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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, 33 of the 97 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

6th The average 6th grader scores 38 points under the grade 4 bar. 2435 vs. 2473. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores 25 points under the grade 6 bar. 2506 vs. 2531. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores 12 points under the grade 6 bar. 2519 vs. 2531. The 8th-grade bar is 2567.
11th The average 11th grader scores just under the grade 8 bar. 2566 vs. 2567. The 11th-grade bar is 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
6	2,266	2438.6	− 2531	−92.4	× 42 / 159	−24.4
7	2,268	2474.4	− 2552	−77.6	× 42 / 159	−20.5
8	2,270	2505.8	− 2567	−61.2	× 50 / 159	−19.2
11	2,272	2560.8	− 2583	−22.2	× 25 / 159	−3.5
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
6	1,949	2455.4	− 2531	−75.6	× 47 / 156	−22.8
7	1,951	2465.8	− 2552	−86.2	× 45 / 156	−24.9
8	1,953	2466.1	− 2567	−100.9	× 44 / 156	−28.5
11	1,955	2501.6	− 2583	−81.4	× 20 / 156	−10.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−87

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	2,006	2472.7	− 2531	−58.3	× 51 / 167	−17.8
7	2,009	2459.1	− 2552	−92.9	× 45 / 167	−25
8	2,010	2530.4	− 2567	−36.6	× 38 / 167	−8.3
11	2,013	2581.3	− 2583	−1.7	× 33 / 167	−0.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−52

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	2,016	2468.9	− 2531	−62.1	× 45 / 170	−16.4
7	2,018	2503.3	− 2552	−48.7	× 45 / 170	−12.9
8	2,020	2481.0	− 2567	−86	× 41 / 170	−20.7
11	2,023	2517.9	− 2583	−65.1	× 39 / 170	−14.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−65

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	2,022	2452.6	− 2531	−78.4	× 45 / 165	−21.4
7	2,023	2489.7	− 2552	−62.3	× 47 / 165	−17.7
8	2,024	2536.1	− 2567	−30.9	× 47 / 165	−8.8
11	2,025	2510.5	− 2583	−72.5	× 26 / 165	−11.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−59

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	2,004	2411.4	− 2531	−119.6	× 54 / 175	−36.9
7	2,005	2508.3	− 2552	−43.7	× 50 / 175	−12.5
8	2,006	2513.9	− 2567	−53.1	× 48 / 175	−14.6
11	2,007	2558.4	− 2583	−24.6	× 23 / 175	−3.2
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	1,964	2453.0	− 2531	−78	× 46 / 202	−17.8
7	1,965	2489.1	− 2552	−62.9	× 53 / 202	−16.5
8	1,966	2507.7	− 2567	−59.3	× 51 / 202	−15
11	1,967	2556.6	− 2583	−26.4	× 52 / 202	−6.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−56

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	1,932	2442.7	− 2531	−88.3	× 27 / 172	−13.9
7	1,933	2493.6	− 2552	−58.4	× 41 / 172	−13.9
8	1,934	2499.8	− 2567	−67.2	× 51 / 172	−19.9
11	1,935	2539.9	− 2583	−43.1	× 53 / 172	−13.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−61

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	1,906	2476.9	− 2531	−54.1	× 17 / 118	−7.8
7	1,907	2483.8	− 2552	−68.2	× 26 / 118	−15
8	1,908	2523.3	− 2567	−43.7	× 42 / 118	−15.6
11	1,909	2528.0	− 2583	−55	× 33 / 118	−15.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−54

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	1,886	2434.8	− 2531	−96.2	× 23 / 97	−22.8
7	1,887	2505.7	− 2552	−46.3	× 21 / 97	−10
8	1,888	2519.4	− 2567	−47.6	× 24 / 97	−11.8
11	1,889	2565.9	− 2583	−17.1	× 29 / 97	−5.1
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, −87, −52, −65, −59, −67, −56, −61, −54, −50 → −61.9
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 19 · 2016→2017: 35 · 2017→2018: 13 · 2018→2019: 6 · 2019→2022: 8 · 2022→2023: 11 · 2023→2024: 5 · 2024→2025: 7 · 2025→2026: 4 → average 12
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 12 × 2.66 = 31.9. Upper limit −30, lower limit −93.8.

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.