Ramon S. Tafoya 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 38 points under the grade 3 bar. 2394 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 23 points under the grade 4 bar. 2450 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2473 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 14 points under the grade 5 bar. 2488 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 80 students 25 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 81 students Just under the grade 4 bar. 5th 95 students 10 points under the grade 5 bar. 6th 95 students 23 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 19 students 93 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 24 students 50 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 22 students 46 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 17 students 57 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	105,749	2385.2	− 2432	−46.8	× 120 / 468	−12
4	105,752	2409.9	− 2473	−63.1	× 106 / 468	−14.3
5	105,753	2479.6	− 2502	−22.4	× 117 / 468	−5.6
6	105,755	2520.5	− 2531	−10.5	× 125 / 468	−2.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−35

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	98,261	2410.5	− 2432	−21.5	× 93 / 455	−4.4
4	98,263	2427.0	− 2473	−46	× 126 / 455	−12.7
5	98,265	2476.1	− 2502	−25.9	× 117 / 455	−6.7
6	98,267	2534.1	− 2531	3.1	× 119 / 455	0.8
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	101,127	2398.5	− 2432	−33.5	× 134 / 478	−9.4
4	101,128	2447.0	− 2473	−26	× 95 / 478	−5.2
5	101,130	2447.1	− 2502	−54.9	× 128 / 478	−14.7
6	101,132	2509.3	− 2531	−21.7	× 121 / 478	−5.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−35

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	101,280	2410.5	− 2432	−21.5	× 137 / 491	−6
4	101,281	2443.1	− 2473	−29.9	× 133 / 491	−8.1
5	101,284	2483.1	− 2502	−18.9	× 94 / 491	−3.6
6	101,285	2506.2	− 2531	−24.8	× 127 / 491	−6.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−24

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	101,934	2394.7	− 2432	−37.3	× 118 / 519	−8.5
4	101,935	2448.8	− 2473	−24.2	× 145 / 519	−6.8
5	101,936	2472.3	− 2502	−29.7	× 144 / 519	−8.2
6	101,937	2529.6	− 2531	−1.4	× 112 / 519	−0.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−24

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	102,207	2351.5	− 2432	−80.5	× 108 / 439	−19.8
4	102,208	2410.8	− 2473	−62.2	× 94 / 439	−13.3
5	102,209	2455.7	− 2502	−46.3	× 110 / 439	−11.6
6	102,210	2506.2	− 2531	−24.8	× 127 / 439	−7.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−52

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	102,021	2358.0	− 2432	−74	× 109 / 444	−18.2
4	102,022	2417.4	− 2473	−55.6	× 125 / 444	−15.7
5	102,023	2482.2	− 2502	−19.8	× 94 / 444	−4.2
6	102,024	2512.8	− 2531	−18.2	× 116 / 444	−4.8
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	101,914	2378.7	− 2432	−53.3	× 104 / 413	−13.4
4	101,915	2403.0	− 2473	−70	× 103 / 413	−17.5
5	101,916	2471.5	− 2502	−30.5	× 112 / 413	−8.3
6	101,917	2516.6	− 2531	−14.4	× 94 / 413	−3.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−42

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	101,576	2360.0	− 2432	−72	× 104 / 440	−17
4	101,577	2430.3	− 2473	−42.7	× 110 / 440	−10.7
5	101,578	2456.7	− 2502	−45.3	× 112 / 440	−11.5
6	101,579	2497.2	− 2531	−33.8	× 114 / 440	−8.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−48

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	101,233	2393.7	− 2432	−38.3	× 99 / 433	−8.8
4	101,234	2450.4	− 2473	−22.6	× 105 / 433	−5.5
5	101,235	2472.5	− 2502	−29.5	× 117 / 433	−8
6	101,236	2487.9	− 2531	−43.1	× 112 / 433	−11.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−33

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −35, −23, −35, −24, −24, −52, −43, −42, −48, −33 → −35.9
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 12 · 2016→2017: 12 · 2017→2018: 11 · 2018→2019: 0 · 2019→2022: 28 · 2022→2023: 9 · 2023→2024: 1 · 2024→2025: 6 · 2025→2026: 15 → average 10.4
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 10.4 × 2.66 = 27.7. Upper limit −8.2, lower limit −63.6.

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.