Mesa Robles: 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

3rd The average 3rd grader meets the grade 3 bar. 2454 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader meets the grade 4 bar. 2489 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2545 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader meets the grade 6 bar. 2564 vs. 2531.
7th The average 7th grader meets the grade 7 bar. 2595 vs. 2552.
8th The average 8th grader meets the grade 8 bar. 2637 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 56 students Meets the grade 3 bar. 4th 85 students Meets the grade 4 bar. 5th 88 students Meets the grade 5 bar. 6th 204 students Meets the grade 6 bar. 7th 230 students Meets the grade 7 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 3rd 23 students 28 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 20 students 13 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 16 students 15 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 25 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 7th 24 students 40 points under the grade 4 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	39,508	2439.2	− 2432	7.2	× 71 / 855	0.6
4	39,509	2505.8	− 2473	32.8	× 74 / 855	2.8
5	39,512	2558.0	− 2502	56	× 89 / 855	5.8
6	39,513	2549.6	− 2531	18.6	× 206 / 855	4.5
7	39,516	2607.5	− 2552	55.5	× 203 / 855	13.2
8	39,517	2639.8	− 2567	72.8	× 212 / 855	18.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						45

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	36,615	2423.8	− 2432	−8.2	× 71 / 870	−0.7
4	36,617	2512.7	− 2473	39.7	× 72 / 870	3.3
5	36,618	2543.8	− 2502	41.8	× 102 / 870	4.9
6	36,620	2574.7	− 2531	43.7	× 207 / 870	10.4
7	36,622	2589.1	− 2552	37.1	× 208 / 870	8.9
8	36,625	2643.2	− 2567	76.2	× 210 / 870	18.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						45

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	37,380	2428.7	− 2432	−3.3	× 70 / 859	−0.3
4	37,382	2500.0	− 2473	27	× 68 / 859	2.1
5	37,384	2564.6	− 2502	62.6	× 90 / 859	6.6
6	37,387	2569.3	− 2531	38.3	× 225 / 859	10
7	37,388	2610.0	− 2552	58	× 204 / 859	13.8
8	37,391	2624.4	− 2567	57.4	× 202 / 859	13.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						46

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	37,333	2429.0	− 2432	−3	× 71 / 859	−0.2
4	37,336	2490.9	− 2473	17.9	× 68 / 859	1.4
5	37,338	2548.5	− 2502	46.5	× 87 / 859	4.7
6	37,339	2583.7	− 2531	52.7	× 210 / 859	12.9
7	37,341	2604.4	− 2552	52.4	× 220 / 859	13.4
8	37,343	2643.9	− 2567	76.9	× 203 / 859	18.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						50

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	37,533	2450.8	− 2432	18.8	× 76 / 899	1.6
4	37,534	2507.9	− 2473	34.9	× 72 / 899	2.8
5	37,535	2547.6	− 2502	45.6	× 98 / 899	5
6	37,536	2577.3	− 2531	46.3	× 214 / 899	11
7	37,537	2619.2	− 2552	67.2	× 222 / 899	16.6
8	37,538	2645.2	− 2567	78.2	× 217 / 899	18.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						56

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	37,440	2487.8	− 2432	55.8	× 89 / 854	5.8
4	37,441	2504.6	− 2473	31.6	× 77 / 854	2.8
5	37,442	2534.8	− 2502	32.8	× 85 / 854	3.3
6	37,443	2580.2	− 2531	49.2	× 191 / 854	11
7	37,444	2613.3	− 2552	61.3	× 199 / 854	14.3
8	37,445	2638.6	− 2567	71.6	× 213 / 854	17.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						55

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	37,471	2466.7	− 2432	34.7	× 76 / 910	2.9
4	37,472	2502.8	− 2473	29.8	× 104 / 910	3.4
5	37,473	2557.4	− 2502	55.4	× 103 / 910	6.3
6	37,474	2564.3	− 2531	33.3	× 222 / 910	8.1
7	37,475	2601.1	− 2552	49.1	× 202 / 910	10.9
8	37,476	2619.5	− 2567	52.5	× 203 / 910	11.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						43

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	37,323	2465.1	− 2432	33.1	× 91 / 956	3.2
4	37,324	2467.1	− 2473	−5.9	× 87 / 956	−0.5
5	37,325	2554.3	− 2502	52.3	× 114 / 956	6.2
6	37,326	2578.0	− 2531	47	× 228 / 956	11.2
7	37,327	2603.9	− 2552	51.9	× 228 / 956	12.4
8	37,328	2621.7	− 2567	54.7	× 208 / 956	11.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						44

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	37,128	2447.7	− 2432	15.7	× 90 / 998	1.4
4	37,129	2486.3	− 2473	13.3	× 102 / 998	1.4
5	37,130	2517.8	− 2502	15.8	× 95 / 998	1.5
6	37,131	2568.5	− 2531	37.5	× 239 / 998	9
7	37,132	2609.2	− 2552	57.2	× 243 / 998	13.9
8	37,133	2629.1	− 2567	62.1	× 229 / 998	14.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						41

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	37,110	2453.8	− 2432	21.8	× 79 / 1020	1.7
4	37,111	2488.6	− 2473	15.6	× 105 / 1020	1.6
5	37,112	2544.8	− 2502	42.8	× 104 / 1020	4.4
6	37,113	2563.9	− 2531	32.9	× 229 / 1020	7.4
7	37,114	2594.6	− 2552	42.6	× 254 / 1020	10.6
8	37,115	2636.9	− 2567	69.9	× 249 / 1020	17.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						43

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. 45, 45, 46, 50, 56, 55, 43, 44, 41, 43 → 46.8
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: 1 · 2017→2018: 4 · 2018→2019: 6 · 2019→2022: 1 · 2022→2023: 12 · 2023→2024: 1 · 2024→2025: 3 · 2025→2026: 2 → average 3.3
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 3.3 × 2.66 = 8.8. Upper limit 55.6, lower limit 38.

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.