Challenger 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.

Many students here are still learning English, and this test is given in English. In 2026, 115 of the 399 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

6th The average 6th grader scores 22 points under the grade 3 bar. 2410 vs. 2432. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores 24 points under the grade 5 bar. 2478 vs. 2502. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores 39 points under the grade 4 bar. 2434 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 82 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 7th 92 students Just under the grade 5 bar. 8th 110 students 32 points under the grade 4 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 6th 51 students 56 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 44 students 34 points under the grade 4 bar. 8th 20 students 40 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
5	38,889	2451.8	− 2502	−50.2	× 140 / 570	−12.3
6	38,892	2482.4	− 2531	−48.6	× 137 / 570	−11.7
7	38,893	2487.4	− 2552	−64.6	× 144 / 570	−16.3
8	38,896	2501.2	− 2567	−65.8	× 149 / 570	−17.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−58

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	36,038	2456.2	− 2502	−45.8	× 135 / 549	−11.3
6	36,040	2474.3	− 2531	−56.7	× 138 / 549	−14.3
7	36,042	2512.8	− 2552	−39.2	× 132 / 549	−9.4
8	36,045	2527.0	− 2567	−40	× 144 / 549	−10.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−45

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	36,758	2427.3	− 2502	−74.7	× 155 / 550	−21.1
6	36,761	2466.7	− 2531	−64.3	× 129 / 550	−15.1
7	36,762	2487.0	− 2552	−65	× 137 / 550	−16.2
8	36,764	2537.3	− 2567	−29.7	× 129 / 550	−7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−59

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	36,720	2420.4	− 2502	−81.6	× 152 / 572	−21.7
6	36,722	2439.4	− 2531	−91.6	× 157 / 572	−25.1
7	36,724	2516.7	− 2552	−35.3	× 115 / 572	−7.1
8	36,726	2501.8	− 2567	−65.2	× 148 / 572	−16.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−71

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	36,881	2442.9	− 2502	−59.1	× 127 / 526	−14.3
6	36,882	2459.9	− 2531	−71.1	× 139 / 526	−18.8
7	36,883	2497.5	− 2552	−54.5	× 139 / 526	−14.4
8	36,884	2524.2	− 2567	−42.8	× 121 / 526	−9.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−57

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	36,776	2407.9	− 2502	−94.1	× 131 / 545	−22.6
6	36,777	2441.2	− 2531	−89.8	× 153 / 545	−25.2
7	36,778	2445.1	− 2552	−106.9	× 127 / 545	−24.9
8	36,779	2465.0	− 2567	−102	× 134 / 545	−25.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−98

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	36,793	2402.9	− 2502	−99.1	× 136 / 541	−24.9
6	36,794	2433.7	− 2531	−97.3	× 136 / 541	−24.5
7	36,795	2457.9	− 2552	−94.1	× 142 / 541	−24.7
8	36,796	2469.9	− 2567	−97.1	× 127 / 541	−22.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−97

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
5	36,637	2429.5	− 2502	−72.5	× 128 / 517	−17.9
6	36,638	2436.4	− 2531	−94.6	× 123 / 517	−22.5
7	36,639	2448.8	− 2552	−103.2	× 127 / 517	−25.4
8	36,640	2468.0	− 2567	−99	× 139 / 517	−26.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−92

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	36,486	2447.3	− 2531	−83.7	× 132 / 385	−28.7
7	36,487	2460.5	− 2552	−91.5	× 124 / 385	−29.5
8	36,488	2470.2	− 2567	−96.8	× 129 / 385	−32.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−91

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	36,474	2410.0	− 2531	−121	× 133 / 399	−40.3
7	36,475	2477.9	− 2552	−74.1	× 136 / 399	−25.3
8	36,476	2433.7	− 2567	−133.3	× 130 / 399	−43.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−109

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −58, −45, −59, −71, −57, −98, −97, −92, −91, −109 → −77.7
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 13 · 2016→2017: 14 · 2017→2018: 12 · 2018→2019: 14 · 2019→2022: 41 · 2022→2023: 1 · 2023→2024: 5 · 2024→2025: 1 · 2025→2026: 18 → average 13.2
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 13.2 × 2.66 = 35.1. Upper limit −42.6, lower limit −112.8.

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.