Monterey Bay Charter: 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.

3rd The average 3rd grader meets the grade 3 bar. 2442 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader meets the grade 4 bar. 2474 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2508 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader meets the grade 6 bar. 2571 vs. 2531.
7th The average 7th grader meets the grade 7 bar. 2607 vs. 2552.
8th The average 8th grader meets the grade 8 bar. 2573 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	45,272	2445.4	− 2432	13.4	× 42 / 167	3.4
4	45,273	2482.4	− 2473	9.4	× 21 / 167	1.2
5	45,276	2557.7	− 2502	55.7	× 26 / 167	8.7
6	45,277	2515.2	− 2531	−15.8	× 26 / 167	−2.5
7	45,280	2621.9	− 2552	69.9	× 26 / 167	10.9
8	45,281	2605.1	− 2567	38.1	× 26 / 167	5.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						28

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	41,975	2437.0	− 2432	5	× 46 / 191	1.2
4	41,978	2494.6	− 2473	21.6	× 42 / 191	4.7
5	41,980	2543.0	− 2502	41	× 25 / 191	5.4
6	41,981	2557.2	− 2531	26.2	× 26 / 191	3.6
7	41,984	2581.2	− 2552	29.2	× 26 / 191	4
8	41,986	2641.3	− 2567	74.3	× 26 / 191	10.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						29

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	43,016	2458.6	− 2432	26.6	× 47 / 218	5.7
4	43,018	2495.8	− 2473	22.8	× 45 / 218	4.7
5	43,021	2517.4	− 2502	15.4	× 50 / 218	3.5
6	43,022	2509.9	− 2531	−21.1	× 26 / 218	−2.5
7	43,024	2607.5	− 2552	55.5	× 26 / 218	6.6
8	43,027	2590.9	− 2567	23.9	× 24 / 218	2.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						21

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	43,019	2455.1	− 2432	23.1	× 47 / 245	4.4
4	43,022	2512.8	− 2473	39.8	× 46 / 245	7.5
5	43,023	2497.7	− 2502	−4.3	× 50 / 245	−0.9
6	43,026	2535.5	− 2531	4.5	× 51 / 245	0.9
7	43,027	2555.9	− 2552	3.9	× 25 / 245	0.4
8	43,030	2632.0	− 2567	65	× 26 / 245	6.9
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	43,135	2433.7	− 2432	1.7	× 49 / 281	0.3
4	43,136	2476.2	− 2473	3.2	× 52 / 281	0.6
5	43,137	2528.9	− 2502	26.9	× 54 / 281	5.2
6	43,138	2535.1	− 2531	4.1	× 51 / 281	0.7
7	43,139	2587.8	− 2552	35.8	× 51 / 281	6.5
8	43,140	2574.8	− 2567	7.8	× 24 / 281	0.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						14

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	42,007	2396.3	− 2432	−35.7	× 46 / 246	−6.7
4	42,008	2476.2	− 2473	3.2	× 44 / 246	0.6
5	42,009	2538.0	− 2502	36	× 44 / 246	6.4
6	42,010	2550.3	− 2531	19.3	× 40 / 246	3.1
7	42,011	2589.3	− 2552	37.3	× 38 / 246	5.8
8	42,012	2609.4	− 2567	42.4	× 34 / 246	5.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						15

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	42,870	2451.3	− 2432	19.3	× 50 / 272	3.5
4	42,871	2447.2	− 2473	−25.8	× 56 / 272	−5.3
5	42,872	2512.3	− 2502	10.3	× 53 / 272	2
6	42,873	2566.8	− 2531	35.8	× 42 / 272	5.5
7	42,874	2608.8	− 2552	56.8	× 34 / 272	7.1
8	42,875	2585.7	− 2567	18.7	× 37 / 272	2.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						15

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	42,879	2434.5	− 2432	2.5	× 51 / 288	0.4
4	42,880	2483.7	− 2473	10.7	× 50 / 288	1.9
5	42,881	2491.4	− 2502	−10.6	× 59 / 288	−2.2
6	42,882	2551.4	− 2531	20.4	× 50 / 288	3.5
7	42,883	2600.0	− 2552	48	× 48 / 288	8
8	42,884	2599.2	− 2567	32.2	× 30 / 288	3.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						15

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	42,708	2426.3	− 2432	−5.7	× 50 / 302	−0.9
4	42,709	2474.1	− 2473	1.1	× 50 / 302	0.2
5	42,710	2554.8	− 2502	52.8	× 54 / 302	9.4
6	42,711	2540.5	− 2531	9.5	× 54 / 302	1.7
7	42,712	2577.0	− 2552	25	× 52 / 302	4.3
8	42,713	2602.6	− 2567	35.6	× 42 / 302	5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						20

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	42,459	2418.3	− 2432	−13.7	× 49 / 288	−2.3
4	42,460	2473.1	− 2473	0.1	× 43 / 288	0
5	42,461	2535.3	− 2502	33.3	× 49 / 288	5.7
6	42,462	2569.6	− 2531	38.6	× 48 / 288	6.4
7	42,463	2601.6	− 2552	49.6	× 49 / 288	8.4
8	42,464	2577.2	− 2567	10.2	× 50 / 288	1.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						20

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	42,367	2442.2	− 2432	10.2	× 56 / 298	1.9
4	42,368	2474.1	− 2473	1.1	× 52 / 298	0.2
5	42,369	2507.8	− 2502	5.8	× 38 / 298	0.7
6	42,370	2570.8	− 2531	39.8	× 49 / 298	6.5
7	42,371	2606.9	− 2552	54.9	× 55 / 298	10.1
8	42,372	2572.8	− 2567	5.8	× 48 / 298	0.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						20

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. 28, 29, 21, 19, 14, 15, 15, 15, 20, 20, 20 → 19.6
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: 8 · 2017→2018: 2 · 2018→2019: 5 · 2019→2021: 1 · 2021→2022: 0 · 2022→2023: 0 · 2023→2024: 5 · 2024→2025: 0 · 2025→2026: 0 → average 2.2
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 2.2 × 2.66 = 5.9. Upper limit 25.5, lower limit 13.7.

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.