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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 4 bar

The state's English test uses one scale for every grade, so a score means the same thing in grade 3 as in grade 11.

Many students here are still learning English, and this test is given in English. In 2026, 93 of the 318 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

7th The average 7th grader scores 23 points under the grade 4 bar. 2450 vs. 2473. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores 32 points under the grade 4 bar. 2442 vs. 2473. The 8th-grade bar is 2567.
11th The average 11th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2471 vs. 2473. The 11th-grade bar is 2583.

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 11th 201 students 15 points under the grade 5 bar.

English learners

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

Grade bars 11th 76 students Just 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
6	47,773	2404.2	− 2531	−126.8	× 11 / 414	−3.4
7	47,774	2458.3	− 2552	−93.7	× 17 / 414	−3.8
8	47,777	2455.7	− 2567	−111.3	× 38 / 414	−10.2
11	47,778	2469.0	− 2583	−114	× 348 / 414	−95.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−113

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	44,432	2435.4	− 2552	−116.6	× 20 / 507	−4.6
8	44,434	2458.9	− 2567	−108.1	× 73 / 507	−15.6
11	44,435	2472.5	− 2583	−110.5	× 414 / 507	−90.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−110

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	45,591	2355.8	− 2531	−175.2	× 13 / 667	−3.4
7	45,593	2430.7	− 2552	−121.3	× 37 / 667	−6.7
8	45,594	2425.2	− 2567	−141.8	× 90 / 667	−19.1
11	45,597	2454.4	− 2583	−128.6	× 527 / 667	−101.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−131

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	45,610	2375.5	− 2531	−155.5	× 11 / 595	−2.9
7	45,611	2410.0	− 2552	−142	× 36 / 595	−8.6
8	45,614	2438.4	− 2567	−128.6	× 98 / 595	−21.2
11	45,615	2460.1	− 2583	−122.9	× 450 / 595	−92.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−126

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	45,782	2414.1	− 2552	−137.9	× 31 / 437	−9.8
8	45,783	2435.6	− 2567	−131.4	× 89 / 437	−26.8
11	45,784	2478.9	− 2583	−104.1	× 317 / 437	−75.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−112

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	45,520	2455.2	− 2552	−96.8	× 14 / 206	−6.6
8	45,521	2447.9	− 2567	−119.1	× 43 / 206	−24.9
11	45,522	2484.4	− 2583	−98.6	× 149 / 206	−71.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−103

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	45,498	2418.4	− 2552	−133.6	× 36 / 304	−15.8
8	45,499	2406.5	− 2567	−160.5	× 69 / 304	−36.4
11	45,500	2473.9	− 2583	−109.1	× 199 / 304	−71.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−124

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
8	45,360	2455.2	− 2567	−111.8	× 26 / 322	−9
11	45,361	2480.4	− 2583	−102.6	× 296 / 322	−94.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−103

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	45,125	2453.7	− 2552	−98.3	× 14 / 416	−3.3
8	45,126	2447.6	− 2567	−119.4	× 54 / 416	−15.5
11	45,127	2472.6	− 2583	−110.4	× 348 / 416	−92.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−111

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	45,015	2449.9	− 2552	−102.1	× 20 / 318	−6.4
8	45,016	2441.5	− 2567	−125.5	× 21 / 318	−8.3
11	45,017	2471.0	− 2583	−112	× 277 / 318	−97.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−112

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −113, −110, −131, −126, −112, −103, −124, −103, −111, −112 → −114.5
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 3 · 2016→2017: 21 · 2017→2018: 5 · 2018→2019: 14 · 2019→2022: 9 · 2022→2023: 21 · 2023→2024: 21 · 2024→2025: 8 · 2025→2026: 1 → average 11.4
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 11.4 × 2.66 = 30.3. Upper limit −84.2, lower limit −144.8.

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.