Glen City 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 6.

Many students here are still learning English, and this test is given in English. In 2026, 128 of the 364 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 48 points under the grade 3 bar. 2384 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 10 points under the grade 3 bar. 2422 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2516 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 18 points under the grade 5 bar. 2484 vs. 2502. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.

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 44 students Meets the grade 3 bar. 4th 58 students 30 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 60 students Meets the grade 5 bar. 6th 74 students 22 points 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 96 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 36 students 44 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 20 students 37 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 23 students 27 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	105,054	2343.0	− 2432	−89	× 116 / 328	−31.5
4	105,055	2412.6	− 2473	−60.4	× 107 / 328	−19.7
5	105,058	2474.3	− 2502	−27.7	× 105 / 328	−8.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−60

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	97,583	2356.3	− 2432	−75.7	× 102 / 323	−23.9
4	97,586	2396.1	− 2473	−76.9	× 115 / 323	−27.4
5	97,588	2444.6	− 2502	−57.4	× 106 / 323	−18.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−70

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	100,419	2370.2	− 2432	−61.8	× 85 / 309	−17
4	100,421	2425.7	− 2473	−47.3	× 106 / 309	−16.2
5	100,422	2442.4	− 2502	−59.6	× 118 / 309	−22.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−56

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	100,579	2411.5	− 2432	−20.5	× 97 / 277	−7.2
4	100,581	2445.5	− 2473	−27.5	× 83 / 277	−8.2
5	100,583	2450.9	− 2502	−51.1	× 97 / 277	−17.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−33

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	101,230	2384.3	− 2432	−47.7	× 92 / 277	−15.8
4	101,231	2447.1	− 2473	−25.9	× 99 / 277	−9.3
5	101,232	2464.9	− 2502	−37.1	× 86 / 277	−11.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−37

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	101,481	2392.8	− 2432	−39.2	× 83 / 269	−12.1
4	101,482	2416.9	− 2473	−56.1	× 97 / 269	−20.2
5	101,483	2480.4	− 2502	−21.6	× 89 / 269	−7.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−39

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	101,309	2371.5	− 2432	−60.5	× 78 / 255	−18.5
4	101,310	2439.6	− 2473	−33.4	× 85 / 255	−11.1
5	101,311	2465.5	− 2502	−36.5	× 92 / 255	−13.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−43

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	101,192	2402.3	− 2432	−29.7	× 74 / 352	−6.2
4	101,193	2409.4	− 2473	−63.6	× 83 / 352	−15
5	101,194	2483.3	− 2502	−18.7	× 88 / 352	−4.7
6	101,195	2467.6	− 2531	−63.4	× 107 / 352	−19.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−45

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	100,866	2389.5	− 2432	−42.5	× 93 / 344	−11.5
4	100,867	2426.6	− 2473	−46.4	× 75 / 344	−10.1
5	100,868	2476.9	− 2502	−25.1	× 83 / 344	−6.1
6	100,869	2489.5	− 2531	−41.5	× 93 / 344	−11.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−39

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	100,527	2383.6	− 2432	−48.4	× 93 / 364	−12.4
4	100,528	2422.0	− 2473	−51	× 94 / 364	−13.2
5	100,529	2516.1	− 2502	14.1	× 80 / 364	3.1
6	100,530	2484.2	− 2531	−46.8	× 97 / 364	−12.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−35

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −60, −70, −56, −33, −37, −39, −43, −45, −39, −35 → −45.7
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 10 · 2016→2017: 14 · 2017→2018: 23 · 2018→2019: 4 · 2019→2022: 2 · 2022→2023: 4 · 2023→2024: 2 · 2024→2025: 6 · 2025→2026: 4 → average 7.7
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 7.7 × 2.66 = 20.5. Upper limit −25.2, lower limit −66.2.

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.