Eastin Arcola: 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, 40 of the 118 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 14 points under the grade 3 bar. 2418 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 31 points under the grade 3 bar. 2401 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2431 vs. 2432. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 37 points under the grade 4 bar. 2436 vs. 2473. 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 just under the grade 5 bar. 2499 vs. 2502. The 8th-grade bar is 2567.

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.

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	41,321	2367.0	− 2432	−65	× 21 / 123	−11.1
4	41,324	2464.7	− 2473	−8.3	× 24 / 123	−1.6
5	41,325	2402.7	− 2502	−99.3	× 21 / 123	−17
6	41,328	2491.5	− 2531	−39.5	× 21 / 123	−6.7
7	41,329	2490.7	− 2552	−61.3	× 22 / 123	−11
8	41,332	2503.6	− 2567	−63.4	× 14 / 123	−7.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−55

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	38,227	2398.2	− 2432	−33.8	× 23 / 119	−6.5
4	38,228	2421.6	− 2473	−51.4	× 21 / 119	−9.1
5	38,230	2483.3	− 2502	−18.7	× 19 / 119	−3
6	38,232	2485.3	− 2531	−45.7	× 22 / 119	−8.4
7	38,234	2538.1	− 2552	−13.9	× 18 / 119	−2.1
8	38,237	2549.6	− 2567	−17.4	× 16 / 119	−2.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−31

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	39,133	2376.9	− 2432	−55.1	× 24 / 137	−9.7
4	39,134	2407.6	− 2473	−65.4	× 22 / 137	−10.5
5	39,136	2411.2	− 2502	−90.8	× 27 / 137	−17.9
6	39,139	2517.9	− 2531	−13.1	× 15 / 137	−1.4
7	39,141	2512.6	− 2552	−39.4	× 27 / 137	−7.8
8	39,142	2560.0	− 2567	−7	× 22 / 137	−1.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−48

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	39,153	2380.5	− 2432	−51.5	× 23 / 132	−9
4	39,156	2482.8	− 2473	9.8	× 22 / 132	1.6
5	39,157	2493.1	− 2502	−8.9	× 23 / 132	−1.6
6	39,160	2467.9	− 2531	−63.1	× 25 / 132	−12
7	39,161	2566.1	− 2552	14.1	× 16 / 132	1.7
8	39,164	2562.3	− 2567	−4.7	× 23 / 132	−0.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−20

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	39,293	2369.0	− 2432	−63	× 22 / 137	−10.1
4	39,294	2432.5	− 2473	−40.5	× 22 / 137	−6.5
5	39,295	2466.1	− 2502	−35.9	× 25 / 137	−6.6
6	39,296	2546.0	− 2531	15	× 22 / 137	2.4
7	39,297	2523.4	− 2552	−28.6	× 26 / 137	−5.4
8	39,298	2599.6	− 2567	32.6	× 20 / 137	4.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−21

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	39,056	2389.2	− 2432	−42.8	× 17 / 127	−5.7
4	39,057	2432.7	− 2473	−40.3	× 23 / 127	−7.3
5	39,058	2429.1	− 2502	−72.9	× 23 / 127	−13.2
6	39,059	2502.6	− 2531	−28.4	× 22 / 127	−4.9
7	39,060	2564.4	− 2552	12.4	× 17 / 127	1.7
8	39,061	2567.6	− 2567	0.6	× 25 / 127	0.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−29

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	39,109	2381.8	− 2432	−50.2	× 27 / 131	−10.3
4	39,110	2444.9	− 2473	−28.1	× 18 / 131	−3.9
5	39,111	2442.9	− 2502	−59.1	× 20 / 131	−9
6	39,112	2490.8	− 2531	−40.2	× 26 / 131	−8
7	39,113	2546.4	− 2552	−5.6	× 17 / 131	−0.7
8	39,114	2546.6	− 2567	−20.4	× 23 / 131	−3.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−36

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	38,937	2401.3	− 2432	−30.7	× 22 / 131	−5.2
4	38,938	2396.8	− 2473	−76.2	× 28 / 131	−16.3
5	38,939	2434.1	− 2502	−67.9	× 19 / 131	−9.8
6	38,940	2484.9	− 2531	−46.1	× 20 / 131	−7
7	38,941	2499.0	− 2552	−53	× 28 / 131	−11.3
8	38,942	2556.7	− 2567	−10.3	× 14 / 131	−1.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−51

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	38,708	2368.2	− 2432	−63.8	× 19 / 138	−8.8
4	38,709	2413.3	− 2473	−59.7	× 24 / 138	−10.4
5	38,710	2390.6	− 2502	−111.4	× 30 / 138	−24.2
6	38,711	2451.4	− 2531	−79.6	× 18 / 138	−10.4
7	38,712	2489.0	− 2552	−63	× 22 / 138	−10
8	38,713	2518.5	− 2567	−48.5	× 25 / 138	−8.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−73

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	38,645	2417.9	− 2432	−14.1	× 15 / 118	−1.8
4	38,646	2401.2	− 2473	−71.8	× 18 / 118	−11
5	38,647	2431.4	− 2502	−70.6	× 19 / 118	−11.4
6	38,648	2435.9	− 2531	−95.1	× 30 / 118	−24.2
7	38,649	2535.4	− 2552	−16.6	× 12 / 118	−1.7
8	38,650	2499.3	− 2567	−67.7	× 24 / 118	−13.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−64

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −55, −31, −48, −20, −21, −29, −36, −51, −73, −64 → −42.8
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 24 · 2016→2017: 17 · 2017→2018: 28 · 2018→2019: 1 · 2019→2022: 8 · 2022→2023: 7 · 2023→2024: 15 · 2024→2025: 22 · 2025→2026: 9 → average 14.6
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 14.6 × 2.66 = 38.8. Upper limit −4, lower limit −81.6.

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.