Toddy Thomas 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 6.

All students

5th The average 5th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2471 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 25 points under the grade 5 bar. 2477 vs. 2502. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.

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 82 students 15 points under the grade 5 bar. 6th 82 students 14 points under the grade 5 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 5th 16 students 43 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 14 students 19 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
5	14,551	2448.2	− 2502	−53.8	× 50 / 239	−11.3
6	14,552	2481.2	− 2531	−49.8	× 58 / 239	−12.1
7	14,555	2474.9	− 2552	−77.1	× 68 / 239	−21.9
8	14,556	2514.7	− 2567	−52.3	× 63 / 239	−13.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−59

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	13,576	2475.6	− 2502	−26.4	× 65 / 228	−7.5
6	13,578	2480.4	− 2531	−50.6	× 51 / 228	−11.3
7	13,580	2549.6	− 2552	−2.4	× 53 / 228	−0.6
8	13,582	2549.0	− 2567	−18	× 59 / 228	−4.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−24

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	13,905	2472.8	− 2502	−29.2	× 62 / 228	−7.9
6	13,908	2493.9	− 2531	−37.1	× 63 / 228	−10.3
7	13,910	2515.3	− 2552	−36.7	× 45 / 228	−7.2
8	13,912	2563.2	− 2567	−3.8	× 58 / 228	−1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−26

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	13,905	2505.0	− 2502	3	× 43 / 217	0.6
6	13,908	2508.1	− 2531	−22.9	× 66 / 217	−7
7	13,909	2521.8	− 2552	−30.2	× 66 / 217	−9.2
8	13,912	2533.5	− 2567	−33.5	× 42 / 217	−6.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−22

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	14,021	2502.8	− 2502	0.8	× 67 / 243	0.2
6	14,022	2502.4	− 2531	−28.6	× 47 / 243	−5.5
7	14,023	2537.7	− 2552	−14.3	× 64 / 243	−3.8
8	14,024	2557.4	− 2567	−9.6	× 65 / 243	−2.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−12

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	13,690	2428.3	− 2502	−73.7	× 55 / 204	−19.9
6	13,691	2493.9	− 2531	−37.1	× 54 / 204	−9.8
7	13,692	2511.7	− 2552	−40.3	× 54 / 204	−10.7
8	13,693	2531.1	− 2567	−35.9	× 41 / 204	−7.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−48

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	14,013	2453.7	− 2502	−48.3	× 67 / 254	−12.7
6	14,014	2447.7	− 2531	−83.3	× 63 / 254	−20.7
7	14,015	2502.8	− 2552	−49.2	× 55 / 254	−10.7
8	14,016	2512.1	− 2567	−54.9	× 69 / 254	−14.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−59

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	13,984	2472.0	− 2502	−30	× 111 / 230	−14.5
6	13,985	2465.9	− 2531	−65.1	× 119 / 230	−33.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−48

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	13,943	2455.4	− 2502	−46.6	× 131 / 230	−26.5
6	13,944	2476.2	− 2531	−54.8	× 99 / 230	−23.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−50

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	13,903	2461.6	− 2502	−40.4	× 96 / 225	−17.2
6	13,904	2486.0	− 2531	−45	× 129 / 225	−25.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−43

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	13,925	2470.7	− 2502	−31.3	× 98 / 194	−15.8
6	13,926	2477.3	− 2531	−53.7	× 96 / 194	−26.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−42

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −59, −24, −26, −22, −12, −48, −59, −48, −50, −43, −42 → −39.4
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 35 · 2016→2017: 2 · 2017→2018: 4 · 2018→2019: 10 · 2019→2021: 36 · 2021→2022: 11 · 2022→2023: 11 · 2023→2024: 2 · 2024→2025: 7 · 2025→2026: 1 → average 11.9
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 11.9 × 2.66 = 31.7. Upper limit −7.7, lower limit −71.1.

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.