McFadden Institute of Technology: 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, 300 of the 801 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 103 points under the grade 3 bar. 2329 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 63 points under the grade 3 bar. 2369 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2423 vs. 2432. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores 15 points under the grade 4 bar. 2458 vs. 2473. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2497 vs. 2502. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores 23 points under the grade 6 bar. 2508 vs. 2531. 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 17 students 78 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 19 students 30 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 19 students 17 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 129 students Just under the grade 5 bar. 7th 145 students Just under the grade 6 bar. 8th 172 students 12 points under 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 19 students 126 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 18 students 99 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 19 students 41 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 73 students 48 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 76 students 32 points under the grade 4 bar. 8th 95 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	51,948	2456.7	− 2531	−74.3	× 390 / 1312	−22.1
7	51,951	2463.4	− 2552	−88.6	× 466 / 1312	−31.5
8	51,952	2485.0	− 2567	−82	× 456 / 1312	−28.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−82

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	48,265	2470.1	− 2531	−60.9	× 360 / 1248	−17.6
7	48,267	2475.2	− 2552	−76.8	× 424 / 1248	−26.1
8	48,269	2500.4	− 2567	−66.6	× 464 / 1248	−24.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−68

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	49,593	2451.6	− 2531	−79.4	× 386 / 1231	−24.9
7	49,595	2464.1	− 2552	−87.9	× 415 / 1231	−29.6
8	49,597	2493.8	− 2567	−73.2	× 430 / 1231	−25.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−80

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	49,608	2463.5	− 2531	−67.5	× 380 / 1197	−21.4
7	49,609	2462.7	− 2552	−89.3	× 406 / 1197	−30.3
8	49,612	2497.6	− 2567	−69.4	× 411 / 1197	−23.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−76

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	49,802	2447.4	− 2531	−83.6	× 351 / 1167	−25.1
7	49,803	2472.5	− 2552	−79.5	× 420 / 1167	−28.6
8	49,804	2485.8	− 2567	−81.2	× 396 / 1167	−27.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−81

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	49,714	2347.2	− 2432	−84.8	× 47 / 968	−4.1
4	49,715	2432.6	− 2473	−40.4	× 36 / 968	−1.5
5	49,716	2439.2	− 2502	−62.8	× 35 / 968	−2.3
6	49,717	2462.5	− 2531	−68.5	× 210 / 968	−14.9
7	49,718	2473.6	− 2552	−78.4	× 287 / 968	−23.2
8	49,719	2466.0	− 2567	−101	× 353 / 968	−36.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−83

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	49,676	2329.4	− 2432	−102.6	× 39 / 941	−4.3
4	49,677	2379.2	− 2473	−93.8	× 54 / 941	−5.4
5	49,678	2435.7	− 2502	−66.3	× 34 / 941	−2.4
6	49,679	2439.3	− 2531	−91.7	× 248 / 941	−24.2
7	49,680	2470.8	− 2552	−81.2	× 261 / 941	−22.5
8	49,681	2458.5	− 2567	−108.5	× 305 / 941	−35.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−94

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	49,527	2311.2	− 2432	−120.8	× 34 / 905	−4.5
4	49,528	2379.8	− 2473	−93.2	× 40 / 905	−4.1
5	49,529	2414.1	− 2502	−87.9	× 55 / 905	−5.3
6	49,530	2455.9	− 2531	−75.1	× 255 / 905	−21.2
7	49,531	2478.0	− 2552	−74	× 272 / 905	−22.2
8	49,532	2467.1	− 2567	−99.9	× 249 / 905	−27.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−85

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	49,285	2323.7	− 2432	−108.3	× 39 / 882	−4.8
4	49,286	2353.8	− 2473	−119.2	× 39 / 882	−5.3
5	49,287	2439.5	− 2502	−62.5	× 45 / 882	−3.2
6	49,288	2460.2	− 2531	−70.8	× 221 / 882	−17.7
7	49,289	2500.6	− 2552	−51.4	× 272 / 882	−15.9
8	49,290	2506.7	− 2567	−60.3	× 266 / 882	−18.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−65

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	49,152	2328.8	− 2432	−103.2	× 36 / 801	−4.6
4	49,153	2368.7	− 2473	−104.3	× 37 / 801	−4.8
5	49,154	2423.3	− 2502	−78.7	× 38 / 801	−3.7
6	49,155	2458.1	− 2531	−72.9	× 202 / 801	−18.4
7	49,156	2496.9	− 2552	−55.1	× 221 / 801	−15.2
8	49,157	2508.0	− 2567	−59	× 267 / 801	−19.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−66

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −82, −68, −80, −76, −81, −83, −94, −85, −65, −66 → −78
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 14 · 2016→2017: 12 · 2017→2018: 4 · 2018→2019: 5 · 2019→2022: 2 · 2022→2023: 11 · 2023→2024: 9 · 2024→2025: 20 · 2025→2026: 1 → 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 −54.9, lower limit −101.1.

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.