Walden 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 6.

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 42 points under the grade 3 bar. 2390 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 38 points under the grade 4 bar. 2435 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 17 points under the grade 4 bar. 2456 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 23 points under the grade 5 bar. 2479 vs. 2502. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.

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	12,984	2415.5	− 2432	−16.5	× 24 / 78	−5.1
4	12,987	2427.0	− 2473	−46	× 25 / 78	−14.7
5	12,988	2469.9	− 2502	−32.1	× 18 / 78	−7.4
6	12,991	2505.2	− 2531	−25.8	× 11 / 78	−3.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−31

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	12,005	2439.7	− 2432	7.7	× 22 / 84	2
4	12,006	2491.2	− 2473	18.2	× 23 / 84	5
5	12,008	2471.6	− 2502	−30.4	× 28 / 84	−10.1
7	12,012	2522.7	− 2552	−29.3	× 11 / 84	−3.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−7

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	12,331	2384.5	− 2432	−47.5	× 22 / 77	−13.6
4	12,333	2460.8	− 2473	−12.2	× 17 / 77	−2.7
5	12,336	2514.7	− 2502	12.7	× 21 / 77	3.5
6	12,338	2508.6	− 2531	−22.4	× 17 / 77	−4.9
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	12,363	2409.6	− 2432	−22.4	× 23 / 74	−7
4	12,364	2440.3	− 2473	−32.7	× 20 / 74	−8.8
5	12,367	2510.4	− 2502	8.4	× 20 / 74	2.3
7	12,371	2540.6	− 2552	−11.4	× 11 / 74	−1.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−15

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	12,460	2365.4	− 2432	−66.6	× 24 / 81	−19.7
4	12,461	2436.8	− 2473	−36.2	× 23 / 81	−10.3
5	12,462	2440.4	− 2502	−61.6	× 23 / 81	−17.5
7	12,464	2500.5	− 2552	−51.5	× 11 / 81	−7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−54

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	12,278	2406.7	− 2432	−25.3	× 23 / 88	−6.6
4	12,279	2410.8	− 2473	−62.2	× 16 / 88	−11.3
5	12,280	2452.2	− 2502	−49.8	× 22 / 88	−12.5
6	12,281	2540.6	− 2531	9.6	× 14 / 88	1.5
7	12,282	2540.3	− 2552	−11.7	× 13 / 88	−1.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−31

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	12,463	2411.1	− 2432	−20.9	× 21 / 102	−4.3
4	12,464	2448.8	− 2473	−24.2	× 21 / 102	−5
5	12,465	2481.7	− 2502	−20.3	× 23 / 102	−4.6
6	12,466	2479.1	− 2531	−51.9	× 12 / 102	−6.1
7	12,467	2533.3	− 2552	−18.7	× 12 / 102	−2.2
8	12,468	2529.5	− 2567	−37.5	× 13 / 102	−4.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−27

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	12,446	2383.8	− 2432	−48.2	× 16 / 101	−7.6
4	12,447	2425.7	− 2473	−47.3	× 19 / 101	−8.9
5	12,448	2483.2	− 2502	−18.8	× 22 / 101	−4.1
6	12,449	2497.2	− 2531	−33.8	× 20 / 101	−6.7
7	12,450	2507.8	− 2552	−44.2	× 11 / 101	−4.8
8	12,451	2564.2	− 2567	−2.8	× 13 / 101	−0.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−32

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	12,421	2327.5	− 2432	−104.5	× 19 / 98	−20.3
4	12,422	2386.8	− 2473	−86.2	× 21 / 98	−18.5
5	12,423	2483.1	− 2502	−18.9	× 18 / 98	−3.5
6	12,424	2496.3	− 2531	−34.7	× 15 / 98	−5.3
7	12,425	2502.0	− 2552	−50	× 14 / 98	−7.1
8	12,426	2500.2	− 2567	−66.8	× 11 / 98	−7.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−62

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	12,392	2383.5	− 2432	−48.5	× 23 / 86	−13
4	12,393	2424.4	− 2473	−48.6	× 18 / 86	−10.2
5	12,394	2416.9	− 2502	−85.1	× 21 / 86	−20.8
6	12,395	2452.2	− 2531	−78.8	× 13 / 86	−11.9
7	12,396	2527.8	− 2552	−24.2	× 11 / 86	−3.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−59

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	12,412	2389.6	− 2432	−42.4	× 18 / 77	−9.9
4	12,413	2435.3	− 2473	−37.7	× 23 / 77	−11.3
5	12,414	2455.8	− 2502	−46.2	× 20 / 77	−12
6	12,415	2479.4	− 2531	−51.6	× 16 / 77	−10.7
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. −31, −7, −18, −15, −54, −31, −27, −32, −62, −59, −44 → −34.5
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 24 · 2016→2017: 11 · 2017→2018: 3 · 2018→2019: 39 · 2019→2021: 23 · 2021→2022: 4 · 2022→2023: 5 · 2023→2024: 30 · 2024→2025: 3 · 2025→2026: 15 → average 15.7
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 15.7 × 2.66 = 41.8. Upper limit 7.3, lower limit −76.3.

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.