Multicultural Learning Center: 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.

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 40 points under the grade 3 bar. 2392 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 14 points under the grade 4 bar. 2460 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2505 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 17 points under the grade 6 bar. 2514 vs. 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores 10 points under the grade 7 bar. 2542 vs. 2552.
8th The average 8th grader meets the grade 8 bar. 2573 vs. 2567.

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.

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	33,729	2363.6	− 2432	−68.4	× 62 / 244	−17.4
4	33,732	2429.7	− 2473	−43.3	× 55 / 244	−9.8
5	33,733	2466.9	− 2502	−35.1	× 36 / 244	−5.2
6	33,736	2513.9	− 2531	−17.1	× 36 / 244	−2.5
7	33,737	2527.1	− 2552	−24.9	× 31 / 244	−3.2
8	33,740	2593.3	− 2567	26.3	× 24 / 244	2.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−35

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	31,910	2387.1	− 2432	−44.9	× 61 / 263	−10.4
4	31,911	2409.8	− 2473	−63.2	× 61 / 263	−14.7
5	31,914	2467.6	− 2502	−34.4	× 51 / 263	−6.7
6	31,915	2486.0	− 2531	−45	× 27 / 263	−4.6
7	31,918	2530.6	− 2552	−21.4	× 33 / 263	−2.7
8	31,920	2550.6	− 2567	−16.4	× 30 / 263	−1.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−41

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	32,463	2410.1	− 2432	−21.9	× 34 / 239	−3.1
4	32,464	2428.5	− 2473	−44.5	× 54 / 239	−10.1
5	32,467	2469.5	− 2502	−32.5	× 54 / 239	−7.3
6	32,468	2528.0	− 2531	−3	× 44 / 239	−0.6
7	32,470	2534.5	− 2552	−17.5	× 24 / 239	−1.8
8	32,473	2573.8	− 2567	6.8	× 29 / 239	0.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−22

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	32,489	2371.0	− 2432	−61	× 45 / 248	−11.1
4	32,491	2462.8	− 2473	−10.2	× 39 / 248	−1.6
5	32,493	2451.6	− 2502	−50.4	× 51 / 248	−10.4
6	32,495	2527.0	− 2531	−4	× 45 / 248	−0.7
7	32,497	2579.0	− 2552	27	× 43 / 248	4.7
8	32,499	2588.8	− 2567	21.8	× 25 / 248	2.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−17

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	32,667	2351.3	− 2432	−80.7	× 50 / 250	−16.1
4	32,668	2420.9	− 2473	−52.1	× 43 / 250	−9
5	32,669	2494.5	− 2502	−7.5	× 35 / 250	−1.1
6	32,670	2481.4	− 2531	−49.6	× 42 / 250	−8.3
7	32,671	2579.2	− 2552	27.2	× 37 / 250	4
8	32,672	2592.1	− 2567	25.1	× 43 / 250	4.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−26

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	32,694	2364.0	− 2432	−68	× 71 / 258	−18.7
4	32,695	2403.3	− 2473	−69.7	× 50 / 258	−13.5
5	32,696	2461.5	− 2502	−40.5	× 59 / 258	−9.3
6	32,697	2523.3	− 2531	−7.7	× 36 / 258	−1.1
7	32,698	2569.4	− 2552	17.4	× 21 / 258	1.4
8	32,699	2594.9	− 2567	27.9	× 21 / 258	2.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−39

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	32,749	2366.0	− 2432	−66	× 43 / 261	−10.9
4	32,750	2399.4	− 2473	−73.6	× 65 / 261	−18.3
5	32,751	2472.9	− 2502	−29.1	× 45 / 261	−5
6	32,752	2498.1	− 2531	−32.9	× 54 / 261	−6.8
7	32,753	2560.2	− 2552	8.2	× 33 / 261	1
8	32,754	2600.3	− 2567	33.3	× 21 / 261	2.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−37

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	32,617	2379.6	− 2432	−52.4	× 63 / 291	−11.3
4	32,618	2416.6	− 2473	−56.4	× 41 / 291	−7.9
5	32,619	2465.1	− 2502	−36.9	× 61 / 291	−7.7
6	32,620	2506.7	− 2531	−24.3	× 38 / 291	−3.2
7	32,621	2553.4	− 2552	1.4	× 53 / 291	0.3
8	32,622	2572.8	− 2567	5.8	× 35 / 291	0.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−29

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	32,476	2414.8	− 2432	−17.2	× 52 / 288	−3.1
4	32,477	2463.7	− 2473	−9.3	× 59 / 288	−1.9
5	32,478	2507.6	− 2502	5.6	× 40 / 288	0.8
6	32,479	2530.0	− 2531	−1	× 49 / 288	−0.2
7	32,480	2557.1	− 2552	5.1	× 39 / 288	0.7
8	32,481	2569.7	− 2567	2.7	× 49 / 288	0.5
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	32,466	2391.9	− 2432	−40.1	× 57 / 289	−7.9
4	32,467	2459.5	− 2473	−13.5	× 48 / 289	−2.2
5	32,468	2505.0	− 2502	3	× 53 / 289	0.6
6	32,469	2513.9	− 2531	−17.1	× 41 / 289	−2.4
7	32,470	2541.8	− 2552	−10.2	× 49 / 289	−1.7
8	32,471	2573.3	− 2567	6.3	× 41 / 289	0.9
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. −35, −41, −22, −17, −26, −39, −37, −29, −3, −13 → −26.2
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 6 · 2016→2017: 19 · 2017→2018: 5 · 2018→2019: 9 · 2019→2022: 13 · 2022→2023: 2 · 2023→2024: 8 · 2024→2025: 26 · 2025→2026: 10 → average 10.9
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 10.9 × 2.66 = 29. Upper limit 2.8, lower limit −55.2.

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.