Stephen M. White 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 just under the grade 6 bar. 2528 vs. 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores just under the grade 7 bar. 2548 vs. 2552.
8th The average 8th grader meets the grade 8 bar. 2569 vs. 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 386 students Meets the grade 6 bar. 7th 445 students Just under the grade 7 bar. 8th 444 students Meets the grade 8 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 6th 19 students 31 points under the grade 4 bar. 7th 13 students 17 points under the grade 5 bar. 8th 12 students 25 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	33,162	2479.5	− 2531	−51.5	× 548 / 1618	−17.4
7	33,164	2503.2	− 2552	−48.8	× 520 / 1618	−15.7
8	33,166	2525.5	− 2567	−41.5	× 550 / 1618	−14.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−47

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	31,376	2485.2	− 2531	−45.8	× 475 / 1571	−13.8
7	31,377	2509.9	− 2552	−42.1	× 560 / 1571	−15
8	31,380	2526.2	− 2567	−40.8	× 536 / 1571	−13.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−43

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	31,937	2498.7	− 2531	−32.3	× 536 / 1597	−10.8
7	31,939	2510.1	− 2552	−41.9	× 524 / 1597	−13.7
8	31,941	2523.4	− 2567	−43.6	× 537 / 1597	−14.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−39

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	31,974	2513.7	− 2531	−17.3	× 539 / 1630	−5.7
7	31,976	2523.4	− 2552	−28.6	× 562 / 1630	−9.9
8	31,978	2539.7	− 2567	−27.3	× 529 / 1630	−8.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−24

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	32,147	2521.7	− 2531	−9.3	× 511 / 1644	−2.9
7	32,148	2549.8	− 2552	−2.2	× 572 / 1644	−0.8
8	32,149	2542.5	− 2567	−24.5	× 561 / 1644	−8.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−12

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	32,174	2523.6	− 2531	−7.4	× 412 / 1380	−2.2
7	32,175	2552.4	− 2552	0.4	× 463 / 1380	0.1
8	32,176	2552.4	− 2567	−14.6	× 505 / 1380	−5.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−7

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	32,233	2522.2	− 2531	−8.8	× 420 / 1320	−2.8
7	32,234	2530.2	− 2552	−21.8	× 445 / 1320	−7.3
8	32,235	2545.1	− 2567	−21.9	× 455 / 1320	−7.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−18

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	32,099	2521.0	− 2531	−10	× 458 / 1347	−3.4
7	32,100	2558.7	− 2552	6.7	× 457 / 1347	2.3
8	32,101	2544.2	− 2567	−22.8	× 432 / 1347	−7.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−8

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	31,958	2527.4	− 2531	−3.6	× 419 / 1377	−1.1
7	31,959	2549.1	− 2552	−2.9	× 469 / 1377	−1
8	31,960	2564.5	− 2567	−2.5	× 489 / 1377	−0.9
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
6	31,946	2527.6	− 2531	−3.4	× 405 / 1319	−1
7	31,947	2547.5	− 2552	−4.5	× 458 / 1319	−1.6
8	31,948	2569.1	− 2567	2.1	× 456 / 1319	0.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−2

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −47, −43, −39, −24, −12, −7, −18, −8, −3, −2 → −20.3
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 4 · 2016→2017: 4 · 2017→2018: 15 · 2018→2019: 12 · 2019→2022: 5 · 2022→2023: 11 · 2023→2024: 10 · 2024→2025: 5 · 2025→2026: 1 → average 7.4
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 7.4 × 2.66 = 19.7. Upper limit −0.6, lower limit −40.

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.