Madison Park Academy 6-12: 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, 108 of the 312 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

6th The average 6th grader scores 26 points under the grade 3 bar. 2406 vs. 2432. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores 19 points under the grade 3 bar. 2413 vs. 2432. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores 23 points under the grade 4 bar. 2450 vs. 2473. The 8th-grade bar is 2567.
11th The average 11th grader scores 14 points under the grade 5 bar. 2488 vs. 2502. The 11th-grade bar is 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 46 students 26 points under the grade 4 bar. 7th 48 students 23 points under the grade 4 bar. 8th 59 students Just under the grade 4 bar. 11th 50 students Just under the grade 6 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 6th 26 students 99 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 35 students 66 points under the grade 3 bar. 8th 24 students 28 points under the grade 3 bar. 11th 23 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	3,061	2488.0	− 2531	−43	× 118 / 379	−13.4
7	3,063	2494.8	− 2552	−57.2	× 134 / 379	−20.2
8	3,064	2530.9	− 2567	−36.1	× 127 / 379	−12.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−46

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	2,766	2455.3	− 2531	−75.7	× 115 / 433	−20.1
7	2,768	2500.1	− 2552	−51.9	× 112 / 433	−13.4
8	2,770	2485.4	− 2567	−81.6	× 131 / 433	−24.7
11	2,773	2530.1	− 2583	−52.9	× 75 / 433	−9.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−67

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	2,840	2447.1	− 2531	−83.9	× 120 / 424	−23.7
7	2,843	2494.6	− 2552	−57.4	× 121 / 424	−16.4
8	2,845	2511.1	− 2567	−55.9	× 104 / 424	−13.7
11	2,847	2552.4	− 2583	−30.6	× 79 / 424	−5.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−60

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	2,845	2455.4	− 2531	−75.6	× 122 / 448	−20.6
7	2,846	2467.7	− 2552	−84.3	× 120 / 448	−22.6
8	2,849	2495.8	− 2567	−71.2	× 112 / 448	−17.8
11	2,850	2480.3	− 2583	−102.7	× 94 / 448	−21.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−83

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	2,862	2462.3	− 2531	−68.7	× 95 / 403	−16.2
7	2,863	2503.2	− 2552	−48.8	× 105 / 403	−12.7
8	2,864	2480.8	− 2567	−86.2	× 109 / 403	−23.3
11	2,865	2498.2	− 2583	−84.8	× 94 / 403	−19.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−72

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	2,760	2425.9	− 2531	−105.1	× 70 / 348	−21.1
7	2,761	2443.4	− 2552	−108.6	× 103 / 348	−32.1
8	2,762	2492.4	− 2567	−74.6	× 85 / 348	−18.2
11	2,763	2551.4	− 2583	−31.6	× 90 / 348	−8.2
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
6	2,700	2453.2	− 2531	−77.8	× 78 / 328	−18.5
7	2,701	2427.5	− 2552	−124.5	× 71 / 328	−26.9
8	2,702	2480.8	− 2567	−86.2	× 94 / 328	−24.7
11	2,703	2545.0	− 2583	−38	× 85 / 328	−9.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−80

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	2,664	2431.5	− 2531	−99.5	× 82 / 326	−25
7	2,665	2446.5	− 2552	−105.5	× 78 / 326	−25.2
8	2,666	2462.2	− 2567	−104.8	× 75 / 326	−24.1
11	2,667	2509.9	− 2583	−73.1	× 91 / 326	−20.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−95

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	2,640	2394.0	− 2531	−137	× 81 / 328	−33.8
7	2,641	2453.6	− 2552	−98.4	× 83 / 328	−24.9
8	2,642	2454.3	− 2567	−112.7	× 76 / 328	−26.1
11	2,643	2510.3	− 2583	−72.7	× 88 / 328	−19.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−104

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	2,596	2405.9	− 2531	−125.1	× 72 / 312	−28.9
7	2,597	2412.8	− 2552	−139.2	× 84 / 312	−37.5
8	2,598	2449.7	− 2567	−117.3	× 83 / 312	−31.2
11	2,599	2488.3	− 2583	−94.7	× 73 / 312	−22.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−120

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −46, −67, −60, −83, −72, −80, −80, −95, −104, −120 → −80.7
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 21 · 2016→2017: 7 · 2017→2018: 23 · 2018→2019: 11 · 2019→2022: 8 · 2022→2023: 0 · 2023→2024: 15 · 2024→2025: 9 · 2025→2026: 16 → average 12.2
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 12.2 × 2.66 = 32.5. Upper limit −48.2, lower limit −113.2.

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.