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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.

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 50 points under the grade 3 bar. 2382 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 20 points under the grade 4 bar. 2453 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2468 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2493 vs. 2502. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores just under the grade 6 bar. 2522 vs. 2531. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader meets the grade 8 bar. 2572 vs. 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	41,375	2390.5	− 2432	−41.5	× 59 / 410	−6
4	41,378	2401.1	− 2473	−71.9	× 83 / 410	−14.6
5	41,379	2464.6	− 2502	−37.4	× 59 / 410	−5.4
6	41,382	2477.6	− 2531	−53.4	× 67 / 410	−8.7
7	41,383	2517.0	− 2552	−35	× 71 / 410	−6.1
8	41,386	2533.8	− 2567	−33.2	× 71 / 410	−5.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−46

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	38,281	2384.1	− 2432	−47.9	× 54 / 406	−6.4
4	38,283	2402.1	− 2473	−70.9	× 62 / 406	−10.8
5	38,285	2466.7	− 2502	−35.3	× 86 / 406	−7.5
6	38,286	2472.8	− 2531	−58.2	× 57 / 406	−8.2
7	38,288	2495.3	− 2552	−56.7	× 76 / 406	−10.6
8	38,290	2513.1	− 2567	−53.9	× 71 / 406	−9.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−53

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	39,193	2414.9	− 2432	−17.1	× 62 / 403	−2.6
4	39,194	2430.2	− 2473	−42.8	× 59 / 403	−6.3
5	39,196	2475.1	− 2502	−26.9	× 61 / 403	−4.1
6	39,199	2473.4	− 2531	−57.6	× 86 / 403	−12.3
7	39,200	2527.0	− 2552	−25	× 62 / 403	−3.8
8	39,202	2530.1	− 2567	−36.9	× 73 / 403	−6.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−36

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	39,232	2396.3	− 2432	−35.7	× 44 / 377	−4.2
4	39,233	2445.9	− 2473	−27.1	× 64 / 377	−4.6
5	39,236	2488.8	− 2502	−13.2	× 63 / 377	−2.2
6	39,237	2483.5	− 2531	−47.5	× 56 / 377	−7.1
7	39,240	2530.9	− 2552	−21.1	× 88 / 377	−4.9
8	39,241	2524.0	− 2567	−43	× 62 / 377	−7.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−30

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	39,371	2392.6	− 2432	−39.4	× 48 / 361	−5.2
4	39,372	2443.6	− 2473	−29.4	× 48 / 361	−3.9
5	39,373	2492.8	− 2502	−9.2	× 62 / 361	−1.6
6	39,374	2516.8	− 2531	−14.2	× 55 / 361	−2.2
7	39,375	2536.1	− 2552	−15.9	× 65 / 361	−2.9
8	39,376	2550.9	− 2567	−16.1	× 83 / 361	−3.7
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	39,148	2389.1	− 2432	−42.9	× 48 / 322	−6.4
4	39,149	2426.5	− 2473	−46.5	× 49 / 322	−7.1
5	39,150	2429.1	− 2502	−72.9	× 65 / 322	−14.7
6	39,151	2467.5	− 2531	−63.5	× 46 / 322	−9.1
7	39,152	2508.2	− 2552	−43.8	× 53 / 322	−7.2
8	39,153	2562.4	− 2567	−4.6	× 61 / 322	−0.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−45

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	39,203	2377.8	− 2432	−54.2	× 62 / 342	−9.8
4	39,204	2431.4	− 2473	−41.6	× 55 / 342	−6.7
5	39,205	2491.0	− 2502	−11	× 48 / 342	−1.5
6	39,206	2441.7	− 2531	−89.3	× 66 / 342	−17.2
7	39,207	2505.4	− 2552	−46.6	× 56 / 342	−7.6
8	39,208	2536.2	− 2567	−30.8	× 55 / 342	−5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−48

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	39,029	2387.3	− 2432	−44.7	× 57 / 344	−7.4
4	39,030	2391.6	− 2473	−81.4	× 61 / 344	−14.4
5	39,031	2476.8	− 2502	−25.2	× 52 / 344	−3.8
6	39,032	2509.2	− 2531	−21.8	× 50 / 344	−3.2
7	39,033	2498.3	− 2552	−53.7	× 70 / 344	−10.9
8	39,034	2542.8	− 2567	−24.2	× 54 / 344	−3.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−44

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	38,800	2358.7	− 2432	−73.3	× 46 / 342	−9.9
4	38,801	2442.5	− 2473	−30.5	× 54 / 342	−4.8
5	38,802	2456.5	− 2502	−45.5	× 62 / 342	−8.2
6	38,803	2524.1	− 2531	−6.9	× 54 / 342	−1.1
7	38,804	2549.7	− 2552	−2.3	× 61 / 342	−0.4
8	38,805	2546.0	− 2567	−21	× 65 / 342	−4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−28

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	38,733	2382.3	− 2432	−49.7	× 43 / 303	−7.1
4	38,734	2452.7	− 2473	−20.3	× 40 / 303	−2.7
5	38,735	2468.0	− 2502	−34	× 49 / 303	−5.5
6	38,736	2493.4	− 2531	−37.6	× 60 / 303	−7.4
7	38,737	2522.3	− 2552	−29.7	× 59 / 303	−5.8
8	38,738	2571.9	− 2567	4.9	× 52 / 303	0.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−28

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −46, −53, −36, −30, −19, −45, −48, −44, −28, −28 → −37.7
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 7 · 2016→2017: 17 · 2017→2018: 6 · 2018→2019: 11 · 2019→2022: 26 · 2022→2023: 3 · 2023→2024: 4 · 2024→2025: 16 · 2025→2026: 0 → average 10
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 10 × 2.66 = 26.6. Upper limit −11.1, lower limit −64.3.

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.