Terra Bella 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.

Many students here are still learning English, and this test is given in English. In 2026, 129 of the 214 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 34 points under the grade 3 bar. 2398 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 41 points under the grade 4 bar. 2432 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 18 points under the grade 4 bar. 2455 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 20 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 4th 28 students Just under the grade 4 bar. 5th 37 students 19 points under the grade 5 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 3rd 45 students 46 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 45 students 23 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 39 students Just 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	101,227	2350.2	− 2432	−81.8	× 106 / 313	−27.7
4	101,230	2371.5	− 2473	−101.5	× 109 / 313	−35.3
5	101,231	2412.0	− 2502	−90	× 98 / 313	−28.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−91

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	93,934	2350.0	− 2432	−82	× 94 / 299	−25.8
4	93,937	2383.3	− 2473	−89.7	× 101 / 299	−30.3
5	93,939	2409.2	− 2502	−92.8	× 104 / 299	−32.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−88

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	96,698	2366.5	− 2432	−65.5	× 105 / 302	−22.8
4	96,700	2376.3	− 2473	−96.7	× 94 / 302	−30.1
5	96,703	2411.2	− 2502	−90.8	× 103 / 302	−31
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−84

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	96,881	2424.6	− 2432	−7.4	× 102 / 291	−2.6
4	96,884	2393.9	− 2473	−79.1	× 100 / 291	−27.2
5	96,885	2406.6	− 2502	−95.4	× 89 / 291	−29.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−59

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	97,543	2413.5	− 2432	−18.5	× 97 / 285	−6.3
4	97,544	2431.3	− 2473	−41.7	× 95 / 285	−13.9
5	97,545	2426.6	− 2502	−75.4	× 93 / 285	−24.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−45

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	95,416	2356.9	− 2432	−75.1	× 99 / 286	−26
4	95,417	2381.2	− 2473	−91.8	× 91 / 286	−29.2
5	95,418	2436.6	− 2502	−65.4	× 96 / 286	−22
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−77

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	97,719	2383.3	− 2432	−48.7	× 87 / 272	−15.6
4	97,720	2406.3	− 2473	−66.7	× 96 / 272	−23.5
5	97,721	2450.3	− 2502	−51.7	× 89 / 272	−16.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−56

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	97,566	2397.0	− 2432	−35	× 67 / 248	−9.5
4	97,567	2416.7	− 2473	−56.3	× 83 / 248	−18.8
5	97,568	2464.8	− 2502	−37.2	× 98 / 248	−14.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−43

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	97,463	2402.8	− 2432	−29.2	× 71 / 222	−9.3
4	97,464	2411.2	− 2473	−61.8	× 66 / 222	−18.4
5	97,465	2443.4	− 2502	−58.6	× 85 / 222	−22.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−50

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	97,178	2400.4	− 2432	−31.6	× 68 / 204	−10.5
4	97,179	2449.5	− 2473	−23.5	× 71 / 204	−8.2
5	97,180	2448.1	− 2502	−53.9	× 65 / 204	−17.2
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	96,808	2398.0	− 2432	−34	× 65 / 214	−10.3
4	96,809	2432.4	− 2473	−40.6	× 73 / 214	−13.8
5	96,810	2455.0	− 2502	−47	× 76 / 214	−16.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−41

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −91, −88, −84, −59, −45, −77, −56, −43, −50, −36, −41 → −60.9
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: 4 · 2017→2018: 25 · 2018→2019: 14 · 2019→2021: 32 · 2021→2022: 21 · 2022→2023: 13 · 2023→2024: 7 · 2024→2025: 14 · 2025→2026: 5 → average 13.8
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 13.8 × 2.66 = 36.7. Upper limit −24.2, lower limit −97.6.

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.