Kamala 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, 313 of the 579 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 91 points under the grade 3 bar. 2341 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2429 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 10 points under the grade 4 bar. 2463 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2467 vs. 2473. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores 22 points under the grade 5 bar. 2480 vs. 2502. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores 14 points under the grade 8 bar. 2553 vs. 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 18 students 38 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 19 students Meets the grade 4 bar. 5th 38 students Meets the grade 5 bar. 6th 52 students 21 points under the grade 6 bar. 7th 60 students 18 points under the grade 6 bar. 8th 79 students Meets 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 68 students 105 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 72 students 28 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 48 students 30 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 39 students 23 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 51 students 31 points under the grade 4 bar. 8th 35 students 29 points under the grade 5 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	103,537	2323.5	− 2432	−108.5	× 149 / 752	−21.5
4	103,540	2369.7	− 2473	−103.3	× 140 / 752	−19.2
5	103,541	2444.6	− 2502	−57.4	× 136 / 752	−10.4
6	103,544	2429.4	− 2531	−101.6	× 131 / 752	−17.7
7	103,545	2495.1	− 2552	−56.9	× 106 / 752	−8
8	103,548	2477.2	− 2567	−89.8	× 90 / 752	−10.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−88

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	96,226	2346.4	− 2432	−85.6	× 127 / 808	−13.5
4	96,227	2365.1	− 2473	−107.9	× 159 / 808	−21.2
5	96,230	2439.5	− 2502	−62.5	× 153 / 808	−11.8
6	96,232	2451.2	− 2531	−79.8	× 138 / 808	−13.6
7	96,234	2494.1	− 2552	−57.9	× 122 / 808	−8.7
8	96,236	2491.4	− 2567	−75.6	× 109 / 808	−10.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−79

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	99,012	2342.4	− 2432	−89.6	× 141 / 800	−15.8
4	99,014	2399.9	− 2473	−73.1	× 119 / 800	−10.9
5	99,017	2432.0	− 2502	−70	× 151 / 800	−13.2
6	99,019	2443.1	− 2531	−87.9	× 142 / 800	−15.6
7	99,021	2501.4	− 2552	−50.6	× 132 / 800	−8.3
8	99,022	2514.1	− 2567	−52.9	× 115 / 800	−7.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−71

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	99,168	2376.5	− 2432	−55.5	× 136 / 786	−9.6
4	99,170	2423.8	− 2473	−49.2	× 125 / 786	−7.8
5	99,172	2475.9	− 2502	−26.1	× 121 / 786	−4
6	99,174	2458.5	− 2531	−72.5	× 145 / 786	−13.4
7	99,176	2497.9	− 2552	−54.1	× 133 / 786	−9.2
8	99,178	2535.0	− 2567	−32	× 126 / 786	−5.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−49

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	99,830	2382.8	− 2432	−49.2	× 134 / 755	−8.7
4	99,831	2421.7	− 2473	−51.3	× 130 / 755	−8.8
5	99,832	2469.3	− 2502	−32.7	× 128 / 755	−5.5
6	99,833	2490.4	− 2531	−40.6	× 114 / 755	−6.1
7	99,834	2507.8	− 2552	−44.2	× 122 / 755	−7.1
8	99,835	2514.1	− 2567	−52.9	× 127 / 755	−8.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−45

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	100,029	2335.7	− 2432	−96.3	× 107 / 699	−14.7
4	100,030	2418.2	− 2473	−54.8	× 104 / 699	−8.2
5	100,031	2460.4	− 2502	−41.6	× 110 / 699	−6.5
6	100,032	2464.9	− 2531	−66.1	× 136 / 699	−12.9
7	100,033	2490.1	− 2552	−61.9	× 124 / 699	−11
8	100,034	2501.7	− 2567	−65.3	× 118 / 699	−11
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−64

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	99,871	2320.1	− 2432	−111.9	× 95 / 653	−16.3
4	99,872	2418.7	− 2473	−54.3	× 103 / 653	−8.6
5	99,873	2470.9	− 2502	−31.1	× 105 / 653	−5
6	99,874	2482.0	− 2531	−49	× 106 / 653	−8
7	99,875	2463.3	− 2552	−88.7	× 121 / 653	−16.4
8	99,876	2518.6	− 2567	−48.4	× 123 / 653	−9.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−63

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	99,750	2359.1	− 2432	−72.9	× 86 / 618	−10.1
4	99,751	2395.2	− 2473	−77.8	× 93 / 618	−11.7
5	99,752	2454.5	− 2502	−47.5	× 109 / 618	−8.4
6	99,753	2470.1	− 2531	−60.9	× 108 / 618	−10.6
7	99,754	2527.9	− 2552	−24.1	× 110 / 618	−4.3
8	99,755	2503.4	− 2567	−63.6	× 112 / 618	−11.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−57

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	99,456	2354.6	− 2432	−77.4	× 91 / 599	−11.8
4	99,457	2435.7	− 2473	−37.3	× 82 / 599	−5.1
5	99,458	2451.4	− 2502	−50.6	× 90 / 599	−7.6
6	99,459	2474.8	− 2531	−56.2	× 114 / 599	−10.7
7	99,460	2533.3	− 2552	−18.7	× 115 / 599	−3.6
8	99,461	2551.6	− 2567	−15.4	× 107 / 599	−2.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−42

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	99,115	2341.0	− 2432	−91	× 86 / 579	−13.5
4	99,116	2428.5	− 2473	−44.5	× 91 / 579	−7
5	99,117	2463.1	− 2502	−38.9	× 86 / 579	−5.8
6	99,118	2466.6	− 2531	−64.4	× 91 / 579	−10.1
7	99,119	2480.4	− 2552	−71.6	× 111 / 579	−13.7
8	99,120	2552.8	− 2567	−14.2	× 114 / 579	−2.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−53

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −88, −79, −71, −49, −45, −64, −63, −57, −42, −53 → −61.1
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 9 · 2016→2017: 8 · 2017→2018: 22 · 2018→2019: 4 · 2019→2022: 19 · 2022→2023: 1 · 2023→2024: 6 · 2024→2025: 15 · 2025→2026: 11 → average 10.6
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 10.6 × 2.66 = 28.2. Upper limit −32.9, lower limit −89.3.

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.