Circle of Independent Learning: 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 11.

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 32 points under the grade 3 bar. 2400 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader meets the grade 4 bar. 2511 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2508 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 19 points under the grade 6 bar. 2512 vs. 2531.
7th The average 7th grader meets the grade 7 bar. 2594 vs. 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores just under the grade 7 bar. 2551 vs. 2552. The 8th-grade bar is 2567.
11th The average 11th grader meets the grade 11 bar. 2642 vs. 2583.

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.

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
4	923	2456.0	− 2473	−17	× 13 / 100	−2.2
6	927	2562.4	− 2531	31.4	× 18 / 100	5.7
7	928	2545.4	− 2552	−6.6	× 25 / 100	−1.7
8	931	2624.8	− 2567	57.8	× 17 / 100	9.8
11	932	2619.0	− 2583	36	× 27 / 100	9.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						21

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	755	2448.5	− 2432	16.5	× 11 / 164	1.1
4	756	2509.9	− 2473	36.9	× 18 / 164	4.1
5	759	2503.5	− 2502	1.5	× 20 / 164	0.2
6	761	2536.3	− 2531	5.3	× 14 / 164	0.5
7	762	2598.8	− 2552	46.8	× 29 / 164	8.3
8	765	2593.7	− 2567	26.7	× 32 / 164	5.2
11	766	2620.6	− 2583	37.6	× 40 / 164	9.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						28

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	796	2440.8	− 2432	8.8	× 11 / 196	0.5
4	798	2454.1	− 2473	−18.9	× 16 / 196	−1.5
5	801	2516.3	− 2502	14.3	× 13 / 196	0.9
6	802	2535.3	− 2531	4.3	× 28 / 196	0.6
7	805	2543.9	− 2552	−8.1	× 25 / 196	−1
8	806	2600.8	− 2567	33.8	× 33 / 196	5.7
11	809	2591.5	− 2583	8.5	× 70 / 196	3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						8

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
4	821	2510.8	− 2473	37.8	× 18 / 160	4.3
5	822	2552.7	− 2502	50.7	× 14 / 160	4.4
6	825	2562.4	− 2531	31.4	× 23 / 160	4.5
7	826	2588.3	− 2552	36.3	× 26 / 160	5.9
8	829	2572.0	− 2567	5	× 25 / 160	0.8
11	830	2619.7	− 2583	36.7	× 54 / 160	12.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						32

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	844	2567.6	− 2502	65.6	× 21 / 177	7.8
6	845	2582.9	− 2531	51.9	× 22 / 177	6.5
7	846	2586.5	− 2552	34.5	× 39 / 177	7.6
8	847	2599.4	− 2567	32.4	× 39 / 177	7.1
11	848	2627.1	− 2583	44.1	× 56 / 177	14
Sum, rounded to a whole point						43

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	842	2451.9	− 2432	19.9	× 11 / 188	1.2
4	843	2430.5	− 2473	−42.5	× 12 / 188	−2.7
5	844	2546.3	− 2502	44.3	× 19 / 188	4.5
6	845	2570.2	− 2531	39.2	× 21 / 188	4.4
7	846	2565.9	− 2552	13.9	× 36 / 188	2.7
8	847	2577.8	− 2567	10.8	× 33 / 188	1.9
11	848	2618.1	− 2583	35.1	× 56 / 188	10.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						22

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	846	2452.1	− 2432	20.1	× 15 / 203	1.5
4	847	2482.0	− 2473	9	× 12 / 203	0.5
6	849	2498.6	− 2531	−32.4	× 29 / 203	−4.6
7	850	2553.9	− 2552	1.9	× 38 / 203	0.4
8	851	2525.5	− 2567	−41.5	× 27 / 203	−5.5
11	852	2600.2	− 2583	17.2	× 82 / 203	6.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−1

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	846	2428.2	− 2432	−3.8	× 14 / 193	−0.3
4	847	2488.6	− 2473	15.6	× 13 / 193	1.1
5	848	2539.2	− 2502	37.2	× 19 / 193	3.7
6	849	2488.3	− 2531	−42.7	× 18 / 193	−4
7	850	2536.7	− 2552	−15.3	× 34 / 193	−2.7
8	851	2586.3	− 2567	19.3	× 39 / 193	3.9
11	852	2556.7	− 2583	−26.3	× 56 / 193	−7.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−6

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
4	841	2493.1	− 2473	20.1	× 14 / 171	1.6
5	842	2515.2	− 2502	13.2	× 13 / 171	1
6	843	2548.8	− 2531	17.8	× 30 / 171	3.1
7	844	2527.9	− 2552	−24.1	× 19 / 171	−2.7
8	845	2532.6	− 2567	−34.4	× 40 / 171	−8
11	846	2649.2	− 2583	66.2	× 55 / 171	21.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						16

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	834	2399.8	− 2432	−32.2	× 17 / 193	−2.8
4	835	2511.1	− 2473	38.1	× 11 / 193	2.2
5	836	2507.9	− 2502	5.9	× 16 / 193	0.5
6	837	2511.9	− 2531	−19.1	× 24 / 193	−2.4
7	838	2593.9	− 2552	41.9	× 39 / 193	8.5
8	839	2550.7	− 2567	−16.3	× 33 / 193	−2.8
11	840	2641.6	− 2583	58.6	× 53 / 193	16.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						19

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. 21, 28, 8, 32, 43, 22, −1, −6, 16, 19 → 18.2
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 7 · 2016→2017: 20 · 2017→2018: 24 · 2018→2019: 11 · 2019→2022: 21 · 2022→2023: 23 · 2023→2024: 5 · 2024→2025: 22 · 2025→2026: 3 → average 15.1
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 15.1 × 2.66 = 40.2. Upper limit 58.4, lower limit −22.

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.