O'Hara Park Middle: 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

6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2494 vs. 2502. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores 21 points under the grade 6 bar. 2510 vs. 2531. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores 17 points under the grade 6 bar. 2514 vs. 2531. 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 6th 218 students 27 points under the grade 6 bar. 7th 270 students 15 points 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 25 students 28 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 15 students 23 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	7,274	2496.4	− 2531	−34.6	× 257 / 852	−10.4
7	7,277	2541.0	− 2552	−11	× 273 / 852	−3.5
8	7,278	2531.7	− 2567	−35.3	× 322 / 852	−13.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−27

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	6,500	2491.9	− 2531	−39.1	× 301 / 830	−14.2
7	6,502	2544.1	− 2552	−7.9	× 262 / 830	−2.5
8	6,505	2551.3	− 2567	−15.7	× 267 / 830	−5.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−22

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	6,680	2495.4	− 2531	−35.6	× 283 / 857	−11.8
7	6,683	2516.8	− 2552	−35.2	× 310 / 857	−12.7
8	6,685	2537.4	− 2567	−29.6	× 264 / 857	−9.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−34

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	6,689	2487.1	− 2531	−43.9	× 268 / 848	−13.9
7	6,691	2516.4	− 2552	−35.6	× 281 / 848	−11.8
8	6,693	2536.6	− 2567	−30.4	× 299 / 848	−10.7
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
6	6,734	2487.6	− 2531	−43.4	× 243 / 786	−13.4
7	6,735	2526.6	− 2552	−25.4	× 269 / 786	−8.7
8	6,736	2543.7	− 2567	−23.3	× 274 / 786	−8.1
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
6	6,657	2493.0	− 2531	−38	× 258 / 730	−13.4
7	6,658	2534.2	− 2552	−17.8	× 218 / 730	−5.3
8	6,659	2519.3	− 2567	−47.7	× 254 / 730	−16.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−35

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	6,641	2496.6	− 2531	−34.4	× 252 / 748	−11.6
7	6,642	2523.9	− 2552	−28.1	× 266 / 748	−10
8	6,643	2537.2	− 2567	−29.8	× 230 / 748	−9.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−31

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	6,574	2494.2	− 2531	−36.8	× 277 / 795	−12.8
7	6,575	2523.3	− 2552	−28.7	× 254 / 795	−9.2
8	6,576	2533.2	− 2567	−33.8	× 264 / 795	−11.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−33

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	6,542	2498.8	− 2531	−32.2	× 282 / 808	−11.2
7	6,543	2509.4	− 2552	−42.6	× 271 / 808	−14.3
8	6,544	2533.1	− 2567	−33.9	× 255 / 808	−10.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−36

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	6,552	2493.6	− 2531	−37.4	× 243 / 808	−11.2
7	6,553	2510.1	− 2552	−41.9	× 285 / 808	−14.8
8	6,554	2513.7	− 2567	−53.3	× 280 / 808	−18.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−44

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −27, −22, −34, −36, −30, −35, −31, −33, −36, −44 → −32.8
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 5 · 2016→2017: 12 · 2017→2018: 2 · 2018→2019: 6 · 2019→2022: 5 · 2022→2023: 4 · 2023→2024: 2 · 2024→2025: 3 · 2025→2026: 8 → average 5.2
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 5.2 × 2.66 = 13.8. Upper limit −19, lower limit −46.6.

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.