Blue Ridge 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.

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 40 points under the grade 3 bar. 2392 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 38 points under the grade 4 bar. 2435 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 25 points under the grade 5 bar. 2477 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 26 points under the grade 6 bar. 2505 vs. 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores 17 points under the grade 7 bar. 2535 vs. 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores just under the grade 8 bar. 2559 vs. 2567.
11th The average 11th grader meets the grade 11 bar. 2613 vs. 2583.

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.

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	16,821	2375.2	− 2432	−56.8	× 162 / 1025	−9
4	16,823	2413.9	− 2473	−59.1	× 178 / 1025	−10.3
5	16,825	2447.7	− 2502	−54.3	× 183 / 1025	−9.7
6	16,827	2489.2	− 2531	−41.8	× 172 / 1025	−7
7	16,829	2532.5	− 2552	−19.5	× 180 / 1025	−3.4
8	16,831	2548.7	− 2567	−18.3	× 122 / 1025	−2.2
11	16,834	2580.9	− 2583	−2.1	× 28 / 1025	−0.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−42

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	16,841	2386.5	− 2432	−45.5	× 332 / 2126	−7.1
4	16,842	2421.6	− 2473	−51.4	× 354 / 2126	−8.6
5	16,844	2462.7	− 2502	−39.3	× 350 / 2126	−6.5
6	16,846	2489.4	− 2531	−41.6	× 357 / 2126	−7
7	16,849	2529.1	− 2552	−22.9	× 329 / 2126	−3.5
8	16,850	2545.0	− 2567	−22	× 307 / 2126	−3.2
11	16,852	2557.2	− 2583	−25.8	× 97 / 2126	−1.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−37

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	16,954	2380.9	− 2432	−51.1	× 310 / 1800	−8.8
4	16,955	2429.6	− 2473	−43.4	× 279 / 1800	−6.7
5	16,956	2471.5	− 2502	−30.5	× 306 / 1800	−5.2
6	16,957	2486.3	− 2531	−44.7	× 288 / 1800	−7.2
7	16,958	2525.1	− 2552	−26.9	× 278 / 1800	−4.2
8	16,959	2556.2	− 2567	−10.8	× 222 / 1800	−1.3
11	16,960	2576.1	− 2583	−6.9	× 117 / 1800	−0.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−34

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	16,546	2429.8	− 2432	−2.2	× 470 / 2864	−0.4
4	16,547	2469.9	− 2473	−3.1	× 449 / 2864	−0.5
5	16,548	2503.2	− 2502	1.2	× 469 / 2864	0.2
6	16,549	2520.9	− 2531	−10.1	× 444 / 2864	−1.6
7	16,550	2556.0	− 2552	4	× 443 / 2864	0.6
8	16,551	2577.6	− 2567	10.6	× 387 / 2864	1.4
11	16,552	2620.8	− 2583	37.8	× 202 / 2864	2.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						3

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	16,998	2410.3	− 2432	−21.7	× 557 / 3175	−3.8
4	16,999	2462.9	− 2473	−10.1	× 524 / 3175	−1.7
5	17,000	2489.1	− 2502	−12.9	× 502 / 3175	−2
6	17,001	2511.4	− 2531	−19.6	× 466 / 3175	−2.9
7	17,002	2553.9	− 2552	1.9	× 472 / 3175	0.3
8	17,003	2565.3	− 2567	−1.7	× 424 / 3175	−0.2
11	17,004	2610.6	− 2583	27.6	× 230 / 3175	2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−8

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	16,932	2411.1	− 2432	−20.9	× 579 / 3238	−3.7
4	16,933	2447.5	− 2473	−25.5	× 566 / 3238	−4.5
5	16,934	2492.1	− 2502	−9.9	× 535 / 3238	−1.6
6	16,935	2510.6	− 2531	−20.4	× 521 / 3238	−3.3
7	16,936	2552.8	− 2552	0.8	× 429 / 3238	0.1
8	16,937	2564.5	− 2567	−2.5	× 424 / 3238	−0.3
11	16,938	2619.8	− 2583	36.8	× 184 / 3238	2.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−11

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	16,889	2402.7	− 2432	−29.3	× 615 / 3467	−5.2
4	16,890	2449.6	− 2473	−23.4	× 593 / 3467	−4
5	16,891	2475.0	− 2502	−27	× 579 / 3467	−4.5
6	16,892	2513.1	− 2531	−17.9	× 538 / 3467	−2.8
7	16,893	2543.3	− 2552	−8.7	× 539 / 3467	−1.4
8	16,894	2559.6	− 2567	−7.4	× 392 / 3467	−0.8
11	16,895	2624.3	− 2583	41.3	× 211 / 3467	2.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−16

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	16,874	2388.1	− 2432	−43.9	× 716 / 4101	−7.7
4	16,875	2445.5	− 2473	−27.5	× 690 / 4101	−4.6
5	16,876	2474.0	− 2502	−28	× 666 / 4101	−4.5
6	16,877	2503.0	− 2531	−28	× 673 / 4101	−4.6
7	16,878	2541.7	− 2552	−10.3	× 590 / 4101	−1.5
8	16,879	2557.8	− 2567	−9.2	× 557 / 4101	−1.2
11	16,880	2613.3	− 2583	30.3	× 209 / 4101	1.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−23

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	16,883	2392.1	− 2432	−39.9	× 677 / 3967	−6.8
4	16,884	2435.2	− 2473	−37.8	× 662 / 3967	−6.3
5	16,885	2477.1	− 2502	−24.9	× 657 / 3967	−4.1
6	16,886	2505.1	− 2531	−25.9	× 617 / 3967	−4
7	16,887	2535.3	− 2552	−16.7	× 606 / 3967	−2.6
8	16,888	2559.2	− 2567	−7.8	× 539 / 3967	−1.1
11	16,889	2613.0	− 2583	30	× 209 / 3967	1.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−23

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −42, −37, −34, 3, −8, −11, −16, −23, −23 → −21.2
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2017→2018: 5 · 2018→2019: 3 · 2019→2021: 37 · 2021→2022: 11 · 2022→2023: 3 · 2023→2024: 5 · 2024→2025: 7 · 2025→2026: 0 → average 8.9
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 8.9 × 2.66 = 23.7. Upper limit 2.5, lower limit −44.9.

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 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26.