Caliber: Beta Academy: 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.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2423 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 39 points under the grade 4 bar. 2434 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 29 points under the grade 4 bar. 2444 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 18 points under the grade 5 bar. 2484 vs. 2502. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores 11 points under the grade 7 bar. 2541 vs. 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores just under the grade 7 bar. 2548 vs. 2552. The 8th-grade bar is 2567.

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 3rd 79 students Meets the grade 3 bar. 4th 78 students 23 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 82 students 17 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 87 students Just under the grade 5 bar. 7th 78 students Meets the grade 7 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 3rd 26 students 83 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 25 students 50 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 19 students 41 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 15 students 40 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 12 students 35 points under the grade 4 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
3	5,789	2362.4	− 2432	−69.6	× 48 / 91	−36.7
6	5,790	2546.6	− 2531	15.6	× 43 / 91	7.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−29

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	5,255	2371.5	− 2432	−60.5	× 91 / 310	−17.8
4	5,256	2431.3	− 2473	−41.7	× 86 / 310	−11.6
6	5,259	2520.0	− 2531	−11	× 58 / 310	−2.1
7	5,261	2525.9	− 2552	−26.1	× 75 / 310	−6.3
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	5,366	2420.2	− 2432	−11.8	× 89 / 455	−2.3
4	5,368	2458.6	− 2473	−14.4	× 89 / 455	−2.8
5	5,371	2456.3	− 2502	−45.7	× 80 / 455	−8
6	5,373	2512.3	− 2531	−18.7	× 45 / 455	−1.8
7	5,375	2519.8	− 2552	−32.2	× 83 / 455	−5.9
8	5,376	2549.2	− 2567	−17.8	× 69 / 455	−2.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−24

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	5,361	2423.0	− 2432	−9	× 97 / 480	−1.8
4	5,363	2467.7	− 2473	−5.3	× 95 / 480	−1
5	5,365	2497.3	− 2502	−4.7	× 89 / 480	−0.9
6	5,367	2530.1	− 2531	−0.9	× 83 / 480	−0.2
7	5,369	2522.7	− 2552	−29.3	× 43 / 480	−2.6
8	5,371	2537.2	− 2567	−29.8	× 73 / 480	−4.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−11

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	5,406	2424.5	− 2432	−7.5	× 101 / 488	−1.6
4	5,407	2458.0	− 2473	−15	× 100 / 488	−3.1
5	5,408	2511.0	− 2502	9	× 91 / 488	1.7
6	5,409	2551.3	− 2531	20.3	× 89 / 488	3.7
7	5,410	2521.8	− 2552	−30.2	× 74 / 488	−4.6
8	5,411	2538.1	− 2567	−28.9	× 33 / 488	−2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−6

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	5,241	2386.2	− 2432	−45.8	× 92 / 544	−7.7
4	5,242	2427.4	− 2473	−45.6	× 97 / 544	−8.1
5	5,243	2466.1	− 2502	−35.9	× 89 / 544	−5.9
6	5,244	2505.5	− 2531	−25.5	× 91 / 544	−4.3
7	5,245	2505.6	− 2552	−46.4	× 89 / 544	−7.6
8	5,246	2589.3	− 2567	22.3	× 86 / 544	3.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−30

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	5,237	2375.6	− 2432	−56.4	× 98 / 555	−10
4	5,238	2430.1	− 2473	−42.9	× 100 / 555	−7.7
5	5,239	2440.6	− 2502	−61.4	× 101 / 555	−11.2
6	5,240	2487.1	− 2531	−43.9	× 102 / 555	−8.1
7	5,241	2522.7	− 2552	−29.3	× 84 / 555	−4.4
8	5,242	2584.2	− 2567	17.2	× 70 / 555	2.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−39

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	5,176	2395.0	− 2432	−37	× 100 / 568	−6.5
4	5,177	2420.4	− 2473	−52.6	× 95 / 568	−8.8
5	5,178	2452.9	− 2502	−49.1	× 100 / 568	−8.6
6	5,179	2490.8	− 2531	−40.2	× 106 / 568	−7.5
7	5,180	2547.9	− 2552	−4.1	× 92 / 568	−0.7
8	5,181	2588.7	− 2567	21.7	× 75 / 568	2.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−29

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	5,138	2406.6	− 2432	−25.4	× 97 / 583	−4.2
4	5,139	2426.7	− 2473	−46.3	× 109 / 583	−8.7
5	5,140	2456.7	− 2502	−45.3	× 106 / 583	−8.2
6	5,141	2505.5	− 2531	−25.5	× 102 / 583	−4.5
7	5,142	2538.8	− 2552	−13.2	× 86 / 583	−1.9
8	5,143	2576.9	− 2567	9.9	× 83 / 583	1.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−26

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	5,150	2422.8	− 2432	−9.2	× 105 / 590	−1.6
4	5,151	2433.6	− 2473	−39.4	× 103 / 590	−6.9
5	5,152	2444.1	− 2502	−57.9	× 101 / 590	−9.9
6	5,153	2483.9	− 2531	−47.1	× 102 / 590	−8.1
7	5,154	2541.1	− 2552	−10.9	× 90 / 590	−1.7
8	5,155	2548.3	− 2567	−18.7	× 89 / 590	−2.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−31

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −29, −38, −24, −11, −6, −30, −39, −29, −26, −31 → −26.3
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 9 · 2016→2017: 14 · 2017→2018: 13 · 2018→2019: 5 · 2019→2022: 24 · 2022→2023: 9 · 2023→2024: 10 · 2024→2025: 3 · 2025→2026: 5 → average 10.2
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 10.2 × 2.66 = 27.1. Upper limit 0.8, lower limit −53.4.

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.