Alliance Ouchi-O'Donovan 6-12 Complex: 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 11.

All students

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 just under the grade 6 bar. 2527 vs. 2531. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores 22 points under the grade 6 bar. 2509 vs. 2531. The 8th-grade bar is 2567.
11th The average 11th grader scores 14 points under the grade 11 bar. 2569 vs. 2583.

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 95 students 17 points under the grade 5 bar. 7th 113 students Just under the grade 7 bar. 8th 121 students Just under the grade 6 bar. 11th 114 students Meets the grade 11 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 6th 23 students 22 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 22 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 8th 22 students 17 points under the grade 3 bar. 11th 27 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	27,030	2486.8	− 2531	−44.2	× 155 / 578	−11.9
7	27,031	2492.1	− 2552	−59.9	× 154 / 578	−16
8	27,034	2548.9	− 2567	−18.1	× 143 / 578	−4.5
11	27,035	2631.0	− 2583	48	× 126 / 578	10.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−22

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	25,137	2461.0	− 2531	−70	× 151 / 581	−18.2
7	25,140	2526.5	− 2552	−25.5	× 151 / 581	−6.6
8	25,142	2538.6	− 2567	−28.4	× 150 / 581	−7.3
11	25,143	2608.0	− 2583	25	× 129 / 581	5.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−27

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	25,635	2483.2	− 2531	−47.8	× 151 / 586	−12.3
7	25,637	2509.4	− 2552	−42.6	× 150 / 586	−10.9
8	25,638	2554.5	− 2567	−12.5	× 149 / 586	−3.2
11	25,641	2646.0	− 2583	63	× 136 / 586	14.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−12

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	25,662	2492.2	− 2531	−38.8	× 156 / 581	−10.4
7	25,664	2536.0	− 2552	−16	× 153 / 581	−4.2
8	25,666	2545.2	− 2567	−21.8	× 143 / 581	−5.4
11	25,668	2612.4	− 2583	29.4	× 129 / 581	6.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−13

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	25,819	2524.3	− 2531	−6.7	× 153 / 605	−1.7
7	25,820	2522.4	− 2552	−29.6	× 155 / 605	−7.6
8	25,821	2573.7	− 2567	6.7	× 147 / 605	1.6
11	25,822	2598.3	− 2583	15.3	× 150 / 605	3.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−4

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	25,766	2473.3	− 2531	−57.7	× 109 / 529	−11.9
7	25,767	2481.7	− 2552	−70.3	× 135 / 529	−17.9
8	25,768	2506.8	− 2567	−60.2	× 159 / 529	−18.1
11	25,769	2592.5	− 2583	9.5	× 126 / 529	2.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−46

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	25,719	2478.7	− 2531	−52.3	× 140 / 557	−13.1
7	25,720	2497.6	− 2552	−54.4	× 135 / 557	−13.2
8	25,721	2483.5	− 2567	−83.5	× 140 / 557	−21
11	25,722	2554.2	− 2583	−28.8	× 142 / 557	−7.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−55

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	25,571	2474.5	− 2531	−56.5	× 111 / 538	−11.7
7	25,572	2520.2	− 2552	−31.8	× 144 / 538	−8.5
8	25,573	2518.1	− 2567	−48.9	× 138 / 538	−12.5
11	25,574	2593.8	− 2583	10.8	× 145 / 538	2.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−30

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	25,460	2504.2	− 2531	−26.8	× 127 / 546	−6.2
7	25,461	2505.0	− 2552	−47	× 137 / 546	−11.8
8	25,462	2546.0	− 2567	−21	× 147 / 546	−5.7
11	25,463	2607.2	− 2583	24.2	× 135 / 546	6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−18

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	25,488	2470.6	− 2531	−60.4	× 118 / 537	−13.3
7	25,489	2526.8	− 2552	−25.2	× 135 / 537	−6.3
8	25,490	2508.9	− 2567	−58.1	× 143 / 537	−15.5
11	25,491	2569.4	− 2583	−13.6	× 141 / 537	−3.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−39

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −22, −27, −12, −13, −4, −46, −55, −30, −18, −39 → −26.6
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: 15 · 2017→2018: 1 · 2018→2019: 9 · 2019→2022: 42 · 2022→2023: 9 · 2023→2024: 25 · 2024→2025: 12 · 2025→2026: 21 → average 15.4
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 15.4 × 2.66 = 41. Upper limit 14.4, lower limit −67.6.

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.