Frank D. Parent: 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.

3rd The average 3rd grader meets the grade 3 bar. 2457 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 77 points under the grade 3 bar. 2355 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2423 vs. 2432. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2471 vs. 2473. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores 19 points under the grade 7 bar. 2534 vs. 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores 14 points under the grade 6 bar. 2518 vs. 2531. The 8th-grade bar is 2567.

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	24,663	2364.4	− 2432	−67.6	× 49 / 469	−7.1
4	24,666	2402.7	− 2473	−70.3	× 61 / 469	−9.1
5	24,667	2463.2	− 2502	−38.8	× 57 / 469	−4.7
6	24,670	2459.5	− 2531	−71.5	× 60 / 469	−9.1
7	24,671	2478.9	− 2552	−73.1	× 106 / 469	−16.5
8	24,674	2516.7	− 2567	−50.3	× 136 / 469	−14.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−61

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	23,022	2387.8	− 2432	−44.2	× 61 / 397	−6.8
4	23,024	2403.6	− 2473	−69.4	× 38 / 397	−6.6
5	23,025	2443.3	− 2502	−58.7	× 52 / 397	−7.7
6	23,027	2490.4	− 2531	−40.6	× 67 / 397	−6.9
7	23,029	2518.3	− 2552	−33.7	× 71 / 397	−6
8	23,032	2527.2	− 2567	−39.8	× 108 / 397	−10.8
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	23,472	2403.8	− 2432	−28.2	× 56 / 363	−4.4
4	23,475	2387.4	− 2473	−85.6	× 61 / 363	−14.4
5	23,477	2472.7	− 2502	−29.3	× 42 / 363	−3.4
6	23,478	2500.1	− 2531	−30.9	× 53 / 363	−4.5
7	23,480	2509.6	− 2552	−42.4	× 80 / 363	−9.3
8	23,483	2538.4	− 2567	−28.6	× 71 / 363	−5.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−42

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	23,482	2373.3	− 2432	−58.7	× 60 / 388	−9.1
4	23,484	2396.5	− 2473	−76.5	× 58 / 388	−11.4
5	23,486	2438.6	− 2502	−63.4	× 59 / 388	−9.6
6	23,488	2496.8	− 2531	−34.2	× 53 / 388	−4.7
7	23,490	2520.4	− 2552	−31.6	× 72 / 388	−5.9
8	23,492	2522.4	− 2567	−44.6	× 86 / 388	−9.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−51

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	23,651	2385.8	− 2432	−46.2	× 53 / 355	−6.9
4	23,652	2372.1	− 2473	−100.9	× 56 / 355	−15.9
5	23,653	2459.9	− 2502	−42.1	× 61 / 355	−7.2
6	23,654	2496.3	− 2531	−34.7	× 57 / 355	−5.6
7	23,655	2474.8	− 2552	−77.2	× 52 / 355	−11.3
8	23,656	2512.3	− 2567	−54.7	× 76 / 355	−11.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−59

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	23,050	2373.0	− 2432	−59	× 37 / 259	−8.4
4	23,051	2418.9	− 2473	−54.1	× 41 / 259	−8.6
5	23,052	2472.9	− 2502	−29.1	× 15 / 259	−1.7
6	23,053	2461.0	− 2531	−70	× 49 / 259	−13.2
7	23,054	2502.8	− 2552	−49.2	× 52 / 259	−9.9
8	23,055	2487.9	− 2567	−79.1	× 65 / 259	−19.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−62

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	23,590	2458.3	− 2432	26.3	× 29 / 223	3.4
4	23,591	2441.3	− 2473	−31.7	× 34 / 223	−4.8
5	23,592	2447.1	− 2502	−54.9	× 32 / 223	−7.9
6	23,593	2505.2	− 2531	−25.8	× 35 / 223	−4
7	23,594	2509.0	− 2552	−43	× 43 / 223	−8.3
8	23,595	2518.9	− 2567	−48.1	× 50 / 223	−10.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−32

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	23,553	2383.2	− 2432	−48.8	× 35 / 222	−7.7
4	23,554	2427.3	− 2473	−45.7	× 34 / 222	−7
5	23,555	2470.5	− 2502	−31.5	× 37 / 222	−5.3
6	23,556	2454.6	− 2531	−76.4	× 37 / 222	−12.7
7	23,557	2460.3	− 2552	−91.7	× 43 / 222	−17.8
8	23,558	2496.6	− 2567	−70.4	× 36 / 222	−11.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−62

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	23,405	2386.9	− 2432	−45.1	× 27 / 186	−6.5
4	23,406	2394.6	− 2473	−78.4	× 30 / 186	−12.6
5	23,407	2447.2	− 2502	−54.8	× 31 / 186	−9.1
6	23,408	2517.5	− 2531	−13.5	× 37 / 186	−2.7
7	23,409	2484.8	− 2552	−67.2	× 27 / 186	−9.8
8	23,410	2473.7	− 2567	−93.3	× 34 / 186	−17.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−58

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	23,318	2446.2	− 2432	14.2	× 29 / 154	2.7
4	23,319	2417.3	− 2473	−55.7	× 19 / 154	−6.9
5	23,320	2388.3	− 2502	−113.7	× 22 / 154	−16.2
6	23,321	2478.5	− 2531	−52.5	× 28 / 154	−9.5
7	23,322	2504.3	− 2552	−47.7	× 34 / 154	−10.5
8	23,323	2519.7	− 2567	−47.3	× 22 / 154	−6.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−47

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	23,372	2457.3	− 2432	25.3	× 30 / 177	4.3
4	23,373	2354.7	− 2473	−118.3	× 26 / 177	−17.4
5	23,374	2422.7	− 2502	−79.3	× 20 / 177	−9
6	23,375	2471.4	− 2531	−59.6	× 38 / 177	−12.8
7	23,376	2533.5	− 2552	−18.5	× 31 / 177	−3.2
8	23,377	2517.5	− 2567	−49.5	× 32 / 177	−8.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−47

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −61, −45, −42, −51, −59, −62, −32, −62, −58, −47, −47 → −51.5
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 16 · 2016→2017: 3 · 2017→2018: 9 · 2018→2019: 8 · 2019→2021: 3 · 2021→2022: 30 · 2022→2023: 30 · 2023→2024: 4 · 2024→2025: 11 · 2025→2026: 0 → average 11.4
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 11.4 × 2.66 = 30.3. Upper limit −21.2, lower limit −81.8.

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.