Dr. Russell I. Johnson 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 28 points under the grade 6 bar. 2503 vs. 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores just under the grade 7 bar. 2543 vs. 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores just under the grade 7 bar. 2547 vs. 2552. 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 6th 98 students Meets the grade 6 bar. 7th 97 students Meets the grade 7 bar. 8th 151 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 40 students 40 points under the grade 4 bar. 7th 30 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 8th 41 students 25 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	52,356	2501.8	− 2531	−29.2	× 199 / 703	−8.3
7	52,358	2536.2	− 2552	−15.8	× 254 / 703	−5.7
8	52,361	2556.5	− 2567	−10.5	× 250 / 703	−3.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−18

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	48,657	2519.0	− 2531	−12	× 216 / 704	−3.7
7	48,659	2543.0	− 2552	−9	× 237 / 704	−3
8	48,661	2582.3	− 2567	15.3	× 251 / 704	5.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−1

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	49,978	2529.1	− 2531	−1.9	× 213 / 725	−0.6
7	49,979	2556.4	− 2552	4.4	× 276 / 725	1.7
8	49,981	2572.6	− 2567	5.6	× 236 / 725	1.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						3

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	49,994	2494.9	− 2531	−36.1	× 204 / 723	−10.2
7	49,995	2566.1	− 2552	14.1	× 255 / 723	5
8	49,998	2576.8	− 2567	9.8	× 264 / 723	3.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−2

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	50,184	2492.2	− 2531	−38.8	× 219 / 694	−12.2
7	50,185	2534.7	− 2552	−17.3	× 225 / 694	−5.6
8	50,186	2589.9	− 2567	22.9	× 250 / 694	8.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−10

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	50,094	2496.5	− 2531	−34.5	× 160 / 562	−9.8
7	50,095	2538.2	− 2552	−13.8	× 201 / 562	−4.9
8	50,096	2550.1	− 2567	−16.9	× 201 / 562	−6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−21

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	50,054	2507.8	− 2531	−23.2	× 153 / 542	−6.5
7	50,055	2538.6	− 2552	−13.4	× 184 / 542	−4.5
8	50,056	2555.3	− 2567	−11.7	× 205 / 542	−4.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−16

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	49,909	2494.9	− 2531	−36.1	× 156 / 523	−10.8
7	49,910	2525.3	− 2552	−26.7	× 172 / 523	−8.8
8	49,911	2554.5	− 2567	−12.5	× 195 / 523	−4.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−24

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	49,665	2513.0	− 2531	−18	× 120 / 471	−4.6
7	49,666	2537.6	− 2552	−14.4	× 178 / 471	−5.4
8	49,667	2557.6	− 2567	−9.4	× 173 / 471	−3.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−13

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	49,542	2502.8	− 2531	−28.2	× 138 / 457	−8.5
7	49,543	2543.2	− 2552	−8.8	× 127 / 457	−2.4
8	49,544	2547.2	− 2567	−19.8	× 192 / 457	−8.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−19

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −18, −1, 3, −2, −10, −21, −16, −24, −13, −19 → −12.1
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 17 · 2016→2017: 4 · 2017→2018: 5 · 2018→2019: 8 · 2019→2022: 11 · 2022→2023: 5 · 2023→2024: 8 · 2024→2025: 11 · 2025→2026: 6 → average 8.3
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 8.3 × 2.66 = 22.1. Upper limit 10, lower limit −34.2.

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.