Independent Study, Sojourner Truth: 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, 37 of the 143 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 98 points under the grade 3 bar. 2334 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 91 points under the grade 3 bar. 2341 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
6th The average 6th grader scores 23 points under the grade 5 bar. 2479 vs. 2502. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores 17 points under the grade 5 bar. 2485 vs. 2502. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores 23 points under the grade 5 bar. 2480 vs. 2502. The 8th-grade bar is 2567.
11th The average 11th grader meets the grade 11 bar. 2608 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
11	3,111	2543.8	− 2583	−39.2	× 12 / 12	−39.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−39

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
11	2,820	2512.3	− 2583	−70.7	× 50 / 50	−70.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−71

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
11	2,895	2530.7	− 2583	−52.3	× 26 / 26	−52.3
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
11	2,896	2535.4	− 2583	−47.6	× 20 / 20	−47.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−48

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
11	2,912	2497.8	− 2583	−85.2	× 36 / 36	−85.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−85

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	2,808	2320.3	− 2432	−111.7	× 51 / 231	−24.7
5	2,810	2419.6	− 2502	−82.4	× 40 / 231	−14.3
6	2,811	2455.8	− 2531	−75.2	× 35 / 231	−11.4
7	2,812	2498.0	− 2552	−54	× 47 / 231	−11
8	2,813	2484.4	− 2567	−82.6	× 26 / 231	−9.3
11	2,814	2515.5	− 2583	−67.5	× 32 / 231	−9.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−80

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	2,742	2362.3	− 2432	−69.7	× 27 / 169	−11.1
4	2,743	2376.9	− 2473	−96.1	× 11 / 169	−6.3
5	2,744	2486.1	− 2502	−15.9	× 12 / 169	−1.1
6	2,745	2438.1	− 2531	−92.9	× 22 / 169	−12.1
7	2,746	2490.3	− 2552	−61.7	× 38 / 169	−13.9
8	2,747	2516.1	− 2567	−50.9	× 26 / 169	−7.8
11	2,748	2549.6	− 2583	−33.4	× 33 / 169	−6.5
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
3	2,706	2316.6	− 2432	−115.4	× 22 / 164	−15.5
4	2,707	2354.2	− 2473	−118.8	× 24 / 164	−17.4
5	2,708	2386.1	− 2502	−115.9	× 17 / 164	−12
6	2,709	2487.0	− 2531	−44	× 20 / 164	−5.4
7	2,710	2474.9	− 2552	−77.1	× 25 / 164	−11.8
8	2,711	2509.6	− 2567	−57.4	× 36 / 164	−12.6
11	2,712	2553.6	− 2583	−29.4	× 20 / 164	−3.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−78

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	2,682	2316.1	− 2432	−115.9	× 23 / 173	−15.4
4	2,683	2366.0	− 2473	−107	× 16 / 173	−9.9
5	2,684	2417.1	− 2502	−84.9	× 21 / 173	−10.3
6	2,685	2472.3	− 2531	−58.7	× 24 / 173	−8.1
7	2,686	2479.7	− 2552	−72.3	× 23 / 173	−9.6
8	2,687	2507.6	− 2567	−59.4	× 36 / 173	−12.4
11	2,688	2557.0	− 2583	−26	× 30 / 173	−4.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−70

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	2,638	2333.6	− 2432	−98.4	× 11 / 143	−7.6
4	2,639	2341.0	− 2473	−132	× 15 / 143	−13.8
6	2,641	2478.7	− 2531	−52.3	× 31 / 143	−11.3
7	2,642	2485.2	− 2552	−66.8	× 25 / 143	−11.7
8	2,643	2479.5	− 2567	−87.5	× 27 / 143	−16.5
11	2,644	2607.8	− 2583	24.8	× 34 / 143	5.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−55

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −39, −71, −52, −48, −85, −80, −59, −78, −70, −55 → −63.7
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 32 · 2016→2017: 19 · 2017→2018: 4 · 2018→2019: 37 · 2019→2022: 5 · 2022→2023: 21 · 2023→2024: 19 · 2024→2025: 8 · 2025→2026: 15 → average 17.8
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 17.8 × 2.66 = 47.3. Upper limit −16.4, lower limit −111.

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.