Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 4: 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 20 points under the grade 6 bar. 2511 vs. 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores just under the grade 6 bar. 2526 vs. 2531. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader meets the grade 8 bar. 2591 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 123 students Just under the grade 6 bar. 7th 125 students Just under the grade 7 bar. 8th 131 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 41 students 16 points under the grade 4 bar. 7th 36 students 26 points under the grade 4 bar. 8th 23 students Just 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	27,586	2486.7	− 2531	−44.3	× 156 / 463	−14.9
7	27,587	2518.3	− 2552	−33.7	× 149 / 463	−10.8
8	27,590	2567.6	− 2567	0.6	× 158 / 463	0.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−26

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	25,657	2493.0	− 2531	−38	× 151 / 453	−12.7
7	25,660	2519.1	− 2552	−32.9	× 156 / 453	−11.3
8	25,662	2587.1	− 2567	20.1	× 146 / 453	6.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−18

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	26,137	2499.6	− 2531	−31.4	× 150 / 448	−10.5
7	26,139	2536.5	− 2552	−15.5	× 146 / 448	−5.1
8	26,140	2583.9	− 2567	16.9	× 152 / 448	5.7
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
6	26,118	2501.8	− 2531	−29.2	× 150 / 447	−9.8
7	26,120	2539.5	− 2552	−12.5	× 151 / 447	−4.2
8	26,122	2585.2	− 2567	18.2	× 146 / 447	5.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−8

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	26,247	2516.6	− 2531	−14.4	× 147 / 450	−4.7
7	26,248	2539.8	− 2552	−12.2	× 151 / 450	−4.1
8	26,249	2586.6	− 2567	19.6	× 152 / 450	6.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−2

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	26,192	2510.4	− 2531	−20.6	× 153 / 444	−7.1
7	26,193	2535.3	− 2552	−16.7	× 150 / 444	−5.6
8	26,194	2539.2	− 2567	−27.8	× 141 / 444	−8.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−22

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	26,151	2474.1	− 2531	−56.9	× 157 / 450	−19.9
7	26,152	2532.9	− 2552	−19.1	× 149 / 450	−6.3
8	26,153	2556.5	− 2567	−10.5	× 144 / 450	−3.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−30

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	26,001	2503.1	− 2531	−27.9	× 163 / 457	−10
7	26,002	2527.1	− 2552	−24.9	× 157 / 457	−8.6
8	26,003	2570.3	− 2567	3.3	× 137 / 457	1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−18

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	25,890	2489.9	− 2531	−41.1	× 169 / 481	−14.4
7	25,891	2541.6	− 2552	−10.4	× 160 / 481	−3.5
8	25,892	2537.9	− 2567	−29.1	× 152 / 481	−9.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−27

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	25,906	2511.1	− 2531	−19.9	× 164 / 479	−6.8
7	25,907	2525.9	− 2552	−26.1	× 161 / 479	−8.8
8	25,908	2591.4	− 2567	24.4	× 154 / 479	7.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−8

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −26, −18, −10, −8, −2, −22, −30, −18, −27, −8 → −16.9
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 8 · 2016→2017: 8 · 2017→2018: 2 · 2018→2019: 6 · 2019→2022: 20 · 2022→2023: 8 · 2023→2024: 12 · 2024→2025: 9 · 2025→2026: 19 → average 10.2
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 10.2 × 2.66 = 27.1. Upper limit 10.2, lower limit −44.

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.