Making Waves 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 11.

All students

5th The average 5th grader scores 24 points under the grade 5 bar. 2478 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 13 points under the grade 6 bar. 2518 vs. 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores 16 points under the grade 7 bar. 2536 vs. 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores just under the grade 7 bar. 2546 vs. 2552. The 8th-grade bar is 2567.
11th The average 11th grader meets the grade 11 bar. 2621 vs. 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 5th 67 students Meets the grade 5 bar. 6th 74 students Meets the grade 6 bar. 7th 81 students Meets the grade 7 bar. 8th 124 students Just under the grade 8 bar. 11th 102 students Meets the grade 11 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 5th 42 students 14 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 37 students 27 points under the grade 4 bar. 7th 29 students Just under the grade 4 bar. 8th 27 students 22 points under the grade 5 bar. 11th 14 students 13 points under the grade 6 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
5	5,768	2460.2	− 2502	−41.8	× 112 / 505	−9.3
6	5,769	2496.8	− 2531	−34.2	× 112 / 505	−7.6
7	5,772	2529.2	− 2552	−22.8	× 101 / 505	−4.6
8	5,773	2555.3	− 2567	−11.7	× 99 / 505	−2.3
11	5,776	2640.3	− 2583	57.3	× 81 / 505	9.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−15

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	5,233	2461.8	− 2502	−40.2	× 111 / 509	−8.8
6	5,234	2463.1	− 2531	−67.9	× 112 / 509	−14.9
7	5,237	2536.8	− 2552	−15.2	× 112 / 509	−3.3
8	5,239	2592.8	− 2567	25.8	× 101 / 509	5.1
11	5,240	2618.8	− 2583	35.8	× 73 / 509	5.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−17

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	5,347	2452.0	− 2502	−50	× 112 / 517	−10.8
6	5,349	2492.3	− 2531	−38.7	× 112 / 517	−8.4
7	5,350	2532.1	− 2552	−19.9	× 112 / 517	−4.3
8	5,353	2566.5	− 2567	−0.5	× 113 / 517	−0.1
11	5,354	2648.9	− 2583	65.9	× 68 / 517	8.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−15

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	5,342	2481.9	− 2502	−20.1	× 111 / 520	−4.3
6	5,345	2489.3	− 2531	−41.7	× 111 / 520	−8.9
7	5,346	2558.5	− 2552	6.5	× 110 / 520	1.4
8	5,349	2539.0	− 2567	−28	× 108 / 520	−5.8
11	5,350	2629.4	− 2583	46.4	× 80 / 520	7.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−10

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	5,382	2477.1	− 2502	−24.9	× 167 / 646	−6.4
6	5,383	2515.9	− 2531	−15.1	× 169 / 646	−4
7	5,384	2548.1	− 2552	−3.9	× 111 / 646	−0.7
8	5,385	2573.5	− 2567	6.5	× 112 / 646	1.1
11	5,386	2651.0	− 2583	68	× 87 / 646	9.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−1

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	5,172	2446.2	− 2502	−55.8	× 164 / 730	−12.5
6	5,173	2485.7	− 2531	−45.3	× 160 / 730	−9.9
7	5,174	2518.3	− 2552	−33.7	× 154 / 730	−7.1
8	5,175	2551.7	− 2567	−15.3	× 162 / 730	−3.4
11	5,176	2605.2	− 2583	22.2	× 90 / 730	2.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−30

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	5,225	2453.3	− 2502	−48.7	× 161 / 752	−10.4
6	5,226	2482.5	− 2531	−48.5	× 166 / 752	−10.7
7	5,227	2536.1	− 2552	−15.9	× 164 / 752	−3.5
8	5,228	2532.3	− 2567	−34.7	× 163 / 752	−7.5
11	5,229	2627.7	− 2583	44.7	× 98 / 752	5.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−26

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	5,221	2470.5	− 2502	−31.5	× 158 / 720	−6.9
6	5,222	2505.0	− 2531	−26	× 158 / 720	−5.7
7	5,223	2557.8	− 2552	5.8	× 162 / 720	1.3
8	5,224	2550.3	− 2567	−16.7	× 157 / 720	−3.6
11	5,225	2584.1	− 2583	1.1	× 85 / 720	0.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−15

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	5,156	2442.5	− 2502	−59.5	× 110 / 708	−9.2
6	5,157	2507.7	− 2531	−23.3	× 151 / 708	−5
7	5,158	2568.5	− 2552	16.5	× 146 / 708	3.4
8	5,159	2569.0	− 2567	2	× 153 / 708	0.4
11	5,160	2619.2	− 2583	36.2	× 148 / 708	7.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−3

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	5,120	2480.0	− 2502	−22	× 106 / 631	−3.7
6	5,121	2502.9	− 2531	−28.1	× 111 / 631	−4.9
7	5,122	2546.4	− 2552	−5.6	× 150 / 631	−1.3
8	5,123	2535.9	− 2567	−31.1	× 152 / 631	−7.5
11	5,124	2620.5	− 2583	37.5	× 112 / 631	6.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−11

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	5,122	2478.0	− 2502	−24	× 109 / 597	−4.4
6	5,123	2518.1	− 2531	−12.9	× 111 / 597	−2.4
7	5,124	2536.4	− 2552	−15.6	× 110 / 597	−2.9
8	5,125	2546.0	− 2567	−21	× 151 / 597	−5.3
11	5,126	2620.9	− 2583	37.9	× 116 / 597	7.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−8

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −15, −17, −15, −10, −1, −30, −26, −15, −3, −11, −8 → −13.7
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 2 · 2016→2017: 2 · 2017→2018: 5 · 2018→2019: 9 · 2019→2021: 29 · 2021→2022: 4 · 2022→2023: 11 · 2023→2024: 12 · 2024→2025: 8 · 2025→2026: 3 → average 8.5
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 8.5 × 2.66 = 22.6. Upper limit 8.9, lower limit −36.3.

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.