Magee Academy of Arts & Sciences: 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 5.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 20 points under the grade 3 bar. 2412 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader meets the grade 4 bar. 2481 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2506 vs. 2502.

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 46 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 4th 59 students Meets the grade 4 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 75 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 16 students 51 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	23,494	2352.4	− 2432	−79.6	× 78 / 228	−27.2
4	23,496	2407.6	− 2473	−65.4	× 69 / 228	−19.8
5	23,498	2433.0	− 2502	−69	× 81 / 228	−24.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−72

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	22,029	2408.9	− 2432	−23.1	× 66 / 220	−6.9
4	22,032	2403.4	− 2473	−69.6	× 84 / 220	−26.6
5	22,034	2486.2	− 2502	−15.8	× 70 / 220	−5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−39

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	22,450	2391.5	− 2432	−40.5	× 87 / 239	−14.7
4	22,453	2456.4	− 2473	−16.6	× 69 / 239	−4.8
5	22,454	2451.1	− 2502	−50.9	× 83 / 239	−17.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−37

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	22,440	2432.3	− 2432	0.3	× 53 / 213	0.1
4	22,442	2423.4	− 2473	−49.6	× 91 / 213	−21.2
5	22,444	2473.0	− 2502	−29	× 69 / 213	−9.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−31

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	22,619	2416.3	− 2432	−15.7	× 54 / 203	−4.2
4	22,620	2439.9	− 2473	−33.1	× 57 / 203	−9.3
5	22,621	2461.4	− 2502	−40.6	× 92 / 203	−18.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−32

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	22,584	2394.7	− 2432	−37.3	× 57 / 178	−11.9
4	22,585	2435.2	− 2473	−37.8	× 61 / 178	−13
5	22,586	2483.3	− 2502	−18.7	× 60 / 178	−6.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−31

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	22,551	2409.7	− 2432	−22.3	× 63 / 189	−7.4
4	22,552	2413.5	− 2473	−59.5	× 61 / 189	−19.2
5	22,553	2470.8	− 2502	−31.2	× 65 / 189	−10.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−37

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	22,405	2415.9	− 2432	−16.1	× 58 / 186	−5
4	22,406	2434.9	− 2473	−38.1	× 65 / 186	−13.3
5	22,407	2452.1	− 2502	−49.9	× 63 / 186	−16.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−35

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	22,316	2417.5	− 2432	−14.5	× 76 / 197	−5.6
4	22,317	2494.5	− 2473	21.5	× 59 / 197	6.4
5	22,318	2474.6	− 2502	−27.4	× 62 / 197	−8.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−8

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	22,372	2412.0	− 2432	−20	× 60 / 198	−6.1
4	22,373	2481.4	− 2473	8.4	× 75 / 198	3.2
5	22,374	2506.2	− 2502	4.2	× 63 / 198	1.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−2

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −72, −39, −37, −31, −32, −31, −37, −35, −8, −2 → −32.4
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 33 · 2016→2017: 2 · 2017→2018: 6 · 2018→2019: 1 · 2019→2022: 1 · 2022→2023: 6 · 2023→2024: 2 · 2024→2025: 27 · 2025→2026: 6 → average 9.3
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 9.3 × 2.66 = 24.7. Upper limit −7.7, lower limit −57.1.

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.