Somis 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, 49 of the 174 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 22 points under the grade 3 bar. 2410 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 12 points under the grade 4 bar. 2461 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 23 points under the grade 4 bar. 2451 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 26 points under the grade 5 bar. 2477 vs. 2502. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader meets the grade 7 bar. 2558 vs. 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores just under the grade 6 bar. 2525 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 6th 15 students 17 points under the grade 6 bar. 7th 21 students Meets 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 6th 11 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 7th 11 students Just 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	104,327	2371.7	− 2432	−60.3	× 29 / 155	−11.3
4	104,328	2414.2	− 2473	−58.8	× 26 / 155	−9.9
5	104,331	2451.6	− 2502	−50.4	× 24 / 155	−7.8
6	104,332	2518.0	− 2531	−13	× 23 / 155	−1.9
7	104,335	2539.3	− 2552	−12.7	× 31 / 155	−2.5
8	104,336	2591.0	− 2567	24	× 22 / 155	3.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−30

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	96,903	2401.8	− 2432	−30.2	× 29 / 153	−5.7
4	96,906	2417.4	− 2473	−55.6	× 27 / 153	−9.8
5	96,907	2470.7	− 2502	−31.3	× 26 / 153	−5.3
6	96,909	2489.8	− 2531	−41.2	× 21 / 153	−5.7
7	96,912	2547.8	− 2552	−4.2	× 19 / 153	−0.5
8	96,913	2587.8	− 2567	20.8	× 31 / 153	4.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−23

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	99,703	2421.9	− 2432	−10.1	× 22 / 153	−1.5
4	99,704	2440.0	− 2473	−33	× 34 / 153	−7.3
5	99,707	2465.7	− 2502	−36.3	× 25 / 153	−5.9
6	99,709	2531.9	− 2531	0.9	× 26 / 153	0.2
7	99,710	2528.3	− 2552	−23.7	× 26 / 153	−4
8	99,712	2599.4	− 2567	32.4	× 20 / 153	4.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−14

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	99,860	2409.8	− 2432	−22.2	× 29 / 154	−4.2
4	99,861	2453.6	− 2473	−19.4	× 24 / 154	−3
5	99,864	2471.7	− 2502	−30.3	× 28 / 154	−5.5
6	99,865	2524.5	− 2531	−6.5	× 29 / 154	−1.2
7	99,868	2554.3	− 2552	2.3	× 21 / 154	0.3
8	99,869	2535.7	− 2567	−31.3	× 23 / 154	−4.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−18

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	100,520	2447.7	− 2432	15.7	× 20 / 139	2.3
4	100,521	2429.2	− 2473	−43.8	× 31 / 139	−9.8
5	100,522	2506.3	− 2502	4.3	× 21 / 139	0.6
6	100,523	2538.7	− 2531	7.7	× 26 / 139	1.4
7	100,524	2566.9	− 2552	14.9	× 25 / 139	2.7
8	100,525	2589.6	− 2567	22.6	× 16 / 139	2.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						0

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	98,383	2430.0	− 2432	−2	× 24 / 116	−0.4
4	98,384	2444.0	− 2473	−29	× 27 / 116	−6.8
5	98,385	2491.0	− 2502	−11	× 12 / 116	−1.1
6	98,386	2513.7	− 2531	−17.3	× 15 / 116	−2.2
7	98,387	2546.3	− 2552	−5.7	× 18 / 116	−0.9
8	98,388	2563.0	− 2567	−4	× 20 / 116	−0.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−12

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	100,761	2428.0	− 2432	−4	× 26 / 155	−0.7
4	100,762	2447.3	− 2473	−25.7	× 32 / 155	−5.3
5	100,763	2478.4	− 2502	−23.6	× 30 / 155	−4.6
6	100,764	2501.6	− 2531	−29.4	× 20 / 155	−3.8
7	100,765	2540.3	− 2552	−11.7	× 24 / 155	−1.8
8	100,766	2550.6	− 2567	−16.4	× 23 / 155	−2.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−19

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	100,595	2463.6	− 2432	31.6	× 17 / 145	3.7
4	100,596	2468.5	− 2473	−4.5	× 23 / 145	−0.7
5	100,597	2492.4	− 2502	−9.6	× 33 / 145	−2.2
6	100,598	2541.7	− 2531	10.7	× 27 / 145	2
7	100,599	2486.4	− 2552	−65.6	× 19 / 145	−8.6
8	100,600	2498.4	− 2567	−68.6	× 26 / 145	−12.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−18

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	100,468	2396.3	− 2432	−35.7	× 24 / 149	−5.8
4	100,469	2480.7	− 2473	7.7	× 21 / 149	1.1
5	100,470	2544.2	− 2502	42.2	× 26 / 149	7.4
6	100,471	2529.1	− 2531	−1.9	× 31 / 149	−0.4
7	100,472	2552.7	− 2552	0.7	× 30 / 149	0.1
8	100,473	2511.8	− 2567	−55.2	× 17 / 149	−6.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−4

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	100,134	2455.9	− 2432	23.9	× 23 / 177	3.1
4	100,135	2467.0	− 2473	−6	× 28 / 177	−0.9
5	100,136	2487.5	− 2502	−14.5	× 28 / 177	−2.3
6	100,137	2562.9	− 2531	31.9	× 32 / 177	5.8
7	100,138	2533.0	− 2552	−19	× 33 / 177	−3.5
8	100,139	2551.0	− 2567	−16	× 33 / 177	−3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−1

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	99,795	2410.1	− 2432	−21.9	× 29 / 174	−3.7
4	99,796	2461.1	− 2473	−11.9	× 27 / 174	−1.8
5	99,797	2450.5	− 2502	−51.5	× 26 / 174	−7.7
6	99,798	2476.5	− 2531	−54.5	× 26 / 174	−8.1
7	99,799	2557.7	− 2552	5.7	× 32 / 174	1
8	99,800	2525.4	− 2567	−41.6	× 34 / 174	−8.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−28

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −30, −23, −14, −18, 0, −12, −19, −18, −4, −1, −28 → −15.2
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 7 · 2016→2017: 9 · 2017→2018: 4 · 2018→2019: 18 · 2019→2021: 12 · 2021→2022: 7 · 2022→2023: 1 · 2023→2024: 14 · 2024→2025: 3 · 2025→2026: 27 → average 10.2
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 10.2 × 2.66 = 27.1. Upper limit 11.9, lower limit −42.3.

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.