Curren 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, 249 of the 541 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 52 points under the grade 3 bar. 2380 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 21 points under the grade 3 bar. 2411 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 10 points under the grade 3 bar. 2422 vs. 2432. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2472 vs. 2473. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores just under the grade 6 bar. 2524 vs. 2531. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores just under the grade 7 bar. 2543 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 3rd 26 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 4th 32 students Meets the grade 4 bar. 5th 41 students Just under the grade 4 bar. 6th 54 students 26 points under the grade 6 bar. 7th 53 students Meets the grade 7 bar. 8th 86 students 11 points under 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 61 students 73 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 56 students 58 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 55 students 43 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 33 students 14 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 31 students Just under the grade 4 bar. 8th 13 students 15 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	103,465	2389.1	− 2432	−42.9	× 123 / 676	−7.8
4	103,468	2388.3	− 2473	−84.7	× 138 / 676	−17.3
5	103,469	2424.7	− 2502	−77.3	× 105 / 676	−12
6	103,472	2468.6	− 2531	−62.4	× 107 / 676	−9.9
7	103,473	2484.4	− 2552	−67.6	× 104 / 676	−10.4
8	103,476	2518.4	− 2567	−48.6	× 99 / 676	−7.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−64

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	96,152	2378.6	− 2432	−53.4	× 129 / 709	−9.7
4	96,154	2399.4	− 2473	−73.6	× 133 / 709	−13.8
5	96,155	2440.2	− 2502	−61.8	× 134 / 709	−11.7
6	96,158	2463.3	− 2531	−67.7	× 103 / 709	−9.8
7	96,159	2495.4	− 2552	−56.6	× 109 / 709	−8.7
8	96,161	2510.0	− 2567	−57	× 101 / 709	−8.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−62

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	98,939	2377.0	− 2432	−55	× 120 / 709	−9.3
4	98,941	2420.4	− 2473	−52.6	× 125 / 709	−9.3
5	98,942	2425.8	− 2502	−76.2	× 131 / 709	−14.1
6	98,945	2456.0	− 2531	−75	× 129 / 709	−13.6
7	98,946	2487.2	− 2552	−64.8	× 96 / 709	−8.8
8	98,949	2519.1	− 2567	−47.9	× 108 / 709	−7.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−62

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	99,094	2380.3	− 2432	−51.7	× 103 / 712	−7.5
4	99,095	2400.7	− 2473	−72.3	× 121 / 712	−12.3
5	99,098	2439.7	− 2502	−62.3	× 132 / 712	−11.6
6	99,099	2439.6	− 2531	−91.4	× 138 / 712	−17.7
7	99,102	2452.9	− 2552	−99.1	× 122 / 712	−17
8	99,103	2502.3	− 2567	−64.7	× 96 / 712	−8.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−75

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	99,756	2397.6	− 2432	−34.4	× 100 / 694	−5
4	99,757	2409.6	− 2473	−63.4	× 100 / 694	−9.1
5	99,758	2437.1	− 2502	−64.9	× 115 / 694	−10.8
6	99,759	2457.9	− 2531	−73.1	× 133 / 694	−14
7	99,760	2492.6	− 2552	−59.4	× 130 / 694	−11.1
8	99,761	2499.8	− 2567	−67.2	× 116 / 694	−11.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−61

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	99,955	2363.5	− 2432	−68.5	× 94 / 608	−10.6
4	99,956	2418.7	− 2473	−54.3	× 94 / 608	−8.4
5	99,957	2427.1	− 2502	−74.9	× 95 / 608	−11.7
6	99,958	2476.8	− 2531	−54.2	× 109 / 608	−9.7
7	99,959	2498.1	− 2552	−53.9	× 106 / 608	−9.4
8	99,960	2497.0	− 2567	−70	× 110 / 608	−12.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−62

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	99,797	2381.4	− 2432	−50.6	× 85 / 626	−6.9
4	99,798	2391.8	− 2473	−81.2	× 96 / 626	−12.5
5	99,799	2439.9	− 2502	−62.1	× 116 / 626	−11.5
6	99,800	2448.2	− 2531	−82.8	× 109 / 626	−14.4
7	99,801	2508.5	− 2552	−43.5	× 112 / 626	−7.8
8	99,802	2536.0	− 2567	−31	× 108 / 626	−5.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−58

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	99,676	2367.6	− 2432	−64.4	× 92 / 596	−9.9
4	99,677	2416.1	− 2473	−56.9	× 84 / 596	−8
5	99,678	2433.2	− 2502	−68.8	× 87 / 596	−10
6	99,679	2471.2	− 2531	−59.8	× 116 / 596	−11.6
7	99,680	2486.7	− 2552	−65.3	× 110 / 596	−12.1
8	99,681	2541.1	− 2567	−25.9	× 107 / 596	−4.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−56

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	99,382	2381.5	− 2432	−50.5	× 91 / 577	−8
4	99,383	2385.7	− 2473	−87.3	× 96 / 577	−14.5
5	99,384	2455.4	− 2502	−46.6	× 84 / 577	−6.8
6	99,385	2491.2	− 2531	−39.8	× 88 / 577	−6.1
7	99,386	2524.0	− 2552	−28	× 109 / 577	−5.3
8	99,387	2516.8	− 2567	−50.2	× 109 / 577	−9.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−50

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	99,041	2380.2	− 2432	−51.8	× 87 / 541	−8.3
4	99,042	2410.7	− 2473	−62.3	× 88 / 541	−10.1
5	99,043	2421.7	− 2502	−80.3	× 96 / 541	−14.2
6	99,044	2471.9	− 2531	−59.1	× 87 / 541	−9.5
7	99,045	2523.5	− 2552	−28.5	× 84 / 541	−4.4
8	99,046	2542.9	− 2567	−24.1	× 99 / 541	−4.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−51

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −64, −62, −62, −75, −61, −62, −58, −56, −50, −51 → −60.1
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 2 · 2016→2017: 0 · 2017→2018: 13 · 2018→2019: 14 · 2019→2022: 1 · 2022→2023: 4 · 2023→2024: 2 · 2024→2025: 6 · 2025→2026: 1 → average 4.8
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 4.8 × 2.66 = 12.8. Upper limit −47.3, lower limit −72.9.

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.