Robert Fulton College Preparatory: 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 11.

All students

6th The average 6th grader scores 29 points under the grade 4 bar. 2445 vs. 2473. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores 21 points under the grade 4 bar. 2452 vs. 2473. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores 17 points under the grade 4 bar. 2456 vs. 2473. The 8th-grade bar is 2567.
11th The average 11th grader scores just under the grade 7 bar. 2548 vs. 2552. The 11th-grade bar is 2583.

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 146 students Just under the grade 4 bar. 7th 149 students 27 points under the grade 5 bar. 8th 148 students 22 points under the grade 5 bar. 11th 91 students 15 points under the grade 11 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 6th 40 students 77 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 44 students 59 points under the grade 3 bar. 8th 49 students 47 points under the grade 3 bar. 11th 21 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
6	32,897	2447.7	− 2531	−83.3	× 275 / 1075	−21.3
7	32,900	2451.4	− 2552	−100.6	× 315 / 1075	−29.5
8	32,901	2492.0	− 2567	−75	× 308 / 1075	−21.5
11	32,904	2556.4	− 2583	−26.6	× 177 / 1075	−4.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−77

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	31,112	2449.3	− 2531	−81.7	× 261 / 1001	−21.3
7	31,114	2476.2	− 2552	−75.8	× 261 / 1001	−19.8
8	31,116	2492.3	− 2567	−74.7	× 314 / 1001	−23.4
11	31,117	2596.2	− 2583	13.2	× 165 / 1001	2.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−62

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	31,672	2458.4	− 2531	−72.6	× 248 / 966	−18.6
7	31,674	2465.7	− 2552	−86.3	× 263 / 966	−23.5
8	31,677	2489.0	− 2567	−78	× 274 / 966	−22.1
11	31,679	2589.9	− 2583	6.9	× 181 / 966	1.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−63

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	31,718	2461.4	− 2531	−69.6	× 239 / 922	−18
7	31,720	2462.0	− 2552	−90	× 244 / 922	−23.8
8	31,722	2470.0	− 2567	−97	× 278 / 922	−29.2
11	31,724	2556.2	− 2583	−26.8	× 161 / 922	−4.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−76

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	31,891	2475.0	− 2531	−56	× 229 / 839	−15.3
7	31,892	2465.4	− 2552	−86.6	× 221 / 839	−22.8
8	31,893	2486.5	− 2567	−80.5	× 227 / 839	−21.8
11	31,894	2557.1	− 2583	−25.9	× 162 / 839	−5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−65

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
11	31,097	2550.1	− 2583	−32.9	× 118 / 118	−32.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−33

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	31,918	2451.7	− 2531	−79.3	× 211 / 723	−23.1
7	31,919	2464.1	− 2552	−87.9	× 190 / 723	−23.1
8	31,920	2490.1	− 2567	−76.9	× 220 / 723	−23.4
11	31,921	2553.0	− 2583	−30	× 102 / 723	−4.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−74

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	31,975	2448.3	− 2531	−82.7	× 224 / 761	−24.3
7	31,976	2455.1	− 2552	−96.9	× 222 / 761	−28.3
8	31,977	2463.8	− 2567	−103.2	× 206 / 761	−27.9
11	31,978	2548.3	− 2583	−34.7	× 109 / 761	−5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−86

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	31,841	2438.5	− 2531	−92.5	× 195 / 783	−23
7	31,842	2459.3	− 2552	−92.7	× 227 / 783	−26.9
8	31,843	2485.5	− 2567	−81.5	× 226 / 783	−23.5
11	31,844	2563.5	− 2583	−19.5	× 135 / 783	−3.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−77

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	31,700	2443.5	− 2531	−87.5	× 197 / 749	−23
7	31,701	2463.1	− 2552	−88.9	× 185 / 749	−22
8	31,702	2488.3	− 2567	−78.7	× 226 / 749	−23.7
11	31,703	2508.5	− 2583	−74.5	× 141 / 749	−14
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−83

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	31,688	2444.5	− 2531	−86.5	× 186 / 688	−23.4
7	31,689	2451.8	− 2552	−100.2	× 193 / 688	−28.1
8	31,690	2456.3	− 2567	−110.7	× 197 / 688	−31.7
11	31,691	2547.8	− 2583	−35.2	× 112 / 688	−5.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−89

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −77, −62, −63, −76, −65, −33, −74, −86, −77, −83, −89 → −71.4
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 15 · 2016→2017: 1 · 2017→2018: 13 · 2018→2019: 11 · 2019→2021: 32 · 2021→2022: 41 · 2022→2023: 12 · 2023→2024: 9 · 2024→2025: 6 · 2025→2026: 6 → average 14.6
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 14.6 × 2.66 = 38.8. Upper limit −32.6, lower limit −110.2.

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.