Briggs 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.

All students

5th The average 5th grader scores 28 points under the grade 5 bar. 2474 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 26 points under the grade 6 bar. 2505 vs. 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores 28 points under the grade 6 bar. 2503 vs. 2531. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores 16 points under the grade 7 bar. 2536 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 5th 40 students 10 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 5th 15 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
5	102,962	2456.1	− 2502	−45.9	× 74 / 273	−12.4
6	102,963	2479.3	− 2531	−51.7	× 62 / 273	−11.7
7	102,966	2538.3	− 2552	−13.7	× 71 / 273	−3.6
8	102,967	2532.1	− 2567	−34.9	× 66 / 273	−8.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−36

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	95,671	2485.6	− 2502	−16.4	× 71 / 288	−4
6	95,673	2496.2	− 2531	−34.8	× 83 / 288	−10
7	95,676	2534.0	− 2552	−18	× 59 / 288	−3.7
8	95,678	2561.3	− 2567	−5.7	× 75 / 288	−1.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−19

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	98,453	2486.5	− 2502	−15.5	× 70 / 285	−3.8
6	98,454	2497.9	− 2531	−33.1	× 75 / 285	−8.7
7	98,457	2536.8	− 2552	−15.2	× 77 / 285	−4.1
8	98,458	2556.3	− 2567	−10.7	× 63 / 285	−2.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−19

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	98,631	2520.9	− 2502	18.9	× 66 / 291	4.3
6	98,634	2514.7	− 2531	−16.3	× 74 / 291	−4.1
7	98,635	2539.5	− 2552	−12.5	× 75 / 291	−3.2
8	98,638	2551.4	− 2567	−15.6	× 76 / 291	−4.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−7

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	99,298	2500.4	− 2502	−1.6	× 55 / 278	−0.3
6	99,299	2516.7	− 2531	−14.3	× 72 / 278	−3.7
7	99,300	2559.4	− 2552	7.4	× 73 / 278	1.9
8	99,301	2566.6	− 2567	−0.4	× 78 / 278	−0.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−2

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	97,129	2434.1	− 2502	−67.9	× 52 / 245	−14.4
6	97,130	2467.4	− 2531	−63.6	× 56 / 245	−14.5
7	97,131	2555.0	− 2552	3	× 68 / 245	0.8
8	97,132	2529.1	− 2567	−37.9	× 69 / 245	−10.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−39

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	99,475	2445.5	− 2502	−56.5	× 42 / 225	−10.5
6	99,476	2467.2	− 2531	−63.8	× 62 / 225	−17.6
7	99,477	2522.8	− 2552	−29.2	× 54 / 225	−7
8	99,478	2533.2	− 2567	−33.8	× 67 / 225	−10.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−45

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	99,317	2468.5	− 2502	−33.5	× 53 / 230	−7.7
6	99,318	2471.5	− 2531	−59.5	× 59 / 230	−15.3
7	99,319	2494.6	− 2552	−57.4	× 64 / 230	−16
8	99,320	2540.0	− 2567	−27	× 54 / 230	−6.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−45

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	99,220	2460.6	− 2502	−41.4	× 50 / 232	−8.9
6	99,221	2460.3	− 2531	−70.7	× 56 / 232	−17.1
7	99,222	2490.2	− 2552	−61.8	× 64 / 232	−17
8	99,223	2522.5	− 2567	−44.5	× 62 / 232	−11.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−55

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	98,916	2500.4	− 2502	−1.6	× 46 / 222	−0.3
6	98,917	2489.9	− 2531	−41.1	× 51 / 222	−9.4
7	98,918	2489.5	− 2552	−62.5	× 64 / 222	−18
8	98,919	2503.7	− 2567	−63.3	× 61 / 222	−17.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−45

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	98,581	2473.6	− 2502	−28.4	× 55 / 224	−7
6	98,582	2504.9	− 2531	−26.1	× 45 / 224	−5.2
7	98,583	2503.0	− 2552	−49	× 57 / 224	−12.5
8	98,584	2535.8	− 2567	−31.2	× 67 / 224	−9.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−34

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −36, −19, −19, −7, −2, −39, −45, −45, −55, −45, −34 → −31.5
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 17 · 2016→2017: 0 · 2017→2018: 12 · 2018→2019: 5 · 2019→2021: 37 · 2021→2022: 6 · 2022→2023: 0 · 2023→2024: 10 · 2024→2025: 10 · 2025→2026: 11 → average 10.8
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 10.8 × 2.66 = 28.7. Upper limit −2.8, lower limit −60.2.

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.