Maxwell Academy (PK-8): 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.

Many students here are still learning English, and this test is given in English. In 2026, 102 of the 379 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 28 points under the grade 3 bar. 2404 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 19 points under the grade 3 bar. 2413 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 18 points under the grade 4 bar. 2455 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader meets the grade 6 bar. 2532 vs. 2531.
7th The average 7th grader meets the grade 7 bar. 2582 vs. 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores just under the grade 8 bar. 2562 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 3rd 22 students Meets the grade 3 bar. 4th 25 students 40 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 34 students 24 points under the grade 5 bar. 6th 55 students Meets the grade 6 bar. 7th 76 students Meets the grade 7 bar. 8th 65 students Meets 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 3rd 14 students 89 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 18 students 46 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 12 students 44 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 21 students 40 points under the grade 4 bar. 7th 20 students Just under the grade 4 bar. 8th 17 students 25 points under the grade 5 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	22,890	2407.5	− 2432	−24.5	× 52 / 207	−6.2
4	22,893	2432.3	− 2473	−40.7	× 51 / 207	−10
5	22,894	2490.1	− 2502	−11.9	× 58 / 207	−3.3
6	22,897	2509.0	− 2531	−22	× 46 / 207	−4.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−24

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	21,502	2381.9	− 2432	−50.1	× 53 / 224	−11.9
4	21,504	2436.4	− 2473	−36.6	× 64 / 224	−10.5
5	21,507	2493.6	− 2502	−8.4	× 53 / 224	−2
6	21,509	2532.3	− 2531	1.3	× 54 / 224	0.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−24

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	21,920	2390.8	− 2432	−41.2	× 55 / 221	−10.3
4	21,922	2414.3	− 2473	−58.7	× 56 / 221	−14.9
5	21,924	2461.3	− 2502	−40.7	× 58 / 221	−10.7
6	21,926	2537.4	− 2531	6.4	× 52 / 221	1.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−34

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	21,897	2381.7	− 2432	−50.3	× 39 / 261	−7.5
4	21,899	2441.2	− 2473	−31.8	× 57 / 261	−6.9
5	21,901	2472.4	− 2502	−29.6	× 56 / 261	−6.4
6	21,903	2519.6	− 2531	−11.4	× 51 / 261	−2.2
7	21,905	2595.6	− 2552	43.6	× 58 / 261	9.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−13

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	22,073	2401.0	− 2432	−31	× 38 / 333	−3.5
4	22,074	2408.2	− 2473	−64.8	× 47 / 333	−9.1
5	22,075	2482.2	− 2502	−19.8	× 56 / 333	−3.3
6	22,076	2514.0	− 2531	−17	× 59 / 333	−3
7	22,077	2585.5	− 2552	33.5	× 66 / 333	6.6
8	22,078	2585.8	− 2567	18.8	× 67 / 333	3.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−9

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	21,530	2341.3	− 2432	−90.7	× 33 / 252	−11.9
4	21,531	2413.4	− 2473	−59.6	× 46 / 252	−10.9
5	21,532	2460.4	− 2502	−41.6	× 38 / 252	−6.3
6	21,533	2461.2	− 2531	−69.8	× 33 / 252	−9.1
7	21,534	2563.3	− 2552	11.3	× 49 / 252	2.2
8	21,535	2552.0	− 2567	−15	× 53 / 252	−3.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−39

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	22,048	2406.1	− 2432	−25.9	× 46 / 275	−4.3
4	22,049	2420.3	− 2473	−52.7	× 39 / 275	−7.5
5	22,050	2460.0	− 2502	−42	× 44 / 275	−6.7
6	22,051	2474.6	− 2531	−56.4	× 37 / 275	−7.6
7	22,052	2511.8	− 2552	−40.2	× 45 / 275	−6.6
8	22,053	2547.2	− 2567	−19.8	× 64 / 275	−4.6
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
3	22,021	2394.0	− 2432	−38	× 44 / 296	−5.6
4	22,022	2437.8	− 2473	−35.2	× 53 / 296	−6.3
5	22,023	2454.4	− 2502	−47.6	× 48 / 296	−7.7
6	22,024	2489.6	− 2531	−41.4	× 51 / 296	−7.1
7	22,025	2557.9	− 2552	5.9	× 43 / 296	0.9
8	22,026	2524.1	− 2567	−42.9	× 57 / 296	−8.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−34

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	21,879	2393.5	− 2432	−38.5	× 39 / 292	−5.1
4	21,880	2445.6	− 2473	−27.4	× 46 / 292	−4.3
5	21,881	2468.4	− 2502	−33.6	× 52 / 292	−6
6	21,882	2493.7	− 2531	−37.3	× 51 / 292	−6.5
7	21,883	2535.9	− 2552	−16.1	× 57 / 292	−3.1
8	21,884	2560.4	− 2567	−6.6	× 47 / 292	−1.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−26

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	21,792	2387.2	− 2432	−44.8	× 37 / 348	−4.8
4	21,793	2416.4	− 2473	−56.6	× 44 / 348	−7.2
5	21,794	2487.1	− 2502	−14.9	× 45 / 348	−1.9
6	21,795	2551.4	− 2531	20.4	× 80 / 348	4.7
7	21,796	2544.9	− 2552	−7.1	× 70 / 348	−1.4
8	21,797	2505.0	− 2567	−62	× 72 / 348	−12.8
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	21,848	2404.3	− 2432	−27.7	× 36 / 379	−2.6
4	21,849	2413.3	− 2473	−59.7	× 43 / 379	−6.8
5	21,850	2454.9	− 2502	−47.1	× 46 / 379	−5.7
6	21,851	2532.4	− 2531	1.4	× 76 / 379	0.3
7	21,852	2581.6	− 2552	29.6	× 96 / 379	7.5
8	21,853	2561.8	− 2567	−5.2	× 82 / 379	−1.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−8

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −24, −24, −34, −13, −9, −39, −37, −34, −26, −23, −8 → −24.6
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 0 · 2016→2017: 10 · 2017→2018: 21 · 2018→2019: 4 · 2019→2021: 30 · 2021→2022: 2 · 2022→2023: 3 · 2023→2024: 8 · 2024→2025: 3 · 2025→2026: 15 → average 9.6
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 9.6 × 2.66 = 25.5. Upper limit 0.9, lower limit −50.1.

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.