Baldwin Academy: 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 39 points under the grade 3 bar. 2393 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 30 points under the grade 4 bar. 2443 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 10 points under the grade 4 bar. 2463 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 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 58 students 28 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 53 students 19 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 72 students 14 points under the grade 5 bar.

English learners

Students leave this group as they become fluent, so its average stays low even where they learn well.

Grade bars 3rd 11 students 99 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 13 students 36 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 26 students 41 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	39,402	2377.8	− 2432	−54.2	× 94 / 369	−13.8
4	39,403	2431.3	− 2473	−41.7	× 97 / 369	−11
5	39,406	2454.0	− 2502	−48	× 105 / 369	−13.7
6	39,407	2519.4	− 2531	−11.6	× 73 / 369	−2.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−41

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	36,509	2405.0	− 2432	−27	× 96 / 392	−6.6
4	36,511	2460.9	− 2473	−12.1	× 96 / 392	−3
5	36,512	2496.2	− 2502	−5.8	× 99 / 392	−1.5
6	36,514	2518.2	− 2531	−12.8	× 101 / 392	−3.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−14

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	37,275	2432.1	− 2432	0.1	× 91 / 365	0
4	37,277	2448.7	− 2473	−24.3	× 86 / 365	−5.7
5	37,278	2491.2	− 2502	−10.8	× 89 / 365	−2.6
6	37,281	2526.0	− 2531	−5	× 99 / 365	−1.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−10

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	37,227	2425.7	− 2432	−6.3	× 94 / 353	−1.7
4	37,229	2487.2	− 2473	14.2	× 95 / 353	3.8
5	37,231	2481.6	− 2502	−20.4	× 80 / 353	−4.6
6	37,233	2541.5	− 2531	10.5	× 84 / 353	2.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						0

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	37,427	2416.8	− 2432	−15.2	× 94 / 369	−3.9
4	37,428	2480.2	− 2473	7.2	× 93 / 369	1.8
5	37,429	2511.5	− 2502	9.5	× 94 / 369	2.4
6	37,430	2526.6	− 2531	−4.4	× 88 / 369	−1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−1

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	37,334	2402.5	− 2432	−29.5	× 71 / 324	−6.5
4	37,335	2448.8	− 2473	−24.2	× 84 / 324	−6.3
5	37,336	2470.1	− 2502	−31.9	× 74 / 324	−7.3
6	37,337	2535.2	− 2531	4.2	× 95 / 324	1.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−19

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	37,365	2411.4	− 2432	−20.6	× 67 / 285	−4.8
4	37,366	2450.1	− 2473	−22.9	× 70 / 285	−5.6
5	37,367	2482.7	− 2502	−19.3	× 83 / 285	−5.6
6	37,368	2528.6	− 2531	−2.4	× 65 / 285	−0.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−17

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	37,217	2383.5	− 2432	−48.5	× 103 / 315	−15.9
4	37,218	2435.7	− 2473	−37.3	× 70 / 315	−8.3
5	37,219	2479.3	− 2502	−22.7	× 70 / 315	−5
6	37,220	2548.8	− 2531	17.8	× 72 / 315	4.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−25

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	37,058	2397.1	− 2432	−34.9	× 67 / 235	−10
4	37,059	2440.6	− 2473	−32.4	× 99 / 235	−13.6
5	37,060	2457.5	− 2502	−44.5	× 69 / 235	−13.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−37

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	37,040	2392.8	− 2432	−39.2	× 69 / 233	−11.6
4	37,041	2443.0	− 2473	−30	× 66 / 233	−8.5
5	37,042	2462.7	− 2502	−39.3	× 98 / 233	−16.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−37

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −41, −14, −10, 0, −1, −19, −17, −25, −37, −37 → −20.1
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 27 · 2016→2017: 4 · 2017→2018: 10 · 2018→2019: 1 · 2019→2022: 18 · 2022→2023: 2 · 2023→2024: 8 · 2024→2025: 12 · 2025→2026: 0 → average 9.1
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 9.1 × 2.66 = 24.2. Upper limit 4.1, lower limit −44.3.

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.