John Muir 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, 140 of the 555 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

6th The average 6th grader scores 24 points under the grade 4 bar. 2449 vs. 2473. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores 24 points under the grade 6 bar. 2507 vs. 2531. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2499 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 120 students 25 points under the grade 5 bar. 7th 139 students 16 points under the grade 7 bar. 8th 156 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 54 students 43 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 46 students 13 points under the grade 3 bar. 8th 40 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	33,026	2446.2	− 2531	−84.8	× 221 / 831	−22.6
7	33,027	2455.0	− 2552	−97	× 278 / 831	−32.5
8	33,030	2484.2	− 2567	−82.8	× 332 / 831	−33.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−88

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	31,239	2444.0	− 2531	−87	× 275 / 899	−26.6
7	31,241	2470.7	− 2552	−81.3	× 313 / 899	−28.3
8	31,243	2479.9	− 2567	−87.1	× 311 / 899	−30.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−85

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	31,801	2430.2	− 2531	−100.8	× 249 / 860	−29.2
7	31,803	2459.5	− 2552	−92.5	× 284 / 860	−30.5
8	31,804	2460.4	− 2567	−106.6	× 327 / 860	−40.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−100

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	31,838	2453.7	− 2531	−77.3	× 215 / 790	−21
7	31,840	2470.9	− 2552	−81.1	× 279 / 790	−28.6
8	31,842	2481.0	− 2567	−86	× 296 / 790	−32.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−82

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	32,011	2444.9	− 2531	−86.1	× 215 / 722	−25.6
7	32,012	2481.2	− 2552	−70.8	× 233 / 722	−22.8
8	32,013	2477.6	− 2567	−89.4	× 274 / 722	−33.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−82

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	32,038	2456.1	− 2531	−74.9	× 185 / 615	−22.5
7	32,039	2465.3	− 2552	−86.7	× 208 / 615	−29.3
8	32,040	2470.6	− 2567	−96.4	× 222 / 615	−34.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−87

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	32,097	2442.2	− 2531	−88.8	× 204 / 671	−27
7	32,098	2452.9	− 2552	−99.1	× 242 / 671	−35.7
8	32,099	2456.0	− 2567	−111	× 225 / 671	−37.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−100

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	31,963	2425.4	− 2531	−105.6	× 165 / 666	−26.2
7	31,964	2460.4	− 2552	−91.6	× 249 / 666	−34.2
8	31,965	2467.0	− 2567	−100	× 252 / 666	−37.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−98

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	31,822	2450.2	− 2531	−80.8	× 165 / 608	−21.9
7	31,823	2483.3	− 2552	−68.7	× 196 / 608	−22.1
8	31,824	2499.9	− 2567	−67.1	× 247 / 608	−27.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−71

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	31,810	2449.3	− 2531	−81.7	× 174 / 555	−25.6
7	31,811	2507.3	− 2552	−44.7	× 185 / 555	−14.9
8	31,812	2499.3	− 2567	−67.7	× 196 / 555	−23.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−64

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −88, −85, −100, −82, −82, −87, −100, −98, −71, −64 → −85.7
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 3 · 2016→2017: 15 · 2017→2018: 18 · 2018→2019: 0 · 2019→2022: 5 · 2022→2023: 13 · 2023→2024: 2 · 2024→2025: 27 · 2025→2026: 7 → average 10
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 10 × 2.66 = 26.6. Upper limit −59.1, lower limit −112.3.

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.