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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, 194 of the 617 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 57 points under the grade 3 bar. 2375 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 18 points under the grade 3 bar. 2414 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 26 points under the grade 5 bar. 2476 vs. 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 5 bar. 2500 vs. 2502. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores just under the grade 7 bar. 2547 vs. 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores 15 points under the grade 8 bar. 2552 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 3rd 59 students 38 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 63 students 18 points under the grade 4 bar. 5th 68 students Meets the grade 5 bar. 6th 72 students Just under the grade 6 bar. 7th 84 students Meets the grade 7 bar. 8th 77 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 3rd 49 students 81 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 50 students 71 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 30 students 22 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 28 students 13 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 22 students Just under the grade 4 bar. 8th 15 students 21 points 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
3	55,866	2379.8	− 2432	−52.2	× 105 / 541	−10.1
4	55,869	2424.4	− 2473	−48.6	× 96 / 541	−8.6
5	55,870	2468.8	− 2502	−33.2	× 83 / 541	−5.1
6	55,873	2527.6	− 2531	−3.4	× 93 / 541	−0.6
7	55,874	2511.0	− 2552	−41	× 82 / 541	−6.2
8	55,877	2533.0	− 2567	−34	× 82 / 541	−5.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−36

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	51,865	2411.3	− 2432	−20.7	× 118 / 566	−4.3
4	51,868	2455.7	− 2473	−17.3	× 103 / 566	−3.1
5	51,870	2499.2	− 2502	−2.8	× 90 / 566	−0.4
6	51,872	2537.4	− 2531	6.4	× 86 / 566	1
7	51,874	2531.8	− 2552	−20.2	× 85 / 566	−3
8	51,875	2545.5	− 2567	−21.5	× 84 / 566	−3.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−13

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	53,388	2421.7	− 2432	−10.3	× 103 / 576	−1.8
4	53,391	2464.0	− 2473	−9	× 120 / 576	−1.9
5	53,392	2478.3	− 2502	−23.7	× 100 / 576	−4.1
6	53,394	2525.8	− 2531	−5.2	× 89 / 576	−0.8
7	53,397	2531.3	− 2552	−20.7	× 76 / 576	−2.7
8	53,398	2557.8	− 2567	−9.2	× 88 / 576	−1.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−13

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	53,478	2407.9	− 2432	−24.1	× 107 / 572	−4.5
4	53,479	2456.7	− 2473	−16.3	× 105 / 572	−3
5	53,482	2508.2	− 2502	6.2	× 119 / 572	1.3
6	53,483	2524.9	− 2531	−6.1	× 99 / 572	−1.1
7	53,486	2555.0	− 2552	3	× 73 / 572	0.4
8	53,487	2547.8	− 2567	−19.2	× 69 / 572	−2.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−9

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	53,708	2428.8	− 2432	−3.2	× 110 / 581	−0.6
4	53,709	2464.9	− 2473	−8.1	× 99 / 581	−1.4
5	53,710	2486.0	− 2502	−16	× 101 / 581	−2.8
6	53,711	2536.3	− 2531	5.3	× 118 / 581	1.1
7	53,712	2555.8	− 2552	3.8	× 80 / 581	0.5
8	53,713	2565.8	− 2567	−1.2	× 73 / 581	−0.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−3

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	53,764	2386.9	− 2432	−45.1	× 120 / 635	−8.5
4	53,765	2423.8	− 2473	−49.2	× 115 / 635	−8.9
5	53,766	2488.9	− 2502	−13.1	× 111 / 635	−2.3
6	53,767	2511.7	− 2531	−19.3	× 100 / 635	−3
7	53,768	2560.3	− 2552	8.3	× 95 / 635	1.2
8	53,769	2540.4	− 2567	−26.6	× 94 / 635	−3.9
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
3	53,715	2382.3	− 2432	−49.7	× 102 / 617	−8.2
4	53,716	2427.0	− 2473	−46	× 116 / 617	−8.6
5	53,717	2479.8	− 2502	−22.2	× 110 / 617	−4
6	53,718	2494.7	− 2531	−36.3	× 110 / 617	−6.5
7	53,719	2521.1	− 2552	−30.9	× 87 / 617	−4.4
8	53,720	2561.3	− 2567	−5.7	× 92 / 617	−0.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−33

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	53,573	2376.7	− 2432	−55.3	× 101 / 620	−9
4	53,574	2423.7	− 2473	−49.3	× 103 / 620	−8.2
5	53,575	2477.3	− 2502	−24.7	× 116 / 620	−4.6
6	53,576	2502.3	− 2531	−28.7	× 109 / 620	−5
7	53,577	2523.9	− 2552	−28.1	× 105 / 620	−4.8
8	53,578	2558.4	− 2567	−8.6	× 86 / 620	−1.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−33

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	53,311	2369.4	− 2432	−62.6	× 114 / 619	−11.5
4	53,312	2415.9	− 2473	−57.1	× 98 / 619	−9
5	53,313	2472.6	− 2502	−29.4	× 101 / 619	−4.8
6	53,314	2525.5	− 2531	−5.5	× 111 / 619	−1
7	53,315	2520.1	− 2552	−31.9	× 97 / 619	−5
8	53,316	2565.7	− 2567	−1.3	× 98 / 619	−0.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−32

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	53,244	2374.6	− 2432	−57.4	× 108 / 617	−10
4	53,245	2413.7	− 2473	−59.3	× 113 / 617	−10.9
5	53,246	2475.7	− 2502	−26.3	× 98 / 617	−4.2
6	53,247	2499.5	− 2531	−31.5	× 100 / 617	−5.1
7	53,248	2546.5	− 2552	−5.5	× 106 / 617	−0.9
8	53,249	2552.4	− 2567	−14.6	× 92 / 617	−2.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−33

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −36, −13, −13, −9, −3, −25, −33, −33, −32, −33 → −23
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 23 · 2016→2017: 0 · 2017→2018: 4 · 2018→2019: 6 · 2019→2022: 22 · 2022→2023: 8 · 2023→2024: 0 · 2024→2025: 1 · 2025→2026: 1 → average 7.2
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 7.2 × 2.66 = 19.2. Upper limit −3.8, lower limit −42.2.

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.