Quincy Junior/Senior High: 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 11.

7th The average 7th grader scores 10 points under the grade 6 bar. 2521 vs. 2531. 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.
11th The average 11th grader scores just under the grade 8 bar. 2566 vs. 2567. The 11th-grade bar is 2583.

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.

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
7	55,000	2593.4	− 2552	41.4	× 48 / 146	13.6
8	55,003	2555.8	− 2567	−11.2	× 45 / 146	−3.5
11	55,004	2628.2	− 2583	45.2	× 53 / 146	16.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						27

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	51,094	2569.6	− 2552	17.6	× 50 / 140	6.3
8	51,096	2582.8	− 2567	15.8	× 50 / 140	5.6
11	51,097	2599.0	− 2583	16	× 40 / 140	4.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						17

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	52,550	2568.7	− 2552	16.7	× 54 / 146	6.2
8	52,552	2586.8	− 2567	19.8	× 47 / 146	6.4
11	52,554	2620.5	− 2583	37.5	× 45 / 146	11.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						24

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	52,621	2543.9	− 2552	−8.1	× 39 / 135	−2.3
8	52,624	2568.3	− 2567	1.3	× 56 / 135	0.5
11	52,625	2574.0	− 2583	−9	× 40 / 135	−2.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−4

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	52,798	2562.9	− 2552	10.9	× 43 / 123	3.8
8	52,799	2549.2	− 2567	−17.8	× 39 / 123	−5.6
11	52,800	2610.5	− 2583	27.5	× 41 / 123	9.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						7

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	51,579	2538.1	− 2552	−13.9	× 39 / 127	−4.3
8	51,580	2563.8	− 2567	−3.2	× 49 / 127	−1.2
11	51,581	2619.0	− 2583	36	× 39 / 127	11.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						6

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	52,776	2539.2	− 2552	−12.8	× 60 / 148	−5.2
8	52,777	2554.3	− 2567	−12.7	× 51 / 148	−4.4
11	52,778	2606.7	− 2583	23.7	× 37 / 148	5.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−4

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	52,735	2510.4	− 2552	−41.6	× 51 / 142	−14.9
8	52,736	2516.6	− 2567	−50.4	× 57 / 142	−20.2
11	52,737	2575.3	− 2583	−7.7	× 34 / 142	−1.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−37

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	52,565	2498.2	− 2552	−53.8	× 43 / 139	−16.6
8	52,566	2514.8	− 2567	−52.2	× 46 / 139	−17.3
11	52,567	2589.5	− 2583	6.5	× 50 / 139	2.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−32

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	52,325	2495.8	− 2552	−56.2	× 42 / 130	−18.2
8	52,326	2517.3	− 2567	−49.7	× 41 / 130	−15.7
11	52,327	2574.3	− 2583	−8.7	× 47 / 130	−3.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−37

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
7	52,220	2520.8	− 2552	−31.2	× 51 / 141	−11.3
8	52,221	2508.1	− 2567	−58.9	× 40 / 141	−16.7
11	52,222	2565.8	− 2583	−17.2	× 50 / 141	−6.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−34

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. 27, 17, 24, −4, 7, 6, −4, −37, −32, −37, −34 → −6.1
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 10 · 2016→2017: 7 · 2017→2018: 28 · 2018→2019: 11 · 2019→2021: 1 · 2021→2022: 10 · 2022→2023: 33 · 2023→2024: 5 · 2024→2025: 5 · 2025→2026: 3 → average 11.3
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 11.3 × 2.66 = 30.1. Upper limit 24, lower limit −36.2.

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.