STEAM Academy @ Burke: 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 just under the grade 6 bar. 2523 vs. 2531.
7th The average 7th grader meets the grade 7 bar. 2563 vs. 2552.
8th The average 8th grader meets the grade 8 bar. 2568 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 6th 146 students Meets the grade 6 bar. 8th 158 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 6th 16 students 34 points under the grade 3 bar. 8th 11 students 13 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
6	23,542	2519.9	− 2531	−11.1	× 197 / 557	−3.9
7	23,544	2539.4	− 2552	−12.6	× 170 / 557	−3.8
8	23,546	2559.8	− 2567	−7.2	× 190 / 557	−2.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−10

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	22,077	2525.5	− 2531	−5.5	× 200 / 572	−1.9
7	22,080	2567.9	− 2552	15.9	× 195 / 572	5.4
8	22,081	2573.2	− 2567	6.2	× 177 / 572	1.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						5

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	22,498	2530.9	− 2531	−0.1	× 200 / 609	0
7	22,501	2567.3	− 2552	15.3	× 209 / 609	5.3
8	22,503	2574.6	− 2567	7.6	× 200 / 609	2.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						8

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	22,487	2525.3	− 2531	−5.7	× 193 / 611	−1.8
7	22,489	2563.2	− 2552	11.2	× 205 / 611	3.8
8	22,491	2567.7	− 2567	0.7	× 213 / 611	0.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						2

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	22,667	2547.2	− 2531	16.2	× 207 / 608	5.5
7	22,668	2572.1	− 2552	20.1	× 196 / 608	6.5
8	22,669	2565.6	− 2567	−1.4	× 205 / 608	−0.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						12

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	22,632	2522.4	− 2531	−8.6	× 161 / 485	−2.9
7	22,633	2575.4	− 2552	23.4	× 160 / 485	7.7
8	22,634	2521.3	− 2567	−45.7	× 164 / 485	−15.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−11

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	22,599	2504.3	− 2531	−26.7	× 198 / 535	−9.9
7	22,600	2549.2	− 2552	−2.8	× 175 / 535	−0.9
8	22,601	2560.1	− 2567	−6.9	× 162 / 535	−2.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−13

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	22,453	2510.5	− 2531	−20.5	× 176 / 538	−6.7
7	22,454	2541.9	− 2552	−10.1	× 196 / 538	−3.7
8	22,455	2531.4	− 2567	−35.6	× 166 / 538	−11
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−21

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	22,364	2519.2	− 2531	−11.8	× 154 / 520	−3.5
7	22,365	2546.2	− 2552	−5.8	× 174 / 520	−1.9
8	22,366	2541.1	− 2567	−25.9	× 192 / 520	−9.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−15

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	22,420	2523.3	− 2531	−7.7	× 162 / 485	−2.6
7	22,421	2563.3	− 2552	11.3	× 154 / 485	3.6
8	22,422	2567.7	− 2567	0.7	× 169 / 485	0.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						1

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −10, 5, 8, 2, 12, −11, −13, −21, −15, 1 → −4.2
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: 3 · 2017→2018: 6 · 2018→2019: 10 · 2019→2022: 23 · 2022→2023: 2 · 2023→2024: 8 · 2024→2025: 6 · 2025→2026: 16 → average 9.9
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 9.9 × 2.66 = 26.3. Upper limit 22.1, lower limit −30.5.

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.