.3
7	96,376	2530.2	− 2552	−21.8	× 53 / 301	−3.8
8	96,377	2594.3	− 2567	27.3	× 42 / 301	3.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−39

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −89, −63, −53, −42, −43, −65, −41, −39, −36, −36, −39 → −49.6
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 26 · 2016→2017: 10 · 2017→2018: 11 · 2018→2019: 1 · 2019→2021: 22 · 2021→2022: 24 · 2022→2023: 2 · 2023→2024: 3 · 2024→2025: 0 · 2025→2026: 3 → average 10.2
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 10.2 × 2.66 = 27.1. Upper limit −22.5, lower limit −76.7.

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.