Wonderful College Prep 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

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 34 points under the grade 3 bar. 2398 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 12 points under the grade 4 bar. 2461 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 14 points under the grade 5 bar. 2488 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 6 bar. 2530 vs. 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores 15 points under the grade 7 bar. 2537 vs. 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores 10 points under the grade 7 bar. 2542 vs. 2552. The 8th-grade bar is 2567.
11th The average 11th grader meets the grade 11 bar. 2640 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 3rd 75 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 4th 83 students Meets the grade 4 bar. 5th 110 students Meets the grade 5 bar. 6th 116 students Meets the grade 6 bar. 7th 121 students Meets the grade 7 bar. 8th 117 students Meets the grade 8 bar. 11th 110 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 3rd 54 students 73 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 47 students 42 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 37 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 6th 31 students 13 points under the grade 4 bar. 7th 31 students Just under the grade 4 bar. 8th 28 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 11th 14 students 21 points under the grade 7 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	15,687	2436.0	− 2531	−95	× 101 / 392	−24.5
7	15,688	2468.0	− 2552	−84	× 96 / 392	−20.6
8	15,691	2500.8	− 2567	−66.2	× 113 / 392	−19.1
11	15,692	2625.6	− 2583	42.6	× 82 / 392	8.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−55

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	14,702	2453.9	− 2531	−77.1	× 130 / 425	−23.6
7	14,704	2460.1	− 2552	−91.9	× 122 / 425	−26.4
8	14,707	2502.6	− 2567	−64.4	× 102 / 425	−15.5
11	14,709	2640.8	− 2583	57.8	× 71 / 425	9.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−56

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	15,023	2484.2	− 2531	−46.8	× 127 / 508	−11.7
7	15,025	2514.4	− 2552	−37.6	× 141 / 508	−10.4
8	15,027	2523.0	− 2567	−44	× 141 / 508	−12.2
11	15,029	2649.6	− 2583	66.6	× 99 / 508	13
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−21

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	15,045	2507.5	− 2531	−23.5	× 135 / 549	−5.8
7	15,048	2524.6	− 2552	−27.4	× 149 / 549	−7.4
8	15,049	2534.0	− 2567	−33	× 137 / 549	−8.2
11	15,052	2643.3	− 2583	60.3	× 128 / 549	14.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−7

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	15,134	2398.7	− 2432	−33.3	× 77 / 776	−3.3
4	15,135	2414.2	− 2473	−58.8	× 49 / 776	−3.7
5	15,136	2483.2	− 2502	−18.8	× 51 / 776	−1.2
6	15,137	2494.8	− 2531	−36.2	× 150 / 776	−7
7	15,138	2548.5	− 2552	−3.5	× 170 / 776	−0.8
8	15,139	2526.1	− 2567	−40.9	× 158 / 776	−8.3
11	15,140	2618.4	− 2583	35.4	× 121 / 776	5.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−19

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	14,758	2386.0	− 2432	−46	× 140 / 986	−6.5
4	14,759	2433.3	− 2473	−39.7	× 124 / 986	−5
5	14,760	2476.1	− 2502	−25.9	× 136 / 986	−3.6
6	14,761	2501.6	− 2531	−29.4	× 137 / 986	−4.1
7	14,762	2540.0	− 2552	−12	× 147 / 986	−1.8
8	14,763	2528.8	− 2567	−38.2	× 154 / 986	−6
11	14,764	2601.9	− 2583	18.9	× 148 / 986	2.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−24

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	15,136	2373.0	− 2432	−59	× 148 / 1026	−8.5
4	15,137	2433.5	− 2473	−39.5	× 141 / 1026	−5.4
5	15,138	2492.3	− 2502	−9.7	× 141 / 1026	−1.3
6	15,139	2496.6	− 2531	−34.4	× 149 / 1026	−5
7	15,140	2534.7	− 2552	−17.3	× 146 / 1026	−2.5
8	15,141	2568.7	− 2567	1.7	× 159 / 1026	0.3
11	15,142	2585.8	− 2583	2.8	× 142 / 1026	0.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−22

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	15,080	2385.2	− 2432	−46.8	× 134 / 1025	−6.1
4	15,081	2425.7	− 2473	−47.3	× 148 / 1025	−6.8
5	15,082	2479.1	− 2502	−22.9	× 147 / 1025	−3.3
6	15,083	2493.5	− 2531	−37.5	× 152 / 1025	−5.6
7	15,084	2527.6	− 2552	−24.4	× 149 / 1025	−3.5
8	15,085	2560.8	− 2567	−6.2	× 145 / 1025	−0.9
11	15,086	2660.3	− 2583	77.3	× 150 / 1025	11.3
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
3	15,035	2400.8	− 2432	−31.2	× 125 / 983	−4
4	15,036	2448.1	− 2473	−24.9	× 142 / 983	−3.6
5	15,037	2484.0	− 2502	−18	× 143 / 983	−2.6
6	15,038	2501.6	− 2531	−29.4	× 147 / 983	−4.4
7	15,039	2529.4	− 2552	−22.6	× 136 / 983	−3.1
8	15,040	2558.8	− 2567	−8.2	× 150 / 983	−1.3
11	15,041	2647.0	− 2583	64	× 140 / 983	9.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−10

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	15,008	2409.5	− 2432	−22.5	× 127 / 997	−2.9
4	15,009	2449.7	− 2473	−23.3	× 149 / 997	−3.5
5	15,010	2481.3	− 2502	−20.7	× 146 / 997	−3
6	15,011	2526.3	− 2531	−4.7	× 149 / 997	−0.7
7	15,012	2525.4	− 2552	−26.6	× 145 / 997	−3.9
8	15,013	2538.8	− 2567	−28.2	× 143 / 997	−4
11	15,014	2652.1	− 2583	69.1	× 138 / 997	9.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−8

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	15,033	2398.1	− 2432	−33.9	× 129 / 974	−4.5
4	15,034	2461.4	− 2473	−11.6	× 130 / 974	−1.5
5	15,035	2488.3	− 2502	−13.7	× 147 / 974	−2.1
6	15,036	2529.6	− 2531	−1.4	× 147 / 974	−0.2
7	15,037	2537.0	− 2552	−15	× 152 / 974	−2.3
8	15,038	2541.6	− 2567	−25.4	× 145 / 974	−3.8
11	15,039	2640.3	− 2583	57.3	× 124 / 974	7.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−7

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −55, −56, −21, −7, −19, −24, −22, −15, −10, −8, −7 → −22.2
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 1 · 2016→2017: 35 · 2017→2018: 14 · 2018→2019: 12 · 2019→2021: 5 · 2021→2022: 2 · 2022→2023: 7 · 2023→2024: 5 · 2024→2025: 2 · 2025→2026: 1 → average 8.4
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 8.4 × 2.66 = 22.3. Upper limit 0.1, lower limit −44.5.

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.