John H. Liechty Middle: 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, 164 of the 605 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

6th The average 6th grader scores 15 points under the grade 4 bar. 2458 vs. 2473. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2472 vs. 2473. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores 12 points under the grade 5 bar. 2490 vs. 2502. The 8th-grade bar is 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 6th 109 students 10 points under the grade 5 bar. 7th 162 students Just under the grade 5 bar. 8th 170 students Just under 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 6th 58 students 37 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 48 students 32 points under the grade 3 bar. 8th 58 students 38 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
6	27,189	2443.4	− 2531	−87.6	× 288 / 1025	−24.6
7	27,192	2464.3	− 2552	−87.7	× 343 / 1025	−29.3
8	27,193	2493.8	− 2567	−73.2	× 394 / 1025	−28.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−82

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	25,277	2459.0	− 2531	−72	× 300 / 1026	−21.1
7	25,279	2480.6	− 2552	−71.4	× 337 / 1026	−23.5
8	25,281	2491.4	− 2567	−75.6	× 389 / 1026	−28.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−73

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	25,759	2452.3	− 2531	−78.7	× 262 / 925	−22.3
7	25,761	2463.9	− 2552	−88.1	× 345 / 925	−32.9
8	25,763	2470.0	− 2567	−97	× 318 / 925	−33.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−88

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	25,785	2456.2	− 2531	−74.8	× 291 / 916	−23.8
7	25,787	2468.9	− 2552	−83.1	× 304 / 916	−27.6
8	25,789	2497.5	− 2567	−69.5	× 321 / 916	−24.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−76

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	25,935	2467.2	− 2531	−63.8	× 286 / 899	−20.3
7	25,936	2505.4	− 2552	−46.6	× 307 / 899	−15.9
8	25,937	2503.3	− 2567	−63.7	× 306 / 899	−21.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−58

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	25,888	2443.2	− 2531	−87.8	× 310 / 870	−31.3
7	25,889	2466.7	− 2552	−85.3	× 273 / 870	−26.8
8	25,890	2470.3	− 2567	−96.7	× 287 / 870	−31.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−90

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	25,841	2447.8	− 2531	−83.2	× 239 / 811	−24.5
7	25,842	2473.2	− 2552	−78.8	× 305 / 811	−29.6
8	25,843	2485.4	− 2567	−81.6	× 267 / 811	−26.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−81

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	25,693	2458.0	− 2531	−73	× 225 / 774	−21.2
7	25,694	2459.9	− 2552	−92.1	× 243 / 774	−28.9
8	25,695	2487.1	− 2567	−79.9	× 306 / 774	−31.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−82

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	25,582	2450.6	− 2531	−80.4	× 223 / 702	−25.5
7	25,583	2467.1	− 2552	−84.9	× 229 / 702	−27.7
8	25,584	2467.2	− 2567	−99.8	× 250 / 702	−35.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−89

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	25,610	2458.1	− 2531	−72.9	× 167 / 605	−20.1
7	25,611	2471.6	− 2552	−80.4	× 210 / 605	−27.9
8	25,612	2489.7	− 2567	−77.3	× 228 / 605	−29.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−77

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −82, −73, −88, −76, −58, −90, −81, −82, −89, −77 → −79.6
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 9 · 2016→2017: 15 · 2017→2018: 12 · 2018→2019: 18 · 2019→2022: 32 · 2022→2023: 9 · 2023→2024: 1 · 2024→2025: 7 · 2025→2026: 12 → average 12.8
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 12.8 × 2.66 = 34. Upper limit −45.6, lower limit −113.6.

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.