Robert E. Peary 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.

All students

6th The average 6th grader scores 22 points under the grade 5 bar. 2480 vs. 2502. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores 29 points under the grade 6 bar. 2502 vs. 2531. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores just under the grade 6 bar. 2530 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 6th 282 students 11 points under the grade 5 bar. 7th 289 students 14 points under the grade 6 bar. 8th 301 students 14 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 6th 35 students 45 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 31 students 63 points under the grade 3 bar. 8th 24 students Just 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	33,384	2458.6	− 2531	−72.4	× 409 / 1324	−22.4
7	33,386	2484.8	− 2552	−67.2	× 435 / 1324	−22.1
8	33,388	2501.3	− 2567	−65.7	× 480 / 1324	−23.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−68

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	31,569	2461.4	− 2531	−69.6	× 422 / 1299	−22.6
7	31,572	2481.3	− 2552	−70.7	× 440 / 1299	−23.9
8	31,573	2512.1	− 2567	−54.9	× 437 / 1299	−18.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−65

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	32,123	2470.7	− 2531	−60.3	× 404 / 1261	−19.3
7	32,125	2488.7	− 2552	−63.3	× 427 / 1261	−21.4
8	32,126	2511.4	− 2567	−55.6	× 430 / 1261	−19
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−60

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	32,149	2463.0	− 2531	−68	× 385 / 1245	−21
7	32,151	2493.0	− 2552	−59	× 437 / 1245	−20.7
8	32,153	2505.0	− 2567	−62	× 423 / 1245	−21.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−63

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	32,327	2469.3	− 2531	−61.7	× 361 / 1205	−18.5
7	32,328	2506.4	− 2552	−45.6	× 412 / 1205	−15.6
8	32,329	2530.5	− 2567	−36.5	× 432 / 1205	−13.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−47

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	32,356	2464.5	− 2531	−66.5	× 379 / 1116	−22.6
7	32,357	2487.4	− 2552	−64.6	× 341 / 1116	−19.7
8	32,358	2510.4	− 2567	−56.6	× 396 / 1116	−20.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−62

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	32,413	2464.6	− 2531	−66.4	× 349 / 1104	−21
7	32,414	2486.2	− 2552	−65.8	× 403 / 1104	−24
8	32,415	2498.3	− 2567	−68.7	× 352 / 1104	−21.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−67

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	32,279	2476.2	− 2531	−54.8	× 321 / 1073	−16.4
7	32,280	2494.1	− 2552	−57.9	× 364 / 1073	−19.6
8	32,281	2506.9	− 2567	−60.1	× 388 / 1073	−21.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−58

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	32,138	2468.0	− 2531	−63	× 317 / 1007	−19.8
7	32,139	2497.3	− 2552	−54.7	× 333 / 1007	−18.1
8	32,140	2520.8	− 2567	−46.2	× 357 / 1007	−16.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−54

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	32,128	2480.0	− 2531	−51	× 317 / 962	−16.8
7	32,129	2502.4	− 2552	−49.6	× 320 / 962	−16.5
8	32,130	2529.9	− 2567	−37.1	× 325 / 962	−12.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−46

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −68, −65, −60, −63, −47, −62, −67, −58, −54, −46 → −59
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: 5 · 2017→2018: 3 · 2018→2019: 16 · 2019→2022: 15 · 2022→2023: 5 · 2023→2024: 9 · 2024→2025: 4 · 2025→2026: 8 → average 7.6
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 7.6 × 2.66 = 20.2. Upper limit −38.8, lower limit −79.2.

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.