Samuel Gompers 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 4 bar

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.

Many students here are still learning English, and this test is given in English. In 2026, 95 of the 362 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

6th The average 6th grader scores 11 points under the grade 4 bar. 2462 vs. 2473. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2472 vs. 2473. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2466 vs. 2473. 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 74 students 26 points under the grade 5 bar. 7th 92 students 11 points under the grade 5 bar. 8th 101 students Just under the grade 5 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 6th 22 students 18 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 33 students 11 points under the grade 3 bar. 8th 40 students 35 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
6	32,908	2407.2	− 2531	−123.8	× 155 / 573	−33.5
7	32,909	2436.6	− 2552	−115.4	× 188 / 573	−37.9
8	32,912	2486.2	− 2567	−80.8	× 230 / 573	−32.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−104

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	31,122	2391.1	− 2531	−139.9	× 164 / 541	−42.4
7	31,123	2435.7	− 2552	−116.3	× 178 / 541	−38.3
8	31,125	2482.1	− 2567	−84.9	× 199 / 541	−31.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−112

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	31,682	2411.4	− 2531	−119.6	× 108 / 442	−29.2
7	31,684	2468.2	− 2552	−83.8	× 163 / 442	−30.9
8	31,686	2487.6	− 2567	−79.4	× 171 / 442	−30.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−91

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	31,727	2436.2	− 2531	−94.8	× 136 / 412	−31.3
7	31,729	2477.0	− 2552	−75	× 127 / 412	−23.1
8	31,731	2494.6	− 2567	−72.4	× 149 / 412	−26.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−81

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	31,901	2433.3	− 2531	−97.7	× 139 / 426	−31.9
7	31,902	2484.2	− 2552	−67.8	× 140 / 426	−22.3
8	31,903	2492.7	− 2567	−74.3	× 147 / 426	−25.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−80

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	31,928	2428.4	− 2531	−102.6	× 127 / 395	−33
7	31,929	2479.4	− 2552	−72.6	× 144 / 395	−26.5
8	31,930	2509.4	− 2567	−57.6	× 124 / 395	−18.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−78

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	31,985	2435.0	− 2531	−96	× 132 / 424	−29.9
7	31,986	2451.8	− 2552	−100.2	× 145 / 424	−34.3
8	31,987	2480.3	− 2567	−86.7	× 147 / 424	−30.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−94

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	31,851	2416.2	− 2531	−114.8	× 125 / 448	−32
7	31,852	2448.0	− 2552	−104	× 161 / 448	−37.4
8	31,853	2420.3	− 2567	−146.7	× 162 / 448	−53
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−122

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	31,710	2452.1	− 2531	−78.9	× 113 / 385	−23.2
7	31,711	2452.1	− 2552	−99.9	× 134 / 385	−34.8
8	31,712	2489.0	− 2567	−78	× 138 / 385	−28
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−86

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	31,698	2461.7	− 2531	−69.3	× 96 / 362	−18.4
7	31,699	2472.4	− 2552	−79.6	× 125 / 362	−27.5
8	31,700	2466.0	− 2567	−101	× 141 / 362	−39.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−85

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −104, −112, −91, −81, −80, −78, −94, −122, −86, −85 → −93.3
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 8 · 2016→2017: 21 · 2017→2018: 10 · 2018→2019: 1 · 2019→2022: 2 · 2022→2023: 16 · 2023→2024: 28 · 2024→2025: 36 · 2025→2026: 1 → average 13.7
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 13.7 × 2.66 = 36.4. Upper limit −56.9, lower limit −129.7.

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.