Dartmouth 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 23 points under the grade 4 bar. 2450 vs. 2473. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores 21 points under the grade 6 bar. 2510 vs. 2531. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores 14 points under the grade 6 bar. 2517 vs. 2531. 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 270 students 17 points under the grade 4 bar. 7th 282 students 12 points under the grade 6 bar. 8th 340 students Just under the grade 6 bar.

English learners

Students leave this group as they become fluent, so its average stays low even where they learn well.

Grade bars 6th 28 students 49 points under the grade 3 bar. 7th 25 students 21 points under the grade 3 bar. 8th 26 students 28 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	56,632	2485.2	− 2531	−45.8	× 331 / 981	−15.5
7	56,634	2511.2	− 2552	−40.8	× 335 / 981	−13.9
8	56,636	2533.3	− 2567	−33.7	× 315 / 981	−10.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−40

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	52,614	2493.2	− 2531	−37.8	× 349 / 1017	−13
7	52,616	2526.4	− 2552	−25.6	× 336 / 1017	−8.5
8	52,618	2519.8	− 2567	−47.2	× 332 / 1017	−15.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−37

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	54,123	2491.0	− 2531	−40	× 339 / 1008	−13.5
7	54,124	2525.7	− 2552	−26.3	× 340 / 1008	−8.9
8	54,127	2526.5	− 2567	−40.5	× 329 / 1008	−13.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−36

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	54,232	2481.4	− 2531	−49.6	× 374 / 1094	−17
7	54,234	2515.9	− 2552	−36.1	× 362 / 1094	−11.9
8	54,236	2510.8	− 2567	−56.2	× 358 / 1094	−18.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−47

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	54,466	2503.0	− 2531	−28	× 357 / 1094	−9.1
7	54,467	2518.5	− 2552	−33.5	× 383 / 1094	−11.7
8	54,468	2542.4	− 2567	−24.6	× 354 / 1094	−8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−29

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	54,512	2479.8	− 2531	−51.2	× 279 / 912	−15.7
7	54,513	2488.9	− 2552	−63.1	× 316 / 912	−21.9
8	54,514	2494.6	− 2567	−72.4	× 317 / 912	−25.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−63

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	54,461	2454.0	− 2531	−77	× 371 / 1020	−28
7	54,462	2481.6	− 2552	−70.4	× 326 / 1020	−22.5
8	54,463	2461.8	− 2567	−105.2	× 323 / 1020	−33.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−84

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	54,333	2472.3	− 2531	−58.7	× 370 / 1065	−20.4
7	54,334	2494.7	− 2552	−57.3	× 374 / 1065	−20.1
8	54,335	2495.0	− 2567	−72	× 321 / 1065	−21.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−62

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	54,071	2455.9	− 2531	−75.1	× 310 / 1058	−22
7	54,072	2496.6	− 2552	−55.4	× 368 / 1058	−19.3
8	54,073	2500.9	− 2567	−66.1	× 380 / 1058	−23.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−65

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
6	54,010	2449.6	− 2531	−81.4	× 298 / 971	−25
7	54,011	2510.4	− 2552	−41.6	× 307 / 971	−13.2
8	54,012	2517.0	− 2567	−50	× 366 / 971	−18.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−57

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −40, −37, −36, −47, −29, −63, −84, −62, −65, −57 → −52
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 3 · 2016→2017: 1 · 2017→2018: 11 · 2018→2019: 18 · 2019→2022: 34 · 2022→2023: 21 · 2023→2024: 22 · 2024→2025: 3 · 2025→2026: 8 → average 13.4
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 13.4 × 2.66 = 35.6. Upper limit −16.4, lower limit −87.6.

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.