Dolores Huerta 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 meets the grade 6 bar. 2537 vs. 2531.
7th The average 7th grader meets the grade 7 bar. 2559 vs. 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores 14 points under the grade 8 bar. 2553 vs. 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 7th 269 students Meets the grade 7 bar. 8th 250 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 7th 13 students 24 points under the grade 4 bar. 8th 18 students Just 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
6	21,935	2520.4	− 2531	−10.6	× 357 / 1069	−3.5
7	21,938	2555.6	− 2552	3.6	× 318 / 1069	1.1
8	21,939	2562.3	− 2567	−4.7	× 394 / 1069	−1.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−4

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	20,736	2530.4	− 2531	−0.6	× 337 / 1021	−0.2
7	20,738	2565.0	− 2552	13	× 375 / 1021	4.8
8	20,740	2580.0	− 2567	13	× 309 / 1021	3.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						9

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	21,098	2533.1	− 2531	2.1	× 330 / 1054	0.7
7	21,100	2553.9	− 2552	1.9	× 352 / 1054	0.6
8	21,102	2570.2	− 2567	3.2	× 372 / 1054	1.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						2

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	21,075	2549.4	− 2531	18.4	× 362 / 1039	6.4
7	21,078	2562.1	− 2552	10.1	× 323 / 1039	3.1
8	21,079	2568.1	− 2567	1.1	× 354 / 1039	0.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						10

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	21,245	2539.3	− 2531	8.3	× 347 / 1030	2.8
7	21,246	2561.6	− 2552	9.6	× 365 / 1030	3.4
8	21,247	2560.3	− 2567	−6.7	× 318 / 1030	−2.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						4

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	21,222	2526.9	− 2531	−4.1	× 272 / 928	−1.2
7	21,223	2544.3	− 2552	−7.7	× 320 / 928	−2.7
8	21,224	2539.1	− 2567	−27.9	× 336 / 928	−10.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−14

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	21,193	2512.2	− 2531	−18.8	× 293 / 875	−6.3
7	21,194	2527.1	− 2552	−24.9	× 263 / 875	−7.5
8	21,195	2547.1	− 2567	−19.9	× 319 / 875	−7.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−21

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	21,061	2509.4	− 2531	−21.6	× 290 / 933	−6.7
7	21,062	2543.3	− 2552	−8.7	× 343 / 933	−3.2
8	21,063	2539.3	− 2567	−27.7	× 300 / 933	−8.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−19

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	20,976	2534.5	− 2531	3.5	× 280 / 886	1.1
7	20,977	2553.5	− 2552	1.5	× 268 / 886	0.5
8	20,978	2544.9	− 2567	−22.1	× 338 / 886	−8.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−7

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	21,028	2536.6	− 2531	5.6	× 312 / 862	2
7	21,029	2559.2	− 2552	7.2	× 282 / 862	2.4
8	21,030	2552.6	− 2567	−14.4	× 268 / 862	−4.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						0

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −4, 9, 2, 10, 4, −14, −21, −19, −7, 0 → −4
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: 7 · 2017→2018: 8 · 2018→2019: 6 · 2019→2022: 18 · 2022→2023: 7 · 2023→2024: 2 · 2024→2025: 12 · 2025→2026: 7 → 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 19.7, lower limit −27.7.

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.