Cadence Park: 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.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader meets the grade 3 bar. 2465 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader meets the grade 4 bar. 2492 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader meets the grade 5 bar. 2551 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader meets the grade 6 bar. 2561 vs. 2531.
7th The average 7th grader meets the grade 7 bar. 2604 vs. 2552.
8th The average 8th grader meets the grade 8 bar. 2595 vs. 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 87 students Meets the grade 3 bar. 4th 85 students Meets the grade 4 bar. 5th 96 students Meets the grade 5 bar. 6th 94 students Meets the grade 6 bar. 7th 106 students Meets 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 18 students 53 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 18 students 56 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 15 students 20 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 14 students 33 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 18 students 15 points under the grade 5 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.

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	50,862	2468.6	− 2432	36.6	× 45 / 160	10.3
4	50,863	2531.3	− 2473	58.3	× 41 / 160	14.9
5	50,864	2552.8	− 2502	50.8	× 41 / 160	13
6	50,865	2599.0	− 2531	68	× 33 / 160	14
Sum, rounded to a whole point						52

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	50,762	2451.3	− 2432	19.3	× 122 / 644	3.7
4	50,763	2514.0	− 2473	41	× 104 / 644	6.6
5	50,764	2551.8	− 2502	49.8	× 105 / 644	8.1
6	50,765	2541.2	− 2531	10.2	× 93 / 644	1.5
7	50,766	2600.5	− 2552	48.5	× 113 / 644	8.5
8	50,767	2617.1	− 2567	50.1	× 107 / 644	8.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						37

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	50,718	2448.9	− 2432	16.9	× 94 / 631	2.5
4	50,719	2512.9	− 2473	39.9	× 104 / 631	6.6
5	50,720	2554.3	− 2502	52.3	× 88 / 631	7.3
6	50,721	2552.3	− 2531	21.3	× 92 / 631	3.1
7	50,722	2575.0	− 2552	23	× 130 / 631	4.7
8	50,723	2615.7	− 2567	48.7	× 123 / 631	9.5
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	50,573	2462.1	− 2432	30.1	× 101 / 644	4.7
4	50,574	2508.5	− 2473	35.5	× 95 / 644	5.2
5	50,575	2550.1	− 2502	48.1	× 101 / 644	7.5
6	50,576	2576.6	− 2531	45.6	× 93 / 644	6.6
7	50,577	2587.1	− 2552	35.1	× 110 / 644	6
8	50,578	2596.0	− 2567	29	× 144 / 644	6.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						37

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	50,331	2443.7	− 2432	11.7	× 101 / 635	1.9
4	50,332	2505.3	− 2473	32.3	× 104 / 635	5.3
5	50,333	2560.1	− 2502	58.1	× 100 / 635	9.1
6	50,334	2551.6	− 2531	20.6	× 115 / 635	3.7
7	50,335	2606.4	− 2552	54.4	× 107 / 635	9.2
8	50,336	2621.4	− 2567	54.4	× 108 / 635	9.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						38

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	50,198	2464.7	− 2432	32.7	× 105 / 660	5.2
4	50,199	2492.1	− 2473	19.1	× 103 / 660	3
5	50,200	2550.7	− 2502	48.7	× 111 / 660	8.2
6	50,201	2560.8	− 2531	29.8	× 108 / 660	4.9
7	50,202	2604.2	− 2552	52.2	× 124 / 660	9.8
8	50,203	2594.7	− 2567	27.7	× 109 / 660	4.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						36

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. 52, 37, 34, 37, 38, 36 → 39
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2019→2022: 15 · 2022→2023: 3 · 2023→2024: 3 · 2024→2025: 1 · 2025→2026: 2 → average 4.8
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 4.8 × 2.66 = 12.8. Upper limit 51.8, lower limit 26.2.

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 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26.