Magnolia Science Academy 7: 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 5.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2431 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader meets the grade 4 bar. 2494 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2546 vs. 2502.

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 31 students Meets the grade 3 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 3rd 13 students 87 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
3	27,389	2441.0	− 2432	9	× 51 / 135	3.4
4	27,391	2461.5	− 2473	−11.5	× 52 / 135	−4.4
5	27,393	2506.1	− 2502	4.1	× 32 / 135	1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						0

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	25,473	2421.6	− 2432	−10.4	× 76 / 184	−4.3
4	25,476	2486.2	− 2473	13.2	× 57 / 184	4.1
5	25,478	2510.2	− 2502	8.2	× 51 / 184	2.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						2

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	25,954	2430.7	− 2432	−1.3	× 57 / 185	−0.4
4	25,956	2461.9	− 2473	−11.1	× 73 / 185	−4.4
5	25,959	2512.4	− 2502	10.4	× 55 / 185	3.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−2

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	25,934	2418.4	− 2432	−13.6	× 28 / 153	−2.5
4	25,936	2467.7	− 2473	−5.3	× 54 / 153	−1.9
5	25,938	2493.1	− 2502	−8.9	× 71 / 153	−4.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−8

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	26,075	2393.6	− 2432	−38.4	× 30 / 110	−10.5
4	26,076	2470.5	− 2473	−2.5	× 30 / 110	−0.7
5	26,077	2510.7	− 2502	8.7	× 50 / 110	4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−7

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	26,026	2373.7	− 2432	−58.3	× 49 / 140	−20.4
4	26,027	2451.1	− 2473	−21.9	× 39 / 140	−6.1
5	26,028	2492.0	− 2502	−10	× 52 / 140	−3.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−30

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	25,985	2408.6	− 2432	−23.4	× 46 / 137	−7.9
4	25,986	2419.9	− 2473	−53.1	× 47 / 137	−18.2
5	25,987	2479.1	− 2502	−22.9	× 44 / 137	−7.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−33

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	25,835	2436.2	− 2432	4.2	× 50 / 151	1.4
4	25,836	2442.4	− 2473	−30.6	× 47 / 151	−9.5
5	25,837	2459.5	− 2502	−42.5	× 54 / 151	−15.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−23

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	25,724	2437.4	− 2432	5.4	× 30 / 130	1.2
4	25,725	2504.5	− 2473	31.5	× 51 / 130	12.4
5	25,726	2472.5	− 2502	−29.5	× 49 / 130	−11.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						2

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	25,740	2431.3	− 2432	−0.7	× 44 / 126	−0.2
4	25,741	2494.3	− 2473	21.3	× 31 / 126	5.2
5	25,742	2545.5	− 2502	43.5	× 51 / 126	17.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						23

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. 0, 2, −2, −8, −7, −30, −33, −23, 2, 23 → −7.6
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 2 · 2016→2017: 4 · 2017→2018: 6 · 2018→2019: 1 · 2019→2022: 23 · 2022→2023: 3 · 2023→2024: 10 · 2024→2025: 25 · 2025→2026: 21 → average 10.6
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 10.6 × 2.66 = 28.2. Upper limit 20.6, lower limit −35.8.

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.