Ella 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, 115 of the 314 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 68 points under the grade 3 bar. 2364 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 21 points under the grade 3 bar. 2411 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 37 points under the grade 4 bar. 2436 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2501 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 48 students 49 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 47 students 15 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 46 students 16 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 58 students 17 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 32 students 97 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 26 students 31 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 38 students 21 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 19 students 11 points under the grade 4 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	106,034	2362.3	− 2432	−69.7	× 81 / 273	−20.7
4	106,036	2419.0	− 2473	−54	× 67 / 273	−13.3
5	106,037	2454.5	− 2502	−47.5	× 65 / 273	−11.3
6	106,040	2450.6	− 2531	−80.4	× 60 / 273	−17.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−63

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	98,520	2364.7	− 2432	−67.3	× 79 / 297	−17.9
4	98,522	2430.8	− 2473	−42.2	× 82 / 297	−11.7
5	98,524	2451.5	− 2502	−50.5	× 71 / 297	−12.1
6	98,525	2480.5	− 2531	−50.5	× 65 / 297	−11.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−53

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	101,387	2365.6	− 2432	−66.4	× 80 / 333	−16
4	101,389	2400.4	− 2473	−72.6	× 97 / 333	−21.1
5	101,391	2463.0	− 2502	−39	× 89 / 333	−10.4
6	101,393	2479.6	− 2531	−51.4	× 67 / 333	−10.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−58

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	101,542	2372.0	− 2432	−60	× 66 / 315	−12.6
4	101,543	2398.5	− 2473	−74.5	× 74 / 315	−17.5
5	101,546	2440.3	− 2502	−61.7	× 89 / 315	−17.4
6	101,547	2508.3	− 2531	−22.7	× 86 / 315	−6.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−54

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	102,188	2381.0	− 2432	−51	× 89 / 330	−13.8
4	102,189	2414.9	− 2473	−58.1	× 76 / 330	−13.4
5	102,190	2450.0	− 2502	−52	× 77 / 330	−12.1
6	102,191	2487.7	− 2531	−43.3	× 88 / 330	−11.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−51

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	100,055	2329.4	− 2432	−102.6	× 71 / 283	−25.7
4	100,056	2383.1	− 2473	−89.9	× 74 / 283	−23.5
5	100,057	2407.9	− 2502	−94.1	× 74 / 283	−24.6
6	100,058	2467.4	− 2531	−63.6	× 64 / 283	−14.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−88

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	102,469	2347.8	− 2432	−84.2	× 74 / 321	−19.4
4	102,470	2380.0	− 2473	−93	× 86 / 321	−24.9
5	102,471	2461.8	− 2502	−40.2	× 78 / 321	−9.8
6	102,472	2476.3	− 2531	−54.7	× 83 / 321	−14.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−68

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	102,283	2352.2	− 2432	−79.8	× 86 / 309	−22.2
4	102,284	2385.6	− 2473	−87.4	× 68 / 309	−19.2
5	102,285	2439.4	− 2502	−62.6	× 79 / 309	−16
6	102,286	2488.1	− 2531	−42.9	× 76 / 309	−10.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−68

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	102,180	2333.8	− 2432	−98.2	× 82 / 317	−25.4
4	102,181	2414.7	− 2473	−58.3	× 85 / 317	−15.6
5	102,182	2437.5	− 2502	−64.5	× 75 / 317	−15.3
6	102,183	2486.9	− 2531	−44.1	× 75 / 317	−10.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−67

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	101,836	2380.6	− 2432	−51.4	× 73 / 309	−12.1
4	101,837	2400.3	− 2473	−72.7	× 81 / 309	−19.1
5	101,838	2444.3	− 2502	−57.7	× 80 / 309	−14.9
6	101,839	2456.7	− 2531	−74.3	× 75 / 309	−18
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−64

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	101,497	2363.8	− 2432	−68.2	× 80 / 314	−17.4
4	101,498	2411.3	− 2473	−61.7	× 73 / 314	−14.3
5	101,499	2436.4	− 2502	−65.6	× 84 / 314	−17.5
6	101,500	2501.1	− 2531	−29.9	× 77 / 314	−7.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−57

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −63, −53, −58, −54, −51, −88, −68, −68, −67, −64, −57 → −62.8
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: 5 · 2017→2018: 4 · 2018→2019: 3 · 2019→2021: 37 · 2021→2022: 20 · 2022→2023: 0 · 2023→2024: 1 · 2024→2025: 3 · 2025→2026: 7 → average 9
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 9 × 2.66 = 23.9. Upper limit −38.9, lower limit −86.7.

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.