Western Avenue Technology Magnet: 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

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 61 points under the grade 3 bar. 2371 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 22 points under the grade 3 bar. 2411 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 24 points under the grade 4 bar. 2449 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 17 points under the grade 5 bar. 2485 vs. 2502. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores 17 points under the grade 7 bar. 2535 vs. 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores 14 points under the grade 7 bar. 2538 vs. 2552. 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 3rd 48 students 50 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 49 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 5th 43 students 26 points under the grade 5 bar. 6th 32 students 29 points under the grade 6 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 3rd 13 students 102 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 18 students 69 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 18 students 49 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 16 students 22 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
3	32,655	2335.0	− 2432	−97	× 91 / 239	−36.9
4	32,658	2388.7	− 2473	−84.3	× 76 / 239	−26.8
5	32,659	2413.2	− 2502	−88.8	× 72 / 239	−26.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−90

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	30,867	2357.3	− 2432	−74.7	× 101 / 262	−28.8
4	30,870	2383.9	− 2473	−89.1	× 83 / 262	−28.2
5	30,871	2418.4	− 2502	−83.6	× 78 / 262	−24.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−82

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	31,433	2335.9	− 2432	−96.1	× 76 / 260	−28.1
4	31,435	2399.3	− 2473	−73.7	× 98 / 260	−27.8
5	31,437	2408.8	− 2502	−93.2	× 86 / 260	−30.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−87

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	31,480	2350.6	− 2432	−81.4	× 62 / 229	−22
4	31,482	2389.0	− 2473	−84	× 72 / 229	−26.4
5	31,484	2441.3	− 2502	−60.7	× 95 / 229	−25.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−74

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	31,653	2349.6	− 2432	−82.4	× 92 / 238	−31.9
4	31,654	2379.5	− 2473	−93.5	× 66 / 238	−25.9
5	31,655	2427.9	− 2502	−74.1	× 80 / 238	−24.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−83

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	31,674	2366.0	− 2432	−66	× 58 / 284	−13.5
4	31,675	2368.7	− 2473	−104.3	× 61 / 284	−22.4
5	31,676	2416.6	− 2502	−85.4	× 59 / 284	−17.7
6	31,677	2413.2	− 2531	−117.8	× 40 / 284	−16.6
7	31,678	2503.5	− 2552	−48.5	× 38 / 284	−6.5
8	31,679	2510.1	− 2567	−56.9	× 28 / 284	−5.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−82

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	31,731	2356.7	− 2432	−75.3	× 54 / 292	−13.9
4	31,732	2405.1	− 2473	−67.9	× 58 / 292	−13.5
5	31,733	2419.1	− 2502	−82.9	× 66 / 292	−18.7
6	31,734	2416.2	− 2531	−114.8	× 38 / 292	−14.9
7	31,735	2459.4	− 2552	−92.6	× 38 / 292	−12.1
8	31,736	2533.3	− 2567	−33.7	× 38 / 292	−4.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−78

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	31,597	2380.1	− 2432	−51.9	× 61 / 289	−11
4	31,598	2425.2	− 2473	−47.8	× 55 / 289	−9.1
5	31,599	2469.9	− 2502	−32.1	× 56 / 289	−6.2
6	31,600	2440.3	− 2531	−90.7	× 50 / 289	−15.7
7	31,601	2491.4	− 2552	−60.6	× 30 / 289	−6.3
8	31,602	2491.1	− 2567	−75.9	× 37 / 289	−9.7
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
3	31,456	2358.6	− 2432	−73.4	× 73 / 316	−17
4	31,457	2435.7	− 2473	−37.3	× 59 / 316	−7
5	31,458	2438.7	− 2502	−63.3	× 56 / 316	−11.2
6	31,459	2497.0	− 2531	−34	× 51 / 316	−5.5
7	31,460	2522.2	− 2552	−29.8	× 49 / 316	−4.6
8	31,461	2549.5	− 2567	−17.5	× 28 / 316	−1.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−47

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	31,444	2370.9	− 2432	−61.1	× 61 / 333	−11.2
4	31,445	2410.5	− 2473	−62.5	× 67 / 333	−12.6
5	31,446	2448.9	− 2502	−53.1	× 61 / 333	−9.7
6	31,447	2485.3	− 2531	−45.7	× 48 / 333	−6.6
7	31,448	2534.6	− 2552	−17.4	× 50 / 333	−2.6
8	31,449	2538.2	− 2567	−28.8	× 46 / 333	−4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−47

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −90, −82, −87, −74, −83, −82, −78, −58, −47, −47 → −72.8
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: 5 · 2017→2018: 13 · 2018→2019: 9 · 2019→2022: 1 · 2022→2023: 4 · 2023→2024: 20 · 2024→2025: 11 · 2025→2026: 0 → average 7.9
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 7.9 × 2.66 = 21. Upper limit −51.8, lower limit −93.8.

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.