Global Education 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.

Many students here are still learning English, and this test is given in English. In 2026, 95 of the 226 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader meets the grade 3 bar. 2446 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 17 points under the grade 4 bar. 2456 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2469 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
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 7 bar. 2547 vs. 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores 12 points under the grade 8 bar. 2555 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 23 students Meets the grade 3 bar. 4th 26 students Meets the grade 4 bar. 5th 18 students Meets the grade 5 bar. 6th 19 students Meets the grade 6 bar. 7th 20 students Meets the grade 7 bar. 8th 25 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 3rd 16 students 59 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 18 students 56 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 25 students 39 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 12 students 24 points under the grade 4 bar. 7th 12 students 25 points under the grade 6 bar. 8th 12 students Just 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
3	27,218	2404.2	− 2432	−27.8	× 40 / 116	−9.6
4	27,219	2490.9	− 2473	17.9	× 37 / 116	5.7
5	27,222	2517.5	− 2502	15.5	× 39 / 116	5.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						1

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	25,306	2423.3	− 2432	−8.7	× 40 / 116	−3
4	25,307	2474.4	− 2473	1.4	× 40 / 116	0.5
5	25,309	2501.9	− 2502	−0.1	× 36 / 116	0
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−3

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	25,787	2467.8	− 2432	35.8	× 40 / 118	12.1
4	25,788	2493.1	− 2473	20.1	× 39 / 118	6.6
5	25,791	2491.7	− 2502	−10.3	× 39 / 118	−3.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						15

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	25,813	2473.3	− 2432	41.3	× 42 / 117	14.8
4	25,815	2497.1	− 2473	24.1	× 38 / 117	7.8
5	25,817	2518.1	− 2502	16.1	× 37 / 117	5.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						28

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	25,963	2439.3	− 2432	7.3	× 40 / 122	2.4
4	25,964	2489.4	− 2473	16.4	× 43 / 122	5.8
5	25,965	2545.1	− 2502	43.1	× 39 / 122	13.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						22

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	25,188	2387.1	− 2432	−44.9	× 43 / 154	−12.5
4	25,189	2452.7	− 2473	−20.3	× 42 / 154	−5.5
5	25,190	2523.5	− 2502	21.5	× 39 / 154	5.4
6	25,191	2520.9	− 2531	−10.1	× 30 / 154	−2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−15

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	25,916	2396.0	− 2432	−36	× 41 / 196	−7.5
4	25,917	2471.5	− 2473	−1.5	× 44 / 196	−0.3
5	25,918	2542.7	− 2502	40.7	× 42 / 196	8.7
6	25,919	2531.7	− 2531	0.7	× 41 / 196	0.1
7	25,920	2543.5	− 2552	−8.5	× 28 / 196	−1.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						0

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	25,869	2416.7	− 2432	−15.3	× 41 / 240	−2.6
4	25,870	2477.7	− 2473	4.7	× 40 / 240	0.8
5	25,871	2529.8	− 2502	27.8	× 43 / 240	5
6	25,872	2513.5	− 2531	−17.5	× 47 / 240	−3.4
7	25,873	2596.7	− 2552	44.7	× 39 / 240	7.3
8	25,874	2553.9	− 2567	−13.1	× 30 / 240	−1.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						5

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	25,721	2381.2	− 2432	−50.8	× 36 / 244	−7.5
4	25,722	2425.5	− 2473	−47.5	× 40 / 244	−7.8
5	25,723	2503.5	− 2502	1.5	× 40 / 244	0.2
6	25,724	2499.1	− 2531	−31.9	× 48 / 244	−6.3
7	25,725	2506.8	− 2552	−45.2	× 44 / 244	−8.2
8	25,726	2572.9	− 2567	5.9	× 36 / 244	0.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−29

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	25,610	2451.0	− 2432	19	× 40 / 235	3.2
4	25,611	2434.2	− 2473	−38.8	× 39 / 235	−6.4
5	25,612	2492.2	− 2502	−9.8	× 41 / 235	−1.7
6	25,613	2527.5	− 2531	−3.5	× 37 / 235	−0.6
7	25,614	2528.1	− 2552	−23.9	× 42 / 235	−4.3
8	25,615	2605.9	− 2567	38.9	× 36 / 235	6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−4

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	25,638	2445.6	− 2432	13.6	× 39 / 226	2.3
4	25,639	2456.1	− 2473	−16.9	× 44 / 226	−3.3
5	25,640	2468.7	− 2502	−33.3	× 43 / 226	−6.3
6	25,641	2510.9	− 2531	−20.1	× 31 / 226	−2.8
7	25,642	2546.5	− 2552	−5.5	× 32 / 226	−0.8
8	25,643	2555.2	− 2567	−11.8	× 37 / 226	−1.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−13

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. 1, −3, 15, 28, 22, −15, 0, 5, −29, −4, −13 → 0.6
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 4 · 2016→2017: 18 · 2017→2018: 13 · 2018→2019: 6 · 2019→2021: 37 · 2021→2022: 15 · 2022→2023: 5 · 2023→2024: 34 · 2024→2025: 25 · 2025→2026: 9 → average 16.6
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 16.6 × 2.66 = 44.2. Upper limit 44.8, lower limit −43.6.

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.