Gorman Learning Center: 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 11.

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 39 points under the grade 3 bar. 2393 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 10 points under the grade 3 bar. 2422 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 25 points under the grade 5 bar. 2477 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 16 points under the grade 5 bar. 2486 vs. 2502. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores just under the grade 6 bar. 2528 vs. 2531. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores just under the grade 7 bar. 2545 vs. 2552. The 8th-grade bar is 2567.
11th The average 11th grader meets the grade 11 bar. 2643 vs. 2583.

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.

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	24,267	2378.4	− 2432	−53.6	× 106 / 873	−6.5
4	24,269	2420.9	− 2473	−52.1	× 110 / 873	−6.6
5	24,271	2472.1	− 2502	−29.9	× 90 / 873	−3.1
6	24,273	2495.6	− 2531	−35.4	× 127 / 873	−5.1
7	24,275	2527.0	− 2552	−25	× 131 / 873	−3.8
8	24,277	2542.8	− 2567	−24.2	× 141 / 873	−3.9
11	24,279	2563.9	− 2583	−19.1	× 168 / 873	−3.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−33

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	22,653	2384.2	− 2432	−47.8	× 126 / 1018	−5.9
4	22,655	2429.5	− 2473	−43.5	× 126 / 1018	−5.4
5	22,657	2460.4	− 2502	−41.6	× 130 / 1018	−5.3
6	22,660	2496.4	− 2531	−34.6	× 127 / 1018	−4.3
7	22,662	2536.2	− 2552	−15.8	× 160 / 1018	−2.5
8	22,663	2551.5	− 2567	−15.5	× 152 / 1018	−2.3
11	22,666	2599.9	− 2583	16.9	× 197 / 1018	3.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−22

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	23,079	2384.3	− 2432	−47.7	× 122 / 1086	−5.4
4	23,080	2430.3	− 2473	−42.7	× 134 / 1086	−5.3
5	23,083	2461.8	− 2502	−40.2	× 133 / 1086	−4.9
6	23,085	2491.7	− 2531	−39.3	× 153 / 1086	−5.5
7	23,087	2527.6	− 2552	−24.4	× 161 / 1086	−3.6
8	23,088	2538.6	− 2567	−28.4	× 183 / 1086	−4.8
11	23,091	2574.5	− 2583	−8.5	× 200 / 1086	−1.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−31

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	23,080	2374.2	− 2432	−57.8	× 123 / 1195	−5.9
4	23,082	2418.8	− 2473	−54.2	× 131 / 1195	−5.9
5	23,084	2459.7	− 2502	−42.3	× 151 / 1195	−5.3
6	23,086	2481.2	− 2531	−49.8	× 168 / 1195	−7
7	23,088	2515.8	− 2552	−36.2	× 208 / 1195	−6.3
8	23,090	2527.2	− 2567	−39.8	× 176 / 1195	−5.9
11	23,092	2582.3	− 2583	−0.7	× 238 / 1195	−0.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−37

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	23,253	2387.3	− 2432	−44.7	× 68 / 643	−4.7
4	23,254	2386.2	− 2473	−86.8	× 78 / 643	−10.5
5	23,255	2464.1	− 2502	−37.9	× 76 / 643	−4.5
6	23,256	2470.5	− 2531	−60.5	× 85 / 643	−8
7	23,257	2533.7	− 2552	−18.3	× 124 / 643	−3.5
8	23,258	2518.5	− 2567	−48.5	× 109 / 643	−8.2
11	23,259	2586.0	− 2583	3	× 103 / 643	0.5
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	23,218	2403.4	− 2432	−28.6	× 86 / 544	−4.5
4	23,219	2439.0	− 2473	−34	× 56 / 544	−3.5
5	23,220	2472.7	− 2502	−29.3	× 67 / 544	−3.6
6	23,221	2499.4	− 2531	−31.6	× 83 / 544	−4.8
7	23,222	2540.8	− 2552	−11.2	× 84 / 544	−1.7
8	23,223	2557.3	− 2567	−9.7	× 84 / 544	−1.5
11	23,224	2580.7	− 2583	−2.3	× 84 / 544	−0.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−20

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	23,193	2405.9	− 2432	−26.1	× 59 / 595	−2.6
4	23,194	2440.3	− 2473	−32.7	× 90 / 595	−4.9
5	23,195	2476.9	− 2502	−25.1	× 74 / 595	−3.1
6	23,196	2491.0	− 2531	−40	× 93 / 595	−6.3
7	23,197	2529.0	− 2552	−23	× 95 / 595	−3.7
8	23,198	2539.1	− 2567	−27.9	× 98 / 595	−4.6
11	23,199	2597.5	− 2583	14.5	× 86 / 595	2.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−23

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	23,053	2381.5	− 2432	−50.5	× 61 / 584	−5.3
4	23,054	2421.0	− 2473	−52	× 70 / 584	−6.2
5	23,055	2475.5	− 2502	−26.5	× 84 / 584	−3.8
6	23,056	2480.0	− 2531	−51	× 83 / 584	−7.2
7	23,057	2511.3	− 2552	−40.7	× 98 / 584	−6.8
8	23,058	2545.5	− 2567	−21.5	× 102 / 584	−3.8
11	23,059	2573.2	− 2583	−9.8	× 86 / 584	−1.4
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	22,958	2372.7	− 2432	−59.3	× 93 / 655	−8.4
4	22,959	2425.7	− 2473	−47.3	× 73 / 655	−5.3
5	22,960	2466.9	− 2502	−35.1	× 76 / 655	−4.1
6	22,961	2491.7	− 2531	−39.3	× 118 / 655	−7.1
7	22,962	2528.7	− 2552	−23.3	× 105 / 655	−3.7
8	22,963	2518.2	− 2567	−48.8	× 108 / 655	−8
11	22,964	2591.5	− 2583	8.5	× 82 / 655	1.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−36

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	23,024	2392.9	− 2432	−39.1	× 83 / 585	−5.5
4	23,025	2422.3	− 2473	−50.7	× 84 / 585	−7.3
5	23,026	2477.2	− 2502	−24.8	× 65 / 585	−2.8
6	23,027	2486.4	− 2531	−44.6	× 76 / 585	−5.8
7	23,028	2527.5	− 2552	−24.5	× 100 / 585	−4.2
8	23,029	2544.5	− 2567	−22.5	× 108 / 585	−4.2
11	23,030	2642.6	− 2583	59.6	× 69 / 585	7
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. −33, −22, −31, −37, −39, −20, −23, −35, −36, −23 → −29.9
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 11 · 2016→2017: 9 · 2017→2018: 6 · 2018→2019: 2 · 2019→2022: 19 · 2022→2023: 3 · 2023→2024: 12 · 2024→2025: 1 · 2025→2026: 13 → average 8.4
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 8.4 × 2.66 = 22.3. Upper limit −7.6, lower limit −52.2.

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.