Cesar E. Chavez 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, 222 of the 482 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 63 points under the grade 3 bar. 2370 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 34 points under the grade 3 bar. 2398 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 20 points under the grade 4 bar. 2453 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2469 vs. 2473. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores 20 points under the grade 5 bar. 2482 vs. 2502. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2498 vs. 2502. 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 3rd 16 students 30 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 24 students 35 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 26 students Meets the grade 5 bar. 6th 60 students Just under the grade 5 bar. 7th 49 students 12 points under the grade 6 bar. 8th 85 students Just under the grade 6 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 3rd 49 students 73 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 44 students 56 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 37 students 32 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 37 students 13 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 37 students 40 points under the grade 4 bar. 8th 18 students 51 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	103,525	2350.8	− 2432	−81.2	× 108 / 543	−16.2
4	103,528	2383.4	− 2473	−89.6	× 125 / 543	−20.6
5	103,529	2434.0	− 2502	−68	× 92 / 543	−11.5
6	103,532	2451.2	− 2531	−79.8	× 123 / 543	−18.1
7	103,533	2466.1	− 2552	−85.9	× 95 / 543	−15
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−81

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	96,212	2354.2	− 2432	−77.8	× 89 / 629	−11
4	96,213	2396.2	− 2473	−76.8	× 105 / 629	−12.8
5	96,216	2428.3	− 2502	−73.7	× 134 / 629	−15.7
6	96,217	2459.5	− 2531	−71.5	× 107 / 629	−12.2
7	96,219	2456.8	− 2552	−95.2	× 115 / 629	−17.4
8	96,222	2479.9	− 2567	−87.1	× 79 / 629	−10.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−80

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	98,998	2360.8	− 2432	−71.2	× 90 / 616	−10.4
4	99,000	2399.4	− 2473	−73.6	× 97 / 616	−11.6
5	99,003	2426.7	− 2502	−75.3	× 102 / 616	−12.5
6	99,004	2451.7	− 2531	−79.3	× 126 / 616	−16.2
7	99,006	2463.2	− 2552	−88.8	× 98 / 616	−14.1
8	99,008	2485.9	− 2567	−81.1	× 103 / 616	−13.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−78

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	99,153	2360.8	− 2432	−71.2	× 101 / 627	−11.5
4	99,155	2411.7	− 2473	−61.3	× 112 / 627	−10.9
5	99,157	2443.2	− 2502	−58.8	× 98 / 627	−9.2
6	99,159	2450.6	− 2531	−80.4	× 103 / 627	−13.2
7	99,161	2478.7	− 2552	−73.3	× 109 / 627	−12.7
8	99,163	2494.3	− 2567	−72.7	× 104 / 627	−12.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−70

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	99,816	2376.4	− 2432	−55.6	× 93 / 616	−8.4
4	99,817	2438.8	− 2473	−34.2	× 104 / 616	−5.8
5	99,818	2463.3	− 2502	−38.7	× 105 / 616	−6.6
6	99,819	2466.7	− 2531	−64.3	× 97 / 616	−10.1
7	99,820	2460.5	− 2552	−91.5	× 113 / 616	−16.8
8	99,821	2493.9	− 2567	−73.1	× 104 / 616	−12.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−60

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	100,015	2351.8	− 2432	−80.2	× 89 / 668	−10.7
4	100,016	2414.0	− 2473	−59	× 102 / 668	−9
5	100,017	2424.6	− 2502	−77.4	× 107 / 668	−12.4
6	100,018	2458.7	− 2531	−72.3	× 128 / 668	−13.9
7	100,019	2491.9	− 2552	−60.1	× 121 / 668	−10.9
8	100,020	2491.9	− 2567	−75.1	× 121 / 668	−13.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−70

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	99,857	2369.4	− 2432	−62.6	× 99 / 638	−9.7
4	99,858	2377.3	− 2473	−95.7	× 82 / 638	−12.3
5	99,859	2442.0	− 2502	−60	× 97 / 638	−9.1
6	99,860	2451.1	− 2531	−79.9	× 120 / 638	−15
7	99,861	2478.8	− 2552	−73.2	× 119 / 638	−13.7
8	99,862	2480.7	− 2567	−86.3	× 121 / 638	−16.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−76

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	99,736	2370.2	− 2432	−61.8	× 68 / 551	−7.6
4	99,737	2408.7	− 2473	−64.3	× 93 / 551	−10.9
5	99,738	2454.7	− 2502	−47.3	× 79 / 551	−6.8
6	99,739	2466.0	− 2531	−65	× 106 / 551	−12.5
7	99,740	2487.9	− 2552	−64.1	× 98 / 551	−11.4
8	99,741	2500.8	− 2567	−66.2	× 107 / 551	−12.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−62

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	99,442	2383.9	− 2432	−48.1	× 69 / 506	−6.6
4	99,443	2395.3	− 2473	−77.7	× 63 / 506	−9.7
5	99,444	2453.7	− 2502	−48.3	× 89 / 506	−8.5
6	99,445	2470.8	− 2531	−60.2	× 87 / 506	−10.4
7	99,446	2507.4	− 2552	−44.6	× 102 / 506	−9
8	99,447	2501.7	− 2567	−65.3	× 96 / 506	−12.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−56

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	99,101	2369.5	− 2432	−62.5	× 65 / 482	−8.4
4	99,102	2398.2	− 2473	−74.8	× 68 / 482	−10.6
5	99,103	2452.6	− 2502	−49.4	× 63 / 482	−6.5
6	99,104	2469.4	− 2531	−61.6	× 97 / 482	−12.4
7	99,105	2481.9	− 2552	−70.1	× 86 / 482	−12.5
8	99,106	2498.2	− 2567	−68.8	× 103 / 482	−14.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−65

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −81, −80, −78, −70, −60, −70, −76, −62, −56, −65 → −69.8
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 1 · 2016→2017: 2 · 2017→2018: 8 · 2018→2019: 10 · 2019→2022: 10 · 2022→2023: 6 · 2023→2024: 14 · 2024→2025: 6 · 2025→2026: 9 → average 7.3
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 7.3 × 2.66 = 19.4. Upper limit −50.4, lower limit −89.2.

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.