Gibson 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 53 points under the grade 3 bar. 2379 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 42 points under the grade 3 bar. 2390 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 20 points under the grade 4 bar. 2454 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 27 points under the grade 5 bar. 2475 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 4th 27 students 23 points under the grade 3 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 4th 11 students 88 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	105,667	2361.8	− 2432	−70.2	× 91 / 330	−19.4
4	105,670	2420.0	− 2473	−53	× 87 / 330	−14
5	105,671	2460.8	− 2502	−41.2	× 93 / 330	−11.6
6	105,674	2513.4	− 2531	−17.6	× 59 / 330	−3.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−48

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	98,180	2378.7	− 2432	−53.3	× 74 / 334	−11.8
4	98,182	2419.7	− 2473	−53.3	× 85 / 334	−13.6
5	98,183	2459.9	− 2502	−42.1	× 82 / 334	−10.3
6	98,186	2505.9	− 2531	−25.1	× 93 / 334	−7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−43

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	101,047	2358.6	− 2432	−73.4	× 70 / 307	−16.7
4	101,049	2432.3	− 2473	−40.7	× 75 / 307	−9.9
5	101,051	2435.3	− 2502	−66.7	× 81 / 307	−17.6
6	101,053	2500.1	− 2531	−30.9	× 81 / 307	−8.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−52

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	101,199	2400.7	− 2432	−31.3	× 78 / 322	−7.6
4	101,202	2399.1	− 2473	−73.9	× 71 / 322	−16.3
5	101,203	2475.5	− 2502	−26.5	× 80 / 322	−6.6
6	101,206	2462.6	− 2531	−68.4	× 93 / 322	−19.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−50

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	101,854	2404.4	− 2432	−27.6	× 57 / 273	−5.8
4	101,855	2449.7	− 2473	−23.3	× 77 / 273	−6.6
5	101,856	2468.8	− 2502	−33.2	× 62 / 273	−7.5
6	101,857	2508.7	− 2531	−22.3	× 77 / 273	−6.3
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	102,135	2342.8	− 2432	−89.2	× 47 / 194	−21.6
4	102,136	2412.5	− 2473	−60.5	× 42 / 194	−13.1
5	102,137	2468.3	− 2502	−33.7	× 52 / 194	−9
6	102,138	2511.9	− 2531	−19.1	× 53 / 194	−5.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−49

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	101,949	2337.8	− 2432	−94.2	× 49 / 189	−24.4
4	101,950	2415.7	− 2473	−57.3	× 46 / 189	−13.9
5	101,951	2461.8	− 2502	−40.2	× 44 / 189	−9.4
6	101,952	2514.8	− 2531	−16.2	× 50 / 189	−4.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−52

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	101,842	2380.3	− 2432	−51.7	× 41 / 174	−12.2
4	101,843	2396.8	− 2473	−76.2	× 48 / 174	−21
5	101,844	2460.0	− 2502	−42	× 45 / 174	−10.9
6	101,845	2493.5	− 2531	−37.5	× 40 / 174	−8.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−53

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	101,504	2367.9	− 2432	−64.1	× 35 / 172	−13
4	101,505	2429.2	− 2473	−43.8	× 41 / 172	−10.4
5	101,506	2443.1	− 2502	−58.9	× 49 / 172	−16.8
6	101,507	2511.9	− 2531	−19.1	× 47 / 172	−5.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−45

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	101,161	2379.1	− 2432	−52.9	× 38 / 172	−11.7
4	101,162	2390.2	− 2473	−82.8	× 38 / 172	−18.3
5	101,163	2453.5	− 2502	−48.5	× 46 / 172	−13
6	101,164	2474.8	− 2531	−56.2	× 50 / 172	−16.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−59

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −48, −43, −52, −50, −26, −49, −52, −53, −45, −59 → −47.7
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 5 · 2016→2017: 9 · 2017→2018: 2 · 2018→2019: 24 · 2019→2022: 23 · 2022→2023: 3 · 2023→2024: 1 · 2024→2025: 8 · 2025→2026: 14 → average 9.9
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 9.9 × 2.66 = 26.3. Upper limit −21.4, lower limit −74.

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.