Jordan Academy of Language and Computer Science: 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 6.

Many students here are still learning English, and this test is given in English. In 2026, 67 of the 216 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 34 points under the grade 3 bar. 2398 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 10 points under the grade 4 bar. 2463 vs. 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 18 points under the grade 4 bar. 2456 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader meets the grade 6 bar. 2538 vs. 2531.

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 35 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 4th 48 students Meets the grade 4 bar. 5th 30 students Meets 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 3rd 25 students 81 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 14 students 77 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 18 students 60 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	51,072	2380.9	− 2432	−51.1	× 67 / 244	−14
4	51,075	2419.9	− 2473	−53.1	× 62 / 244	−13.5
5	51,076	2473.8	− 2502	−28.2	× 58 / 244	−6.7
6	51,079	2500.7	− 2531	−30.3	× 57 / 244	−7.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−41

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	47,431	2409.8	− 2432	−22.2	× 47 / 230	−4.5
4	47,434	2428.8	− 2473	−44.2	× 63 / 230	−12.1
5	47,435	2463.6	− 2502	−38.4	× 58 / 230	−9.7
6	47,438	2497.4	− 2531	−33.6	× 62 / 230	−9.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−35

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	48,733	2380.5	− 2432	−51.5	× 67 / 232	−14.9
4	48,735	2440.6	− 2473	−32.4	× 45 / 232	−6.3
5	48,737	2460.0	− 2502	−42	× 61 / 232	−11
6	48,740	2493.1	− 2531	−37.9	× 59 / 232	−9.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−42

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	48,746	2378.8	− 2432	−53.2	× 53 / 223	−12.6
4	48,748	2443.6	− 2473	−29.4	× 65 / 223	−8.6
5	48,750	2493.9	− 2502	−8.1	× 43 / 223	−1.6
6	48,752	2509.7	− 2531	−21.3	× 62 / 223	−5.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−29

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	48,946	2381.8	− 2432	−50.2	× 42 / 192	−11
4	48,947	2416.7	− 2473	−56.3	× 45 / 192	−13.2
5	48,948	2486.3	− 2502	−15.7	× 61 / 192	−5
6	48,949	2536.4	− 2531	5.4	× 44 / 192	1.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−28

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	48,856	2413.6	− 2432	−18.4	× 41 / 188	−4
4	48,857	2458.8	− 2473	−14.2	× 47 / 188	−3.6
5	48,858	2496.5	− 2502	−5.5	× 49 / 188	−1.4
6	48,859	2470.5	− 2531	−60.5	× 51 / 188	−16.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−25

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	48,814	2413.2	− 2432	−18.8	× 52 / 191	−5.1
4	48,815	2478.1	− 2473	5.1	× 45 / 191	1.2
5	48,816	2499.1	− 2502	−2.9	× 47 / 191	−0.7
6	48,817	2518.5	− 2531	−12.5	× 47 / 191	−3.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−8

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	48,671	2405.4	− 2432	−26.6	× 51 / 188	−7.2
4	48,672	2465.6	− 2473	−7.4	× 48 / 188	−1.9
5	48,673	2514.3	− 2502	12.3	× 44 / 188	2.9
6	48,674	2509.6	− 2531	−21.4	× 45 / 188	−5.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−11

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	48,423	2427.5	− 2432	−4.5	× 64 / 212	−1.4
4	48,424	2443.4	− 2473	−29.6	× 50 / 212	−7
5	48,425	2488.7	− 2502	−13.3	× 48 / 212	−3
6	48,426	2528.7	− 2531	−2.3	× 50 / 212	−0.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−12

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	48,280	2398.0	− 2432	−34	× 60 / 216	−9.4
4	48,281	2463.0	− 2473	−10	× 62 / 216	−2.9
5	48,282	2455.5	− 2502	−46.5	× 48 / 216	−10.3
6	48,283	2537.5	− 2531	6.5	× 46 / 216	1.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−21

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −41, −35, −42, −29, −28, −25, −8, −11, −12, −21 → −25.2
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 6 · 2016→2017: 7 · 2017→2018: 13 · 2018→2019: 1 · 2019→2022: 3 · 2022→2023: 17 · 2023→2024: 3 · 2024→2025: 1 · 2025→2026: 9 → average 6.7
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 6.7 × 2.66 = 17.8. Upper limit −7.4, lower limit −43.

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.