Aspire Golden State College Preparatory Academy: 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.

Many students here are still learning English, and this test is given in English. In 2026, 81 of the 239 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2425 vs. 2432. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2465 vs. 2473. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2465 vs. 2473. The 8th-grade bar is 2567.
11th The average 11th grader meets the grade 11 bar. 2608 vs. 2583.

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 6th 30 students Just under the grade 4 bar. 7th 49 students 20 points under the grade 5 bar. 8th 39 students Just under the grade 5 bar.

English learners

Students leave this group as they become fluent, so its average stays low even where they learn well.

Grade bars 6th 31 students 46 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 16 students 16 points under the grade 3 bar. 8th 27 students 17 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
6	2,514	2447.5	− 2531	−83.5	× 94 / 346	−22.7
7	2,516	2496.0	− 2552	−56	× 93 / 346	−15.1
8	2,518	2494.5	− 2567	−72.5	× 91 / 346	−19.1
11	2,520	2562.0	− 2583	−21	× 68 / 346	−4.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−61

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	2,194	2488.2	− 2531	−42.8	× 91 / 320	−12.2
7	2,197	2489.7	− 2552	−62.3	× 91 / 320	−17.7
8	2,199	2497.6	− 2567	−69.4	× 91 / 320	−19.7
11	2,201	2586.1	− 2583	3.1	× 47 / 320	0.5
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
6	2,255	2498.5	− 2531	−32.5	× 96 / 351	−8.9
7	2,257	2539.2	− 2552	−12.8	× 90 / 351	−3.3
8	2,259	2506.8	− 2567	−60.2	× 92 / 351	−15.8
11	2,260	2631.2	− 2583	48.2	× 73 / 351	10
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−18

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	2,245	2502.1	− 2531	−28.9	× 92 / 340	−7.8
7	2,247	2527.2	− 2552	−24.8	× 90 / 340	−6.6
8	2,249	2553.2	− 2567	−13.8	× 90 / 340	−3.7
11	2,251	2600.1	− 2583	17.1	× 68 / 340	3.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−15

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	2,250	2481.6	− 2531	−49.4	× 96 / 364	−13
7	2,251	2520.2	− 2552	−31.8	× 96 / 364	−8.4
8	2,252	2517.9	− 2567	−49.1	× 89 / 364	−12
11	2,253	2566.9	− 2583	−16.1	× 83 / 364	−3.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−37

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
11	2,157	2550.7	− 2583	−32.3	× 49 / 49	−32.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−32

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	2,208	2463.8	− 2531	−67.2	× 67 / 285	−15.8
7	2,209	2494.6	− 2552	−57.4	× 69 / 285	−13.9
8	2,210	2498.0	− 2567	−69	× 76 / 285	−18.4
11	2,211	2507.9	− 2583	−75.1	× 73 / 285	−19.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−67

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	2,160	2461.9	− 2531	−69.1	× 46 / 247	−12.9
7	2,161	2510.5	− 2552	−41.5	× 62 / 247	−10.4
8	2,162	2485.8	− 2567	−81.2	× 73 / 247	−24
11	2,163	2541.0	− 2583	−42	× 66 / 247	−11.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−59

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	2,128	2435.4	− 2531	−95.6	× 62 / 234	−25.3
7	2,129	2454.5	− 2552	−97.5	× 51 / 234	−21.3
8	2,130	2480.3	− 2567	−86.7	× 59 / 234	−21.9
11	2,131	2561.5	− 2583	−21.5	× 62 / 234	−5.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−74

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	2,102	2454.5	− 2531	−76.5	× 64 / 232	−21.1
7	2,103	2481.2	− 2552	−70.8	× 67 / 232	−20.4
8	2,104	2488.8	− 2567	−78.2	× 43 / 232	−14.5
11	2,105	2574.8	− 2583	−8.2	× 58 / 232	−2.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−58

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	2,064	2425.1	− 2531	−105.9	× 61 / 239	−27
7	2,065	2465.4	− 2552	−86.6	× 65 / 239	−23.6
8	2,066	2465.0	− 2567	−102	× 66 / 239	−28.2
11	2,067	2607.9	− 2583	24.9	× 47 / 239	4.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−74

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −61, −49, −18, −15, −37, −32, −67, −59, −74, −58, −74 → −49.5
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: 31 · 2017→2018: 3 · 2018→2019: 22 · 2019→2021: 5 · 2021→2022: 35 · 2022→2023: 8 · 2023→2024: 15 · 2024→2025: 16 · 2025→2026: 16 → average 16.3
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 16.3 × 2.66 = 43.4. Upper limit −6.1, lower limit −92.9.

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.