Crown Preparatory 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

5th The average 5th grader scores 20 points under the grade 5 bar. 2482 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 6 bar. 2527 vs. 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores 10 points under the grade 7 bar. 2542 vs. 2552.
8th The average 8th grader meets the grade 8 bar. 2584 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 5th 22 students Meets the grade 5 bar. 6th 92 students Meets the grade 6 bar. 7th 95 students Meets the grade 7 bar. 8th 95 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 5th 16 students 45 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 16 students 38 points under the grade 4 bar. 7th 28 students 18 points under the grade 4 bar. 8th 29 students 18 points under the grade 5 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
5	27,715	2489.0	− 2502	−13	× 98 / 425	−3
6	27,718	2466.4	− 2531	−64.6	× 122 / 425	−18.5
7	27,720	2472.2	− 2552	−79.8	× 112 / 425	−21
8	27,721	2515.5	− 2567	−51.5	× 93 / 425	−11.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−54

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	25,780	2463.2	− 2502	−38.8	× 115 / 465	−9.6
6	25,782	2490.0	− 2531	−41	× 118 / 465	−10.4
7	25,784	2509.6	− 2552	−42.4	× 120 / 465	−10.9
8	25,786	2525.4	− 2567	−41.6	× 112 / 465	−10
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−41

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	26,261	2433.3	− 2502	−68.7	× 108 / 455	−16.3
6	26,263	2491.6	− 2531	−39.4	× 113 / 455	−9.8
7	26,265	2519.8	− 2552	−32.2	× 120 / 455	−8.5
8	26,266	2528.0	− 2567	−39	× 114 / 455	−9.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−44

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	26,233	2443.9	− 2502	−58.1	× 128 / 455	−16.3
6	26,235	2488.5	− 2531	−42.5	× 112 / 455	−10.5
7	26,237	2528.7	− 2552	−23.3	× 107 / 455	−5.5
8	26,239	2521.6	− 2567	−45.4	× 108 / 455	−10.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−43

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	26,365	2476.9	− 2502	−25.1	× 100 / 426	−5.9
6	26,366	2522.2	− 2531	−8.8	× 123 / 426	−2.5
7	26,367	2540.4	− 2552	−11.6	× 101 / 426	−2.8
8	26,368	2546.0	− 2567	−21	× 102 / 426	−5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−16

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	26,304	2468.2	− 2502	−33.8	× 88 / 409	−7.3
6	26,305	2454.7	− 2531	−76.3	× 131 / 409	−24.4
7	26,306	2484.5	− 2552	−67.5	× 92 / 409	−15.2
8	26,307	2532.1	− 2567	−34.9	× 98 / 409	−8.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−55

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	26,263	2464.0	− 2502	−38	× 86 / 423	−7.7
6	26,264	2496.5	− 2531	−34.5	× 118 / 423	−9.6
7	26,265	2475.6	− 2552	−76.4	× 127 / 423	−22.9
8	26,266	2527.7	− 2567	−39.3	× 92 / 423	−8.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−49

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	26,113	2487.3	− 2502	−14.7	× 79 / 428	−2.7
6	26,114	2505.2	− 2531	−25.8	× 116 / 428	−7
7	26,115	2533.8	− 2552	−18.2	× 112 / 428	−4.8
8	26,116	2538.9	− 2567	−28.1	× 121 / 428	−7.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−22

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	26,002	2521.5	− 2502	19.5	× 44 / 417	2.1
6	26,003	2489.8	− 2531	−41.2	× 131 / 417	−12.9
7	26,004	2535.2	− 2552	−16.8	× 120 / 417	−4.8
8	26,005	2571.0	− 2567	4	× 122 / 417	1.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−15

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	26,014	2481.8	− 2502	−20.2	× 38 / 393	−2
6	26,015	2526.6	− 2531	−4.4	× 108 / 393	−1.2
7	26,016	2541.8	− 2552	−10.2	× 123 / 393	−3.2
8	26,017	2584.2	− 2567	17.2	× 124 / 393	5.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−1

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −54, −41, −44, −43, −16, −55, −49, −22, −15, −1 → −34
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 13 · 2016→2017: 3 · 2017→2018: 1 · 2018→2019: 27 · 2019→2022: 39 · 2022→2023: 6 · 2023→2024: 27 · 2024→2025: 7 · 2025→2026: 14 → average 15.2
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 15.2 × 2.66 = 40.4. Upper limit 6.4, lower limit −74.4.

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.