Sycamore Magnet Academy: 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, 276 of the 732 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 74 points under the grade 3 bar. 2358 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores just under the grade 3 bar. 2427 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2469 vs. 2473. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2468 vs. 2473. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores 17 points under the grade 5 bar. 2485 vs. 2502. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2496 vs. 2502. 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 41 students 20 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 49 students 11 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 65 students 16 points under the grade 5 bar. 6th 99 students Just under the grade 5 bar. 7th 87 students Just under the grade 6 bar. 8th 115 students 16 points under 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 41 students 128 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 41 students 46 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 33 students 37 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 55 students 13 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 50 students 22 points under the grade 3 bar. 8th 56 students 17 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
6	52,925	2475.5	− 2531	−55.5	× 270 / 740	−20.3
7	52,928	2502.9	− 2552	−49.1	× 220 / 740	−14.6
8	52,929	2532.8	− 2567	−34.2	× 250 / 740	−11.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−46

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	49,183	2479.3	− 2531	−51.7	× 265 / 734	−18.7
7	49,186	2524.9	− 2552	−27.1	× 257 / 734	−9.5
8	49,187	2544.2	− 2567	−22.8	× 212 / 734	−6.6
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
6	50,525	2476.2	− 2531	−54.8	× 200 / 707	−15.5
7	50,528	2520.5	− 2552	−31.5	× 266 / 707	−11.9
8	50,529	2547.2	− 2567	−19.8	× 241 / 707	−6.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−34

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	50,548	2471.4	− 2531	−59.6	× 223 / 670	−19.8
7	50,550	2511.6	− 2552	−40.4	× 196 / 670	−11.8
8	50,552	2529.1	− 2567	−37.9	× 251 / 670	−14.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−46

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	50,744	2460.1	− 2531	−70.9	× 175 / 576	−21.5
7	50,745	2506.4	− 2552	−45.6	× 214 / 576	−16.9
8	50,746	2520.1	− 2567	−46.9	× 187 / 576	−15.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−54

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	50,638	2347.1	− 2432	−84.9	× 116 / 892	−11
4	50,639	2390.9	− 2473	−82.1	× 128 / 892	−11.8
5	50,640	2448.9	− 2502	−53.1	× 110 / 892	−6.5
6	50,641	2443.2	− 2531	−87.8	× 189 / 892	−18.6
7	50,642	2470.9	− 2552	−81.1	× 161 / 892	−14.6
8	50,643	2490.8	− 2567	−76.2	× 188 / 892	−16.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−79

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	50,594	2349.0	− 2432	−83	× 114 / 825	−11.5
4	50,595	2408.9	− 2473	−64.1	× 99 / 825	−7.7
5	50,596	2450.0	− 2502	−52	× 120 / 825	−7.6
6	50,597	2446.0	− 2531	−85	× 160 / 825	−16.5
7	50,598	2469.0	− 2552	−83	× 172 / 825	−17.3
8	50,599	2511.9	− 2567	−55.1	× 160 / 825	−10.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−71

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	50,449	2348.0	− 2432	−84	× 104 / 819	−10.7
4	50,450	2399.0	− 2473	−74	× 115 / 819	−10.4
5	50,451	2456.2	− 2502	−45.8	× 98 / 819	−5.5
6	50,452	2457.7	− 2531	−73.3	× 168 / 819	−15
7	50,453	2483.1	− 2552	−68.9	× 157 / 819	−13.2
8	50,454	2506.7	− 2567	−60.3	× 177 / 819	−13
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−68

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	50,207	2356.9	− 2432	−75.1	× 96 / 763	−9.4
4	50,208	2406.4	− 2473	−66.6	× 101 / 763	−8.8
5	50,209	2451.7	− 2502	−50.3	× 107 / 763	−7.1
6	50,210	2457.7	− 2531	−73.3	× 135 / 763	−13
7	50,211	2472.5	− 2552	−79.5	× 162 / 763	−16.9
8	50,212	2497.6	− 2567	−69.4	× 162 / 763	−14.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−70

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	50,074	2358.1	− 2432	−73.9	× 82 / 732	−8.3
4	50,075	2427.3	− 2473	−45.7	× 90 / 732	−5.6
5	50,076	2469.2	− 2502	−32.8	× 98 / 732	−4.4
6	50,077	2468.0	− 2531	−63	× 154 / 732	−13.3
7	50,078	2485.2	− 2552	−66.8	× 137 / 732	−12.5
8	50,079	2496.2	− 2567	−70.8	× 171 / 732	−16.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−61

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −46, −35, −34, −46, −54, −79, −71, −68, −70, −61 → −56.4
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: 1 · 2017→2018: 12 · 2018→2019: 8 · 2019→2022: 25 · 2022→2023: 8 · 2023→2024: 3 · 2024→2025: 2 · 2025→2026: 9 → average 8.8
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 8.8 × 2.66 = 23.4. Upper limit −33, lower limit −79.8.

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.