KIPP Academy of Opportunity: 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 just under the grade 3 bar. 2426 vs. 2432. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 11 points under the grade 4 bar. 2463 vs. 2473. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores 10 points under the grade 5 bar. 2492 vs. 2502. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores 16 points under the grade 6 bar. 2515 vs. 2531. 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 5th 88 students 35 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 87 students Just under the grade 4 bar. 7th 90 students 24 points under the grade 6 bar. 8th 83 students 20 points under 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 5th 27 students 45 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 23 students 35 points under the grade 4 bar. 7th 26 students 35 points under the grade 4 bar. 8th 25 students 14 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
5	26,526	2459.3	− 2502	−42.7	× 78 / 365	−9.1
6	26,528	2507.3	− 2531	−23.7	× 99 / 365	−6.4
7	26,530	2500.7	− 2552	−51.3	× 93 / 365	−13.1
8	26,532	2511.2	− 2567	−55.8	× 95 / 365	−14.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−43

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	24,646	2490.2	− 2502	−11.8	× 61 / 346	−2.1
6	24,648	2492.5	− 2531	−38.5	× 100 / 346	−11.1
7	24,650	2534.7	− 2552	−17.3	× 96 / 346	−4.8
8	24,651	2509.7	− 2567	−57.3	× 89 / 346	−14.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−33

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	25,141	2451.9	− 2502	−50.1	× 80 / 369	−10.9
6	25,142	2502.2	− 2531	−28.8	× 98 / 369	−7.6
7	25,144	2535.1	− 2552	−16.9	× 101 / 369	−4.6
8	25,146	2555.2	− 2567	−11.8	× 90 / 369	−2.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−26

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	25,164	2438.4	− 2502	−63.6	× 83 / 342	−15.4
6	25,166	2469.4	− 2531	−61.6	× 103 / 342	−18.6
7	25,168	2514.4	− 2552	−37.6	× 77 / 342	−8.5
8	25,170	2524.3	− 2567	−42.7	× 79 / 342	−9.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−52

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	25,319	2435.5	− 2502	−66.5	× 88 / 385	−15.2
6	25,320	2468.3	− 2531	−62.7	× 117 / 385	−19.1
7	25,321	2493.4	− 2552	−58.6	× 115 / 385	−17.5
8	25,322	2536.2	− 2567	−30.8	× 65 / 385	−5.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−57

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	25,266	2434.0	− 2502	−68	× 112 / 438	−17.4
6	25,267	2489.1	− 2531	−41.9	× 117 / 438	−11.2
7	25,268	2505.4	− 2552	−46.6	× 108 / 438	−11.5
8	25,269	2550.1	− 2567	−16.9	× 101 / 438	−3.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−44

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	25,215	2427.2	− 2502	−74.8	× 113 / 446	−19
6	25,216	2459.1	− 2531	−71.9	× 126 / 446	−20.3
7	25,217	2499.3	− 2552	−52.7	× 111 / 446	−13.1
8	25,218	2533.2	− 2567	−33.8	× 96 / 446	−7.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−60

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	25,067	2444.1	− 2502	−57.9	× 116 / 446	−15.1
6	25,068	2482.4	− 2531	−48.6	× 114 / 446	−12.4
7	25,069	2505.7	− 2552	−46.3	× 112 / 446	−11.6
8	25,070	2526.1	− 2567	−40.9	× 104 / 446	−9.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−49

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	24,956	2420.9	− 2502	−81.1	× 114 / 462	−20
6	24,957	2475.1	− 2531	−55.9	× 117 / 462	−14.2
7	24,958	2486.9	− 2552	−65.1	× 117 / 462	−16.5
8	24,959	2514.6	− 2567	−52.4	× 114 / 462	−12.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−64

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	24,984	2426.2	− 2502	−75.8	× 115 / 449	−19.4
6	24,985	2462.5	− 2531	−68.5	× 110 / 449	−16.8
7	24,986	2491.9	− 2552	−60.1	× 116 / 449	−15.5
8	24,987	2515.2	− 2567	−51.8	× 108 / 449	−12.5
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. −43, −33, −26, −52, −57, −44, −60, −49, −64, −64 → −49.2
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 10 · 2016→2017: 7 · 2017→2018: 26 · 2018→2019: 5 · 2019→2022: 13 · 2022→2023: 16 · 2023→2024: 11 · 2024→2025: 15 · 2025→2026: 0 → average 11.4
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 11.4 × 2.66 = 30.3. Upper limit −18.9, lower limit −79.5.

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.