Blue Oak Charter: 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 8.

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 97 points under the grade 3 bar. 2335 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader meets the grade 4 bar. 2474 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2469 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2465 vs. 2473. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2500 vs. 2502. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader meets the grade 8 bar. 2580 vs. 2567.

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	4,639	2338.8	− 2432	−93.2	× 46 / 264	−16.2
4	4,640	2423.3	− 2473	−49.7	× 40 / 264	−7.5
5	4,643	2481.8	− 2502	−20.2	× 48 / 264	−3.7
6	4,644	2483.6	− 2531	−47.4	× 52 / 264	−9.3
7	4,647	2531.9	− 2552	−20.1	× 47 / 264	−3.6
8	4,648	2575.5	− 2567	8.5	× 31 / 264	1
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
3	4,145	2372.6	− 2432	−59.4	× 47 / 265	−10.5
4	4,146	2416.5	− 2473	−56.5	× 42 / 265	−9
5	4,149	2478.5	− 2502	−23.5	× 39 / 265	−3.5
6	4,151	2525.6	− 2531	−5.4	× 48 / 265	−1
7	4,152	2511.5	− 2552	−40.5	× 44 / 265	−6.7
8	4,155	2580.4	− 2567	13.4	× 45 / 265	2.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−28

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	4,220	2372.4	− 2432	−59.6	× 24 / 213	−6.7
4	4,223	2404.0	− 2473	−69	× 44 / 213	−14.3
5	4,225	2452.1	− 2502	−49.9	× 50 / 213	−11.7
6	4,227	2504.0	− 2531	−27	× 36 / 213	−4.6
7	4,229	2544.5	− 2552	−7.5	× 24 / 213	−0.8
8	4,230	2545.1	− 2567	−21.9	× 35 / 213	−3.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−42

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	4,223	2369.1	− 2432	−62.9	× 54 / 216	−15.7
4	4,224	2456.5	− 2473	−16.5	× 23 / 216	−1.8
5	4,226	2456.6	− 2502	−45.4	× 50 / 216	−10.5
6	4,229	2506.5	− 2531	−24.5	× 43 / 216	−4.9
7	4,230	2534.3	− 2552	−17.7	× 24 / 216	−2
8	4,233	2559.5	− 2567	−7.5	× 22 / 216	−0.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−36

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	4,272	2358.4	− 2432	−73.6	× 37 / 225	−12.1
4	4,273	2424.1	− 2473	−48.9	× 51 / 225	−11.1
5	4,274	2509.8	− 2502	7.8	× 27 / 225	0.9
6	4,275	2489.2	− 2531	−41.8	× 47 / 225	−8.7
7	4,276	2556.5	− 2552	4.5	× 38 / 225	0.8
8	4,277	2570.6	− 2567	3.6	× 25 / 225	0.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−30

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	4,116	2391.4	− 2432	−40.6	× 31 / 183	−6.9
4	4,117	2464.1	− 2473	−8.9	× 31 / 183	−1.5
5	4,118	2486.7	− 2502	−15.3	× 27 / 183	−2.3
6	4,119	2499.3	− 2531	−31.7	× 43 / 183	−7.4
7	4,120	2576.1	− 2552	24.1	× 21 / 183	2.8
8	4,121	2536.5	− 2567	−30.5	× 30 / 183	−5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−20

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	4,190	2390.6	− 2432	−41.4	× 27 / 172	−6.5
4	4,191	2448.6	− 2473	−24.4	× 31 / 172	−4.4
5	4,192	2503.4	− 2502	1.4	× 31 / 172	0.3
6	4,193	2480.8	− 2531	−50.2	× 25 / 172	−7.3
7	4,194	2543.0	− 2552	−9	× 36 / 172	−1.9
8	4,195	2611.6	− 2567	44.6	× 22 / 172	5.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−14

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	4,171	2406.9	− 2432	−25.1	× 25 / 159	−3.9
4	4,172	2424.1	− 2473	−48.9	× 28 / 159	−8.6
5	4,173	2468.6	− 2502	−33.4	× 26 / 159	−5.5
6	4,174	2516.2	− 2531	−14.8	× 27 / 159	−2.5
7	4,175	2492.5	− 2552	−59.5	× 22 / 159	−8.2
8	4,176	2565.9	− 2567	−1.1	× 31 / 159	−0.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−29

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	4,136	2397.6	− 2432	−34.4	× 28 / 148	−6.5
4	4,137	2438.8	− 2473	−34.2	× 27 / 148	−6.2
5	4,138	2449.3	− 2502	−52.7	× 22 / 148	−7.8
6	4,139	2465.5	− 2531	−65.5	× 27 / 148	−11.9
7	4,140	2474.3	− 2552	−77.7	× 21 / 148	−11
8	4,141	2511.6	− 2567	−55.4	× 23 / 148	−8.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−52

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	4,090	2353.4	− 2432	−78.6	× 17 / 136	−9.8
4	4,091	2452.8	− 2473	−20.2	× 22 / 136	−3.3
5	4,092	2493.6	− 2502	−8.4	× 26 / 136	−1.6
6	4,093	2448.9	− 2531	−82.1	× 22 / 136	−13.3
7	4,094	2542.3	− 2552	−9.7	× 27 / 136	−1.9
8	4,095	2508.1	− 2567	−58.9	× 22 / 136	−9.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−39

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	4,068	2335.4	− 2432	−96.6	× 22 / 120	−17.7
4	4,069	2473.9	− 2473	0.9	× 13 / 120	0.1
5	4,070	2469.3	− 2502	−32.7	× 24 / 120	−6.5
6	4,071	2465.4	− 2531	−65.6	× 13 / 120	−7.1
7	4,072	2499.8	− 2552	−52.2	× 22 / 120	−9.6
8	4,073	2580.2	− 2567	13.2	× 26 / 120	2.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−38

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −39, −28, −42, −36, −30, −20, −14, −29, −52, −39, −38 → −33.4
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 11 · 2016→2017: 14 · 2017→2018: 6 · 2018→2019: 6 · 2019→2021: 10 · 2021→2022: 6 · 2022→2023: 15 · 2023→2024: 23 · 2024→2025: 13 · 2025→2026: 1 → average 10.5
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 10.5 × 2.66 = 27.9. Upper limit −5.5, lower limit −61.3.

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.