C. E. Utt Middle: 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

6th The average 6th grader scores 10 points under the grade 5 bar. 2492 vs. 2502. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores just under the grade 7 bar. 2545 vs. 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores just under the grade 8 bar. 2559 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 6th 108 students 13 points under the grade 6 bar. 7th 124 students Meets the grade 7 bar. 8th 133 students Meets 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 6th 36 students 18 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 40 students Just under the grade 4 bar. 8th 40 students Just under the grade 4 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	52,821	2506.1	− 2531	−24.9	× 294 / 897	−8.2
7	52,824	2535.6	− 2552	−16.4	× 297 / 897	−5.4
8	52,825	2575.7	− 2567	8.7	× 306 / 897	3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−11

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	49,079	2520.4	− 2531	−10.6	× 327 / 918	−3.8
7	49,082	2558.2	− 2552	6.2	× 294 / 918	2
8	49,083	2578.7	− 2567	11.7	× 297 / 918	3.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						2

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	50,421	2531.8	− 2531	0.8	× 312 / 944	0.3
7	50,423	2557.2	− 2552	5.2	× 334 / 944	1.8
8	50,426	2582.1	− 2567	15.1	× 298 / 944	4.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						7

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	50,444	2517.0	− 2531	−14	× 308 / 928	−4.6
7	50,446	2562.1	− 2552	10.1	× 295 / 928	3.2
8	50,448	2567.1	− 2567	0.1	× 325 / 928	0
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−1

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	50,640	2524.3	− 2531	−6.7	× 286 / 891	−2.2
7	50,641	2554.5	− 2552	2.5	× 308 / 891	0.9
8	50,642	2575.7	− 2567	8.7	× 297 / 891	2.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						2

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	50,550	2496.5	− 2531	−34.5	× 185 / 633	−10.1
7	50,551	2536.0	− 2552	−16	× 196 / 633	−5
8	50,552	2543.2	− 2567	−23.8	× 252 / 633	−9.5
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
6	50,506	2508.1	− 2531	−22.9	× 201 / 569	−8.1
7	50,507	2519.2	− 2552	−32.8	× 182 / 569	−10.5
8	50,508	2536.4	− 2567	−30.6	× 186 / 569	−10
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−29

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	50,361	2500.6	− 2531	−30.4	× 168 / 535	−9.5
7	50,362	2534.6	− 2552	−17.4	× 187 / 535	−6.1
8	50,363	2552.0	− 2567	−15	× 180 / 535	−5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−21

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	50,119	2499.5	− 2531	−31.5	× 158 / 529	−9.4
7	50,120	2522.6	− 2552	−29.4	× 180 / 529	−10
8	50,121	2552.9	− 2567	−14.1	× 191 / 529	−5.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−25

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	49,986	2492.2	− 2531	−38.8	× 144 / 481	−11.6
7	49,987	2544.6	− 2552	−7.4	× 164 / 481	−2.5
8	49,988	2559.3	− 2567	−7.7	× 173 / 481	−2.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−17

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −11, 2, 7, −1, 2, −25, −29, −21, −25, −17 → −11.8
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 13 · 2016→2017: 5 · 2017→2018: 8 · 2018→2019: 3 · 2019→2022: 27 · 2022→2023: 4 · 2023→2024: 8 · 2024→2025: 4 · 2025→2026: 8 → average 8.9
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 8.9 × 2.66 = 23.7. Upper limit 11.9, lower limit −35.5.

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.