Ybarra Academy for the Arts and Technology: 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 36 points under the grade 3 bar. 2397 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader meets the grade 4 bar. 2479 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2533 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader meets the grade 6 bar. 2567 vs. 2531.
7th The average 7th grader meets the grade 7 bar. 2569 vs. 2552.
8th The average 8th grader meets the grade 8 bar. 2605 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 3rd 47 students 11 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 86 students Meets 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 3rd 16 students 107 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 11 students 18 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
3	39,857	2461.8	− 2432	29.8	× 65 / 433	4.5
4	39,860	2475.2	− 2473	2.2	× 75 / 433	0.4
5	39,861	2544.2	− 2502	42.2	× 78 / 433	7.6
6	39,864	2561.2	− 2531	30.2	× 83 / 433	5.8
7	39,865	2571.3	− 2552	19.3	× 62 / 433	2.8
8	39,868	2575.8	− 2567	8.8	× 70 / 433	1.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						22

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	36,932	2442.5	− 2432	10.5	× 74 / 460	1.7
4	36,935	2518.0	− 2473	45	× 68 / 460	6.7
5	36,937	2530.8	− 2502	28.8	× 81 / 460	5.1
6	36,939	2565.6	− 2531	34.6	× 76 / 460	5.7
7	36,941	2564.2	− 2552	12.2	× 96 / 460	2.5
8	36,942	2598.1	− 2567	31.1	× 65 / 460	4.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						26

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	37,712	2442.9	− 2432	10.9	× 78 / 481	1.8
4	37,714	2470.0	− 2473	−3	× 73 / 481	−0.5
5	37,717	2546.7	− 2502	44.7	× 70 / 481	6.5
6	37,719	2530.1	− 2531	−0.9	× 90 / 481	−0.2
7	37,720	2590.5	− 2552	38.5	× 78 / 481	6.2
8	37,722	2578.5	− 2567	11.5	× 92 / 481	2.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						16

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	37,655	2440.8	− 2432	8.8	× 78 / 466	1.5
4	37,657	2490.3	− 2473	17.3	× 81 / 466	3
5	37,659	2515.8	− 2502	13.8	× 75 / 466	2.2
6	37,661	2563.9	− 2531	32.9	× 70 / 466	4.9
7	37,663	2559.0	− 2552	7	× 87 / 466	1.3
8	37,665	2604.7	− 2567	37.7	× 75 / 466	6.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						19

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	37,861	2468.7	− 2432	36.7	× 64 / 489	4.8
4	37,862	2476.9	− 2473	3.9	× 81 / 489	0.6
5	37,863	2504.3	− 2502	2.3	× 96 / 489	0.5
6	37,864	2534.0	− 2531	3	× 72 / 489	0.4
7	37,865	2599.3	− 2552	47.3	× 88 / 489	8.5
8	37,866	2588.2	− 2567	21.2	× 88 / 489	3.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						19

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	37,750	2424.7	− 2432	−7.3	× 65 / 436	−1.1
4	37,751	2500.1	− 2473	27.1	× 67 / 436	4.2
5	37,752	2521.3	− 2502	19.3	× 68 / 436	3
6	37,753	2541.9	− 2531	10.9	× 68 / 436	1.7
7	37,754	2568.6	− 2552	16.6	× 84 / 436	3.2
8	37,755	2574.6	− 2567	7.6	× 84 / 436	1.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						12

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	37,795	2439.1	− 2432	7.1	× 54 / 414	0.9
4	37,796	2494.7	− 2473	21.7	× 64 / 414	3.4
5	37,797	2510.2	− 2502	8.2	× 66 / 414	1.3
6	37,798	2525.6	− 2531	−5.4	× 60 / 414	−0.8
7	37,799	2577.1	− 2552	25.1	× 85 / 414	5.2
8	37,800	2583.7	− 2567	16.7	× 85 / 414	3.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						13

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	37,645	2432.7	− 2432	0.7	× 63 / 416	0.1
4	37,646	2513.2	− 2473	40.2	× 57 / 416	5.5
5	37,647	2511.1	− 2502	9.1	× 65 / 416	1.4
6	37,648	2546.2	− 2531	15.2	× 65 / 416	2.4
7	37,649	2557.4	− 2552	5.4	× 83 / 416	1.1
8	37,650	2607.0	− 2567	40	× 83 / 416	8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						18

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	37,422	2403.6	− 2432	−28.4	× 67 / 422	−4.5
4	37,423	2489.9	− 2473	16.9	× 64 / 422	2.6
5	37,424	2560.7	− 2502	58.7	× 59 / 422	8.2
6	37,425	2543.5	− 2531	12.5	× 64 / 422	1.9
7	37,426	2592.3	− 2552	40.3	× 89 / 422	8.5
8	37,427	2578.4	− 2567	11.4	× 79 / 422	2.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						19

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	37,406	2396.5	− 2432	−35.5	× 63 / 434	−5.2
4	37,407	2478.6	− 2473	5.6	× 64 / 434	0.8
5	37,408	2532.9	− 2502	30.9	× 65 / 434	4.6
6	37,409	2567.1	− 2531	36.1	× 58 / 434	4.8
7	37,410	2569.3	− 2552	17.3	× 97 / 434	3.9
8	37,411	2605.3	− 2567	38.3	× 87 / 434	7.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						17

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. 22, 26, 16, 19, 19, 12, 13, 18, 19, 17 → 18.1
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: 10 · 2017→2018: 3 · 2018→2019: 0 · 2019→2022: 7 · 2022→2023: 1 · 2023→2024: 5 · 2024→2025: 1 · 2025→2026: 2 → average 3.7
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 3.7 × 2.66 = 9.8. Upper limit 27.9, lower limit 8.3.

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.