ISANA Nascent Academy: 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 scores 54 points under the grade 3 bar. 2378 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 21 points under the grade 3 bar. 2411 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 21 points under the grade 4 bar. 2452 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 17 points under the grade 6 bar. 2514 vs. 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores 20 points under the grade 7 bar. 2532 vs. 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores just under the grade 8 bar. 2561 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 30 students 39 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 38 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 5th 36 students 18 points under the grade 5 bar. 6th 39 students Meets the grade 6 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 3rd 14 students 87 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 14 students 60 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 16 students 51 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 12 students 12 points under the grade 3 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	26,774	2396.1	− 2432	−35.9	× 76 / 230	−11.9
4	26,775	2460.3	− 2473	−12.7	× 61 / 230	−3.4
5	26,778	2460.9	− 2502	−41.1	× 35 / 230	−6.3
6	26,779	2505.8	− 2531	−25.2	× 17 / 230	−1.9
7	26,782	2494.4	− 2552	−57.6	× 19 / 230	−4.8
8	26,783	2557.1	− 2567	−9.9	× 22 / 230	−0.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−29

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	24,896	2411.5	− 2432	−20.5	× 88 / 249	−7.2
4	24,897	2456.9	− 2473	−16.1	× 68 / 249	−4.4
5	24,899	2494.7	− 2502	−7.3	× 32 / 249	−0.9
6	24,901	2486.9	− 2531	−44.1	× 27 / 249	−4.8
7	24,904	2553.1	− 2552	1.1	× 13 / 249	0.1
8	24,905	2560.2	− 2567	−6.8	× 21 / 249	−0.6
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
3	25,392	2383.1	− 2432	−48.9	× 90 / 284	−15.5
4	25,395	2437.9	− 2473	−35.1	× 86 / 284	−10.6
5	25,396	2444.8	− 2502	−57.2	× 36 / 284	−7.3
6	25,399	2503.2	− 2531	−27.8	× 37 / 284	−3.6
7	25,401	2503.9	− 2552	−48.1	× 23 / 284	−3.9
8	25,403	2581.5	− 2567	14.5	× 12 / 284	0.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−40

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	25,420	2407.5	− 2432	−24.5	× 84 / 307	−6.7
4	25,421	2431.4	− 2473	−41.6	× 78 / 307	−10.6
5	25,424	2478.5	− 2502	−23.5	× 57 / 307	−4.4
6	25,425	2458.1	− 2531	−72.9	× 32 / 307	−7.6
7	25,428	2614.2	− 2552	62.2	× 31 / 307	6.3
8	25,429	2564.2	− 2567	−2.8	× 25 / 307	−0.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−23

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	25,577	2411.5	− 2432	−20.5	× 91 / 344	−5.4
4	25,578	2450.5	− 2473	−22.5	× 74 / 344	−4.8
5	25,579	2463.0	− 2502	−39	× 49 / 344	−5.6
6	25,580	2496.6	− 2531	−34.4	× 67 / 344	−6.7
7	25,581	2588.0	− 2552	36	× 32 / 344	3.3
8	25,582	2620.4	− 2567	53.4	× 31 / 344	4.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−14

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	25,520	2355.7	− 2432	−76.3	× 63 / 337	−14.3
4	25,521	2435.6	− 2473	−37.4	× 73 / 337	−8.1
5	25,522	2427.8	− 2502	−74.2	× 85 / 337	−18.7
6	25,523	2497.3	− 2531	−33.7	× 47 / 337	−4.7
7	25,524	2518.3	− 2552	−33.7	× 29 / 337	−2.9
8	25,525	2570.0	− 2567	3	× 40 / 337	0.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−48

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	25,473	2379.9	− 2432	−52.1	× 63 / 324	−10.1
4	25,474	2397.8	− 2473	−75.2	× 59 / 324	−13.7
5	25,475	2450.0	− 2502	−52	× 64 / 324	−10.3
6	25,476	2440.6	− 2531	−90.4	× 67 / 324	−18.7
7	25,477	2582.0	− 2552	30	× 44 / 324	4.1
8	25,478	2503.6	− 2567	−63.4	× 27 / 324	−5.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−54

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	25,325	2367.5	− 2432	−64.5	× 52 / 338	−9.9
4	25,326	2404.6	− 2473	−68.4	× 58 / 338	−11.7
5	25,327	2428.9	− 2502	−73.1	× 46 / 338	−9.9
6	25,328	2481.8	− 2531	−49.2	× 68 / 338	−9.9
7	25,329	2468.3	− 2552	−83.7	× 70 / 338	−17.3
8	25,330	2627.9	− 2567	60.9	× 44 / 338	7.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−51

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	25,214	2368.7	− 2432	−63.3	× 59 / 318	−11.7
4	25,215	2410.3	− 2473	−62.7	× 56 / 318	−11
5	25,216	2469.8	− 2502	−32.2	× 52 / 318	−5.3
6	25,217	2490.6	− 2531	−40.4	× 45 / 318	−5.7
7	25,218	2508.6	− 2552	−43.4	× 53 / 318	−7.2
8	25,219	2559.0	− 2567	−8	× 53 / 318	−1.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−42

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	25,242	2378.0	− 2432	−54	× 44 / 291	−8.2
4	25,243	2410.7	− 2473	−62.3	× 52 / 291	−11.1
5	25,244	2452.2	− 2502	−49.8	× 52 / 291	−8.9
6	25,245	2513.6	− 2531	−17.4	× 51 / 291	−3
7	25,246	2532.1	− 2552	−19.9	× 48 / 291	−3.3
8	25,247	2561.2	− 2567	−5.8	× 44 / 291	−0.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−35

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −29, −18, −40, −23, −14, −48, −54, −51, −42, −35 → −35.4
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 11 · 2016→2017: 22 · 2017→2018: 17 · 2018→2019: 9 · 2019→2022: 34 · 2022→2023: 6 · 2023→2024: 3 · 2024→2025: 9 · 2025→2026: 7 → average 13.1
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 13.1 × 2.66 = 34.8. Upper limit −0.6, lower limit −70.2.

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.