Faith Ringgold School of Arts and Science: 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 3 bar

The state's English test uses one scale for every grade, so a score means the same thing in grade 3 as in grade 5.

Many students here are still learning English, and this test is given in English. In 2026, 34 of the 56 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 93 points under the grade 3 bar. 2340 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 67 points under the grade 3 bar. 2365 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 62 points under the grade 3 bar. 2370 vs. 2432. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.

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
3	1,621	2353.4	− 2432	−78.6	× 18 / 79	−17.9
5	1,625	2460.0	− 2502	−42	× 20 / 79	−10.6
6	1,628	2455.1	− 2531	−75.9	× 18 / 79	−17.3
7	1,629	2500.8	− 2552	−51.2	× 11 / 79	−7.1
8	1,632	2528.4	− 2567	−38.6	× 12 / 79	−5.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−59

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	1,427	2389.7	− 2432	−42.3	× 17 / 99	−7.3
4	1,428	2377.2	− 2473	−95.8	× 13 / 99	−12.6
5	1,430	2446.5	− 2502	−55.5	× 11 / 99	−6.2
6	1,432	2500.4	− 2531	−30.6	× 22 / 99	−6.8
7	1,435	2500.4	− 2552	−51.6	× 23 / 99	−12
8	1,437	2536.2	− 2567	−30.8	× 13 / 99	−4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−49

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	1,465	2370.8	− 2432	−61.2	× 17 / 83	−12.5
4	1,466	2415.3	− 2473	−57.7	× 17 / 83	−11.8
7	1,473	2521.1	− 2552	−30.9	× 26 / 83	−9.7
8	1,475	2544.6	− 2567	−22.4	× 23 / 83	−6.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−40

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	1,495	2351.7	− 2432	−80.3	× 12 / 96	−10
4	1,496	2437.4	− 2473	−35.6	× 12 / 96	−4.5
5	1,499	2475.3	− 2502	−26.7	× 18 / 96	−5
6	1,500	2440.8	− 2531	−90.2	× 13 / 96	−12.2
7	1,503	2436.6	− 2552	−115.4	× 17 / 96	−20.4
8	1,504	2519.4	− 2567	−47.6	× 24 / 96	−11.9
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	1,516	2297.6	− 2432	−134.4	× 13 / 92	−19
4	1,517	2384.8	− 2473	−88.2	× 18 / 92	−17.3
5	1,518	2498.0	− 2502	−4	× 12 / 92	−0.5
6	1,519	2481.1	− 2531	−49.9	× 14 / 92	−7.6
7	1,520	2501.4	− 2552	−50.6	× 17 / 92	−9.4
8	1,521	2495.9	− 2567	−71.1	× 18 / 92	−13.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−68

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
4	1,501	2417.4	− 2473	−55.6	× 16 / 60	−14.8
5	1,502	2380.6	− 2502	−121.4	× 17 / 60	−34.4
7	1,504	2475.8	− 2552	−76.2	× 16 / 60	−20.3
8	1,505	2548.6	− 2567	−18.4	× 11 / 60	−3.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−73

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	1,486	2378.6	− 2432	−53.4	× 16 / 46	−18.6
5	1,488	2385.7	− 2502	−116.3	× 15 / 46	−37.9
6	1,489	2407.6	− 2531	−123.4	× 15 / 46	−40.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−97

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	1,454	2382.5	− 2432	−49.5	× 11 / 35	−15.6
4	1,455	2370.7	− 2473	−102.3	× 12 / 35	−35.1
6	1,457	2388.7	− 2531	−142.3	× 12 / 35	−48.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−99

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	1,446	2360.2	− 2432	−71.8	× 19 / 49	−27.8
4	1,447	2378.6	− 2473	−94.4	× 16 / 49	−30.8
5	1,448	2397.6	− 2502	−104.4	× 14 / 49	−29.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−88

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	1,440	2339.5	− 2432	−92.5	× 19 / 56	−31.4
4	1,441	2364.7	− 2473	−108.3	× 20 / 56	−38.7
5	1,442	2370.3	− 2502	−131.7	× 17 / 56	−40
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−110

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −59, −49, −40, −64, −68, −73, −97, −99, −88, −110 → −74.7
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: 9 · 2017→2018: 24 · 2018→2019: 4 · 2019→2022: 5 · 2022→2023: 24 · 2023→2024: 2 · 2024→2025: 11 · 2025→2026: 22 → average 12.3
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 12.3 × 2.66 = 32.7. Upper limit −42, lower limit −107.4.

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.