Dual Language Academy of the Monterey Peninsula: 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, 80 of the 219 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 65 points under the grade 3 bar. 2367 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 43 points under the grade 3 bar. 2389 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 24 points under the grade 3 bar. 2408 vs. 2432. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 10 points under the grade 5 bar. 2492 vs. 2502. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores just under the grade 7 bar. 2547 vs. 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores 14 points under the grade 7 bar. 2538 vs. 2552. 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 24 students 36 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 15 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 5th 17 students 11 points under the grade 4 bar. 7th 36 students Meets the grade 7 bar. 8th 25 students Meets the grade 8 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 3rd 16 students 110 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 13 students 88 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 18 students 75 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 11 students 43 points under the grade 3 bar. 8th 12 students 29 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	45,835	2427.4	− 2432	−4.6	× 44 / 150	−1.3
4	45,838	2449.4	− 2473	−23.6	× 31 / 150	−4.9
5	45,839	2439.9	− 2502	−62.1	× 29 / 150	−12
6	45,842	2515.1	− 2531	−15.9	× 30 / 150	−3.2
7	45,843	2533.1	− 2552	−18.9	× 16 / 150	−2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−23

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	42,539	2363.7	− 2432	−68.3	× 40 / 191	−14.3
4	42,541	2471.4	− 2473	−1.6	× 43 / 191	−0.4
5	42,543	2509.1	− 2502	7.1	× 33 / 191	1.2
6	42,546	2518.1	− 2531	−12.9	× 29 / 191	−2
7	42,548	2571.8	− 2552	19.8	× 30 / 191	3.1
8	42,549	2570.9	− 2567	3.9	× 16 / 191	0.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−12

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	43,605	2348.8	− 2432	−83.2	× 62 / 237	−21.8
4	43,606	2452.0	− 2473	−21	× 41 / 237	−3.6
5	43,609	2480.7	− 2502	−21.3	× 47 / 237	−4.2
6	43,611	2525.3	− 2531	−5.7	× 32 / 237	−0.8
7	43,613	2541.6	− 2552	−10.4	× 29 / 237	−1.3
8	43,615	2567.0	− 2567	0	× 26 / 237	0
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−32

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	43,623	2403.4	− 2432	−28.6	× 65 / 290	−6.4
4	43,626	2394.9	− 2473	−78.1	× 60 / 290	−16.2
5	43,627	2474.1	− 2502	−27.9	× 47 / 290	−4.5
6	43,630	2495.4	− 2531	−35.6	× 51 / 290	−6.3
7	43,631	2522.8	− 2552	−29.2	× 38 / 290	−3.8
8	43,634	2533.8	− 2567	−33.2	× 29 / 290	−3.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−40

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	43,748	2390.5	− 2432	−41.5	× 48 / 265	−7.5
4	43,749	2438.2	− 2473	−34.8	× 54 / 265	−7.1
5	43,750	2441.2	− 2502	−60.8	× 56 / 265	−12.8
6	43,751	2474.3	− 2531	−56.7	× 39 / 265	−8.3
7	43,752	2519.7	− 2552	−32.3	× 41 / 265	−5
8	43,753	2552.0	− 2567	−15	× 27 / 265	−1.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−42

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	43,470	2387.3	− 2432	−44.7	× 43 / 216	−8.9
4	43,471	2434.9	− 2473	−38.1	× 35 / 216	−6.2
5	43,472	2483.6	− 2502	−18.4	× 32 / 216	−2.7
6	43,473	2508.9	− 2531	−22.1	× 33 / 216	−3.4
7	43,474	2537.9	− 2552	−14.1	× 28 / 216	−1.8
8	43,475	2523.6	− 2567	−43.4	× 45 / 216	−9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−32

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	43,480	2348.5	− 2432	−83.5	× 27 / 190	−11.9
4	43,481	2423.6	− 2473	−49.4	× 44 / 190	−11.4
5	43,482	2469.6	− 2502	−32.4	× 34 / 190	−5.8
6	43,483	2529.3	− 2531	−1.7	× 31 / 190	−0.3
7	43,484	2522.1	− 2552	−29.9	× 30 / 190	−4.7
8	43,485	2570.1	− 2567	3.1	× 24 / 190	0.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−34

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	43,306	2317.2	− 2432	−114.8	× 33 / 191	−19.8
4	43,307	2356.1	− 2473	−116.9	× 27 / 191	−16.5
5	43,308	2477.2	− 2502	−24.8	× 41 / 191	−5.3
6	43,309	2512.2	− 2531	−18.8	× 32 / 191	−3.1
7	43,310	2535.8	− 2552	−16.2	× 30 / 191	−2.5
8	43,311	2522.8	− 2567	−44.2	× 28 / 191	−6.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−54

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	43,059	2359.7	− 2432	−72.3	× 29 / 211	−9.9
4	43,060	2347.3	− 2473	−125.7	× 39 / 211	−23.2
5	43,061	2398.4	− 2502	−103.6	× 29 / 211	−14.2
6	43,062	2505.2	− 2531	−25.8	× 45 / 211	−5.5
7	43,063	2561.4	− 2552	9.4	× 34 / 211	1.5
8	43,064	2549.4	− 2567	−17.6	× 35 / 211	−2.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−54

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	42,945	2366.6	− 2432	−65.4	× 40 / 219	−11.9
4	42,946	2389.0	− 2473	−84	× 28 / 219	−10.7
5	42,947	2407.7	− 2502	−94.3	× 35 / 219	−15.1
6	42,948	2492.3	− 2531	−38.7	× 32 / 219	−5.7
7	42,949	2546.5	− 2552	−5.5	× 47 / 219	−1.2
8	42,950	2538.0	− 2567	−29	× 37 / 219	−4.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−49

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −23, −12, −32, −40, −42, −32, −34, −54, −54, −49 → −37.2
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 11 · 2016→2017: 20 · 2017→2018: 8 · 2018→2019: 2 · 2019→2022: 10 · 2022→2023: 2 · 2023→2024: 20 · 2024→2025: 0 · 2025→2026: 5 → average 8.7
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 8.7 × 2.66 = 23.1. Upper limit −14.1, lower limit −60.3.

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.