Will Rogers Middle: 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 16 points under the grade 6 bar. 2516 vs. 2531.
7th The average 7th grader meets the grade 7 bar. 2561 vs. 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores just under the grade 8 bar. 2560 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 190 students Just under the grade 6 bar. 7th 218 students Meets the grade 7 bar. 8th 262 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 34 students 40 points under the grade 4 bar. 7th 24 students 26 points under the grade 4 bar. 8th 27 students 31 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
6	25,412	2500.8	− 2531	−30.2	× 309 / 929	−10
7	25,414	2523.3	− 2552	−28.7	× 331 / 929	−10.2
8	25,416	2541.8	− 2567	−25.2	× 289 / 929	−7.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−28

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	23,657	2511.8	− 2531	−19.2	× 353 / 1003	−6.8
7	23,659	2516.8	− 2552	−35.2	× 313 / 1003	−11
8	23,662	2551.8	− 2567	−15.2	× 337 / 1003	−5.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−23

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	24,136	2527.3	− 2531	−3.7	× 281 / 942	−1.1
7	24,139	2536.1	− 2552	−15.9	× 348 / 942	−5.9
8	24,141	2546.4	− 2567	−20.6	× 313 / 942	−6.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−14

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	24,158	2522.7	− 2531	−8.3	× 345 / 986	−2.9
7	24,159	2547.7	− 2552	−4.3	× 298 / 986	−1.3
8	24,162	2563.2	− 2567	−3.8	× 343 / 986	−1.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−6

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	24,331	2521.9	− 2531	−9.1	× 303 / 935	−2.9
7	24,332	2541.8	− 2552	−10.2	× 343 / 935	−3.7
8	24,333	2549.2	− 2567	−17.8	× 289 / 935	−5.5
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	24,300	2517.5	− 2531	−13.5	× 247 / 814	−4.1
7	24,301	2547.7	− 2552	−4.3	× 284 / 814	−1.5
8	24,302	2564.0	− 2567	−3	× 283 / 814	−1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−7

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	24,259	2524.8	− 2531	−6.2	× 252 / 773	−2
7	24,260	2538.6	− 2552	−13.4	× 250 / 773	−4.3
8	24,261	2551.6	− 2567	−15.4	× 271 / 773	−5.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−12

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	24,107	2513.1	− 2531	−17.9	× 276 / 777	−6.4
7	24,108	2546.5	− 2552	−5.5	× 251 / 777	−1.8
8	24,109	2546.9	− 2567	−20.1	× 250 / 777	−6.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−15

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	23,994	2529.4	− 2531	−1.6	× 249 / 790	−0.5
7	23,995	2547.3	− 2552	−4.7	× 285 / 790	−1.7
8	23,996	2558.6	− 2567	−8.4	× 256 / 790	−2.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−5

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	24,032	2515.5	− 2531	−15.5	× 224 / 755	−4.6
7	24,033	2561.4	− 2552	9.4	× 242 / 755	3
8	24,034	2560.1	− 2567	−6.9	× 289 / 755	−2.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−4

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −28, −23, −14, −6, −12, −7, −12, −15, −5, −4 → −12.6
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 5 · 2016→2017: 9 · 2017→2018: 8 · 2018→2019: 6 · 2019→2022: 5 · 2022→2023: 5 · 2023→2024: 3 · 2024→2025: 10 · 2025→2026: 1 → average 5.8
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 5.8 × 2.66 = 15.4. Upper limit 2.8, lower limit −28.

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.