Beamer 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.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 49 points under the grade 3 bar. 2383 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 16 points under the grade 3 bar. 2416 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2471 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 24 points under the grade 6 bar. 2507 vs. 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 52 students 14 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 45 students 26 points under the grade 4 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 3rd 25 students 122 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 26 students 68 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	105,638	2395.6	− 2432	−36.4	× 92 / 296	−11.3
4	105,639	2452.0	− 2473	−21	× 76 / 296	−5.4
5	105,642	2477.7	− 2502	−24.3	× 81 / 296	−6.6
6	105,643	2508.1	− 2531	−22.9	× 47 / 296	−3.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−27

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	98,150	2404.1	− 2432	−27.9	× 83 / 328	−7.1
4	98,152	2417.9	− 2473	−55.1	× 89 / 328	−15
5	98,154	2502.3	− 2502	0.3	× 74 / 328	0.1
6	98,155	2513.0	− 2531	−18	× 82 / 328	−4.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−26

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	101,017	2366.6	− 2432	−65.4	× 89 / 327	−17.8
4	101,019	2425.1	− 2473	−47.9	× 81 / 327	−11.9
5	101,021	2486.6	− 2502	−15.4	× 84 / 327	−4
6	101,023	2528.8	− 2531	−2.2	× 73 / 327	−0.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−34

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	101,170	2407.8	− 2432	−24.2	× 69 / 313	−5.3
4	101,171	2393.7	− 2473	−79.3	× 88 / 313	−22.3
5	101,174	2478.5	− 2502	−23.5	× 73 / 313	−5.5
6	101,175	2518.5	− 2531	−12.5	× 83 / 313	−3.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−36

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	101,824	2400.1	− 2432	−31.9	× 70 / 291	−7.7
4	101,825	2441.5	− 2473	−31.5	× 66 / 291	−7.1
5	101,826	2473.4	− 2502	−28.6	× 83 / 291	−8.2
6	101,827	2520.5	− 2531	−10.5	× 72 / 291	−2.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−26

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	102,105	2387.5	− 2432	−44.5	× 63 / 254	−11
4	102,106	2442.7	− 2473	−30.3	× 68 / 254	−8.1
5	102,107	2480.3	− 2502	−21.7	× 58 / 254	−5
6	102,108	2509.2	− 2531	−21.8	× 65 / 254	−5.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−30

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	101,919	2400.5	− 2432	−31.5	× 66 / 248	−8.4
4	101,920	2425.9	− 2473	−47.1	× 61 / 248	−11.6
5	101,921	2491.2	− 2502	−10.8	× 65 / 248	−2.8
6	101,922	2494.8	− 2531	−36.2	× 56 / 248	−8.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−31

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	101,812	2351.4	− 2432	−80.6	× 65 / 249	−21
4	101,813	2416.5	− 2473	−56.5	× 63 / 249	−14.3
5	101,814	2477.8	− 2502	−24.2	× 58 / 249	−5.6
6	101,815	2488.1	− 2531	−42.9	× 63 / 249	−10.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−52

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	101,474	2373.2	− 2432	−58.8	× 72 / 251	−16.9
4	101,475	2405.3	− 2473	−67.7	× 61 / 251	−16.5
5	101,476	2514.0	− 2502	12	× 60 / 251	2.9
6	101,477	2505.4	− 2531	−25.6	× 58 / 251	−5.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−36

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	101,131	2383.4	− 2432	−48.6	× 77 / 268	−14
4	101,132	2416.2	− 2473	−56.8	× 71 / 268	−15
5	101,133	2470.8	− 2502	−31.2	× 57 / 268	−6.6
6	101,134	2506.7	− 2531	−24.3	× 63 / 268	−5.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−41

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −27, −26, −34, −36, −26, −30, −31, −52, −36, −41 → −33.9
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 1 · 2016→2017: 8 · 2017→2018: 2 · 2018→2019: 10 · 2019→2022: 4 · 2022→2023: 1 · 2023→2024: 21 · 2024→2025: 16 · 2025→2026: 5 → average 7.6
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 7.6 × 2.66 = 20.2. Upper limit −13.7, lower limit −54.1.

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.