Palm Avenue 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 8.

All students

6th The average 6th grader scores 27 points under the grade 6 bar. 2505 vs. 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores 18 points under the grade 7 bar. 2534 vs. 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores just under the grade 7 bar. 2544 vs. 2552. The 8th-grade bar is 2567.

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 6th 171 students 15 points under the grade 6 bar. 7th 172 students Just under the grade 7 bar. 8th 183 students Just under the grade 8 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 6th 22 students 14 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 20 students 32 points under the grade 4 bar. 8th 16 students 49 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
3	18,214	2376.6	− 2432	−55.4	× 94 / 350	−14.9
4	18,215	2401.3	− 2473	−71.7	× 88 / 350	−18
5	18,218	2425.2	− 2502	−76.8	× 92 / 350	−20.2
6	18,219	2466.6	− 2531	−64.4	× 76 / 350	−14
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−67

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	17,230	2384.4	− 2432	−47.6	× 92 / 389	−11.3
4	17,231	2413.5	− 2473	−59.5	× 106 / 389	−16.2
5	17,233	2444.8	− 2502	−57.2	× 93 / 389	−13.7
6	17,235	2486.1	− 2531	−44.9	× 98 / 389	−11.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−52

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	17,539	2402.2	− 2432	−29.8	× 96 / 391	−7.3
4	17,541	2403.5	− 2473	−69.5	× 93 / 391	−16.5
5	17,544	2430.0	− 2502	−72	× 109 / 391	−20.1
6	17,545	2481.9	− 2531	−49.1	× 93 / 391	−11.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−56

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	17,562	2410.3	− 2432	−21.7	× 87 / 392	−4.8
4	17,565	2432.9	− 2473	−40.1	× 100 / 392	−10.2
5	17,566	2437.6	− 2502	−64.4	× 93 / 392	−15.3
6	17,569	2472.0	− 2531	−59	× 112 / 392	−16.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−47

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	17,704	2409.5	− 2432	−22.5	× 96 / 380	−5.7
4	17,705	2428.0	− 2473	−45	× 89 / 380	−10.5
5	17,706	2437.7	− 2502	−64.3	× 101 / 380	−17.1
6	17,707	2466.5	− 2531	−64.5	× 94 / 380	−16
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−49

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	17,758	2514.1	− 2531	−16.9	× 198 / 546	−6.1
7	17,759	2498.4	− 2552	−53.6	× 179 / 546	−17.6
8	17,760	2525.1	− 2567	−41.9	× 169 / 546	−13
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−37

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	17,714	2501.0	− 2531	−30	× 195 / 579	−10.1
7	17,715	2500.5	− 2552	−51.5	× 198 / 579	−17.6
8	17,716	2521.4	− 2567	−45.6	× 186 / 579	−14.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−42

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	17,664	2504.4	− 2531	−26.6	× 211 / 613	−9.2
7	17,665	2506.3	− 2552	−45.7	× 202 / 613	−15.1
8	17,666	2513.1	− 2567	−53.9	× 200 / 613	−17.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−42

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	17,658	2525.2	− 2531	−5.8	× 189 / 595	−1.8
7	17,659	2517.1	− 2552	−34.9	× 211 / 595	−12.4
8	17,660	2536.2	− 2567	−30.8	× 195 / 595	−10.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−24

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	17,663	2504.5	− 2531	−26.5	× 193 / 584	−8.8
7	17,664	2534.0	− 2552	−18	× 192 / 584	−5.9
8	17,665	2543.8	− 2567	−23.2	× 199 / 584	−7.9
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. −67, −52, −56, −47, −49, −37, −42, −42, −24, −23 → −43.9
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 15 · 2016→2017: 4 · 2017→2018: 9 · 2018→2019: 2 · 2019→2022: 12 · 2022→2023: 5 · 2023→2024: 0 · 2024→2025: 18 · 2025→2026: 1 → average 7.3
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 7.3 × 2.66 = 19.4. Upper limit −24.5, lower limit −63.3.

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.