Hamilton TK-8: 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, 120 of the 321 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 56 points under the grade 3 bar. 2376 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 38 points under the grade 4 bar. 2435 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 25 points under the grade 4 bar. 2448 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 15 points under the grade 4 bar. 2458 vs. 2473. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores 27 points under the grade 6 bar. 2505 vs. 2531. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores 15 points under the grade 6 bar. 2516 vs. 2531. 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 28 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 4th 25 students Meets the grade 4 bar. 5th 32 students 26 points under the grade 5 bar. 6th 33 students 13 points under the grade 5 bar. 7th 38 students 13 points under the grade 7 bar. 8th 45 students 11 points under 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 30 students 104 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 27 students 44 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 18 students 33 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 21 students 24 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 13 students 29 points under the grade 3 bar. 8th 11 students 19 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	42,298	2429.9	− 2432	−2.1	× 93 / 446	−0.4
4	42,299	2499.9	− 2473	26.9	× 85 / 446	5.1
5	42,301	2496.7	− 2502	−5.3	× 86 / 446	−1
6	42,303	2494.5	− 2531	−36.5	× 59 / 446	−4.8
7	42,306	2553.0	− 2552	1	× 61 / 446	0.1
8	42,307	2585.9	− 2567	18.9	× 62 / 446	2.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						2

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	39,107	2428.1	− 2432	−3.9	× 79 / 415	−0.7
4	39,109	2461.7	− 2473	−11.3	× 80 / 415	−2.2
5	39,112	2518.0	− 2502	16	× 83 / 415	3.2
6	39,114	2522.8	− 2531	−8.2	× 60 / 415	−1.2
7	39,115	2534.6	− 2552	−17.4	× 55 / 415	−2.3
8	39,118	2594.7	− 2567	27.7	× 58 / 415	3.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						1

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	40,091	2405.1	− 2432	−26.9	× 95 / 422	−6.1
4	40,092	2417.4	− 2473	−55.6	× 74 / 422	−9.7
5	40,095	2455.3	− 2502	−46.7	× 83 / 422	−9.2
6	40,097	2514.5	− 2531	−16.5	× 58 / 422	−2.3
7	40,099	2554.0	− 2552	2	× 59 / 422	0.3
8	40,101	2543.1	− 2567	−23.9	× 53 / 422	−3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−30

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	40,116	2435.3	− 2432	3.3	× 53 / 385	0.5
4	40,117	2450.9	− 2473	−22.1	× 86 / 385	−4.9
5	40,120	2493.3	− 2502	−8.7	× 76 / 385	−1.7
6	40,121	2489.7	− 2531	−41.3	× 62 / 385	−6.7
7	40,124	2555.3	− 2552	3.3	× 54 / 385	0.5
8	40,125	2543.6	− 2567	−23.4	× 54 / 385	−3.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−16

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	40,263	2396.7	− 2432	−35.3	× 65 / 378	−6.1
4	40,264	2473.8	− 2473	0.8	× 50 / 378	0.1
5	40,265	2450.0	− 2502	−52	× 85 / 378	−11.7
6	40,266	2499.4	− 2531	−31.6	× 59 / 378	−4.9
7	40,267	2541.0	− 2552	−11	× 61 / 378	−1.8
8	40,268	2563.6	− 2567	−3.4	× 58 / 378	−0.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−25

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	39,230	2365.7	− 2432	−66.3	× 70 / 351	−13.2
4	39,231	2387.7	− 2473	−85.3	× 54 / 351	−13.1
5	39,232	2443.6	− 2502	−58.4	× 63 / 351	−10.5
6	39,233	2481.7	− 2531	−49.3	× 55 / 351	−7.7
7	39,234	2483.6	− 2552	−68.4	× 52 / 351	−10.1
8	39,235	2543.2	− 2567	−23.8	× 57 / 351	−3.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−59

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	40,040	2361.0	− 2432	−71	× 48 / 334	−10.2
4	40,041	2424.1	− 2473	−48.9	× 58 / 334	−8.5
5	40,042	2458.7	− 2502	−43.3	× 58 / 334	−7.5
6	40,043	2450.7	− 2531	−80.3	× 59 / 334	−14.2
7	40,044	2533.9	− 2552	−18.1	× 56 / 334	−3
8	40,045	2532.6	− 2567	−34.4	× 55 / 334	−5.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−49

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	40,089	2400.3	− 2432	−31.7	× 60 / 334	−5.7
4	40,090	2417.3	− 2473	−55.7	× 47 / 334	−7.8
5	40,091	2453.6	− 2502	−48.4	× 59 / 334	−8.5
6	40,092	2487.9	− 2531	−43.1	× 60 / 334	−7.7
7	40,093	2497.1	− 2552	−54.9	× 50 / 334	−8.2
8	40,094	2540.7	− 2567	−26.3	× 58 / 334	−4.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−43

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	39,904	2368.3	− 2432	−63.7	× 55 / 315	−11.1
4	39,905	2427.1	− 2473	−45.9	× 56 / 315	−8.2
5	39,906	2422.4	− 2502	−79.6	× 49 / 315	−12.4
6	39,907	2485.8	− 2531	−45.2	× 59 / 315	−8.5
7	39,908	2541.9	− 2552	−10.1	× 52 / 315	−1.7
8	39,909	2509.5	− 2567	−57.5	× 44 / 315	−8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−50

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	39,677	2401.7	− 2432	−30.3	× 55 / 325	−5.1
4	39,678	2407.3	− 2473	−65.7	× 52 / 325	−10.5
5	39,679	2443.8	− 2502	−58.2	× 57 / 325	−10.2
6	39,680	2461.4	− 2531	−69.6	× 48 / 325	−10.3
7	39,681	2524.7	− 2552	−27.3	× 59 / 325	−5
8	39,682	2516.3	− 2567	−50.7	× 54 / 325	−8.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−50

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	39,585	2376.0	− 2432	−56	× 58 / 321	−10.1
4	39,586	2434.9	− 2473	−38.1	× 52 / 321	−6.2
5	39,587	2447.9	− 2502	−54.1	× 50 / 321	−8.4
6	39,588	2457.7	− 2531	−73.3	× 54 / 321	−12.3
7	39,589	2504.5	− 2552	−47.5	× 51 / 321	−7.5
8	39,590	2515.7	− 2567	−51.3	× 56 / 321	−8.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−54

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. 2, 1, −30, −16, −25, −59, −49, −43, −50, −50, −54 → −33.9
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 1 · 2016→2017: 31 · 2017→2018: 14 · 2018→2019: 9 · 2019→2021: 34 · 2021→2022: 10 · 2022→2023: 6 · 2023→2024: 7 · 2024→2025: 0 · 2025→2026: 4 → average 11.6
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 11.6 × 2.66 = 30.9. Upper limit −3, lower limit −64.8.

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.