Harry Bridges Span: 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 meets the grade 3 bar. 2450 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2469 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2498 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader meets the grade 6 bar. 2539 vs. 2531.
7th The average 7th grader meets the grade 7 bar. 2567 vs. 2552.
8th The average 8th grader meets the grade 8 bar. 2607 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 71 students Meets the grade 3 bar. 4th 97 students Meets the grade 4 bar. 5th 91 students Meets the grade 5 bar. 6th 111 students Meets the grade 6 bar. 7th 115 students Meets the grade 7 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 3rd 27 students 37 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 30 students 24 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 21 students 12 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 16 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 7th 18 students 33 points 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
3	28,476	2386.2	− 2432	−45.8	× 115 / 778	−6.8
4	28,478	2448.5	− 2473	−24.5	× 118 / 778	−3.7
5	28,480	2500.8	− 2502	−1.2	× 114 / 778	−0.2
6	28,482	2498.2	− 2531	−32.8	× 139 / 778	−5.9
7	28,484	2516.9	− 2552	−35.1	× 125 / 778	−5.6
8	28,486	2554.1	− 2567	−12.9	× 167 / 778	−2.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−25

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	26,557	2406.4	− 2432	−25.6	× 137 / 785	−4.5
4	26,559	2456.0	− 2473	−17	× 118 / 785	−2.6
5	26,561	2501.5	− 2502	−0.5	× 117 / 785	−0.1
6	26,563	2516.6	− 2531	−14.4	× 139 / 785	−2.5
7	26,565	2528.4	− 2552	−23.6	× 141 / 785	−4.2
8	26,567	2545.3	− 2567	−21.7	× 133 / 785	−3.7
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	27,042	2421.2	− 2432	−10.8	× 117 / 769	−1.6
4	27,044	2459.8	− 2473	−13.2	× 139 / 769	−2.4
5	27,047	2504.9	− 2502	2.9	× 114 / 769	0.4
6	27,049	2513.4	− 2531	−17.6	× 133 / 769	−3
7	27,051	2586.4	− 2552	34.4	× 132 / 769	5.9
8	27,053	2548.2	− 2567	−18.8	× 134 / 769	−3.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−4

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	27,004	2432.4	− 2432	0.4	× 123 / 784	0.1
4	27,005	2478.9	− 2473	5.9	× 124 / 784	0.9
5	27,008	2510.3	− 2502	8.3	× 140 / 784	1.5
6	27,009	2524.0	− 2531	−7	× 132 / 784	−1.2
7	27,012	2563.3	− 2552	11.3	× 132 / 784	1.9
8	27,013	2585.0	− 2567	18	× 133 / 784	3.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						6

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	27,125	2448.7	− 2432	16.7	× 143 / 786	3
4	27,126	2495.6	− 2473	22.6	× 124 / 786	3.6
5	27,127	2507.3	− 2502	5.3	× 123 / 786	0.8
6	27,128	2543.8	− 2531	12.8	× 142 / 786	2.3
7	27,129	2581.2	− 2552	29.2	× 127 / 786	4.7
8	27,130	2554.1	− 2567	−12.9	× 127 / 786	−2.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						12

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	27,052	2412.1	− 2432	−19.9	× 116 / 749	−3.1
4	27,053	2468.3	− 2473	−4.7	× 125 / 749	−0.8
5	27,054	2487.4	− 2502	−14.6	× 109 / 749	−2.1
6	27,055	2533.3	− 2531	2.3	× 147 / 749	0.5
7	27,056	2570.7	− 2552	18.7	× 127 / 749	3.2
8	27,057	2551.6	− 2567	−15.4	× 125 / 749	−2.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−5

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	27,005	2417.5	− 2432	−14.5	× 126 / 775	−2.4
4	27,006	2440.1	− 2473	−32.9	× 122 / 775	−5.2
5	27,007	2478.7	− 2502	−23.3	× 127 / 775	−3.8
6	27,008	2495.6	− 2531	−35.4	× 130 / 775	−5.9
7	27,009	2562.3	− 2552	10.3	× 144 / 775	1.9
8	27,010	2544.4	− 2567	−22.6	× 126 / 775	−3.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−19

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	26,855	2407.8	− 2432	−24.2	× 110 / 752	−3.5
4	26,856	2466.3	− 2473	−6.7	× 117 / 752	−1
5	26,857	2481.2	− 2502	−20.8	× 123 / 752	−3.4
6	26,858	2503.5	− 2531	−27.5	× 145 / 752	−5.3
7	26,859	2542.5	− 2552	−9.5	× 117 / 752	−1.5
8	26,860	2563.0	− 2567	−4	× 140 / 752	−0.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−16

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	26,738	2405.2	− 2432	−26.8	× 129 / 753	−4.6
4	26,739	2459.1	− 2473	−13.9	× 108 / 753	−2
5	26,740	2490.9	− 2502	−11.1	× 115 / 753	−1.7
6	26,741	2527.4	− 2531	−3.6	× 138 / 753	−0.7
7	26,742	2569.9	− 2552	17.9	× 142 / 753	3.4
8	26,743	2581.1	− 2567	14.1	× 121 / 753	2.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−3

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	26,740	2449.6	− 2432	17.6	× 98 / 740	2.3
4	26,741	2468.6	− 2473	−4.4	× 127 / 740	−0.8
5	26,742	2497.8	− 2502	−4.2	× 112 / 740	−0.6
6	26,743	2538.9	− 2531	7.9	× 127 / 740	1.4
7	26,744	2567.3	− 2552	15.3	× 133 / 740	2.7
8	26,745	2607.3	− 2567	40.3	× 143 / 740	7.8
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. −25, −18, −4, 6, 12, −5, −19, −16, −3, 13 → −5.9
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 7 · 2016→2017: 14 · 2017→2018: 10 · 2018→2019: 6 · 2019→2022: 17 · 2022→2023: 14 · 2023→2024: 3 · 2024→2025: 13 · 2025→2026: 16 → average 11.1
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 11.1 × 2.66 = 29.5. Upper limit 23.6, lower limit −35.4.

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.