Boron Junior-Senior High: 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.

7th The average 7th grader scores 11 points under the grade 3 bar. 2422 vs. 2432. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores 22 points under the grade 4 bar. 2451 vs. 2473. The 8th-grade bar is 2567.
11th The average 11th grader scores 18 points under the grade 5 bar. 2484 vs. 2502. The 11th-grade bar is 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.

2015 from sb_ca2015_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	17,646	2484.6	− 2552	−67.4	× 32 / 114	−18.9
8	17,648	2471.2	− 2567	−95.8	× 45 / 114	−37.8
11	17,650	2548.1	− 2583	−34.9	× 37 / 114	−11.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−68

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	16,654	2466.2	− 2552	−85.8	× 34 / 108	−27
8	16,656	2516.0	− 2567	−51	× 33 / 108	−15.6
11	16,658	2549.3	− 2583	−33.7	× 41 / 108	−12.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−55

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	16,976	2463.1	− 2552	−88.9	× 38 / 117	−28.9
8	16,977	2513.2	− 2567	−53.8	× 33 / 117	−15.2
11	16,980	2602.2	− 2583	19.2	× 46 / 117	7.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−36

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	16,994	2502.6	− 2552	−49.4	× 49 / 129	−18.8
8	16,996	2471.2	− 2567	−95.8	× 41 / 129	−30.4
11	16,999	2478.6	− 2583	−104.4	× 39 / 129	−31.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−81

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	17,140	2509.4	− 2552	−42.6	× 47 / 124	−16.1
8	17,141	2516.7	− 2567	−50.3	× 47 / 124	−19.1
11	17,142	2555.4	− 2583	−27.6	× 30 / 124	−6.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−42

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	16,732	2456.0	− 2552	−96	× 28 / 86	−31.3
8	16,733	2442.8	− 2567	−124.2	× 24 / 86	−34.7
11	16,734	2487.1	− 2583	−95.9	× 34 / 86	−37.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−104

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	17,188	2430.5	− 2552	−121.5	× 34 / 100	−41.3
8	17,189	2460.5	− 2567	−106.5	× 34 / 100	−36.2
11	17,190	2501.7	− 2583	−81.3	× 32 / 100	−26
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−104

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	17,122	2454.5	− 2552	−97.5	× 37 / 110	−32.8
8	17,123	2398.4	− 2567	−168.6	× 45 / 110	−69
11	17,124	2525.6	− 2583	−57.4	× 28 / 110	−14.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−116

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	17,083	2440.2	− 2552	−111.8	× 45 / 111	−45.3
8	17,084	2461.2	− 2567	−105.8	× 37 / 111	−35.3
11	17,085	2481.1	− 2583	−101.9	× 29 / 111	−26.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−107

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	17,072	2466.2	− 2552	−85.8	× 45 / 120	−32.2
8	17,073	2473.9	− 2567	−93.1	× 38 / 120	−29.5
11	17,074	2529.1	− 2583	−53.9	× 37 / 120	−16.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−78

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	17,077	2421.5	− 2552	−130.5	× 44 / 108	−53.2
8	17,078	2451.2	− 2567	−115.8	× 30 / 108	−32.2
11	17,079	2483.6	− 2583	−99.4	× 34 / 108	−31.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−117

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −68, −55, −36, −81, −42, −104, −104, −116, −107, −78, −117 → −82.5
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 13 · 2016→2017: 19 · 2017→2018: 45 · 2018→2019: 39 · 2019→2021: 62 · 2021→2022: 0 · 2022→2023: 12 · 2023→2024: 9 · 2024→2025: 29 · 2025→2026: 39 → average 26.7
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 26.7 × 2.66 = 71. Upper limit −11.5, lower limit −153.5.

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.