Olivehurst 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, 75 of the 268 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 36 points under the grade 3 bar. 2397 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 38 points under the grade 3 bar. 2394 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 15 points under the grade 6 bar. 2516 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 49 students 18 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 54 students 33 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 54 students 22 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 36 students Meets 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 20 students 78 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 11 students 64 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 23 students 32 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 21 students 22 points 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	106,087	2360.1	− 2432	−71.9	× 73 / 297	−17.7
4	106,090	2375.5	− 2473	−97.5	× 91 / 297	−29.9
5	106,092	2445.7	− 2502	−56.3	× 67 / 297	−12.7
6	106,094	2497.3	− 2531	−33.7	× 66 / 297	−7.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−68

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	98,573	2378.5	− 2432	−53.5	× 78 / 304	−13.7
4	98,576	2386.4	− 2473	−86.6	× 74 / 304	−21.1
5	98,577	2422.7	− 2502	−79.3	× 87 / 304	−22.7
6	98,580	2463.3	− 2531	−67.7	× 65 / 304	−14.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−72

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	101,440	2385.4	− 2432	−46.6	× 72 / 313	−10.7
4	101,442	2394.4	− 2473	−78.6	× 76 / 313	−19.1
5	101,444	2428.5	− 2502	−73.5	× 83 / 313	−19.5
6	101,447	2467.5	− 2531	−63.5	× 82 / 313	−16.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−66

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	101,595	2377.2	− 2432	−54.8	× 63 / 277	−12.5
4	101,598	2394.2	− 2473	−78.8	× 68 / 277	−19.3
5	101,599	2445.8	− 2502	−56.2	× 70 / 277	−14.2
6	101,602	2465.4	− 2531	−65.6	× 76 / 277	−18
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−64

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	102,242	2346.5	− 2432	−85.5	× 68 / 254	−22.9
4	102,243	2422.9	− 2473	−50.1	× 61 / 254	−12
5	102,244	2439.3	− 2502	−62.7	× 64 / 254	−15.8
6	102,245	2466.0	− 2531	−65	× 61 / 254	−15.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−66

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	100,109	2362.8	− 2432	−69.2	× 58 / 230	−17.5
4	100,110	2405.1	− 2473	−67.9	× 60 / 230	−17.7
5	100,111	2412.9	− 2502	−89.1	× 59 / 230	−22.9
6	100,112	2466.5	− 2531	−64.5	× 53 / 230	−14.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−73

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	102,523	2357.9	− 2432	−74.1	× 61 / 246	−18.4
4	102,524	2384.7	− 2473	−88.3	× 54 / 246	−19.4
5	102,525	2443.5	− 2502	−58.5	× 65 / 246	−15.5
6	102,526	2462.3	− 2531	−68.7	× 66 / 246	−18.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−72

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	102,337	2351.7	− 2432	−80.3	× 49 / 243	−16.2
4	102,338	2388.4	− 2473	−84.6	× 65 / 243	−22.6
5	102,339	2416.8	− 2502	−85.2	× 64 / 243	−22.4
6	102,340	2493.3	− 2531	−37.7	× 65 / 243	−10.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−71

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	102,234	2353.7	− 2432	−78.3	× 80 / 252	−24.9
4	102,235	2389.2	− 2473	−83.8	× 55 / 252	−18.3
5	102,236	2414.9	− 2502	−87.1	× 60 / 252	−20.7
6	102,237	2482.3	− 2531	−48.7	× 57 / 252	−11
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−75

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	101,890	2383.0	− 2432	−49	× 60 / 257	−11.4
4	101,891	2368.6	− 2473	−104.4	× 77 / 257	−31.3
5	101,892	2448.3	− 2502	−53.7	× 54 / 257	−11.3
6	101,893	2464.4	− 2531	−66.6	× 66 / 257	−17.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−71

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	101,551	2396.5	− 2432	−35.5	× 69 / 268	−9.1
4	101,552	2394.0	− 2473	−79	× 65 / 268	−19.2
5	101,553	2436.0	− 2502	−66	× 77 / 268	−19
6	101,554	2515.9	− 2531	−15.1	× 57 / 268	−3.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−50

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −68, −72, −66, −64, −66, −73, −72, −71, −75, −71, −50 → −68
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 4 · 2016→2017: 6 · 2017→2018: 2 · 2018→2019: 2 · 2019→2021: 7 · 2021→2022: 1 · 2022→2023: 1 · 2023→2024: 4 · 2024→2025: 4 · 2025→2026: 21 → average 5.2
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 5.2 × 2.66 = 13.8. Upper limit −54.2, lower limit −81.8.

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.