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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 8.

3rd The average 3rd grader meets the grade 3 bar. 2450 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader meets the grade 4 bar. 2496 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2564 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader meets the grade 6 bar. 2596 vs. 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores just under the grade 7 bar. 2547 vs. 2552.
8th The average 8th grader meets the grade 8 bar. 2607 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	4,384	2364.0	− 2432	−68	× 22 / 77	−19.4
4	4,387	2450.7	− 2473	−22.3	× 18 / 77	−5.2
5	4,388	2469.2	− 2502	−32.8	× 17 / 77	−7.2
6	4,391	2486.2	− 2531	−44.8	× 20 / 77	−11.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−44

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	3,893	2370.0	− 2432	−62	× 17 / 97	−10.9
4	3,895	2412.0	− 2473	−61	× 22 / 97	−13.8
5	3,896	2494.2	− 2502	−7.8	× 23 / 97	−1.8
6	3,898	2483.9	− 2531	−47.1	× 20 / 97	−9.7
7	3,900	2541.9	− 2552	−10.1	× 15 / 97	−1.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−38

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	3,973	2408.7	− 2432	−23.3	× 21 / 109	−4.5
4	3,975	2415.7	− 2473	−57.3	× 15 / 109	−7.9
5	3,977	2469.7	− 2502	−32.3	× 19 / 109	−5.6
6	3,978	2533.9	− 2531	2.9	× 20 / 109	0.5
7	3,980	2560.6	− 2552	8.6	× 18 / 109	1.4
8	3,983	2555.3	− 2567	−11.7	× 16 / 109	−1.7
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
3	3,979	2422.4	− 2432	−9.6	× 22 / 110	−1.9
4	3,980	2428.9	− 2473	−44.1	× 20 / 110	−8
5	3,983	2496.4	− 2502	−5.6	× 14 / 110	−0.7
6	3,984	2539.3	− 2531	8.3	× 18 / 110	1.4
7	3,987	2604.8	− 2552	52.8	× 17 / 110	8.2
8	3,988	2592.2	− 2567	25.2	× 19 / 110	4.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						3

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	4,014	2451.3	− 2432	19.3	× 22 / 101	4.2
4	4,015	2455.5	− 2473	−17.5	× 24 / 101	−4.2
5	4,016	2517.0	− 2502	15	× 21 / 101	3.1
7	4,018	2589.2	− 2552	37.2	× 16 / 101	5.9
8	4,019	2631.4	− 2567	64.4	× 18 / 101	11.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						21

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	3,866	2437.0	− 2432	5	× 21 / 105	1
4	3,867	2479.7	− 2473	6.7	× 24 / 105	1.5
5	3,868	2561.2	− 2502	59.2	× 21 / 105	11.8
6	3,869	2539.8	− 2531	8.8	× 25 / 105	2.1
7	3,870	2520.2	− 2552	−31.8	× 14 / 105	−4.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						12

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	3,910	2419.9	− 2432	−12.1	× 20 / 123	−2
4	3,911	2477.0	− 2473	4	× 23 / 123	0.7
5	3,912	2546.7	− 2502	44.7	× 23 / 123	8.4
6	3,913	2557.6	− 2531	26.6	× 23 / 123	5
7	3,914	2574.8	− 2552	22.8	× 22 / 123	4.1
8	3,915	2545.9	− 2567	−21.1	× 12 / 123	−2.1
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	3,893	2463.0	− 2432	31	× 22 / 139	4.9
4	3,894	2473.7	− 2473	0.7	× 23 / 139	0.1
5	3,895	2556.6	− 2502	54.6	× 24 / 139	9.4
6	3,896	2545.3	− 2531	14.3	× 22 / 139	2.3
7	3,897	2576.4	− 2552	24.4	× 25 / 139	4.4
8	3,898	2608.1	− 2567	41.1	× 23 / 139	6.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						28

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	3,858	2465.8	− 2432	33.8	× 24 / 140	5.8
4	3,859	2514.6	− 2473	41.6	× 23 / 140	6.8
5	3,860	2546.3	− 2502	44.3	× 23 / 140	7.3
6	3,861	2554.5	− 2531	23.5	× 22 / 140	3.7
7	3,862	2569.5	− 2552	17.5	× 23 / 140	2.9
8	3,863	2621.4	− 2567	54.4	× 25 / 140	9.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						36

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	3,816	2458.3	− 2432	26.3	× 24 / 139	4.5
4	3,817	2531.0	− 2473	58	× 25 / 139	10.4
5	3,818	2575.6	− 2502	73.6	× 25 / 139	13.2
6	3,819	2543.7	− 2531	12.7	× 23 / 139	2.1
7	3,820	2542.4	− 2552	−9.6	× 21 / 139	−1.5
8	3,821	2638.0	− 2567	71	× 21 / 139	10.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						40

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	3,800	2450.2	− 2432	18.2	× 23 / 132	3.2
4	3,801	2495.9	− 2473	22.9	× 25 / 132	4.3
5	3,802	2564.3	− 2502	62.3	× 25 / 132	11.8
6	3,803	2595.8	− 2531	64.8	× 24 / 132	11.8
7	3,804	2546.6	− 2552	−5.4	× 19 / 132	−0.8
8	3,805	2607.4	− 2567	40.4	× 16 / 132	4.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						35

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −44, −38, −18, 3, 21, 12, 14, 28, 36, 40, 35 → 8.1
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 6 · 2016→2017: 20 · 2017→2018: 21 · 2018→2019: 18 · 2019→2021: 9 · 2021→2022: 2 · 2022→2023: 14 · 2023→2024: 8 · 2024→2025: 4 · 2025→2026: 5 → average 10.7
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 10.7 × 2.66 = 28.5. Upper limit 36.6, lower limit −20.4.

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.