Driffill 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, 262 of the 551 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 58 points under the grade 3 bar. 2374 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 23 points under the grade 3 bar. 2409 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 22 points under the grade 4 bar. 2451 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 21 points under the grade 5 bar. 2481 vs. 2502. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores 26 points under the grade 6 bar. 2505 vs. 2531. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores just under the grade 6 bar. 2529 vs. 2531. 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 24 students 26 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 22 students 30 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 39 students Meets the grade 5 bar. 6th 58 students Just under the grade 5 bar. 7th 62 students 15 points under the grade 7 bar. 8th 84 students Just under the grade 7 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 3rd 60 students 71 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 66 students 34 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 47 students 24 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 33 students 29 points under the grade 4 bar. 7th 37 students 20 points under the grade 4 bar. 8th 19 students 32 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	103,479	2340.5	− 2432	−91.5	× 145 / 792	−16.8
4	103,482	2362.7	− 2473	−110.3	× 129 / 792	−18
5	103,483	2417.1	− 2502	−84.9	× 149 / 792	−16
6	103,486	2438.9	− 2531	−92.1	× 133 / 792	−15.5
7	103,487	2462.9	− 2552	−89.1	× 112 / 792	−12.6
8	103,490	2438.4	− 2567	−128.6	× 124 / 792	−20.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−99

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	96,165	2350.7	− 2432	−81.3	× 161 / 780	−16.8
4	96,168	2385.3	− 2473	−87.7	× 139 / 780	−15.6
5	96,170	2436.3	− 2502	−65.7	× 130 / 780	−11
6	96,171	2438.0	− 2531	−93	× 137 / 780	−16.3
7	96,173	2454.3	− 2552	−97.7	× 114 / 780	−14.3
8	96,175	2491.3	− 2567	−75.7	× 99 / 780	−9.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−84

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	98,952	2355.7	− 2432	−76.3	× 115 / 752	−11.7
4	98,955	2379.6	− 2473	−93.4	× 148 / 752	−18.4
5	98,957	2435.6	− 2502	−66.4	× 137 / 752	−12.1
6	98,959	2453.9	− 2531	−77.1	× 127 / 752	−13
7	98,961	2466.8	− 2552	−85.2	× 119 / 752	−13.5
8	98,962	2467.9	− 2567	−99.1	× 106 / 752	−14
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−83

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	99,107	2361.3	− 2432	−70.7	× 106 / 766	−9.8
4	99,109	2393.3	− 2473	−79.7	× 128 / 766	−13.3
5	99,111	2442.6	− 2502	−59.4	× 138 / 766	−10.7
6	99,113	2464.3	− 2531	−66.7	× 137 / 766	−11.9
7	99,115	2482.6	− 2552	−69.4	× 134 / 766	−12.1
8	99,117	2462.4	− 2567	−104.6	× 123 / 766	−16.8
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	99,770	2380.0	− 2432	−52	× 117 / 751	−8.1
4	99,771	2411.9	− 2473	−61.1	× 114 / 751	−9.3
5	99,772	2459.8	− 2502	−42.2	× 122 / 751	−6.9
6	99,773	2477.3	− 2531	−53.7	× 133 / 751	−9.5
7	99,774	2505.7	− 2552	−46.3	× 133 / 751	−8.2
8	99,775	2495.3	− 2567	−71.7	× 132 / 751	−12.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−55

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	99,969	2361.3	− 2432	−70.7	× 103 / 664	−11
4	99,970	2405.8	− 2473	−67.2	× 106 / 664	−10.7
5	99,971	2435.3	− 2502	−66.7	× 104 / 664	−10.4
6	99,972	2458.4	− 2531	−72.6	× 119 / 664	−13
7	99,973	2486.0	− 2552	−66	× 118 / 664	−11.7
8	99,974	2485.4	− 2567	−81.6	× 114 / 664	−14
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−71

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	99,811	2394.3	− 2432	−37.7	× 93 / 636	−5.5
4	99,812	2392.4	− 2473	−80.6	× 99 / 636	−12.5
5	99,813	2462.7	− 2502	−39.3	× 103 / 636	−6.4
6	99,814	2449.4	− 2531	−81.6	× 103 / 636	−13.2
7	99,815	2475.2	− 2552	−76.8	× 115 / 636	−13.9
8	99,816	2503.0	− 2567	−64	× 123 / 636	−12.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−64

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	99,690	2398.5	− 2432	−33.5	× 90 / 615	−4.9
4	99,691	2395.9	− 2473	−77.1	× 97 / 615	−12.2
5	99,692	2436.9	− 2502	−65.1	× 94 / 615	−10
6	99,693	2480.8	− 2531	−50.2	× 108 / 615	−8.8
7	99,694	2480.1	− 2552	−71.9	× 107 / 615	−12.5
8	99,695	2512.8	− 2567	−54.2	× 119 / 615	−10.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−59

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	99,396	2367.0	− 2432	−65	× 89 / 574	−10.1
4	99,397	2416.8	− 2473	−56.2	× 83 / 574	−8.1
5	99,398	2461.1	− 2502	−40.9	× 96 / 574	−6.8
6	99,399	2435.8	− 2531	−95.2	× 98 / 574	−16.3
7	99,400	2510.1	− 2552	−41.9	× 99 / 574	−7.2
8	99,401	2492.1	− 2567	−74.9	× 109 / 574	−14.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−63

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	99,055	2373.9	− 2432	−58.1	× 84 / 551	−8.9
4	99,056	2409.3	− 2473	−63.7	× 88 / 551	−10.2
5	99,057	2451.4	− 2502	−50.6	× 86 / 551	−7.9
6	99,058	2480.9	− 2531	−50.1	× 91 / 551	−8.3
7	99,059	2505.4	− 2552	−46.6	× 99 / 551	−8.4
8	99,060	2529.3	− 2567	−37.7	× 103 / 551	−7
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. −99, −84, −83, −75, −55, −71, −64, −59, −63, −51 → −70.4
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 15 · 2016→2017: 1 · 2017→2018: 8 · 2018→2019: 20 · 2019→2022: 16 · 2022→2023: 7 · 2023→2024: 5 · 2024→2025: 4 · 2025→2026: 12 → average 9.8
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 9.8 × 2.66 = 26.1. Upper limit −44.3, lower limit −96.5.

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.